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Richard

I was a non-metallic materials engineer for a heavy equipment manufacturer. Mostly worked with rubber but had experience with plastics, both injection molded and reaction-injection...

Anyone have a Unertl scope block chart?

Specifically looking for the correct scope block heights (front and rear) for a Winchester Model 70 Target (1965 mfg date) with original barrel. The scope...

Relative to bolt guns, the Garand & M14 have a fairly narrow powder burn rate window. You might want to verify that IMR 4064 is OK for the Garand. Way back when, most folks shooting the Garand in...

Thanks to all for the excellent info.

Sounds like I need to scrounge up some more books.

Think I'll pass on this rifle.

Regards

Jim

If headspace is excessive on the "field" gauge, a field test bolt used with the "field" gauge will indicate if either the bolt lugs or the receiver lug seats are worn to the point of unservicability....

I've developed an interest in M1903 based vintage target rifles. There is one in a shop locally. It is a "high number" SA receiver, heavy aftermarket barrel in .03/06, international style stock. ...

"Can't you buy "FIRM GRIP" anymore? left lovely black plotches all over your rlfle, coat, fingers, glove, mat..."

I dunno about Firm Grip. I used Hawkeye position-in-a-can and Hawkeye is long...

Maury

Thanks for the reply. My up close vision went at 40 YOA. I've used Bob Jones lenses and corrected shooting glasses. Both are big improvements but still not like it was back when I was...

"I tried this approach. It has proven to be the solution for me. My 600yd scores jumped from the mid-80s into the low and sometimes high 90s. "

Maury

Other than service rifle I use an...

Maury

There ya go, knocking conventional wisdom off it's pedestal (at least giving it a shove and causing it to wobble).

What the human eye/brain CAN'T do is LOOK AT more than one thing at a...

When using iron sights there are three main factors:
1. Sight alignment - the relationship between the rear sight and front sight.
2. Sight picture - the relationship between the front sight and...

Got an opinion on another forum:

It is USARHAW and stands for US Army Reserve Hawaii.

Sounds plausible.

Jim

Bought a M1903 match rifle. Story is it belonged to a former military competitor (no name, etc).

Included is a leather, shearling lined, Boyt rifle case.

Stenciled on the case is:

USARHAN...

I collect old books on topics which interest me. The following is an excerpt from a 1909 U.S. War Department small arms instruction manual.

It interests me thatin 1909 the War Dept. considered...

For decades the function of a US rifleman has been to locate the enemy, fix him in place then get on the radio and call in artillery or airstrikes to actually do the killing.

For the most part,...

"...for optical sighted AR-platforms with electronically scored targets from 7 to 500 yards. That's right 7 yards. No word yet on whether participants will have the option of tossing in a grenade...