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09-24-2016 05:53 PM
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Finally got it to the range
Thank you all for your help. I finally got to the range and found that it keyholes every round at 100 yards. I was hoping to have a useful antique rifle. What are my options without destroying the historical value?
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I don't see what shape the barrel is in here...you could try a larger cast bullet with gas check and see if it stablizes. That will depend on a sound bore though...
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To be honest there is little value in it, if it was complete in very good condition and retained the volley sights etc then its another story. If its key holing then the barrel is probably shot, Have you tried gauging the Barrel?
The problem with SMLE's and early ones like yours is the lack of woodwork available, Its why I mentioned in a previous post its worth splicing and repairing. I've a few fore-ends I'm keeping for a rainy day which I've picked up over time, I can't justify using them for anything except a rare find such as a beat up sporterized sniper for instance.
If the barrel doesn't gauge I'd look at parting it out, I'm just saying this from experience, there may be someone looking for a 1911 body to complete some sort of project....... The barrel if it
is shot is scarp unless its bored out to take a .22 liner or bored out to .410 smoothbore etc.
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Thank You to bigduke6 For This Useful Post:
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What ammo are you using? If using boat tail projectiles, try some with flat base projectiles to see if the key holing stops.
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Thank You to Brian Dick For This Useful Post:
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I used Wolf bimetal ammo, flat base. I don't have a gauge, so I used a round: it falls out of the chamber, but stops halfway down in the muzzle. The rifling looks good to me, but I also don't know what it /should/ look like.
I've definitely looked at putting the wood back together so it at least looks legit, even if it can't shoot straight. I'm also not attached to it, so parting it out or selling it whole is an option, too.
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Have you pulled a projectile from that Wolff ammo to check if it's really flat base? All the Wolff I've encountered was Mk.8 spec with boat tail projectiles.
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I looked back at my targets, since I can't pull a bullet at the moment, and I'm willing to say that they are boat tails, not flat base. Only a couple holes look flat, but most of them are boats.
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Try some real Mk.7/7z or an equivalent with the flat base projectile. It may well cure the key holing problem.
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