I use both Prvi Partisan and Winchester cases. It seems dodgy that you'd be having blown primers with just 43gn of 2209 behind a 174gn proj, since ADI lists the minimum as 43gn and the maximum as...
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I use both Prvi Partisan and Winchester cases. It seems dodgy that you'd be having blown primers with just 43gn of 2209 behind a 174gn proj, since ADI lists the minimum as 43gn and the maximum as...
That no4 mk2 looks outsanding. And the Ishapore probably looks better now than when it came out of the factory!
46gn of 2209 behind a 174gn projectile seems to match up pretty well to the service load too.
Actually they've recently started selling more rifles in Australia. Theres a whole bunch of M10-B2s being sold through the military section on usedguns.com.au. None of the no.4 styled rifles yet...
I use eBay a fair bit for buying small things in bulk, like bore brushes. Its also handy when you need something out of the ordinary. For example, I recently needed a single hessian sack. Ebay was...
For oil finished stocks, I've found that just rubbing them down with a cloth soaked in linseed oil cut with turpentine will lift out the crap while keeping the stock in original condition.
Several months ago this rifle was brought for my girlfriend to shoot. Long story short, I screwed up and chose a rifle for her that was in pretty poor shape for the money.
Lessons learned:
1. Take...
There are usually a few on eBay coming from Sweden. Soderin and Elit/Elite seem to be the most common. They usually cost between $100-$200, which isn't bad considering that when I've seen them...
Not necessarily, some cadet units actually shot their rifles quite a bit. Just the usual thing - if unsure, get it checked by a gunsmith before firing
I don't see what you mean about it not being possible to use the sling as a shooting aid? Its just a 2-point military sling, pretty much the same as everyone else used in the West. If you look in the...
Those early carbines are beautiful. I'd love to get my hands on one someday.
Since the OP seemed to be asking about how to use a 2-point webbing sling the traditional way, I thought I'd post this picture of myself using an M91/30 with a hasty sling setup.
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