Recent content by Dan M

The classic WW2 Pilot’s revolver was the Victory Model S&W.

.38 Military and Police Model of 1905 4th change.

The 7.92x57 cartridge it was designed to hold has an overall length of 82mm...about 3.22”. You need to select a cartridge as close to that length as possible or modify the action. It all depends how far down the rabbit hole you are willing to go.

Been running mine on my TRG-22. Zero affect on accuracy, 0.5 mil shift down POI... with 175 GMM or handloaded equivalent from 100 to 600M,

Went to a local shop to arrange for a transfer and saw this 686 no lock PPC built by George Wessinger. Was able to pick it up for the price of the Aristocrat sight and barrel alone. DA trigger is sweet.

Agreed. As a youngster I tried restoring guns to their original type parts...after completion and doing the math, I just focused on buying original rifles. As pmclaine said, an application of raw linseed oil will remove accumulated grime out of the pores of the wood. Your wood looks really nice...

I would leave the stock as is...the finish on the stock is decent tand the dings are part of it’s history. Rub in some raw linseed oil and call it good. Steaming the stock will raise some of the dent, but it will always be dented...then you will need to sand. That stock is in decent shape, I...

Yup...look at the OP’s bolt handle. Bent like an 03A4...completely incorrect for an ‘03 Sniper and would need to be replaced with an as issued M1903 bolt. The OPs bolt is bent to resemble this:

Only the M1903A4 had a bent bolt handle...to make a repro M1903 sniper a bent bolt handle is something that needs to be replaced. The costs I stated are accurate and reflects current pricing. ETA- every WW2 era sniper rifle was equipped with iron sights...except for the 03A3...replicas of...

A couple of hundred if the barrel isn’t rotted

That is a loaded question. Can you elaborate as to what you want? Original Remingtons can be found, prices are all over the place. The two British Purchasing Commission rifle in my photo were about $2K each. When I started collecting, you could walk out of a gunshow with a pair of 1903s for...

The easiest answer is 7x57 or 8x57. .257 Roberts, as a derivative of 7x57, should work as well.

You can find Musketry Rule Model of 1917 and Model of 1918 fairly easily...someplace in my stash of military accoutrements I have a new in box Musketry Rule Model of 1918.

Stadia actually predate the Civil War

They used a Pratt and Whitney Grasshopper. The two scraping cutters were held in a rifling rod. The operation (Operation 27) and tool drawing/ dimensions/ specifications are all in Colvin and Viall’s work noted above...that data actually was the technical design package provided from Springfield...