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    Well, that begs the question, What is the...

    Well, that begs the question, What is the classification "UR"?

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  2. Thread: Bren MK1m

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    Thank you, Peter. You've given me a new chore. ...

    Thank you, Peter. You've given me a new chore. Now I need to spend some time closely examining the insides of flash hiders! I have a barrel with the early stepped flash hider, but I never gave...
  3. Thread: Bren MK1m

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    Peter, what was the cause & effect here? M

    Peter, what was the cause & effect here?

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    I'm not smart enough to calculate time/pressure...

    I'm not smart enough to calculate time/pressure curves, but I have to agree that the original AR10 had an inherently violent recoil. Around 40 years ago I had access to some factory original AR10s. ...
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    To the extent that faulty ammunition (sometimes...

    To the extent that faulty ammunition (sometimes accompanied by operator error) is the initiating cause of an explosion, the same factors probably are applicable to all military rifles, not just Lee...
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    Perhaps you could elaborate on that a bit. ...

    Perhaps you could elaborate on that a bit.

    After spending a good portion of 20 years investigating firearms accidents, including many blow-ups, I would have to endorse that conclusion, but I'd...
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    Like browningautorifle, I've also seen many. If...

    Like browningautorifle, I've also seen many. If they are close enough to the muzzle, the ring is not easy to see. In the military it's so common that some pass undetected until the order is given...
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    Somewhere is the cobwebs of my memory I remember...

    Somewhere is the cobwebs of my memory I remember reading that the Czechs experienced some problems with "caps-out", so naturally the Holek brothers --being very thorough-- worked in a solution,...
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    If by "what is your model made from" you mean a...

    If by "what is your model made from" you mean a real material, there is nothing other than zero's and ones in it, because it only exists in my computer. It is a CAD model tIfhat I did my best to make...
  10. Thread: Gas Piston

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    Amen to that! (Or you can cut your own out of...

    Amen to that!

    (Or you can cut your own out of a wrench socket, but that's a job.)
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    The damage is done. Unfortunately that slide...

    The damage is done. Unfortunately that slide appears to have its original finish (note the frosting around the "P"). There is no adequate way to remove these Bubba tracks without refinishing the...
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    This has gotten silly. 45 posts over what is...

    This has gotten silly. 45 posts over what is pretty clearly an ammunition problem created by handholds. I'll bet it would go away with factory ammo.

    No special tool is needed to disassemble...
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    If it's a crack, you'll see it also on the rear...

    If it's a crack, you'll see it also on the rear vertical surface of the receiver cut-out where the right-hand bolt lug locks into it (which is where the crack would have begun).

    If you're still in...
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    The MG 34 was offered commercially by BRNO after...

    The MG 34 was offered commercially by BRNO after the war because it was a gun they could build and for which they had a good supply of components. Most were sold to the Israelis, but others went...
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    Well, you have a point. To me the gun, which...

    Well, you have a point. To me the gun, which I've never seen even pictures of before, is by far the most interesting part.

    I suspect the lopsided interest in the chest from most viewers here...
  16. Thread: Ross 1905 MK ll

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    I will defer to Warren's scholarship; undoubtedly...

    I will defer to Warren's scholarship; undoubtedly he knows more about this than anyone else here.

    My own impression is that when the Canadian troops were hurriedly mobilized and sent overseas,...
  17. The locking nuts are selectively fitted only to...

    The locking nuts are selectively fitted only to ensure a snug fit (and eliminate wobble) of the barrel to the receiver. This can be roughly gauged by "feel"; the amount of force necessary to lock...
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    Ballesters were manufactured concurrently for the...

    Ballesters were manufactured concurrently for the British and for the Argentine military, with the s/ns interspersed. I don't believe there is any precise cutoff of the British guns at 21,000. All...
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    SARCO had some. M

    SARCO had some.

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    The four most common causes: 1) rear sight not...

    The four most common causes:

    1) rear sight not centered

    2) warped stock forend

    3) barrel not correctly indexed (screwed in too far or not far enough)

    4) bent barrel
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    The Type 92 Hotchkiss MG is said to shoot rimless...

    The Type 92 Hotchkiss MG is said to shoot rimless 7.7 passably well (can't confirm; never tried it), but there is no question at all that it was designed for semi-rimmed cartridges, not rimless. ...
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    I also have some brass-cased NATO with a...

    I also have some brass-cased NATO with a different headstamp, at 12, 4 and 8 o'clock: (Nato cross), 88 and RG, with purple primer annulus, in white 20-rd boxes packed 240 rds to a clear plastic...
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    Bogus Radway Green 7.62mm NATO?

    Did RG ever load 7.62 NATO ball in copper-washed steel cases?

    I have some that I strongly suspect is of Chinese origin. It doesn't smell right.

    The bullet jacket is plated steel, strongly...
  24. The potential problems are from things you can't...

    The potential problems are from things you can't see, cannot simply assume, and will not discover until there is a failure: poor raw material, and ersatz or improper or substandard heat treatment. ...
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    What Warren advised in post #8 above, but to...

    What Warren advised in post #8 above, but to repeat and emphasize: don't forget the oil! It will aid greatly in blending the more-treated areas from the untouched or less-treated.

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