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    Have a look at soda blasting, it is what car...

    Have a look at soda blasting, it is what car restorers use to clean metal ,it will take off rust but is very kind to sound metal, follow up with a light polish should make it look the part.
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    Sticky: Roger, don't bead blast them , to clean them...

    Roger, don't bead blast them , to clean them find someone with a soda blaster, they use this for cleaning off car bodies when they restore them, the soda blast is a lot kinder and won't remove any...
  3. Do a google images search " f111 buried ipswich "...

    Do a google images search " f111 buried ipswich "

    Some planes that were buried, probably quite a few $ just as scrap value but government in it's wisdom is preserving them for future generations.
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    How about a 3030 mag from a savage mod 340 ?

    How about a 3030 mag from a savage mod 340 ?
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    [QUOTE=bouletbill;243961] It was not necessary...

    It was not necessary to strengthen the receivers of the LE for these calibres, BSA offered them in their Lee Speed line of sporting rifles, the 7x57 was from memory the rimmed version, the 8 mm was...
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    This 'works' didn't feature blueing or polishing...

    This 'works' didn't feature blueing or polishing brass etc etc. They just followed the rifle format!"

    Peter , From that could I assume that a coat of sunkorite (sp) found it's way onto the...
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    Well I received my Israeli K98 on Friday , first...

    Well I received my Israeli K98 on Friday , first impressions........PUTRID!!!! the type of rifle you want to put down and go and wash your hands with sanitizer .
    Anyhow it came home with me ,it...
  8. Maybe trying to reduce the attrition rate or the...

    Maybe trying to reduce the attrition rate or the number of rifles being sent back for factory repair ?? the extra .002 would have kept quite a few rifles in service.
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    And put you bid in in the last 15 seconds ,again...

    And put you bid in in the last 15 seconds ,again to avoid a bidding war .:beerchug:
  10. Thread: No.4 MK1

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    Beech, birch or walnut ?:dunno:

    Beech, birch or walnut ?:dunno:
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    My kit came with a steel plate that fits the...

    My kit came with a steel plate that fits the inside contour of the mount and the outside contour of the receiver . I should have my rifle in the next couple of weeks ,Bloody paperwork in Australia!!...
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    It looks like they may have got parts from India...

    It looks like they may have got parts from India , unless another country was turning out fore woods with a #4 type back strap.:dunno:
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    Hello Peter , I have 2 scopes , a HBM&Co Mk1 Sn...

    Hello Peter , I have 2 scopes , a HBM&Co Mk1 Sn 10144 ,and a WW Mk2 Sn 14727.
    Both scopes were purchased from Lawrance Ordnance in Sydney a few years back when he imported a batch from the...
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    Well...I received my scope and mount today ,I...

    Well...I received my scope and mount today ,I must say it looks good ,everything seems to move as it should ,the only thing i will need to do is hone out the front ring a little ,the scope doesn't...
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    I have just bought the same thing from another...

    I have just bought the same thing from another ebay seller ,we'll see what the quality is like when it arrives. The seller I found was a little less expensive for purchase and shipping.

    ZF39...
  16. Sticky: Well the auction is over , I won 1 of 3 bids I...

    Well the auction is over , I won 1 of 3 bids I put in ,I'm now the proud owner of a 1908 Mannlicher Schoenauer ,Might get to see it this week if I'm lucky. Only 1 thing I'm not sure about is the...
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    Sticky: Hi all, my name is Pete ,I've owned milsurp...

    Hi all, my name is Pete ,I've owned milsurp rifles all my adult life.The first one was an M1 carbine when I was about 17 ,currently into Lee Enfields. The latest aquisition is a no4 T barreled...
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