My rem Lee Sporter is in 303British, serial 7546x, I am trying to find out the lowest serial number in 303Brit, trying to determine if mine is close to being the first 303
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My rem Lee Sporter is in 303British, serial 7546x, I am trying to find out the lowest serial number in 303Brit, trying to determine if mine is close to being the first 303
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Not getting any answers or other sites so here goes:
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Hi All. some of those marks have me confused, the one on the knox form after the sq inch mark, the one after the v above the barrel serial number and the strange marks below the serial number. This...
Some pics in post # 24
Just wondering, could anyone make a guess at the value of the Remington Lee Sporter in 303 British? I have read that there isn't much collector value but I find that hard to believe if there are only...
As I said, mine is 303 but a couple of differences, Does not have U.S.A. or the "F" on the side of the receiver. Has a different butt plate, I have no way of knowing if it is factory or not. My...
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Hi all.
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Cooey model 82
Contemporary ad for the Cooey 82.
Type Training rifle
Land of Origin Canada
Specifications
Length 44"
Barrel length 27"
Weight 6.5 lbs
Cartridge .22 short, long & long...
Actually I have found some specs on the dummy magazine,
https://www.milsurps.com/images/imported/2014/06/CooeyDummyMag_zps7bb219ed-1.jpg...
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Please forgive me for asking questions about the " stupidity of it all"
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DP marks are made while it is in service...
Fazakerley were the only place to have a factory defence 'force' and that was for 'political' reasons[/QUOTE]
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Found that one already but haven`t been able to find any info on that one or mine. Posted my pics and questions on 6 different sites and still no answers, strange. Adding this post to bump it back to...