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    You definitely have a Winchester P14 mk1. It was...

    You definitely have a Winchester P14 mk1. It was likely configured for target use by Parker Hale, as it has their tell tale polished bolt (In the white), target sling swivel, and PH5B sight with...
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    My Husky M38 is all matching, and yes, all of the...

    My Husky M38 is all matching, and yes, all of the numbered parts use the last three digits.

    The stock usually has the entire serial number stamped in the barrel channel, same with hand guard,...
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    Your rifle is 1077 units before mine was made....

    Your rifle is 1077 units before mine was made. Mine was manufactured as a mk1* and built into a target rifle by Parker Hale, and so marked on the top of receiver. I believe yours also was...
  4. Yes, A far cry from the Automag III !

    Yes, A far cry from the Automag III !
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    My early Remington P14 bolt would disagree with...

    My early Remington P14 bolt would disagree with you. It has its serial number on the top of the bolts vertical side flat, just like the one shown in the op's picture above, although his is over...
  6. The barrel has had a front sight base on it at...

    The barrel has had a front sight base on it at one time, you can see the wear lines in the pic. I don't know if 03A4's were originally assembled with barrels where the front sight was already...
  7. My guess, (especially after what I observed at...

    My guess, (especially after what I observed at the SAR west Gun Show this past December), is that it's partly because of an artificial market created by individuals involved in returning as many...
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    I can't help with the disc markings. What I...

    I can't help with the disc markings.

    What I see is an typical Indian issue P-14 consisting of an Winchester P-14 barrelled action installed in an Eddystone P-14 Stock. The stock is marked...
  9. Thanks to all who replied. James and Simon:...

    Thanks to all who replied.

    James and Simon: The information you guy's posted was exactly what I was looking for.

    Thanks, much appreciated!
  10. Parker Hale Winchester P14 Target Rifle Questions

    I'm posting some pics of my Winchester P14 Target Rifle as I received it.

    It is marked "Tested by Parker Hale" on the top of the receiver ring. Along with the usual Parker Front and Rear Sight...
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    You can salvage, or even extend the useful life...

    You can salvage, or even extend the useful life of a carbine mag by filling the hollow depressions left when forming the mag catch "nibs" with a silver bearing solder rendering them effectively...
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    I don't have the rifle anymore, just kept the MK....

    I don't have the rifle anymore, just kept the MK. III that was made in 1916. It's chamber is marked L.C. but is not as large as the MK.II*****, more like an average SMLE.
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    I've only had one Ross Sporter and the fired...

    I've only had one Ross Sporter and the fired cases came out more or less normal looking. However, the fired case you show looks almost identical to the cases that would come out of my Mk2***** which...
  14. This should get you started... ...

    This should get you started...

    https://www.milsurps.com/showthread.php?t=8862
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    You could start out with 6.5x55 brass as it's...

    You could start out with 6.5x55 brass as it's .480" at the Head Dimension.

    However, you need the PPU, Lapua, Norma or some other European brand of brass, although Starline brass might measure out...
  16. Thread: M1917 Furniture

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    Eddystone most certainly did mark their...

    Eddystone most certainly did mark their handguards. The example I had, which was about as close to new condition you could get, had the "E" stamped on the tops of the handguards.

    Probably,...
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    Shooting the 9mm carbines always had me wanting...

    Shooting the 9mm carbines always had me wanting more horsepower, so I set the minimum (for me) at .30 carbine power.

    For a good short range carbine that hits hard out to about 125yds, you can't...
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    Yes, even the LMG version of the M-16 had limited...

    Yes, even the LMG version of the M-16 had limited success in Vietnam. Not until the M-249 came around about a decade and a half later did they get a reasonably lightweight platform that functioned...
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    The fact that it increases the usable range of...

    The fact that it increases the usable range of the Carbine is a side benefit. The spitzer bullet carries more velocity and energy at ALL distances, and that is never a bad thing.

    Trying to seat a...
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    I don't know if there were any factory prototypes...

    I don't know if there were any factory prototypes designed for alternate cartridges, but certainly the commercial community was active during the 1960's with a great many conversions done to the...
  21. All of the Belgian (metric) style FH'ders I've...

    All of the Belgian (metric) style FH'ders I've worked with have been L.H. thread. That way they didn't need the little "Donut Washer" and pin as used with the FH'ders on the L1A1 rifles to prevent...
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    The difference is because the barrel channel...

    The difference is because the barrel channel routing is larger on the M-1917 than the P-14. If you looked at the underside of a factory handguard for each model, it's very obvious, especially near...
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    [QUOTE=DaveHH;506739] But I need the little kit...

    [QUOTE=DaveHH;506739] But I need the little kit that comes with the bandoleer where is that little tool from the bandoleer?


    If you're referring to the stripper clip guide that fits over the...
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    The long grasping groove measures 5.75" long and...

    The long grasping groove measures 5.75" long and about .090"~.095" deep. They look to have been cut with around a 9/16" wide horizontal milling cutter, not sure of the diameter, but probably at least...
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    Here are the pics showing top and side views.

    Here are the pics showing top and side views.
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