Looks pretty much like a Rice peep sight. Cannot see it that well but that's my best guess. Frank
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Forum: Military Rifles
Looks pretty much like a Rice peep sight. Cannot see it that well but that's my best guess. Frank
Forum: Factory Rifles
Think the Swiss rifles converted to 30-30 were called alpine sporters. Then again could be wrong. Frank
Forum: Our Town
My wife uses bricks for her flower post and you guessed it, one happened to be in the grass when my riding mower hit it. Cost me a new set of blades. And regarding snakes, had the tractor out cutting...
Forum: Factory Rifles
I paid $600 for the 26" bbld Canadian Centennial a couple years ago. I had already bought the carbine version earlier and think I gave $350 for it. One dealer had the two rifle set but way too...
Forum: Military Rifles
Think Buckshot did a post sometime back illustrating the extra screw on the underside of the front receiver ring. I've seen krags that had been sporterized with a barrel band that allowed an extra...
Forum: Leverguns
Back in the 80's and 90's you could get all the lever action 336's and 94's you wanted for $135 in my area. Ok Pre 64's went for more. Now that Winchester isn't making them (aside from the moriku)...
Forum: Factory Rifles
I have one of the 1919A1 barrels Israeli marked that I bought from Sportsmens Warehouse cost me about $50. Funny thing is that they sent two prior to me actually getting this one. The first two were...
Forum: Factory Rifles
just received my clubs newsletter and renewal forms. While they have been discussing a longer range setup for the last few years (currently goes out to 300yds) talk has been now out to 1K yards....
Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
john, thanks for the heads up regarding the numbers on remington rolling block numbers. What led me to believe that they were serial numbers is that I have a Rem Egyptian action with two different...
Forum: Single Shot Guns
Maybe so but since the primers stick out .007-008 from the case head. Took over a year and cost some decent money. Frank
Forum: Gunsmithing Tips & Tricks
I had mine redo the rear receiver ring and used steel weaver grand slam bases and burris zee rings medium size Most of the rear receiver ring had already been chopped off and just started filing away...
Forum: CB Loads / Military Rifles
Check the tangs on the left hand sides for serial numbers with the wood off. Frank
Forum: Single Shot Guns
Do yourself a great big favor. Listen to my tale of woe. Sent in a ruger #3 which was a 45/70 to be rebarreled to 30-30 with full diameter barrel 28" long. I measured 1000 RP 30-30 cases to get the...
Forum: Case Forming / Re-forming
32 winchester special was loaded with BP but even after smokeless came along it still kept the 1x16" twist same as the 32-40. But when heavier bullets began to be used in the 32-40 rifling twists...
Forum: Our Town
Looks to be a pin fire revolver, make and date unknown. But usually civil war era could be french. Frank
Forum: Factory Rifles
What with all the newer calibers or cartridges that have come out in the last few years a Sierra 175 grain match king will easily stay supersonic @1000yds. yeah were talking about the 30-06. Which...
Forum: Factory Rifles
Blixen, when I posted about using the 1891 action I had in mind using a heavy barrel in 30 caliber and should have stated that. I have a couple actions and one bubba'd chopped and channeled 1891...
Forum: Factory Rifles
While my LR experience is nil I keep wondering about using the 6.5x55 Swedish Mauser cartridge for long range. And wondering why it never found use. Frank
Forum: Cast Boolits
Much the same regarding the 1x38" twist used by most lever action makers as it was used in the 44-40. This is the normal twist for 44 magnum. Supposedly marlin was going to change this to a 1x20"...
Forum: Cast Boolits
Agree with outpost75 as I have a Douglas barrel blank marked 1x14 twist 38 special. Smythons or smolts were kinda nick names used for S&W revolvers using python barrels. Plus I kinda think Colt...
Forum: Case Forming / Re-forming
I've made stubby neck dies from 7/8x14 threaded rod I bought from a machine shop supply house many years ago, and case neck expanders from grade 8 bolts as well as threaded rod. To keep overworking...
Forum: Our Town
30-06 with m2 bullet aka 150 grain flat base and 45 acp with 230 grain round nosed bullets respectively. Frank
Forum: Special Projects
Sounds stupid I know. But get the pressure treated wood that has not had the time to really dry out. I built a picnic table once and after finishing used Thompson's water sealer to stain it. Sealed...
Forum: Factory Rifles
After I had finished reading this thread just for the heck of it I check GB and found the model 54 30wcf. Suprised as heck to actually find one in 30wcf. They only made about 50k before they went to...
Forum: Factory Rifles
There currently is a Winchester model 54 on gun broker for 535$ at the moment. Wood stock and what looks like a lyman 57 for the rear sight. No statement regarding the bore condition. Wood looks to...
BP | Bronze Point | IMR | Improved Military Rifle | PTD | Pointed |
BR | Bench Rest | M | Magnum | RN | Round Nose |
BT | Boat Tail | PL | Power-Lokt | SP | Soft Point |
C | Compressed Charge | PR | Primer | SPCL | Soft Point "Core-Lokt" |
HP | Hollow Point | PSPCL | Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" | C.O.L. | Cartridge Overall Length |
PSP | Pointed Soft Point | Spz | Spitzer Point | SBT | Spitzer Boat Tail |
LRN | Lead Round Nose | LWC | Lead Wad Cutter | LSWC | Lead Semi Wad Cutter |
GC | Gas Check |