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    There are no anti-backlash springs under the...

    There are no anti-backlash springs under the reticules on these Aldis scopes, so it's possible that your vertical dispersion is partly caused by that. Hard to believe, but that error was repeated on...
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    Undercutting works on the No4 and 5 where the...

    Undercutting works on the No4 and 5 where the compression on the shoulder bearing against the front face of the receiver/body, but here where the compression is on the rear face of the barrel, I...
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    Cheekrest appears to be one of the Canadian...

    Cheekrest appears to be one of the Canadian walnut versions, of which there were many floating around at one time.

    What's going on on the wrist: "9(?)6872" versus scope number "8572"?

    Scope...
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    Congrats on your find. There were only 421 made...

    Congrats on your find. There were only 421 made so survivors must be few. The only reference I have seen to their use in combat is Crete in 1941. Tom Barker was the man concerned and about twenty...
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    Sometime I'll take some chunks down a local...

    Sometime I'll take some chunks down a local scrapyard and see if I can get them to run their spectrometer over them.
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    Relief cuts as in undercutting a stubborn No.4 or...

    Relief cuts as in undercutting a stubborn No.4 or No.5 barrel Bruce. In the case above I slit the receiver ring along the extractor slot as deeply as possible without impinging on the threads using...
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    There is a peculiar dull "ring" to No.1 bolts as...

    There is a peculiar dull "ring" to No.1 bolts as opposed to the No.4. Bodies the same AFAIK.
  8. So either done at Enfield or very early H&H work...

    So either done at Enfield or very early H&H work using up parts left over from Enfield's run?
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    Pulled one recently that defeated a six foot pipe...

    Pulled one recently that defeated a six foot pipe on the wrench. Had to cut the receiver which was a boltless orphan so didn't feel too bad. Threads were full of old oil too. Would be interesting...
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    Apparently introduced under the misapprehension...

    Apparently introduced under the misapprehension that snipers would actually remove the scopes from their rifles in the front line areas. The lack of fixing points as per the No.8 Case and the tinned...
  11. This is one of the benefits of living in the...

    This is one of the benefits of living in the country with outbuildings: you never have to throw anything away.
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    Looks like it got too close to a 220v 5hp flap...

    Looks like it got too close to a 220v 5hp flap wheel.:D
  13. Thread: Recovery Job

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    So he's got a hammer-forger Enfield 7.62mm barrel...

    So he's got a hammer-forger Enfield 7.62mm barrel and wants to set it back for 7. 62x54? Is the typical 1 in 12 twist going to work for that round that seems to prefer 1:9.5 ?
  14. Pick something else. :D I'd suggest what you see...

    Pick something else. :D I'd suggest what you see there is a typical square-headed (no joke) cross-peen hammer and a typical wide-faced planishing hammer.
  15. Boy, if you bought the right stocks about that...

    Boy, if you bought the right stocks about that time you'd a been set for life. Congressmen probably did.
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    That's a quality piece by the look of it; nice...

    That's a quality piece by the look of it; nice that you haven't over-cleaned the stock as well. 28" bbl.? That's slightly surprising in a "poacher's gun". I see some of the BSA Sportsmen .22's...
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    Certainly a lucky survivor; lucky for us.

    Certainly a lucky survivor; lucky for us.
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    What sort of shape are these rifles in generally?...

    What sort of shape are these rifles in generally? BSA made some very nice .22s. We have an importer here who regularly gets large lots of retired sporting rifles from Sweden. Pity nothing similar...
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    Former grenade rifle? "N" used to signify Senior...

    Former grenade rifle? "N" used to signify Senior Service at times; why it wasn't "RN" in all cases I don't know.
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    Oh, the Anglos and their files, don't get me...

    Oh, the Anglos and their files, don't get me started! :D

    "We hand fit them you know; because otherwise they never bloody will!"


    Alright, alright it was only a joke. :lol:
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    Funnily enough I just happened across the same...

    Funnily enough I just happened across the same video recently in B&W format. Worth remembering that these companies had on average a 100% worker turnover every three months! Competition for labour...
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    In the meantime, how about some of the old ones?...

    In the meantime, how about some of the old ones? ;)
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    The author:...

    The author: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=B07XKW1T7X&i=digital-text&_encoding=UTF8&shoppingPortalEnabled=true
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    Sounds more to me like some industrious soul...

    Sounds more to me like some industrious soul making up stands for surplus clocks to sell same to American servicemen.

    Could also be something made by an American in Europe with workshop facilities...
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    No, I'd say more attractive to advanced...

    No, I'd say more attractive to advanced collectors or oddly also to those who mostly just want to shoot the rifle, since it is a readily available calibre.
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