Longbranch sniper 30LXXXX

[harlton]

thanks Roger,
Fair point, so let me assure everyone, I'm building myself a four rifles, that I've always wanted to do, just to enjoy. I don't want any pressure from the feeling like every couple of boxes I put thru the real ones, I'm wearing out some valuable piece of history. I'm an engineer and mechanical sympathy runs deep in my veins.
I've been lucky enough to find a friend in New Zealand, great guy who helps me with my creations, not possible without his help, So thanks you know who you are and I'm not name dropping.
Anyway I'm building a WW1 1915 BSA sniper receiver thanks to Marstar, it's like new, and some one else who finds me barrels, found me my No4LT mk1* 1943. the other two I'm building are a early one a long lee target rifle, and one lee Speed special order, using a shortened but fat No4 barrel I have with lugs removed. So there's my master plan, I have health problems so these will be it, with a bit of luck.
To quote Charlton Heston, once finished, "from my cold dead hands". So with all the replica issues bouncing around, I'm going to stamp mine in non visible places, until you remove the first item and then it's going to say replica loud and clear, and Built by. I'm keeping them till I'm gone.Just like certain Nortons I own too.
I don't see why these crooks should be able to cheat someone with my work. I do intend to make as true a rifle as possible but function over correctness will win in places, I have an excellent 2.5 weaver scope, nearly identical in every way, even sight picture and it's really clear, fits my mounts, I cannot see spending $500 on an Indian repop when the $40 scope I have, is excellent.
So I hope these will never be branded fakes, if they are it won't be any fault of mine. I hope that's fair enough, these are for shooting not fooling. I'll post numbers and pictures when done.

Regards Ian