Gibbs maybe bring back the 45-70 #4s
- Thread starter Dosing
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I sincerely hope that they're taking already sporterized #4 with shot out barrels as the basis for these builds - of course the economics pretty much dictate that's what they're doing.
Beyond that...
I want a 45-70... I'm just not sure which 45-70... And if this hits the market at the same price as their A3's, that would put it in contention.
Beyond that...
I want a 45-70... I'm just not sure which 45-70... And if this hits the market at the same price as their A3's, that would put it in contention.
Cocked&Locked
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gibbs was building them on new manufacture receivers not old ones...unless this has changed?
antiqueguy
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let's hope that's what they are doing it makes sense to do so that way you don't have to use beat to hell parts
5point9straight6
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45-70s fall in the same category as potato chips, wine gums, and cats. Good luck with keeping it down to only one.
Yah, that's part of my concern... I already have .22itis, Milsurpitis, Mosinitis, SKSitis, Milsurpitis... My Enfielditis is starting to flare up... Getting a 45-70 Enfield would compound the Enfielditis and probably cause a secondary 45-70itis infection.
Sooner or later it could become a fatal infection if my Wife ever figures out just how bad the disease really is...
antiqueguy
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make them
boltonscouter
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Tagged for interest!!!
DND will be pleased to hear someone is going to manufacture new No.4 receivers. Gibbs making receivers, Lothar Walther doing barrels. That is some way along towards replacement rifles for the Canadian Rangers, and no Canadian taxpayers' funds committed to setting up production.
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antiqueguy
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yeah all they have to do is make them in stainless and its a go the no4 is a good action in my mind anyway idk why they would want to change that with the rangers
nice thought,, to late for that now. DND is getting ready to announce the new rifle, replacing the No4.
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And I could make the wood! Ha ha.
Lee Enfield
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"Newly manufactured", or "new old stock" Fazakerly manufactured receivers perhaps?
"Gibbs Rifle Company, perhaps most famous for their 1903 Springfield rifles, were showing off today a .45-70 conversion of a Fazakerley No. 4 Lee-Enfield: - See more at: http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2015/01/21/gibbs-rifle-companys-45-70-no-4-lee-enfield/#sthash.AqHwIs9S.dpuf"
from Gibbs website:
snip...Each Summit Carbine starts out as a rugged, reliable No. 4 action, "the fastest bolt action ever made". It is then remanufactured and rebarreled with a precision button rifled barrel to exacting standards. A modern front sight has been added, and the original MIL SPEC peep sights retained. snip...
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Have a No4 in 7.62 x 39. Uses 5 round AK magazines. (rifle was buggered before I had it converted, so nothing lost)
antiqueguy
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if they are using surplus rifles they should be shunned but new old stock receivers and parts eh I know where you can get no4 receivers in bulk for dirt cheap
