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Wow! Way beyond my small garage shop capabilities, and I would not be able to shoot that at my range. I have seen some folks doing such on YouTube and it was impressive. You got me thinking. ...

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Yes, if I had a parapet to anchor the T-Gewehr down, I would not have to handle the level of recoil you saw on the video. I am loading 190gr of Hodgdon 50BMG with a very close match...

I do not photograph as well as Mae or her brother, but you can see me and the T-Gewehr on YouTube. Since taking this first video, I have replaced the reproduction bipod with an original tubular one:...

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For the record, I shot 30 rounds in about 45 minutes. At 210lbs plus 42lbs of T-Gewehr, I was able to weather the storm. No burses, no headaches, and my shoulder is fine. Most of...

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Back from the range today and look what I found. At first, I noticed that my cases were not ejecting after extraction while shooting. Thirty rounds went down range and the...

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Back from the range today and look what I found. At first, I noticed that my cases were not ejecting after extraction while shooting. Thirty rounds went down range and the...

I have a Lee-Metford but now prefer the '93. However, the LM is a beautiful rifle and is more evocative, in my mind, of the weapons of the late 19th and early 20th century. Randy

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Just back from the range and my condolences to the American troopers sent to Cuba during the Spanish-American War. Wow, this rifle was deadly accurate, easy to fire, and the...

CH4D is a great company and without them I could never have shot so many BPCRs over the years. When I compare my cases following full-length sizing, they were a perfect match for the specs I pull...

My '86 is not an RTI and the chamber looks fine. With the CH4D dies bringing the necks in at 8-10 one thousands over the OEM cartridges, I am going to ask my gunsmith to open up the neck. Would...

Back to Basics seems to be the answer. I should have addressed the cases first but counted on CH4D dies be almost perfect. In this case, I believe they are not full-length sizing correctly.

I...

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I have just changed out the handles leaving the bolt sleeve and components as is. The first two handles broke at what appeared to be welds and pins. The third replacement handle,...

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Well, the cases chambered flawlessly but all were a nightmare to get out. The bolt handle moved back within the bolt sleeve and that's were it stopped. From that point, I had...

Kudos to Low and Slow. I got my borescope out and saw that there was heavy corrosion in the receiver where the Dropping Block sits while the bolt is cocked. looks like the corrosion created...

After watching several videos on how the '86 cycles, I believe there might also be an issue with the receiver where the block drops and lifts from. Will take a better look tomorrow and make sure the...

Original extractor on the left/bottom and new replacement on the right/top:

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Mixed day at the range yesterday.

Following two outings with my '86 that saw me breaking two bolt handles (pinned/brazed) on my '86, I had had some initial luck yesterday with my...

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Trying to finish a restoration on an 1893 Spanish Mauser and need the firing pin. Thanks, Randy

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Working on an '86 Mannlicher and both buttplate screws are going to have to be extracted rather violently. Question is on the compatibility of 1895 screws for my 1886. I have been...

I do remember the days when a nice Lebel went for about $500! Yes, I did secure it but you know what happened later....

It was a moment when I went over to the 5th digit and mommy went into shock. She too is OK for now. Randy

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As I just moved past my 65th year on earth, reflections abound, and I thought back to the day I crossed over into the big leagues and was able to plunk down $1000+ for a military...

Seems like this feature was added later in the series. My rifle is #265 and does not have the bar/slot. Thanks, Randy

Hi Jim,

Please look at the other picture. You will see a bar below the sight tube that fits into that slot. What is the bar for?

Thanks,
Randy

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Trying to understand what is the purpose of some T-Gewehr's sights having a metal bar on their underside with a corresponding slot cut into the stock. Thanks, Randy

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