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    Number of times bottle neck rifle brass is...

    Number of times bottle neck rifle brass is reloaded is recorded in my log by lot number...more importantly, to me, is number of times trimmed. I sort brass by head stamp. A small Swiss file making...
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    Looks like a Lebel

    Looks like a Lebel
  3. Thread: beam scales

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    I have no experience with a Lee: I do have an...

    I have no experience with a Lee: I do have an electronic Lyman pocket scale and a 1942 Pacific balance. Set up the balance and it reads correctly on the electronic scale. Pacific has the "razor...
  4. Thread: 03A3 bolt

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    Not everyone can 'just' go online and buy stuff;...

    Not everyone can 'just' go online and buy stuff; but thanks anyway.
  5. Thread: 03A3 bolt

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    That's what I'm afraid of. The bolt lift is hard...

    That's what I'm afraid of. The bolt lift is hard and I can barely get the collar and pin on/off. When cocked, all the coils are touching each other. uncompressed length is 4 1/2" but I didn't...
  6. Thread: 03-A3 mainspring

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    Thanks..On my bolt; uncompressed is 4 1/2" and...

    Thanks..On my bolt; uncompressed is 4 1/2" and when compressed on the rod, coils are compressed against each other, really only barely enough room to remove / install the collar and pin.

    When...
  7. Thread: 03-A3 mainspring

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    03-A3 mainspring

    What is the uncompressed length of the firing pin spring?
  8. Thread: Aug 19, 1942

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    Aug 9, 1944. 74 yrs ago, B-26 raid on Brest...

    Aug 9, 1944. 74 yrs ago, B-26 raid on Brest Harbor - my father in law 's plane was disabled and he had to bail out. Broke his ankle, eventually captured and spent ltime as POW, repatrioted when Army...
  9. Thread: 03A3 bolt

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    Jonzie - Thank you so much; finally got the...

    Jonzie - Thank you so much; finally got the answer and SO MUCHMORE.
  10. Thread: 03A3 bolt

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    That's good information, BUT how long are the...

    That's good information, BUT how long are the springs? I need to know to check against mine?
  11. Thread: 03A3 bolt

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    I'm asking about the 03A3...I thought the subject...

    I'm asking about the 03A3...I thought the subject indicated that

    I'm asking for help with the bolt lift AND how long ar the springs for the 03, the 03A3 and the 1917 in case someone before me...
  12. Thread: 03A3 bolt

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    03A3 bolt

    I've always heard about how the 03 pre war 1 had a 'buttery smooth' action. I have never had the chance to try an 03, but I do own a '43 03A3. The bolt is probably not original with the receiver,...
  13. Yes, that is the question. Who will cherish and...

    Yes, that is the question. Who will cherish and take care of them.....
  14. When you get older you will realize your 'things'...

    When you get older you will realize your 'things' own you as much as you own them. Who will care as much about them and for them as you do. Young people only seen to care for their toys today.
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    Got this in an email this AM:

    This 1967 true story is of an experience by a young 12 year old boy in
    Kingston, Ontario, Canada. It is about the vivid memory of a privately
    rebuilt P-51 from WWII and its famous owner/pilot.
    ...
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    pictures from 'Model Airplane News' September, 1957 done by Joe Nieto. I still have the Fokker D VII. These pics are not of the D VII, which was a biplane with a water cooled engine.

    This is a...
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    OK, I looked it up

    but I won't tell....the rest of the story
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    Yup, nice place

    to be FROM........ Happines is California in your rear view mirror.
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    his name is

    Hugh O'Brien, actor
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    Don't teally cate about bullet report but i want...

    Don't teally cate about bullet report but i want to reduce the muzzle report.
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    20 yrs ago I replaced the front sight blade on my...

    20 yrs ago I replaced the front sight blade on my 03-A32 with a piece of 1" wide electric hacksaw blade that was thrown away at work. It was an exact fit for the slot; ground it to the same shape...
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    Yes, and we'll all run right down to the...

    Yes, and we'll all run right down to the Sportsman's Warehouse and buy one from their copious on hand stock........ Are there any in the real world....
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    Are there any supressors

    Available for the M1 and 03-A3 that don't require threading the barrel?
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    Are there any supressors

    Available for the M1 and 03-A3 without threading the barrel?
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    You are correct.... I got my tongue over my eye...

    You are correct.... I got my tongue over my eye tooth and couldn't see what I was saying....... sorry.
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