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Thanks Jim, I'm going to go with that.

Bill

Took her to the range today for the last time before starting the refinishing work.

I certainly have an awful lot of respect for anyone who can shoot accurately at 100+ yards with the 300/600 flip...

I apologize. It's a 1943 Mk1 No. 4 Savage. She needs a bit of refinishing, as a previous owner had put a glossy coat of some kind on it. I have a thread in the Enfield section on it and received a...

Will do.

Alright. I got my RCBS neck sizing die, 150 gr bullets and I found some IMR-4064 20 miles south of me. Loaded up my 20 empties. I went with the no crimp as I was staying towards the low end of the...

Thank you CINDERS. This is my first go at rifle reloading, I've been loading for a few different handgun calibers for a short time.

I just read somewhere that a crimp wasn't necessary on the rifle...

I have a thread in the Ammunition and Reloading forum asking about an 8# container of surplus M2 30-06 Ball powder my father offered me. I don't have it in my possession so I'm not certain about the...

Good point on trying to find a powder that offers a greater range of bullet weights. I plan to start with 150 gr, but I wouldn't rule out 174 gr loads.

Great information. Thank you all.

I have done a bit of reading on the Enfield in the past 8 days and intend on doing much more. The Enfield Knowledge Library, and it's contributors, have been a...

Capt. Laidler,

I'm afraid I'm too much of a novice to understand the significance. Could you please elaborate?

Thank you,
Bill

I took the Enfield to the range this morning and created 20 empty Norma cases. I have 3 boxes of ammo to be delivered tomorrow. Also tomorrow, in a separate shipment, a FL die set, a neck sizing die...

I grew weary of waiting for the weather to cooperate so I could start working on the Enfield. So I put it back together and took it to an indoor range this morning.

The rifle works fine. Feeds,...

Load data seems readily available. I have 2 books and the entirety of the internet. My biggest problem is I chose to get into the hobby during a time when supplies are difficult to get. It probably...

Thanks. I made a list of the 11 different powders used with the 150 gr load data and put it in my wallet. Anytime I find myself in a shop I'll see if they have any of them. When I looked last week my...

Thanks for all the replies. I haven't got the powder from him yet. When I do, I will absolutely check all the information provided with it. If it doesn't appear that there's enough data to establish...

My father has an unopened 8lb container of surplus M2 30-06 Ball powder that he says he'll never use. He offered to give it to me for loading 303 British. He said the powder came with a load card,...

I can't express my gratitude enough for all the quality advice I've received on this thread.

I bought some furniture striper, mineral spirits and 0000 steel wool. As soon as it warms up a bit I'll...

[QUOTE=Brian Dick;330190]Forget the Minwax and order some Chestnut Ridge military stock stain.QUOTE]

Thank you. I looked them up last night after reading your reply.

Off to the hardware store tomorrow morning. I appreciate all the good advice.

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So roughly June-July of...

Well said Peter Laidler. Though I am not a complete stranger to hand finishing wood, I have no experience with firearm repair/refurbishing/restoring. It occurs to me that sometimes the best course of...

Thanks for the input and sound advice. That sounds like the route to take.

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The finish on the rifle in...

Thanks for the insight. I still think I'm going to try to knock that poly down, if I can do so without damaging the wood any further. I can't help but wonder if the only "repair"(cough, cough), this...

When I get home I'll try to post some better photos of the bolt serial number. What would you like to see from the cocking piece? As I posted earlier I have it mostly disassembled so I could probably...

It has the (Ishapore?) screw in the fore end and FR on the butt stock, but shouldn't there be markings on some the metal parts to show a field repair? I have it almost completely disassembled on my...

Noted.