Simple reasoning actually. As a family the wife & I shoot a lot of 45-70. We've got more rifles in this caliber than anything else, so it made sense to give it a try.
Plus if it doesn't work...
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Simple reasoning actually. As a family the wife & I shoot a lot of 45-70. We've got more rifles in this caliber than anything else, so it made sense to give it a try.
Plus if it doesn't work...
Figured that I'd update y'all.
My plan to restore my parade receiver went a bit sideways. I made the mistake of buying a smle that had been converted to 45-70 Government & got to wondering what...
Never mind, found it. We'll some of it at least. I only care about the bits related to the 6.5x52mm Carcano cartridge right now. Being that is what I'm dealing with at the moment.
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Please elaborate. First I've heard of this & would explain a few things for me.
They "looked" like the Hornady .268" RN Carcano only bullets. Which I have & have reloaded with. I've had nothing...
That's neat, I like it! How long is the barrel?
I like to read & learn & to know what to look for & what to avoid. Can learn from both the informed & uninformed. Then I can make my own decisions.
Aye, it would be strange for a government to issue a rifle that'd kill its own troops. But governments have done dumber things.
I'm unfamiliar with these rifles. Until I know more & can be sure,...
The wife's latest prize. She drug it home a couple days ago.
Italian Vetterli Carcano 1870/87/15. Made at Torre Annunziata in 1884. The wood is in pretty good shape. Metal is in great shape, with...
Thank you for the information. It's greatly appreciated. I'm fortunate in that I've already got probably any tool that I many need. Action wrenchs, barrel blocks, files, vices, etc etc. Will...
Oh I definitely agree, absolutely not worth the cost in parts. Could definitely just buy a chopped down rifle cheaper. I'm not known for doing the smart thing.
I don't belive in putting something...
She is a woman of peculiar interests when it comes to firearms. The gist of it is, the older & uglier, the better. She's a blackpowder junky through & through. First two rifles she ever bought all...
There has been some argument about that within the household. The overall direction to go that is. I'm more of a hunt down everything original & restore as a rifle. The wife is wanting it done as a...
Ok. Definitely a rifle then. Serial #234306.
Let's the parts hunt begin. A good stock is probably going to be the obnoxious part.
Got this barreled action for just about free & I plan to slowly put it back together. Just not sure as what.
Due to the nickel plating I assume it was a parade rifle at some point I life &...
How were the Royal Navy L4a5 Bren guns marked?
I'm just about finished rebuilding a L4a3 that ended up with a Mk2 charging handle instead of the folding Mk1. It's my understanding that the Royal...
Looking for a good usable barrel for a Colt M1917 in .45 auto. I'd prefer one that is property marked, but I'm really not that picky.
Thank you
I believe that would be good as grand finale mate.... But not so much as a surface finish.
Simple question really as I'm thinking down the road a bit of a build.
What would be the proper finish for an L4 bren gun? Circa 1965.
Thank you in advance.
I am looking for British / Commonwealth L4A1 magazines. I'm not looking for pristine museum grade examples, just functional. I don't care if it's modified for a metric gun, I can fix that.
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She'll definitely shoot it, she's a recoil junky. I like 6.5 swede & carcano, she wants .30 cal and up. She'll shoot her trapdoor all day long & has a little 1863 Sharps carbine in .54 thats were in...
If I could find one, I wouldn't complain.
Thank you. She's really happy with it, despite that she's a blackpowder junky. Hopefully we'll get out to the range next weekend.
I'm a Winchester snob, so I'm on the hunt for a Winchester M1917...
My & I have a tradition of getting each other a firearm of some sort for birthdays. This year I'm running late by a few weeks, but it took some time to settle on something then to acquire. Not to...
I'm particularly pleased with finding this one. Very happy to have it in my little collection. I will definitely be putting it on the trenchgun & then finding an Eddystone for the other one I'm...
For my wife's birthday yesterday we went bombing around St. Louis Missouri yesterday & to kill some time waiting for the restaurant she wanted to hit for dinner, we hit a couple army navy stores....