No4 Mk1 (T) mount, etc.

[ANDYZ28]

I do have an M1D I can use while I get this project done right.

By the way; their is another Brit who comes over to shoot in these Vintage Matches and he also shoots a No4. I load the ammo for him so he can avoid the hassle. I loaned him my 1903A3 at Camp Perry last year and he got a gold medal with it. It was the first time he had ever shot one.

Thanks, Andy

[ANDYZ28]

Are the 4(T) rifles regularly shot in competition at 600 yards?

[Surpmil]

The No4 comes into its own over 600 yards or so. The flexing of the receiver (aka "body") is generally agreed to "compensate" for variations in ammunition with the result that vertical dispersion is reduced considerably. The "weakness" of the receiver thus becomes a strength, not intended, but a nice bonus.

On the only occasion on which I've fired a No4(T) at 1000 yards (before the whining neighbors got the range almost closed) I can tell you that it did very well indeed with DCRA 1950 match ammo. The American Swing/Musgrave/whatever user I was paired with insisted that the RO call down to the butts several times as he was sure they were marking his shots as mine. It still gives me a little glow!

[Peter Laidler]

I too fired one in a competition at 100 yards. It was an awful day. Cold, a bit of fog and mist and I was tucked up under a big winter warfare parka with the telescope and bolt under the extended hood and each shot hit the target and it went down. Someone behind be, among the others, who all had super dooper this that and the other rifles was heard to say '.......what the bloody hell has he got there.............., that's a full house of hits!

1000 yards and they are just getting into their stride...............

[ANDYZ28]

I must say that these two stories only serve to fuel my passion for shooting a "T" in competition at 600 against all manner of Vintage Sniper rifles.

But I must that have located a mount, a scope have proven to be very, very vexing. I wish a "shootable" replica was available to use. I have a friend in the UK who comes over to shoot with us. He says he may be able to have the loan of a scope for us to use in the meantyime. I certainly hope so.

Thanks to all of our fellow "T" fans out there, Andy

[tower06]

I've got Roger Payne's perfect reproduction No.32 scope brackets on hand but haven't had time to finish them yet as I bought them in the white. I also have correct and perfect beech cheek pieces that are made in England by EFD with screws. Email me directly if interested. Just have patience on the brackets because with my current work and travel schedule, it'll be Spring before I can get them ready for sale.

Brain, what will the brackets be going for? Will need one ofr my recently acquired BSA.

[Surpmil]

Andy if you can't get a No4(T) together try a MkIII Ross. You should be able to find one with a really nice barrel stateside. You can get a Winchester A5 scope for a lot less money than a No32, and go back a war! That will really knock them on their heels when you show up with that combo, which was the standard sniping rifle of the Canadian Expeditionary Force in WWI. Make sure the chamber hasn't been enlarged, get some decent ammo and have fun!

[rgg_7]

Part for the No4T are getting pricey. The very cheapest is the reproduction parts....pads hopefully are on the rifle...often seen on eBay for less than a $100.00 however a bear to install. If all you need is a bracket you can get one from Brian Dick or go on eBay. Sarco type now selling around $200.00 and a Roger Payne $350.00 -400.00 however they're very good. The real thing would be any bodies guess. What ever you purchase, unless you get very, very, lucky needs to be fitted.....Peter Laidler has stated this many times. Ron