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My goal is an L4 clone for my reenacting unit.

I've got a small stockpile of L4 magazines, so that's not an issue. And as long as Sarco produces more barrels than they have kits, that problem is...

That's one less headache to deal with. I was never able to locate an L4 barrel in the states and while I did get a response from the Lithgow museum (stating they couldn't sell copies of engineering...

Joe,

Thanks for the post on the Sarco L4 parts kits. I was considering selling my Mk II kit to buy an L4 kit as that's what my end-goal is - after seeing those photos, I think I'll stick with...

Thanks, everyone! I was wondering if it was some sort of waterproofing. I'm surprised it was still pliant after all these years, some of these rounds were manufactured in 1937!

As far as...

I recently pulled the bullets from 50 rounds of WWII-vintage .303 British ammunition because the cases were clearly too badly deteriorated to be safe. They are from multiple manufacturers (including...

Thanks for all the input guys. I used to own three of these, and I believe I paid between $450 and $500 for all of them, though that was in the mid-1990s. Kind of surprised prices seem to have...

Peter,

As long as you're here, may I ask you to weigh in on two points on this rifle?

I've never seen a serial number this short on a British rifle. Is that normal for the No 5?

Is there...

Already checked Gunbroker and it seems like they're all over the place price-wise.

Thanks, but I'm in the States and this No 5 is still very much alive!

Photos: https://www.milsurps.com/images/imported/2015/09/DSC09715-1.jpg...

I have a No 5 Mk I that I've owned for something like 20 years now. For financial reasons, I need to sell it and have a buyer lined up, but I don't have a clear idea what it's worth.

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Are these still in use? A friend of mine, knowing my Anglophilic tendencies, asked me what the correct armoury markings for an L105A1 (Sig P226) would be, so if anyone knows I would greatly...

Thanks for all the info guys!

Thanks, Tom, but what I'm looking for is something that states the type of powder and amount.

Thanks! Anyone happen to know the specs on either round?

Hi everyone,

While reading Collector Grade Books monster volume on the FAL, I saw references to the T48 (the US FAL) being tested with 7.62x51mm API (amour piercing incendiary) rounds. I've never...

Thanks, guys. I appreciate the input.

Hi everyone,

I have had 50 rounds of WWII-dated .303 AP rounds come into my possession. The cases are so deteriorated that I've pulled the bullets and removed the cordite. A couple of WWII...

Hi everyone,

I'm hoping someone out here can help me out here. A friend's WWII reenacting unit has a fair few kids in it and they were discussing doing a presentation on WWII Boy Soldiers...

Hmmm, I was studying the photos NZL1A1Collector (did I get that right?) posted and it looks as though he drilled out the side of the bipod head and welded in the threaded bit off another plastic SLR...

Browningautorifle - originally I was going to find a screw of the right head and length of known threading and pick up a tap & die set to match. Now I've actually found an original screw so, as you...

OK, that being the case, it that screw an oval top, countersunk head?

Hi everyone,

OK, I've been to all the usual sources (DSA, Numrich, GunThings, Gunbroker, Arizona Response Systems, etc.) and completely struck out trying to find this. Does anyone know where I...

Thanks, Peter! I'll try that when I get home from the office tonight.

Hi everyone,

I have an L1A1 parts kit and I'm working on reassebling the sub-asseblies before I move back to Pennsylvania and can get an upper receiver for it.

The problem I'm having is with...

Yes, I saw the reference to the M16 bipod (designated M3, IIRC) in the EMERs. Always thought that was a bit flimsy even for the M16, much less an L1!