Looks like a second Garand hiding there in the shadows on the right with an M7 launcher and a M19A1 parachute flare.
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Looks like a second Garand hiding there in the shadows on the right with an M7 launcher and a M19A1 parachute flare.
BOTR, has a video on the subject, but I don't think it's gone public yet. The pasteboard chargers are cheaper and easier to produce, both because of material cost and because the Swiss would have had...
Although all Swiss rifles are cut for the Mauser style clips (DM lader), they were never put into production and the only ones produced were used for the 1908/1909 rifle trials that lead to the 1911...
The original Mark I rifles had a blued finish, straight gripped stock and swept-back bolt handles. The rifle you have pictured has a parkerized finish, a scant stock and a straight bolt handle,...
If the rifle is operating normally, the hammer needs to be back before the safety can be engaged. However, there is no interaction between the safety and the magazine follower, so it doesn't matter...
It's going to vary by country, as no country ever had any hard rules on this matter, and each country had different terms for lengths of rifle.
There are also going to be numerous exceptions to...
Yes, the ejector screw is only for live cartridges. Normally, the rim of fired cases drags on the left side of the receiver, causing them to pivot out to the right when the bolt is pulled back...
I believe that I am the one that mentioned that. It was the Winter 2019 issue of the Garand Collectors Association Journal (Volume 34, Issue 1) that had the article. It was entitled "M2 Ball Facts...
There was just an article in the recent issue of the Garand Collector's Journal about ammo and the Garand, you aren't going to bend a Garand Op-Rod with any commercial ammo in the 150-180 grain...
Alright, then it doesn't seem like too difficult a challenge if you have a welder and some files to build up a larger pad on the slide catch and file it to shape. you could also consider drilling a...
Does the clip with no ammo in it bottom out with no issues?
PPU .30-06 has some issues in M1 clips because the extractor groove is shorter (European holdover), not sure if PMC is similar. The...
The first thing I would do is take a stone and make sure the back of the slide catch and the notch on the slide are smooth and do not have any burrs.
Alternatively, you could just pull back the...
But being from 1946, it is definitely corrosive. Clean with a water based cleaner as soon as possible after shooting so it won't corrode your pistol.
Looks to be a spanner for removing the handguard band on the forend. Based on the nut and wingnut construction, it appears to be homemade. French soldiers were not supposed to mess with the handguard...
Not sure if it will help as I am pretty sure this is not an example of one, but the French did issue a leather holster with two mag pockets for Savage 1907 pistols during WWI. The examples I have...
What is the diameter of the indentations? Perhaps 1" or 37mm signal flare casings/
Ah, I see. Largely similar to how one would go about building a Semi-Auto gun from a parts kit here, albeit without the "once a machine gun, always a machine gun" rule employed in the United States. ...
Just out of curiosity, how do they down-convert these rifles from fully automatic to semi automatic in your part of the world?
I can see a stud welded on the receiver in your photos that prevents...
You might want to give Rick Stover at The Cowboy Way a call. He's a semi-retired gunsmith who used to do a lot of work for CAS shooters and is very knowledgeable about the Winchester 1897.
I had...
Well, not exactly....
Model 1927 Thompson Semi Automatic Carbine - YouTube
The tank in Fury was not a Firefly, the Firefly was a modified M4 Sherman with an extended turret basket to accommodate the larger breech of the 17 pounder. The tank portrayed in Fury was a M4A3E8...
I just wanted to add an addendum here, in that I gave the barrel I received a proper cleaning today. A pot of boiling water, a nylon brush and a few oiled patches and the barrel was practically...
I'm a fan of the adjustable bipod and this one is in really good condition, so I don't think I'm willing to trade.
That said, Sarco does still show these parts kits in stock, although they raised...
Well, the parts Kit came, I ground some slag and this is what came out of the box:
The good news:
Firstly, you do indeed get all the parts shown in the Sarco listing. I was at a loss to find...
I just bought one of these kits. I have always had an admiration for the Bren gun but found semi-auto guns to be too expensive, and the parts kits are usually $500+.
We'll see what condition the...