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Check out www.horstheld.com
He has one of these for sale. (a cased pistol in much nicer condition)
I don't know how realistic Horst is with his prices, but he always has a lot of things listed....

Who're you calling old?? kidding.....
for shooting or display? Both? Lots of accoutrements to collect for display.
Books, bullets, belts, bayonets. Yes on the extra pin striker - check for old...

Randy, you'll find the A3 is way more shooter-friendly than the 03. Granted, most 03's are beautifully crafted and have more history behind them if you could find one in close to original wood and...

And another - SN 3223808 9-42 Unboxed RLB I suppose this would be considered an overlap into FJA territory as far as the stock goes, but I've had it for a long time - 1963. I've seen one or two...

I believe your SH rounds are a bit later than mine, evidenced by the cannelure (sp) ring and colorful box. But the date range is about the same....turn of the century. I always found it odd that FA...

Here's some photos you might find interesting. These are in line with the thread. The SH box is the one with the 500 gr. bullet, the carbine UMC 45 Govt. (45-55-405) is the "reloading" box. You could...

Dick, your UMC ctg's were likely mfg turn of the century between 1900-1910(ish). Same for the contract WRA, but possibly a bit later.
Hope this helps, lee

http://www.navsource.org/archives/10/03/03089.htm

T - Here's a link for Attack Transport APA 89, its WWII designation. It was part of the landings at Leyte (like my dad's ship USS Mt. Olympus AGC...

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1. 120 loose TW 52, NC, bright and shiny USGI finish, no corrosion or defects. $110 shipped.
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2. 80 loose rounds LC 52, NC bright and shiny USGI finish, no corrosion or defects. $70...

I have an early HRA collector grade from the CMP that has "mongo" rack marks-look more like a chainsaw blade skipped across it.
jd, this may be hard to follow without pictures, but.......
It sounds...

Thanks Joem, that's an interesting side of the argument.
Do you think the brand of plated would make a difference, or has it been many makes over all those rounds?

Thanks Sunray,
I've also compared the pistol vs. rifle loads on Hodgen's online data and it's the same load (13g / 110g FMJ) but has a lower velocity for the 'pistol' with a 7" barrel. I don't...

Try to keep your velocity to about the 1600 fps mark
Yes, and there's the rub.......with the standard H110/W296 powder it's also advised to not download from the 13-14g 1900-2000 fps. I got this...

Folks,
I've been handloading .30-06 and .45 acp for a couple years and I'm getting ready to start with some .30 carbine. Reading that velocity should be up around 1900-2000 fps to cycle the action,...

Sounds like a nice collection. I had a 1865 Spencer too, those are a wonder of machining, action smooth as silk.
Thanks for the reply. Sometime maybe a picture?

Monk69, A couple questions out of curiosity if you don't mind - is the star a petal or 5-pointed? Is the stock cartouched? What date breechblock? Lastly, what type of sights, 1879 or Buffington? I'm...

Thanks for that list, many of the movies I would have never guessed had a trapdoor. But I'm really surprised "Springfield Rifle" with Gary Cooper isn't there.....it was set during the Indian War...

Looks like he's grabbing the holster attached to the ctg. belt hanging from the rafter, I had to look twice - the same guy exhaling smoke, the card game, the squad cleaning rod, the belt around the...

leeshall, If you do an advanced search of "NATO headstamp" there's a short discussion from a couple years ago (april 2012) that I started specific to DAC 30-06's. There are comments regarding what...

It is just about as easy to provide the link as the auction number, and everyone doesn't have to log onto Gunbroker
Johnny P,
While I appreciate your help with my actual question, I find it a bit...

This auction just ended, a pretty sweet price for a nice looking 1911. But I've been wondering about the finish, it looks so much better than any other I've seen on pistols above the 400000 SN....

I'm hoping someone with a relatively older loading manual , say 15-20 years old, can help. Some time ago I bought a bunch of mixed caliber plated bullets, most of which were .45 cal 230 g RN which I...

CC,
I have a nearly identical training chart for the 1903 A1 the difference being it has the newly designated C stock. It's dated 1938, also linen-backed, and has many thumbtack holes in the...

I pulled down a BH ctg out of curiosity a while back. What I found was 25 g of a short-stick extruded powder, which I think might be IMR 4198 or H4198.
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If you look at the Hodgdon site...