July purchases
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The rifle is a '44 Winchester, but it's old news.
The stock arrived this past week. I carry this rifle about in the spring when I do a lot of backpacking, I thought this would be a fun way to shorten and lighten it for carrying on a pack.
Just need a matching handguard, this one is for my full wood stock...
is that a 18.5 inchs barrel?
Long-ish Lee
In a gun shop in Medicine Hat of all places I came across this sporterized Mk1 Long Lee. The "improvements" look like they were professionally done originally, however the barrel has been docked to 28 1/4 inches and is cut a bit off square, so I suspect this was done by bubba later (maybe it wouldn't fit in his gun locker). Anyway rifling is a bit worn (no doubt) but is very clean, so it came home after a bit of haggling.
In a gun shop in Medicine Hat of all places I came across this sporterized Mk1 Long Lee. The "improvements" look like they were professionally done originally, however the barrel has been docked to 28 1/4 inches and is cut a bit off square, so I suspect this was done by bubba later (maybe it wouldn't fit in his gun locker). Anyway rifling is a bit worn (no doubt) but is very clean, so it came home after a bit of haggling.
This is a beauty!!!
The rifle is a '44 Winchester, but it's old news.
The stock arrived this past week. I carry this rifle about in the spring when I do a lot of backpacking, I thought this would be a fun way to shorten and lighten it for carrying on a pack.
Just need a matching handguard, this one is for my full wood stock...
No, it appears professionally done, but not in any collectible sense. There are no private markings on the rifle beyond the proof marks.
A little late but here's my july purchases
MAS 44
MAS 49 Syrian and MAC 1935s
I'm still searching for the elusive 49/56
That's a really impressive collection of some the of the harder to find French milsurps. You really lucked out with the 44 and 49 (and in particular with the early correct scope) The 35S is not common, either. Old Western Scrounger makes 7.65 Long ammo.
I just finished getting my dies and components to load the 7.5 MAS for when my Syrian milsurp supply runs out.
lee speed?
Just because it is not marked Lee Speed does not mean it still was not sporterized by a professional gun smith and or company that specialized in doing up pro sporters from mil stock rifles.
Lee Speed is only a patten which was reqired to be stamped on rifles while it was in effect. Once the patten expired, the wording Lee Speed was meaningless and did not have to be stamped on rifles with Lee Speed designed actions.
Nice Rifle and I am leaning towards professional job for the gentleman sportsman. Maybe bubba got it after and did the crown
Just because it is not marked Lee Speed does not mean it still was not sporterized by a professional gun smith and or company that specialized in doing up pro sporters from mil stock rifles.
Lee Speed is only a patten which was reqired to be stamped on rifles while it was in effect. Once the patten expired, the wording Lee Speed was meaningless and did not have to be stamped on rifles with Lee Speed designed actions.
Nice Rifle and I am leaning towards professional job for the gentleman sportsman. Maybe bubba got it after and did the crown
First time out with my MAS49/56, it shot 1 moa off the bench with Syrian surplus.
I have the APX L806 scope for it now and can't wait to see how it will perform.
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- Pile of Bones, SK
Something I've been looking for for a while, a military pattern EAL rifle.
Mapping Division rifle, military EAL, civilian EAL.
My 3 41 LB No 4 Mk I rifles.
Cantom, I'm super jealous!
First time out with my MAS49/56, it shot 1 moa off the bench with Syrian surplus.
Do you have to remind me that you are one of the few that actually have this rifle up here in Canada, you know that they are garbage and you should throw it away.....just tell me where you threw it.
Do you have to remind me that you are one of the few that actually have this rifle up here in Canada, you know that they are garbage and you should throw it away.....just tell me where you threw it.
