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    Several years ago, at a gun show, I watched a guy...

    Several years ago, at a gun show, I watched a guy argue with a seller that the AR15 bolt for 5.56 was different than the .223. The seller could not dissuade him of his position. It was somewhere...
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    From my father I got his 1930s Daisy. From his...

    From my father I got his 1930s Daisy. From his father I got a cough syrup bottle of lead BBs. That was the only thing he would shoot in his pre-war German "bring back" air rifle. (Got that too. ...
  3. Thread: Lee Enfield

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    I got one of those several years back. Quite the...

    I got one of those several years back. Quite the dilemma, take it out of the armory paper and clean out the cosmiline or not. (I decided they are tools made to be used.)
  4. I remember 98s in a fifty five gallon drum at the...

    I remember 98s in a fifty five gallon drum at the near by surplus store. $20 each. A year or two after that I took a job for $1 an hour.
  5. Thread: Priming compound

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    I bought a case of strike anywhere Diamond...

    I bought a case of strike anywhere Diamond Matches at my local Ace hardware store. (They had a few boxes on the shelf so they ordered the amount I wanted. BTW ~ Small town)
  6. As long as we are remembering.. I bought a pair...

    As long as we are remembering.. I bought a pair of Chinese Mausers at a Great Western Show at least twenty years ago. The guy had a table stacked with the most worn out (both in quality and...
  7. Thread: AR15 Stock Parts

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    Noticed your avatar. I love that song. Makes me...

    Noticed your avatar. I love that song. Makes me laugh every time I hear it! Beware of chickens in choppers!
  8. Thread: AR15 Stock Parts

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    I believe you are right. It's not too...

    I believe you are right. It's not too complicated. Back in the 80s, if you wanted to build an AR, you had to buy just about every piece individually. (And I did.) Today you can only find "kits". ...
  9. Thread: AR15 Stock Parts

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    You are right. Here is the only one I found. At...

    You are right. Here is the only one I found. At Numrich, but they are sold out.

    https://www.gunpartscorp.com/products/293930B
  10. Thread: AR15 Stock Parts

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    AR15 Stock Parts

    I am looking for the lock release bolt and nut for for a mil-spec AR collapsible stock. I've cast about and can't find anyone who sells stock parts.

    Anyone have any suggestions? Thanks!
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    That's pretty much what I believed. Thanks!

    That's pretty much what I believed. Thanks!
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    I have got to ask. When I was a new shooter,...

    I have got to ask. When I was a new shooter, over half a century ago. the terms Large Ring Mauser and Small Ring Mauser both referred to 98s. A small ring was like my first rifle, a 1916 Erfurt. I...
  13. Thread: Johnson Rifle Pic

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    I worked part time in a gun shop in the early 80s...

    I worked part time in a gun shop in the early 80s and got to handle one. Don't remember the price but is was "doable". I agree, it just didn't "feel" right.
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    When I was young, my father had an original...

    When I was young, my father had an original Remington .44. I fired it quite a bit without grease. I also experienced chain fire a couple times. Very impressive. I always wondered why it only...
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    Guns of good friends are second only to family...

    Guns of good friends are second only to family guns. I get a bit misty thinking about a couple of guys gone who left me a couple pieces.
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    I'm not going to be much help but it looks to me...

    I'm not going to be much help but it looks to me like it's not military. I would looks to pre-WWII "boys rifles". Savage, Marlin, Stevens... dressed to look somewhat military. Take a look at a...
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    Air Conditioner water.

    Air Conditioner water.
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    Years ago I worked in a gun shop and took out to...

    Years ago I worked in a gun shop and took out to the desert a "Commando Carbine" in .45 ACP to shoot. It had seven bulges in the barrel you could see. Bullets still came out the end. Not sure how...
  19. I can too! Which means we are both old farts.

    I can too! Which means we are both old farts.
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    I'm playing with the 3D printer and wanted to...

    I'm playing with the 3D printer and wanted to chase the threads on a enlarged button. May have to mike it.
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    Threads ~ AR Mag Latch

    I thought this would be easy to find online. if it is I'm missing something. What are the threads on the AR Magazine catch/latch?

    Thanks Guys!
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    Family guns are the best and cannot be replaced...

    Family guns are the best and cannot be replaced at any price!
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    Do you think they do that, in part, to annoy...

    Do you think they do that, in part, to annoy liberals?
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    Seventy five years ago my grandfather shot a...

    Seventy five years ago my grandfather shot a ramrod through the ceiling in the living room. I never did hear any real details.
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    I had a reweld back in the 80s that handled...

    I had a reweld back in the 80s that handled anything reasonable. New family, school teacher, if I wanted to shoot I had to cast. Wish i had it back
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Abbreviations used in Reloading

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