At a local gun show a dealer had 2 A3s that had been cut down to 18" bbl. length. Trying to pass them off as "carbine prototypes" @ $3K each. Knew they were fake & said so loudly, but it got me...
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Short Rifle?
At a local gun show a dealer had 2 A3s that had been cut down to 18" bbl. length. Trying to pass them off as "carbine prototypes" @ $3K each. Knew they were fake & said so loudly, but it got me...
Side-mount Scope on A3/A4?
Was shooting my A4 replica at the range the other day & an older shooter mentioned he used one in Korea, but the scope was side-mounted so he could use stripper clips. I pressed him to make sure he...
Wrist Size on A4 Repro
Just bought a James River to shoot in Vintage Sniper. Have never held an original A4, but it seems that the wrist/pistol grip are too thick. Can anyone confirm this? I can think this out myself...
Sunray, thanks for your scope comments. PLEASE...
Sunray, thanks for your scope comments. PLEASE stop passing on this misinformation that has been floating around for a while - Gibbs are NOT built on drill rifle receivers, rewelded demils,...
Gibb A4 Query
From comments here & elsewhere, I gather that the scope on the Giibs A4 isn't very durable. I have an original Alaskan, so that isn't really a problem, but how are the mounts? If they're not good,...
Match Case Prep
Just bought a Gibbs 1903 Sniper & want to shoot in Vintage Sniper matches, so my question is does anyone neck-turn their match cases? Thanks.