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on SA M1 #5825877.
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are functionally interchangeable - that is, the threaded shank dimensions are the same, and either can be installed on any 1903 or A3 receiver.
The external dimensions are the same with the...
that's shooting well, and you don't use corrosive ammunition: DON'T take it apart until it shows signs of malfunction or inaccuracy. Clean it properly, lubricate it where needed, apply...
and bolts were made of 3 1/2% nickel steel. I believe more info about the specific alloy is available in 'Hatcher's Notebook'.
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I was able to obtain a bolt head of the length I wanted - headspace is now reduced to .065" or just an RCH (q.v.) over, and will not close on .066". It still shoots as well as at first, but I'm...
I have checked the draws - the copper plates were never fitted to this Coachwood forearm, which is new. The bearing at the draws is as good as it should be, and the rifle shoots into 1 1/2 MOA as it...
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FWIW, I have shot it with my customary mild load, and bulging was not very noticeable - no worse than in my #4, which was FTR'd in 1948.
I'm gonna keep after this thing until...
I did say it is a Jovino gun, but neglected to state that it is apparently one of those built-up from spares. The receiver is dated 1943, while the stock parts are 1942. The serial number is 771A,...
I am going to acquire another bolt head, and, possibly, a new bolt body (Springfield Sporters has them, and, failing that, I'll check Sarco).
This rifle is such a nice one, and shoots so well,...
Thanks for the additional effort and info. I'd be happy with a bolt head which came close(r) to the minimum headspace (say, in the range of .638" to the desired .641").
I was aware of the facts...
I decided to measure the headspace more carefully, and have now determined that the actual measurement is .076", even longer than the generous Brit maximum, and I'd certainly like to bring it as much...
for the additional information.
I now understand the '.050" limit', and know that it is not a problem in this rifle. The bolt head does, indeed contact the flange on the firing pin before being...
I appreciate the further input, but am not sure how to apply any of it, at this point.
I do not see any further need to lap-in the bolt to the receiver, at this point, and don't plan to do so -...
If the #1 bolt heads were not numbered, were they actually available in a range of lengths (they must have been), and how were they distinguished without having to measure each one?
As I mentioned...
for the input. I did stain the buttstock, and came-out with a fairly good match in color (not perfect, but the other pieces aren't perfectly matched, either.
Still, I've finished oiling the...
I gathered that you were not new to the Kingdom. But there are a great many potential visitors who may not be aware of some of the potential problems to be encountered in, ummm, 'getting to know'...
A word of caution might not be amiss, here: some of those 'big, athletic, and just stunning' Thai women might not actually have 2 X-chromosomes. They had pretty much perfected the processes of...
It looks to me that there are 2 different woods used on the stock set of this Lithgow. They all appear to be marked 'SLAZ 42' (Slazenger 1942), and the handguards and foreend are distinctly darker...
Thanks for the feedback, guys.
I'm assuming the stock on the #1 is coachwood - it is pretty light in color and fairly open in grain.
I'm looking at this one as a learning project, to see what I...
Did the Aussies actually use creosote in their oil mix?
And, I've been studying-up on bedding the Lee-Enfields - this will be my first attempt at setting-up a #1, though my work on a #4 yielded...
is whether any stain was used by the Aussies, and if so, what? Or did they simply apply the BLO and let time provide any darkening effect?
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The U.S. used BLO (heated), and dunked the stocks in it, then allowed them to 'drip-dry'. It doesn't appear that these coachwood stocks were oiled at all before they went into storage.
I do use...
I just acquired a new-condition Lithgow #1 Mk 3* (one of the John Jovino guns). It is perfectly new, but the stock is bone-dry and doesn't appear to have ever had any sort of finish applied to the...
Left handed Maxim gun(s), too. Other historical programs of recent vintage have featured left-handed Brown Besses, and similar items. I can't help but wonder exactly how the filmmakers and editors...