Did Longbranch manufacture jungle carbines?

shredder said:
Did the Long Branch prototypes have the same accuracy, felt recoil, and wandering zero problems the British-made Jungle Carbines did?
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No5s were not known for precision accuracy. I've owned and shot a number of them over the years and have to say that they all kept their zero. I still have a JC that I got back in the early '60s. I put a Bishop buttstock on it, scoped it and kept the original fore stock. It always kept it's zero and will shoot a 2.5 in group @ 100 yds. It is a great timber rifle and has gotten me a few truckloads of game over the yrs incl moose, bear and my best whitetail.
 
OMG...it's the sad remains of a 1941 Long Branch, heavily Bubbaed. :yingyang:

So sad that the barrel is cut. :(

It's sort of like the "Royal Marine Commando" rifles Simpsons Sears or whoever was selling, but not quite the same. (actually I'm pretty sure that's exactly what it is)

They had a screw clamped pot metal flash hider. No great loss.

It would be worth grabbing though...just because it's a 41 LB. It looks to have seen some heavy use but it's worth having. Just don't be paying a fortune for it.

It looks to have the original matching bolt and you can see the 0L serial number.

The receiver is probably fine although used looking.


CMichaud said:
OK so here are some pics of this weird sporter thing...apparently the guy bought it from Sears or Eatons back in the 1960s. The flash suppressor went missing along the way...

http://s583.photobucket.com/user/B-Stone/slideshow/Guns/Rook Gun
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It is not mine. a buddy had it given to him by an older guy. The story fits as he said it came from SImpson Sear in the 60's. He said the flash suppressor also "fell off" He had an S&K mount on it for his scope.

Interestingly, the bolt and receiver do match

It would be cool to see the advertisement if you can find it Cantom....maybe PM the original poster lone ranger? He may have just moved the pic and messed up the link?
 
Oh yeah. Very desirable.

But the barrel is cut...and the barrels are matching numbers on 41 LB's.

If you can get it...finding the parts to finish it off is not at all easy but probably worthwhile.

You know, you can get the end of a dark bore barrel, cut it off, bore it out oversize, and silver solder it on to that matching barrel on the 41. Not perfect in any way, but at least you keep the matching numbers and bunch of LB proofs.

Don't be expecting to get rich off of it...but it's a worthwhile project.
 
CMichaud said:
It is not mine. a buddy had it given to him by an older guy. The story fits as he said it came from SImpson Sear in the 60's. He said the flash suppressor also "fell off" He had an S&K mount on it for his scope.

Interestingly, the bolt and receiver do match

It would be cool to see the advertisement if you can find it Cantom....maybe PM the original poster lone ranger? He may have just moved the pic and messed up the link?
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I think you should get it and give it to me, I'll know what to do with it :)
 
This seems close but does not show the pot metal top hand guard extension.

Also, barrel length on my buddies is 23.5" he tells me. The ad says 24.5" barrel which I though was the original length? Maybe they included the "flash suppressor" in their barrel length.

Thanks for finding the pics!

Side note: check the catalogue cover. Kid with flammable jammies and teddy bear next to highly combustible tree/presents and no fire screen...
 
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Yes, the metal handguard extension thing is different. But anyway, there were a few different outfits modifying those unwanted war guns into cool Commando models at the time...to get a few more bucks for them.

Anyway, that 41 LB receiver/barrel/bolt is going to waste on that rig...IMHO. Maybe trade your buddy a .22 for it or something...
 
They cut about 1/2 inch of the barrel off for the flash hider to fit.
There also was two model: one with a stamped metal extension for the handguard and another where the band was moved to the rear about 1/2 inch.
Golden State Arms did them in the 60's......
Most of the flash hidders blew off after a hundred or so rounds or cracked around the set screw and then would not stay on.
The barrels were not crowned, just flat cut...
 
Yes, exactly. Not properly crowned at all, just chop sawed off.

Thank you Wheaty. It was you that originally recalled where these rifles came from as I recall. (10 years ago)



wheaty said:
They cut about 1/2 inch of the barrel off for the flash hider to fit.
There also was two model: one with a stamped metal extension for the handguard and another where the band was moved to the rear about 1/2 inch.
Golden State Arms did them in the 60's......
Most of the flash hidders blew off after a hundred or so rounds or cracked around the set screw and then would not stay on.
The barrels were not crowned, just flat cut...
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