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    Thanks. Now to start looking for the missing...

    Thanks. Now to start looking for the missing bits.
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    Identifying a new to me No4 Mk1

    https://www.milsurps.com/images/imported/2014/12/NewNo4008_zps495793ad-1.jpghttps://www.milsurps.com/images/imported/2014/12/NewNo4012_zps184fddd7-1.jpg...
  3. I wouldn't take a chance. I've heard of 303's...

    I wouldn't take a chance. I've heard of 303's blowing out the core and leaving the jacket behind without cutting the base off. If the conditions are right it can blow a hole through the jacket...
  4. Thread: Un-dated MLE

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    Thanks 5thBatt. Mine has PB 4083 stamped on the...

    Thanks 5thBatt. Mine has PB 4083 stamped on the receiver ring and barrel plus the stampings shown in the link. The but socket looks like the sample in the link. I do have a BSA&Co with a carbine...
  5. Thread: Un-dated MLE

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    Un-dated MLE

    I have this old LE action still with it's original barrel (long tom) with no date of manufacture. It's a BSA Co. with serial number 3287. Any idea of year of manufacture or anything? It has...
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    That's a good one! I have an MLE with tapped...

    That's a good one! I have an MLE with tapped holes in the same place (not drilled too straight though). I could do something like that for it.
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    Some feed back on a more serious note. Apparently the kortnek blow-ups is not a myth. Apparently what would happen on occasion was the bullet would upset in the unsupported neck area then on...
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    I have a near mint Long Branch (sporterized). I...

    I have a near mint Long Branch (sporterized). I don't kn ow how long ago it was taken out of cosmoline but it sure is mint so it's possible some are still in cosmoline. It's a two-groove. My other...
  9. Well, thanks. I guess that remains mystery. ...

    Well, thanks. I guess that remains mystery.

    On colon blow-ups, the theory is if one has been swallowing air then there will be oxygen to burn back. I don't know if it's really ever happened.
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    For what it's worth, 47gr of Varget (2208) under...

    For what it's worth, 47gr of Varget (2208) under a 155gr Sierra bullet produces 49,400 CUP in a 308 test barrel according to Hodgdon. ADI lists the same load but don't show the pressure or the...
  11. It's not myth. I witnessed it! Lighting farts...

    It's not myth. I witnessed it! Lighting farts can burn holes in nylon underpants and can burn the butt! I witnessed both - it burns with a blue flame. Others who tried it got no results so it's...
  12. Short Neck 7x57 Cartridges causing Rifle blow-ups

    Does anyone know of this? This was supposed to have happened during the Boer War. There was a write up on it many years ago but with no conclusion.
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    Thank you Peter, that's all I was looking for! ...

    Thank you Peter, that's all I was looking for!

    muffett.2008, may I enquire the date of that document, please?
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    My 1944 Lithgow has them. They look like punch...

    My 1944 Lithgow has them. They look like punch marks with a 'disturbance' around them. Mine is a Sportco 25/303. Thanks for the information. I would like confirmation on the steels used in later...
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    You got me there!:dunno: I have no reason to...

    You got me there!:dunno: I have no reason to disbelieve the fellow but no, I am not absolutely sure. He does present as a straight talking guy. I'll keep looking for verifiable evidence. Anyway,...
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    Fair enough then, I'll make this my closing post....

    Fair enough then, I'll make this my closing post.

    For me this thread has been educational. I've found several witnesses to this kind of event - the broken bolt being the odd one out, from the...
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    More information on this; the primer did not...

    More information on this; the primer did not rupture according to the shooter. He says the cases were all fine.

    He did say that after the fist full power load there seemed to be something...
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    Interesting that the thinner rimmed cases allow...

    Interesting that the thinner rimmed cases allow the bolt to close. Having been fired in that gun I would have expected the those cases to headspace on the shoulder.

    I also have a certain...
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    I take it then that the lug recess faces are not...

    I take it then that the lug recess faces are not worn into an angle? I've mentioned my action with a worn inner face. No replacement bolt will fix that one as it would bear only on the outer face. ...
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    On this reduced load thing - many people use...

    On this reduced load thing - many people use pistol and shotgun powders for cast bullet loads because they burn well at low pressures and it's much cheaper. Looking down into the mouth of a rifle...
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    It's not the primer gasses, it's the main charge...

    It's not the primer gasses, it's the main charge gasses and those would act on the firing pin collar.

    I might be referring to the same event ssj is talking about in which case his eye was not...
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    From what I can gather the 375 feeds from an...

    From what I can gather the 375 feeds from an unmodified magazine. At least I think the 375-303 does. I've been shown a magazine load of 416-303's IIRC. Are you going to form cases from 30-40 Krag?
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    The reason I suggested a blown primer is that I...

    The reason I suggested a blown primer is that I have recently read a report of a cocking piece being driven into a shooters eye caused by a blown primer. I recall he lost his eye! (Must double check...
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    Wow. Well, I speculate that it would seem like a...

    Wow. Well, I speculate that it would seem like a blown primer driving the striker back with enough force to break off the bolt at the stress point. I had a look at my SMLE bolt heads and although...
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    I have no suggestions but being curious I would...

    I have no suggestions but being curious I would like to know. Did that break firing a normal round? Milsurp or sporting?

    May I keep copies of your pics for my own interest?
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