Fun and Games.....an old problem

[muffett.2008]

Well here we go again, haven't had this one for awhile.

Young buck on the range with his new toy, a 1941 Lithgow, all shite and briny and a bucket of old Milsurp ammo.

He asked me if the ammo was okay, took a look at the headstamps...MF 57, if it goes bang it should be okay.
So off to the firing line and started banging away, problem is he was shooting about a foot to the left of target. Quick sight adjustment but not much improvement, good job there's a mountain back there, he needed it all for a backstop.

He finally approaches with a handful of cases and asks if they are okay, well no...
magic banana syndrome.

So I grab a texta and his bolt and begin to fill him in on why bolt lugs need to both have contact.(good job these old girls have a large lug on the right side, 'cause it was doing all the work)

As I had a few old clunkers with me, I grabbed a few bolts and found one that gave contact and gave it a go.....plinking in a foot to the right, so reset the blade back to it's original position and put in a bit of a group for him.

So here I am, sorting out another basic problem that we seem to forget about.....note no mention of that H word, we all know the real relevance for that.
I guess it's money in the bank though, got to keep someone happy, even if it's just the bank manager.
Note no mention of nosecap, normally this would push the bullet the other way, being anchored front and rear, but this one was sportered, so what you see is what you get.

Acouple of pic'sAttachment 102641both bananas on left, corrected bolt next and extreme right a good case.

Attachment 102640kissing bananas, with two corrected cases

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