December Purchases
- Thread starter student of history
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Winchester30-30
Regular
- Location
- Fraserwood, MB
im still recovering from novembers purchases
Dang, nice 1911! Someday...
For now, I'll just have to stick to cheaper stuff; like this 1943 Lithgow No.1 MkIII*. It's been FTR'd in '59. I had to replace the sear spring which was broken and still have to free up the safety which is seized. Should be a shooter though. The butt doesn't look so much lighter than the rest of it in real life.
For now, I'll just have to stick to cheaper stuff; like this 1943 Lithgow No.1 MkIII*. It's been FTR'd in '59. I had to replace the sear spring which was broken and still have to free up the safety which is seized. Should be a shooter though. The butt doesn't look so much lighter than the rest of it in real life.
+1.
student of history
CGN Regular
Well that's a perk! Again, nice rifle!
As far as the Colt goes, let's just say it wasn't cheap boys
But if you want a rough idea, they're usually priced between $1500 and $3000 when you can find an all original example...but it isn't an easy task in Canada.
I know, this not an original but honestly, I can't afford the real deal so I'm really happy with this one !!!
I'm on GunBroker too and the nice ones sells for around 8-9K.
Here's the rifle, its a James River Armory 1903 Springfield USMC sniper rifle w/8X Hilux repro scope.
Now I need to install the recoil spring on the scope. That will be a delicate operation.
This rifle is just soooo ###y !!! The scope is pretty nice too... I hope you enjoy even if its a repro...
I'm on GunBroker too and the nice ones sells for around 8-9K.
Here's the rifle, its a James River Armory 1903 Springfield USMC sniper rifle w/8X Hilux repro scope.
Now I need to install the recoil spring on the scope. That will be a delicate operation.
This rifle is just soooo ###y !!!
The scope is pretty nice too... I hope you enjoy even if its a repro...
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Lee Enfield
CGN Ultra frequent flyer
- Location
- Republic of Alberta
Why install something that was removed for a reason?
To be honest with you, I don't know because half of the pics that I have seen have the spring and the other half not...
But if the factory made one, it should have a purpose, no ???
Maybe you can tell me more about those springs and purpose... That would be nice !!!
On unertl scopes, the whole scope tube moves forward about an inch every time you fire it. Early Unertls had no spring and the shooter had to grasp the scope and pull it back into position after each shot. Later the spring was added and a light film of oil was left on the scope where it rides in the front ring (where it is tensioned with a spring-loaded plunger). The spring made the scope rebound back into position so the shooter did not have to do it manually.
All this was necessary because the Unertl scopes with their length and mass would often wallow out the dovetail mounts after a few hundred rounds and lose zero. The moving tube concept allowed that inertial energy to be safely dissipated.
Hope that helps.
All this was necessary because the Unertl scopes with their length and mass would often wallow out the dovetail mounts after a few hundred rounds and lose zero. The moving tube concept allowed that inertial energy to be safely dissipated.
Hope that helps.
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