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@Ridolpho. As close as I can ascertain the difference between with the collar and without is 0.025".

@ Bindi2. When I first got the rifle the stock was very dirty. So I scrubbed it with 0000 steel...

After reading Cinders and Peters first posts morning it gave me time to think at work. So before supper I got the rifle out and looked over things.

What I learned: The collar is too long.

All...

Hi all,

So I finally was able to shoot my new-to-me No4Mk2. I had noticed when I got it that there was a rub mark on the top of the barrel under where the upper band sits.

Anyhow, the first...

I have a sportered (cut barrel one) No4. I was my first firearm. The bedding around the action, particularly the draws, was so worn out that I devcon bedded it. I know, rebuilding the draws the...

Thanks Tbox.

I got to thinking about this last night in bed and came up with the same conclusion about having removed to much. I'll go digging through the shop and find a piece of veneer to glue...

I'll try to explain this a little better.

So the old draws were toast. In addition, the rear face of the stock only beared on the two areas outlined above. There was a gap everywhere else.

So...

Hello all,

So I've just finished rebuilding the draws on my No5. While doing that, I also smoothed out the back end of the foreend....

It started like this. Bearing only on the two areas...

It sounds like there might be dirt in it. I'd say take the sight off and flush it really well with a penetrating oil. Working it as you go.

The clicks are in 25 yards (22.86 meters) increments.

Do you have a name?

Lunch time/change of shift gun perhaps? Was set down in the anticipation of finishing it off, but worker forgot about it, or new worker assumed it was done and put it on the finished rack.

That is why oak is good. It is very hard and durable. It is what Peter recommends.

Steve H. Have you read Peter's article on this? Milsurps Knowledge Library - Worn draws in your No1, 4 or 5...

Thanks for the idea TB. I think I'll us a heat gun instead though. So far I've hit the area with several sessions of Circa 1850. That got most of the surface oil off, but I did want to get some more...

So before I glue this in, have I got it right?

https://www.milsurps.com/images/imported/2014/01/DSC00755_zps6e18a609-1.jpg

Thanks Peter. Those two spots that are circled are the only two points that I could see were bearing on the socket. I'll take a file and slowly smooth the whole thing up.

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I have this posted over at CGN, but no responses.
I have a No5 that need the draws rebuilt. I’ve read Peter Laidler’s article on stocking up a forend at least 5 times now, plus numerous...

Hey all. The new stock has arrived. Here she is

There is some rough spots, but overall it is in good shape.
https://www.milsurps.com/images/imported/2012/10/karabiner98_002_zps06894978-1.jpg...

Why look at the dirty patch to count the rifling. Just look down the bore and count the lands and grooves.

I too have had that thought on some of my other rifles. Which then led into, was it chopped, then restored, then chopped again, and now I am restoring it a second time?

So I've got a stock and band set on the way. I couldn't match the serial number (obviously) but I was able to match the WAA number. Thanks the all that helped out.
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The stock is the original to the rifle. There is numbers matching the receiver serial. jmoore wa right. The holes were filled in and sanded all to hell. I'll end up keeping it and add it to the...

So, I bought my first Mauser today. A Karabiner 98 manufactured in 1939 by Mauser Werke A.G, Berlin-Borsigwalde. It's a shame that bubba got to it, b/c, it's all matching but the bolt (all bolt parts...

Hey, Thanks Guys. You answers my first question, and my second one before I even asked it.

@Thunderbox: Yes everything is all present and accounted for. And I guess I forgot to mention it, but she...

So, I spent the afternoon with the search function, and couldn't find the answer to my question.

I've got a '43 manufactured BSA No1MKIII, that I've be trying to figure out why it is shooting 12...

That is for .30 Luger pistol and is 4 groove. If you really want to go that route, why not get the .30 centerfire, .300" bore, .308" groove, 1-10" twist, 6 grooves, 1/2" OD. This would vastly open...

Agreed. Now I have a good set of pictures to use when restoring my trade rifle.

Oh, what model of target sight is it?