1879 Remington Lee Photos, etc. (Warning! LOTS of big photos)

[jmoore]

Receiver body and stock bedding photos-




#1r
Note that the split boss for the sear and magazine catch retaining pins also serves as the recoil lugs when bedded in the stock. If the wood sets back due to recoil or other rearward impacts (droppage or bayonet usage come to mind), there's not a lot of surface area to keep the action's rear tang from shifting back and splitting the stock. Perhaps this is the type of breakage that concerned the British evaluators. Thus, the L-E two piece stock! Purely conjecture on my part, but more plausible than a "weak wrist" which this rifle DOESN'T have!




#2r
Certain design points were so good from the start they really never changed! The magazine catch and the "U" shaped spring keep their same format throughout the entire Lee turnbolt family. Sear design changed, mostly in minor details, with a couple of evolutionary dead-ends thrown into it's lineage.


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#4r
It's kind of surprising how much metal was removed to accomodate the single shot loading platform. Given the novel technology of quick reloading box magazines, and the reluctance of the U.S. military to issue "ammunition wasting" repeaters, it surely was worth the effort, if only from a sales standpoint.


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#8r
Today, I look at the stock inletting and immediately think how easy it would be to glass this type action in a precision rifle build. Give it a front recoil lug and go to town!








As a warning, any commentary made to date has been w/o references and done sporadically, so don't be alarmed at errors and lack of cohesiveness! (Even a year and 4+ months later it's still a work in progress...)

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