Last summer, I examined a number of rifles that the RANGERS were shooting at our range. They seemed to be pretty sorry specimens! The numbers matched on the bolts, but everything else looked mixed up. The trigger pulls were awful on every one, the safety was malfunctioning on two of them. One had really loose timber, and another was severely cord worn. One lady couldn't hit anything, so I asked to inspect her rifle. It was equipped with the BRITISH stamped ladder sight, but it was installed without the little collar! It was free to move back and forth a quarter inch! The bedding was incorrect on EVERY rifle! The oldest one was 1942, the youngest 1949. I offered to put the defects right, but was told that I would have to go through official channels for permission. Sounds like a headache! If those rifles were mine, I would be tempted to part them out, rather than use them. A really common problem with LB rifles is a defective safety. The cocking piece slips off the sear, if you pull the trigger with the safety engaged. This is most common with the "kicked leg" safety. Hope someone finds this interesting.
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