I have heard the suggestion to lightly seat the bullet a thousandth or two deeper to break the waterproofing seal on the neck due to age as insurance against high pressures. I have no personal...
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I have heard the suggestion to lightly seat the bullet a thousandth or two deeper to break the waterproofing seal on the neck due to age as insurance against high pressures. I have no personal...
I did not see a posting about these - hope I am not being redundant.
Hilux/Leatherwood apparently is listening to their customer base and brought out an upgraded set of Unertl style rings for the...
Hilux/Leatherwood has their new Competition mounts out - basically an improvement on the original Unertl Micrometer and front mount. Not cheap, but very good, from all reports.
Have a look: ...
A quick reply (I'm at work) the Lyman Alaskan was supposed to have been the M1903A4's scope, but as noted, they could not get the lense sets from Bausch and Lomb who were making higher priority (sub...
Didn't the Brits (and Commonwealth countries copied) have "Sniper" designated rifles with special iron sights? I believe I read that somewhere.
Thus it could be Sniper Training.
CC
If it's about the balance sheet - the money - then you are wrong to even be involved. Bringing History back to life is enough, by itself.
There is something to be proud of in simply bringing...
Just curious - are you tall or long armed? I am 5'10" and have no problem with either Original GI or the New Starlight M1923s. I do know that some folks need a slightly longer sling on an AR15A2 -...
As I said, do a search here and on CMP Forums about "M1923 Sling" - you will get your answers. I have used the M1907 for over fifty five years - and once you get good instructions and work with it a...
I just found out that, after two requests, CMP has made the M1923 Sling legal to use in Vintage Rifle Matches! The M1923 is probably the best USGI Issue Sling, ever, for a full sized Battle Rifle. ...
Now THAT was FUNNY!! Made me re-evaluate again. But I keep inexpensive .357/.45 Revolvers and a shotgun as primary home response arms, already. Also for this reason (and a 12 gauge ALWAYS works!)....
Parashooter - what a Great Job of explaining a subject that makes many give up before they start! Well done and thank you! CC
The Tricompensator is the way to go. I had an SAI BM-59 (Serial 85x) back in the 1990's and was allowed to shoot Service Rifle with it at Fort Richardson - until some of the top shooters noticed I...
You may want to NOT buy a current Commercial Redfield 03A3 mount - I have bought both originals made in USA in the 50's and 60's by the old Denver Colorado Redfield Company and the newer Chinese made...
I need to watch dates more, I guess - hopefully someone will get some good from the info.....
Thanks for bringing to my attention!
CC
Original Colt M1911s prior to sometime in the 1920's did NOT have Hardened Frames or Slides - and can wear out or crack much more quickly than guns after, I think, 1924 (anyone know when hardening of...
Yes, Colt shipped new M1911 pistols Directly to the AEF's Armory at Greenville Piers, New Jersey - the Port of Embarkation for the AEF. I have a Colt that was thus shipped in the first week of...
I also have a Weaver K 2.5 - and it looks like it might be the better item - have not mounted it yet, although I have low and medium rings. I suspect my safety problem was the low original Redfield...
Chuck - my safety was blocked by the scope bell with the Alaskan set back. And I have seen at least one other photo of an M1903A4 in military hands with the scope mounted forward, supposedly a...
By the way, the correct assembly of the Lyman Alaskan on an '03A4 is for the adjustment turret to be IN FRONT of the front scope ring. The original US Ordnance Department photos show the Alaskan...
Chuck, I have looked at a few of these over the years - never saw it done that way...... Wartime production, or could it be from the "Final Buy" of parts for post War rebuilds? Interesting. ...
Interesting side note - I am Col. Colt, too - and I have a 1941 Garand - but I don't own any Danish ammo! And I don't shoot it - pretty original gun.
Note the space between the period and...
Bob, thank you for that additional information on the jamming problem for IHC. I know there is a LOT that I do not know - and 10,000 rounds on film should have made their point to US Army Ordnance. ...
Bear, I think we need a whole new thread to address some of your assertions.....
There is evil and there is incompetence and then there is just how things happen in large organizations - especially...
I would note that real Original 03A4s also have a small notch in the receiver at the bolt root to allow the bolt to seat/close all the way, in addition to the notch in the 03A4 stock.
Chuck can...
I wanted the CplNorton article, and signed up last month to get it - but nothing so far... CC