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I wouldn't either! It is also a little more interesting than average (well, if you're an anorak like me) in that it has the smaller than the norm receiver side wall 'T'. I have owned or seen several rifles like this & still have one in my collection. I have no doubts whatsoever that they are correct, & I have only ever seen this phenomenon on BSA 1943 rifles.
So was it one enterprising armourer who was stamping them or were they in fact converted at BSA as the records state, and they were using a smaller "T"?
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06-30-2017 01:23 AM
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Originally Posted by
jonh172
I've sent an inquiry to Fultons of Bisley if they have a set available.
Well, they had a set on display last Sunday.
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Originally Posted by
harry mac
Well, they had a set on display last Sunday.
Thanks!
A forum member has a set of originals for me, the community here is amazing!
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I love projects like this. They may take years to finish but the thrill of that find makes it all worth it. I bought a real Remington Model 10 WWI trench gun receiver in a parts bin for $40 years ago. It took a long time but I finally got her done last year.
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Originally Posted by
nhetzer
I finally got her done last year.
How about considering doing a thread on that gun? We'd love to see it all done up in pics...?
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You could probably use a No.22 Tel. just to collimate. They're pretty cheap.
“There are invisible rulers who control the destinies of millions. It is not generally realized to what extent the words and actions of our most influential public men are dictated by shrewd persons operating behind the scenes.”
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Originally Posted by
Surpmil
You could probably use a No.22 Tel. just to collimate. They're pretty cheap.
I'll just use my no.32mk1
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Thread 47........ Just make sure that before you do use it, that it is PROPERLY collimated in itself - in that the optical axis of the telescope, indicated by the rotary position of the tip of the graticle is exactly aligned with the mechanical axis of the tube
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Thread 47........ Just make sure that before you do use it, that it is PROPERLY collimated in itself - in that the optical axis of the telescope, indicated by the rotary position of the tip of the graticle is exactly aligned with the mechanical axis of the tube
Will do Peter!
I'll be sending it to Warren (Wheaty) in Sudbury for a tune up and then will follow your collimation instructions.
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The beauty of the No.22 is that the collimation is already done: the reticule is fixed and centered .
Why they chose to put that scope with a measly 1" tube, minimal eye relief and not even a rubber bumper on the eye-end on the long-awaited 6 Pounder AT gun is a mystery. The 2 Pdr. had a far better sight in the No.24 and by 1942 the gun was more or less a useless toy, since they adamantly refused to provide it with either a HE or a canister cartridge. They could have taken the sights from the 2 Pdrs. and put them on the 6 Pounders since the adjustments were all external.
Whoever made that decision should have been hit over the head with a No.22
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