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    Simple reasoning actually. As a family the wife...

    Simple reasoning actually. As a family the wife & I shoot a lot of 45-70. We've got more rifles in this caliber than anything else, so it made sense to give it a try.

    Plus if it doesn't work...
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    Figured that I'd update y'all. My plan to...

    Figured that I'd update y'all.

    My plan to restore my parade receiver went a bit sideways. I made the mistake of buying a smle that had been converted to 45-70 Government & got to wondering what...
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    Never mind, found it. We'll some of it at...

    Never mind, found it. We'll some of it at least. I only care about the bits related to the 6.5x52mm Carcano cartridge right now. Being that is what I'm dealing with at the moment.
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    Please elaborate. First I've heard of this &...

    Please elaborate. First I've heard of this & would explain a few things for me.

    They "looked" like the Hornady .268" RN Carcano only bullets. Which I have & have reloaded with. I've had nothing...
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    That's neat, I like it! How long is the barrel?

    That's neat, I like it! How long is the barrel?
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    I like to read & learn & to know what to look for...

    I like to read & learn & to know what to look for & what to avoid. Can learn from both the informed & uninformed. Then I can make my own decisions.
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    Aye, it would be strange for a government to...

    Aye, it would be strange for a government to issue a rifle that'd kill its own troops. But governments have done dumber things.
    I'm unfamiliar with these rifles. Until I know more & can be sure,...
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    1870/87/15 Vetterli Carcano

    The wife's latest prize. She drug it home a couple days ago.

    Italian Vetterli Carcano 1870/87/15. Made at Torre Annunziata in 1884. The wood is in pretty good shape. Metal is in great shape, with...
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    Thank you for the information. It's greatly...

    Thank you for the information. It's greatly appreciated. I'm fortunate in that I've already got probably any tool that I many need. Action wrenchs, barrel blocks, files, vices, etc etc. Will...
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    Oh I definitely agree, absolutely not worth the...

    Oh I definitely agree, absolutely not worth the cost in parts. Could definitely just buy a chopped down rifle cheaper. I'm not known for doing the smart thing.
    I don't belive in putting something...
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    She is a woman of peculiar interests when it...

    She is a woman of peculiar interests when it comes to firearms. The gist of it is, the older & uglier, the better. She's a blackpowder junky through & through. First two rifles she ever bought all...
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    There has been some argument about that within...

    There has been some argument about that within the household. The overall direction to go that is. I'm more of a hunt down everything original & restore as a rifle. The wife is wanting it done as a...
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    Ok. Definitely a rifle then. Serial #234306. ...

    Ok. Definitely a rifle then. Serial #234306.

    Let's the parts hunt begin. A good stock is probably going to be the obnoxious part.
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    What should it be?

    Got this barreled action for just about free & I plan to slowly put it back together. Just not sure as what.

    Due to the nickel plating I assume it was a parade rifle at some point I life &...
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    L4a5 Bren markings

    How were the Royal Navy L4a5 Bren guns marked?

    I'm just about finished rebuilding a L4a3 that ended up with a Mk2 charging handle instead of the folding Mk1. It's my understanding that the Royal...
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    WTB: Colt Model 1917 barrel

    Looking for a good usable barrel for a Colt M1917 in .45 auto. I'd prefer one that is property marked, but I'm really not that picky.

    Thank you
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    I believe that would be good as grand finale...

    I believe that would be good as grand finale mate.... But not so much as a surface finish.
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    L4 question

    Simple question really as I'm thinking down the road a bit of a build.

    What would be the proper finish for an L4 bren gun? Circa 1965.

    Thank you in advance.
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    WTB: L4A1 Bren magazine

    I am looking for British / Commonwealth L4A1 magazines. I'm not looking for pristine museum grade examples, just functional. I don't care if it's modified for a metric gun, I can fix that.
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    She'll definitely shoot it, she's a recoil junky....

    She'll definitely shoot it, she's a recoil junky. I like 6.5 swede & carcano, she wants .30 cal and up. She'll shoot her trapdoor all day long & has a little 1863 Sharps carbine in .54 thats were in...
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    If I could find one, I wouldn't complain.

    If I could find one, I wouldn't complain.
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    Thank you. She's really happy with it, despite...

    Thank you. She's really happy with it, despite that she's a blackpowder junky. Hopefully we'll get out to the range next weekend.

    I'm a Winchester snob, so I'm on the hunt for a Winchester M1917...
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    Wife's birthday M1917

    My & I have a tradition of getting each other a firearm of some sort for birthdays. This year I'm running late by a few weeks, but it took some time to settle on something then to acquire. Not to...
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    I'm particularly pleased with finding this one....

    I'm particularly pleased with finding this one. Very happy to have it in my little collection. I will definitely be putting it on the trenchgun & then finding an Eddystone for the other one I'm...
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    Interesting P13 / M1917 Bayonet

    For my wife's birthday yesterday we went bombing around St. Louis Missouri yesterday & to kill some time waiting for the restaurant she wanted to hit for dinner, we hit a couple army navy stores....
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