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    early carbines

    Was feeling a bit nostalgic yesterday, so I dug my lee carbines out of the safe for a range session. Accuracy ran the gamut from six inches to "meter-of-angle" at 100 yards! All loads were low-pressure using trailboss. However, accuracy was not the goal as it was simple fun to shoot these old girls. Carbines from top to bottom are a New Zealandicon pattern carbine, an RIC, an MLE Carbine MkI, and two MLM carbines, one with its D ring still attached. Hope you all enjoy the pics.
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    Love these old carbines, I have a mk1 metford carbine, it shoots point of aim at 25 yds using 115grn lead bullets over 6.5 grns of Vhit 340. Nice collection.

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    Nice looking carbines. I'm an early carbine addict myself. Thanks for posting.

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    hi very nice should have been chasing them years ago

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    Thanks for posting the pictures, smle addict. Its amazing how light fast handling these carbines are - like dancing with a beautiful girl.

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    Beautiful little things. I love my carbine. Someday I'd love to shoot it on horseback.

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    Would anyone know where one would find some wood for one? (right next to the unicorn)

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    Quote Originally Posted by HighlandGunner View Post
    Would anyone know where one would find some wood for one? (right next to the unicorn)
    I know that Englishman has made some in the past (there is a thread). I actually found an RIC with a busted receiver but all the wood in great shape to put on my LEC that I bought sporterized with an MV stock. The guy at the gun shop thought I was crazy for paying $300 for a gun with a busted receiver...

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    $300? I'd jump on that too. Nice score

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    Very nice!

    I have a couple myself and will be using them at a D-Day 75th anniversary mil-surp rifle shoot here in Indiana next month.


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