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Hi all. Anybody out there use a case gauge?

I've been reloading .303 off and on for about 18 years. I'm finally wondering if a Wilson case gauge is useful in checking .303BR, which has a rim and...

Shouldn't snap back like that after it's been fired though. Right? Only if you lift the bolt w/o firing (i.e. while still cocked.)

Confed: Try dry-firing it. Then lift the bolt and see how it...

Ah. Cool. I'd heard of those rifles. Never seen a good picture of them.

Can't help with the sight. Just curious though, what kind of magazine is that? Looks like a variation of a No. 4 magazine though with only one flute. Was Lithgow having mags made that way at the end...

Well, if you were willing to drill two holes on your receiver ring, you could have one of these mounts. It's reported to be very solid and also allows you to keep and use your rear sight.

I'd...

Could be. I've looked at their web site on several occasions. But I might wait and buy the Fulton steel version when the time is right. That "advantage" you point out might not work for me anyway. I...

Thanks Surpmil. That image does clarify what you were saying quite nicely.

Might just be an interesting footnote for me though. From what I understand, the Armalons are hard to come by in the USA.

I'd assumes that Armalon is functionally identical to the Fulton. But could you maybe rephrase the above? I don't really get what you are saying.

And yes, a titanium mount would be sweet. But oh,...

Oh of course. Thanks. I hadn't scanned that far back. :confused:

I remember your idea of annealing the spring.

I hope it's not bad form to share a pic that I found on another board. Here is one of the better pics I have found of the Fulton mount in use. I do like the positioning a lot. So many of the cheaper...

Your thread? Did you used to use another name here?

In any case.... When I was pursuing this route I bought a spare C-piece (or two?), sear, spring, and trigger. I figured if I screw up the...

Exactly. The early type and the later "improved" design. Mine's obviously the former. That's why I need a pro. This shouldn't be rocket science, but it's beyond my capabilities. I think an...

Thanks Para. I've had mine out a couple of times. And yep, the M54 is a bit of a hybrid design between the Mauser and the M70. Story goes that Winchester copied just enough Mauser design to work well...

Yep. With those screws removed, the nosecap should slide straight off the front. And no need to pry at it from odd angles of course. In fact that would be a bad idea. There's also a little bit of...

Thanks 30Three. That's pretty much the same as I'm talking about. The metal jig I linked is a perfect tool for such a project. It employs an Arkansas stone on a surface that's clamped securely...

BTW, big sorry Bindi. Dawned on me later that you were literally answering my question about how a 6# trigger is a range trigger. I took it a different way. Then thought about more it while on my...

Here's an interesting older thread on the topic. I'm still in the process of reading it.

http://www.milsurps.com/showthread.php?t=21580

Noted. These operations can be risky. I've always limited my mods to polishing of surfaces. Never changing any shapes or contours. Above I'd said that I would like to stone the surface of the cocking...

I think you missed the part where I said I'd love a 6# milspec trigger. But mine's a bit closer to 8#. And that's too high of a wall to climb. Especially on a scoped rifle. I was just hoping to bring...

You consider a 6# trigger a range-rifle trigger? I don't go to ranges anymore anyway. Just out to the desert east of my town. And the issue trigger is a 5-minute retro-fit, if that. My other...

I was going to say, that $20 will be going toward the Fulton scope mount. Once it's in my budget. :thup:

Read it again?? I'm just seeing your post now for the first time. We must have overlapped our writings.

Okay. I see that there is a book. I'll think about it. For the time being I'm going to give...

Thanks! This is the first plain-English answer to my question. I think your previous reply of "It collimates easily..." wasn't really an answer sufficient to my... let's say, less technical...

Thanks guys. It was just something that occurred to me a few years ago while kicking around ideas on how one might lighten a trigger. I actually bought some spare parts to try, theorizing that the...

Hi again Tbone. Just have a follow-up question. To confirm, the receiver ring is a softer material than the steel on the side of the receiver? I assumed it was all one piece of the same material....