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Didn't think you would ever see photos, eh?
A little extra challenge- shooting through the grass! And, yes, that's about how it looked through the sights.
FN 1967 ball, fired w/o sighters after shooting the LC'66 ammo- which was kinda pitiful.
So, it's not super accurate. Works fine. FN ammo still pooches out primers and is more vigourous. Could freshen the crown, but that's not gonna happen any time soon. Sight picture is very good, but obscures a little more territory than an M1.
Target entered into the Milsurps competition. Feel free to show me up!:
https://www.milsurps.com/showthread.php?t=31269&page=8
See Post #73
ETA: I wish I had some of the old targets. Having reread the first post (finally), it seems my memory isn't as bad as first feared. Note- this rifle still won't get shot very much, but it looks like it's time to see WHY its not doing so well. Something to look forward to, I hope!
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Thanks for sharing, it's a good thing no one held their breath for the pics though! You have a rare piece for a collection, and I've always admired them, they have a certain beauty all their own. Melvin Johnson was a genius, this rifle could have been the US MBR during WWII, John C, had a head start and that sort of sealed it's fate when time to make a decision. I recalled a review of one in Box-of-Truth, they have some nice shots of it being loaded with stripper clips.
Educational Zone #70 - Great Firearms - The Johnson Rifle - Page 1
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