That's a hoss of a revolver. Never seen an eight shot before.
I bet milling would be really fun to do. Like to try it one day. Might have to mill oaks instead if burning them for firewood.lolGarden for food, hunting for food, fishing for food, and begging my wife to cook me food. I also love chainsaw milling and woodworking, sometimes it helps me buy food.
Sweet gun and a crate of ammo to boot. That 303 ammo is probably expensive now. The 303's are the best bolt actions to me.
There's a conversion now of the bren gun, semi, to 7.62x54 which is less than $.20 a round now.
It's an easy conversion because the .303 mags and the bolt handle it without change.
The Brit guns are great.
7.62x54 and .303 have the same case head dia.? I was always under the impression that the .303 had an odd case head dia..
That sounded fishy to me too so I just went and checked. Not exact but very very close. Never woulda thunk it. Now I want a Lee Enfield converted to 54R... just a reamer run in ought to do it
The 7.62X54R is no slouch, it exceded the 30.06 as loaded for the Garand. It used to be very cheap, the last I bought was 4 years ago, two 440 rounds cans delivered to the door was $90.00. There is a huge varience in quality, the Russian is the best. I had some brass cased stuff, very poor, case failures, buldged necks, can't remember who made it. The Chech ammo is hot, very hot, I only shoot it out of a Finn M-39.
The 7.62X54R is no slouch, it exceded the 30.06 as loaded for the Garand. It used to be very cheap, the last I bought was 4 years ago, two 440 rounds cans delivered to the door was $90.00. There is a huge varience in quality, the Russian is the best. I had some brass cased stuff, very poor, case failures, buldged necks, can't remember who made it. The Chech ammo is hot, very hot, I only shoot it out of a Finn M-39.
The czech laquered case stuff made my 44 buck like a muther. Did not like it. 10" groups too. Kinda soured me on Russian rifles. I have always wanted a precision bolt gun in 54R. I just like the cartridge but russian Mosins are iffy. I should look for a nice Finn one.
For me the Cadillac of milsurp rifles has always been Swede Mausers. They shoot tight. Had a straight pull Swiss Schmidt Rubin for a while that shot very accurately as well. No 4's and Garands have the best sights though. I sold most of my Garands and kept two with lockbar rears and slit gas cylinders. One of those is in parts awaiting a rebuild right now.
That being said, in they're day, I could run circles around those flexible flyers with either of my RD 250'S / 350'S. 2 strokes rule man.
I got a few AK's, Gotta pick em out of these pics. I used to collect class 3 weapons. I've posted them a few times here. Only two in these pics are class 3. I've posted the others so many times, Folks are tired of seeing them.lol
Nope, Still got all of them.
Got more but can't post right now.
I have enough old milsurps to play Beau Gest and a pile of ammo to keep heads ducking for weeks. Hey SS, not only do I have two Mk 4s, but a No5 as well.
My real hobbies, I ocean fish, play with my cameras and try to convert chaotic thoughts into something reasonable. I do hit the Rye a bit.
I also play an old video game, I kill and burn 3-4 times a week
Yeah sorry I meant Mk 4, not No 4.
Dirt Bikes..have been involved from racing to trail riding since 1972
My Last race...at 45 yrs old.
Well, I have two little girls that take up most of my time (and thats a good thing!)
I'm into M1 Garands and other WWII rifles. I am building a new match Garand if I ever get time to work on it. Have owned over a dozen. I reload for the old fellers too.
I sold most of my Garands and kept two with lockbar rears and slit gas cylinders. One of those is in parts awaiting a rebuild right now.
Yeah, some Mosins are iffy, the 91/30s saw heavy use, the arsenals did a spotty job preparing for NATO starting WW3. Look for counterbored muzzles, avoid them. Most will print a 4 inch circle at 100 Arshins. The Finn rifles are way better.
You have a Jungle Carbine? Cool. I have a few No1 MK3 SMLE's, and one Savage Mfg US Property stamped No4 MK1. Ditto on the Rye and the see-garrs...
Are you sure it wasn't a No4 Mk1? The No4 Mk4 was the sniper version...
My old man has a Jungle Carbine.
Yeah you're right. I got a tad confused between the Mk's and No's
Always glad to hear of another grand piece of shooting iron still in good hands............and not going to the furnace. I have a friend near here that has one too. He's sadly close to passing on, but that Jungle Carbine will end up with his son or grandson. All three are great men, including the youngster.
That happens all the time. The Brit method of model/type/variant sequencing confuses everybody at one time or another. Drives collectors crazy....:agree2:
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