Relief cuts?
Warning / Danger, Will Robinson!
Metfords, Lee Enfields, SMLE etc all breech up on the INNER breech ring, as do ALL Mausers up to and including the Model 98.
No4 and five series...
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Relief cuts?
Warning / Danger, Will Robinson!
Metfords, Lee Enfields, SMLE etc all breech up on the INNER breech ring, as do ALL Mausers up to and including the Model 98.
No4 and five series...
The "dull ring" is probably because the bodies of No1 and No4 rifles are not all one piece.
On the No1, the entire charger bridge is riveted to the body. The No4 has a pair of "risers" forged and...
No, the barrel is a "heavy" profile "commercial" barrel off probably another "decommissioned" P-14 target rifle. I am just the "mate" who fielded the inquiry accompanied by a "bag-o'-bits". I THINK...
A friend dropped over a few days ago and he was clutching a hessian bag of "stuff".
Most of it seemed to be P-14 parts, including a "sporterized" body and bolt. Body ears professionally machined...
"Oil blackening is applied with heating a metal pert and quenching in oil to cause black finish...which isn't so durable."
A variation on Oil Blacking is "Blazing Off.
This is generally used on...
There seem to be many interesting thougts on the type of screw threads used on these.
Some claim that the L1A1 breech thread is Whutworth form and so on.
My thoughts:
The L1A1, (Brit and Oz)...
Marmon Herrington had a better idea:
An Australian Army Ford 4x4 artillery tractor towing a No 27 Mk I limber and an 18 pounder Mk IV ... | Australian War Memorial
Speaking of vintage armour and such:
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King Tiger 213 features in the second one.
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Oz Armour liven up an M5 light tank.
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The world's most interesting out-door jig-saw puzzle.
So, exactly what sort of info do you need?
Tech data, production data?
I know where to put my paws on tech drawings and such, but someone else will have to help with production data..
The Oz...
If you have primer-pocket tools that "tweak the depth and diameter of the pocket, these will sort out "inconsistencies. The BEST device for removing chamfering-away any 'factory" primer crimp is the...
Another useful thing with those three cartridges is that hey are "forgiving" on powder types.
All three will work well with bullets in the 140-150 gn weight and powders like IMR3031 and IMR4895.....
"Mil-Spec" .303 chambers are just weird.
From the very beginning to at least the No4 days, they were NOT cut using "modern-style", one-piece 'reamers.
They were cut using a series of odd little...
Yep! The Oz cheek-pieces for the No1Mk 111 were almost a straight lift from the one for the P-14, which is why they look "different" from a No.4 (T) style.
NONE of them are "plug and play". They...
They have done well for bunch of blokes in the prawn (shrimp) fishing caper.
A big block of prime real-estate, several huge, cyclone-resistant sheds, all that hardware and a very impressive...
My 2 Bob's worth.
Alternatives to .303?
.30-30, of course
.30-40 Krag; almost the same overall cartridge length, "standard" .300 / .308 barrel, same HS gauges (give or take) as .303.
...
My Pacific Peso's worth: 7.92 x 33 (Kurz).
Probably East German, very post WW2 manufacture.
One of your neighbours is either a true eccentric or owns a VG1 or STG.
I remember making a whole...
How to manually start a Panther; with musical accompaniment.
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And, in Holland:
Manual Starting the STURMGESCHÜTZ, PANTHER and...
WORKSHOP WEDNESDAY: One of the largest collections of WWII and Modern MILITARY VEHICLES on display! - YouTube
Even better in the flesh; the rattle of track links, the roar of the Panther, the...
All the "NT" (Non Toxic) stuff seems to be made with small primer pockets. The flash-hole is larger than one would expect. The primer pockets are also crimped, but the mighty Dillon 600 sorts that...
Australian enthusiasts should contact AlanSwan of Swan Barrels, Redbank Plains, fame.
He makes a VERY similar "correct pattern"-ish LH-twist barrel. They are butttoned as opposed to "cut". The...
"Trench Art" 37mm case "dinner gong.
132225
The frame is 1/8" steel welding rod.
The "mallet" is assembled from a couple of fired .30-06 cases, a length of approx 5/16" brass rod an a .30...
The thing with the one I have, is that is part of a piece of "trench-art", made by my Dad, the WW2 Australian vehicle mechanic. His workshop, part of an artillery Regiment, was stationed near...