From the 1931 American Rifleman 1931
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From the 1931 American Rifleman 1931
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From the DCM Page of the January 1927 issue of the American Rifleman
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From 1930 Rifleman
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Your rear sight, a Lyman 48, does not go to 125 yards. With a 24" barrel the "125" is the number of MOA that the sight moves and I do not believe that the entire 125 is usable.
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It looks to me as if the front sight assembly is for a M1903 not an 03A3/03A4. Originally the rifle would have had no front sight.
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If you google Williams Firearms Company you will find some milled rigger guard assemblies but they run ~$200 + and requiire a lot in letting to fit into your ADL stick
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The factory trigger guard assy is some alloy but there was a US commercial making a steel replacement for~$200. I have seen some used 700 BDL stock for !$100 and some TG Assys for about the same...
In my opinion the Remington 700 ADL at that price is a good buy. Jack O’Connor (an old time gun writer) believed that the 270 Winchester was one of the best rounds ever developed.
If you are...
thanks for the info.
cosine 26
Movie 1917
The Movie, 1917, was awarded best picture at the Golden Globe Awards. I have not seen the movie but have seen the trailers on TV. The equipment appears to be authentic, at least as far...
The reason that you do not see fighters in the Midway movie is that Admiral Fletcher would not release but six F4F’s to Commander Thatch. The Admiral retained the remainder of the fighters for...
Loading the wing guns
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Base Defence
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A better view of an eight gun B26B showing how the guns are staggered
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My Last ride.
B47E at RAF Station Upper Heyford, UK 5/17/1955 On alert on Armed Forces Day
I had a couple of interesting missions in this type aircraft but we never broke one though we came...
The later B26’s had an 8 gun nose. That coupled with the six wing guns were very impressive. Unfortunately we were flying at night and a burst woul destroy the pilot’s night vision. The navigator...
Two Days Later
Here I am two days later 7-5/6 1953. We almost broke this aircraft also. Sinuiju gave us a warm but not very hospitable welcome. Lots of fireworks, but we only took some non vital...
I was in the right seat. I never saw so much water enter a cockpit.
We ran off a 110 foot cliff @ 130 mph into a rice paddy in a driving rainstorm with no windshield wipers on A/C.. The tail hit first then the nose. Tail broke off, then 6 gun nose went. Tower...
Good vs Great Landing
Definitions:
Good landing - One you can walk away from
Great Landing- One where you can reuse the aircraft
A good landing,
MCAS K3 Pohang Korea-7/3/1953
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I thought that you might like to see the completed rifle. It is on a nickle steel M1903 receiver with a HS Barrel (second barrel), Timney trigger, glass bedded in a "C" stock and long slide Lyman 48...
Picture of Lyman 48 03A3 sight on a M1903
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Note the Target knobs, the long slide for 1000 yard shooting and the modification so that the stock does not have to b...
Chuck
The sight that you have pictured is not an 03A3 rear sight. It looks very much like a pre-war or early post WWII Lyman 48C for a M1903. I suspect that if you look at the front of the base...
I believe that the sight is on crooked, but it is for both the 03 and the 03A3. Look closely at the front view and at the bottom you will see this annotated.
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From the M1917 Rifle Manual published in 1917 revised in 1918"
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Bruce in OZ
Your information concerning the ammunition for the M1917 when it was adopted is incorrect. The correct nomenclature is: .30 caliber ball cartridge, Model of 1906. Below is an excerpt...
Here is more 03A3 Sales Info
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