Ranger 303 rifles

[browningautorifle]

I was looking over some of the ranger rifles a few years back, they were pretty sad looking specimens for the most part. Many were mismatched, bedding was worn out, bores were rough. There were a very few nice ones, but they were suffering from a lack of maintenance.

Strange, I mentioned that was was burned in effigy...yet I stand by it. Few actually took care, some outright abused theirs.

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Strange, I mentioned that was was burned in effigy...yet I stand by it. Few actually took care, some outright abused theirs.

It is true, one of my friends joined and his issue rifle was a wreck. Bolt was mismatched, and a quick check showed it was only locking on the solid rib. The bore was hopeless. He requested a replacement, and when it arrived, he regretted complaining about the first one.... Lots of them would make pretty nice rifles with a lot of TLC, some only needed a good cleaning. A few were well looked after. I recall that they all had C1 slings. Never understood that thing! The L-E sling was a masterpiece of simplicity, durability, and easy to use. The C1 sling is flimsy and hard to adjust quickly. Anyhow, I always felt that the government should have spent more time teaching firearms maintenance, it broke my heart to see such valuable rifles deteriorate into scrap.