Sure was a nice find, best I have seen in ages! :)
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Sure was a nice find, best I have seen in ages! :)
Just got this, I believe it to be ex- Pacific Coast Militia Rangers issue. All W parts except the sight leaf, I had to replace it with an Eddystone one since someone filed the battle aperture into a...
My first Springfield, a 1918 R I A had the #4 peep. Man, that thing was waaay too fine for my eyes.
Can I order from CMP? I am in Canada.
I am looking for a repro type "S" finger groove stock, and have heard good things about the Dupage stock, Problem is, I can't seem to find them available anywhere! Where would one purchase such a...
I would like to buy one of the Type "C" stocks for my '03, to make it a bit nicer to shoot. Trouble is, many years ago I bought a Scant stock for another '03, and it ended up with too much wood...
I had a batch of HXP75 and it gave sticky extraction in two SMLE's as well as in my No.4. I tried some in my Ross and it functioned flawlessly. Still confused.
I saw a picture once of a ARVN M24 Chaffee with "VIC MORROW" painted on it. Crew must have been fans.
I have not really had much difficulty getting the 70gr. charge into the case. I use a long drop tube, and with the 500gr. bullets I cast an extra hard bullet and turned it down a bit to compress the...
Crumbs, I better conserve my last can! :O
Goex CTG. is great if you can find it. Avoid Remington brass. Winchester, Federal, and Starline are great.
I have only ever seen one other US Krag at the range, a cut down rifle. A couple of Norwegian Krags, though. I think I shoot the only Trapdoor here, too.
it shoots like a dream, too
I could take some, it is pretty nice and the bore is mint. Not too many US Krags in Canada, I waited a long time for one!
Awww.... :( Thanks anyway! :)
Here is my Krag 1899, held by my lovely sailor fiance. (Halloween picture, lol) Do you have anything on number 344058? Thanks in advance!