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  1. Jim, I defer to your broader experience. I speak...

    Jim, I defer to your broader experience. I speak only of the 1903, and frankly, to the best of my knowledge, the M1 Carbine, Garand, M1918, M14 and pretty much any other smokeless powder Military...
  2. Hi John, and thanks for responding. I mentioned...

    Hi John, and thanks for responding. I mentioned in my post that the barrel DOES NOT have a stamped with the card number. Im still seeking insights if this happened now and then. No factory processes...
  3. There have been some odd answers here, but the...

    There have been some odd answers here, but the last was correct. All replacement barrels are "short-chambered" that REQUIRES fine reaming of the chamber for correct final headspace. There is no extra...
  4. Interwar 1903 Spring SA Star marked barrel, fake of authentic?

    Please find below a detailed and challenging question of authenticity. I ask those interested with informed expertise to read the entire rather long inquiry below.

    I have a number of Interwar 1903...
  5. Advice? LOL, bin der, done dat, and twice Ive been...

    LOL, bin der, done dat, and twice Ive been burned. This site is enticing, but just too good to be true!
  6. Advice? P.S., it was a Facebook ad! TYPICAL!

    P.S., it was a Facebook ad! TYPICAL!
  7. Advice? wwiimuseum.com website selling cheap!?!?

    I need help to shake some sense in my thinking and knock off my possibly willful naivete. I came across a site while scanning the google news items that are shown when I tap in the google icon in my...
  8. This is enormously helpful and quite impressive!...

    This is enormously helpful and quite impressive! I cant thank you enough! :-) I request permission to quote you in our museum literature that may eventually be in a book that I started a year ago...
  9. VERY nice work indeed. I too have a number of RTI...

    VERY nice work indeed. I too have a number of RTI rifles that have restored nicely. You just have to "see" the potential. I have yet to work on my M1888/90, also from RTI! The stacking rod was...
  10. Ammonia, Ill check it out, but that smell!...

    Ammonia, Ill check it out, but that smell! Kerosene smells properly industrial to me, simple green is, at least to me, a pleasant nostalgic smell Ive never identified, mineral spirits and turpentine,...
  11. I dint mention, but yes, the wood is completely...

    I dint mention, but yes, the wood is completely stripped. Perhaps the sun and heat in Dallas is a factor, but Ive not an issue with kerosene being absorbed let alone blooming later. Still, Ive found...
  12. First off, I want to know what cigar he smokes!...

    First off, I want to know what cigar he smokes! Second, I want many of his cool tools. I ordered a Shinto rasp on Amazon as soon as he described it. Third...using files that were never used on metal...
  13. Soaking old stocks in kersoene to remove years of diet, oil, grease, etc.

    I am looking for constructive comments and informed critique to an old practice used to clean dirty, dusty, greasy, grimy, oil stained, sweat stained and just plain well "used" wood stocks to...
  14. outstanding! Well done, sir!

    outstanding! Well done, sir!
  15. I agree, "upon the shoulders of giants we often...

    I agree, "upon the shoulders of giants we often stand!"
  16. What is your opinion of "The Lee-Enfield Rifle"...

    What is your opinion of "The Lee-Enfield Rifle" by E. G. B. Reynolds?
  17. Jc5, again, thanks for your time and knowledge...

    Jc5, again, thanks for your time and knowledge sharing.

    Regarding the museum. It is essentially there to honor of Texas veterans, past and present, and to collect their stories into our data base...
  18. JC5, Outstanding! Id love to see the final book!...

    JC5, Outstanding! Id love to see the final book!

    In my opinion, the best collector's reference book today is The M1 Carbine by L. C. Larsen. Its unlikely there are records extent as comprehensive...
  19. FYI: The rifle I bought was one of those offered...

    FYI: The rifle I bought was one of those offered by RTI that has the type designation as "Lee Speed Patents" stamped above the BSA Maker Mark on the right side of the receiver hub. "Lee Speed rifle"...
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    Id support adding a forum for every country makes...

    Id support adding a forum for every country makes of the smokeless powder era at least!
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    Is my understanding (from my aging memory of...

    Is my understanding (from my aging memory of things "learned" some time ago) that flip sights (type 1) were used by all manufacturers up to the end, or almost the end of production. However, Inland...
  22. Help to identify year of manufacture of Spanish Mauser model 1893 Carbine 7mm

    I need help to identify year of manufacture of Spanish Mauser model 1893 Carbine chambered in 7mm Mauser...if it is possible. Hoping it is pre-1899, SAWar?

    It has:
    a full stock to front sight...
  23. ours is not to reason why! ;-)

    ours is not to reason why! ;-)
  24. good summary

    good summary
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    The "T99 carbine" this guy has is has a barrel...

    The "T99 carbine" this guy has is has a barrel longer than 16". I suspect its privately modified.
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