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    Litton M144 Spoting Scope

    Thanks for all that info, I had not read that elsewhere. I have one of these early Decilog spotting scopes that oddly came from that Florida entity that bought out the Remington bankruptcy parts. Unfortunately it’s missing the entire tripod assembly…so if anyone ever sees a complete M144 tripod...
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    U.S. Army/Navy/USMC M14-based sniper and DMR/SDM rifles circa late-1960s to late 201Xs

    Next M14 project for anyone interested: replica of a 1990s era Navy “Grade A” double-lugged match rifle with a vintage (early 1990s) Navy stock in the unique “battleship grey” that McMillan made for the Navy. Hope to have it built by Forceman out in AZ this autumn (welded-on front and rear lugs...
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    Looking for some M1D Experts

    The only way to tell if it’s legit is to send a $25 check to CMP along with the serial number and ask them if it was sold as an M1D. That’s the only way to tell if it’s a “real” M1D, as noted above they are easy to fake with the proper barrel.
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    Lets see your USMC M40-M40A6!!!

    Yep, I now recall seeing those twins years ago with those strangely tall rings..
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    Lets see your USMC M40-M40A6!!!

    Thanks for that info. The Remington Society is now defunct, but they used to have access to the Remington archives and could provide serial number info. The old posts on their forum noted the B prefix was used during this specific era: …Chander’s DFA books don’t mention them, so I might...
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    Lets see your USMC M40-M40A6!!!

    On edit: I was still thinking about A3s made in early 200xs, not the A1s that you noted. My oversight. B67 or E67? I thought the “B” prefix was the early to mid-1980s era? The USMC reportedly bought their first post-Vietnam M700 receivers circa 1992, which were C-prefix. I took this picture at...
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    Lets see your USMC M40-M40A6!!!

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    M24a2 Bottom Metal

    See post 299, where Mike mentions that he looked at several, tested HS first but it “didn’t work out”, and that Remington settled on BO: https://www.snipershide.com/shooting/threads/army-m24-build-thread.6252616/page-6#post-7999092
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    Winchester 52 C Bull Gun

    Just thought I’d show some pics of a 1962 era Model 52C (heavy target version, not the bull barrel version). To me it’s a 1960s time capsule. Stock is not original, but that’s okay given it’s still a nice vintage stock. The single shot magazine is bolted to the bottom, but it also came with a...
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    Lets see your USMC M40-M40A6!!!

    Shot my M40 replica in this month’s CMP Northeastern Games up in VT. It rained a lot during the Vintage Sniper Match, but still good times. (Its a 300 and 600 yard event with 15 second target exposures). Here’s 300 yard berm: Won a gold in the afternoon Vietnam/Class B event with a team score...
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    Parker Hale M85 replica - Mission Impossible?

    You did, I checked after I posted, but couldn’t recall at the moment. Thanks again. I need to get the mag well issue addressed, as the project has been on a back burner all summer.
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    Parker Hale M85 replica - Mission Impossible?

    That’s a very interesting comparison, thanks! (Of course I now realize that I wasted my time getting those old GPMG bases…but glad I got that L96 front base from you). I still need the front sight and adjustment screw…so the hunt continues.
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    US WW2 Snipers

    1940 thru 1945 Springfield Armory M1 Garands, with the 1943 and 1944 being M1D and M1C sniper rifles, respectively. (For anyone curious, the 1940 rifle at top is has a reproduction gas trap gas system and barrel, 43k serial range). Not a US sniper rifle, but I like my Swedish M41B. This is a...
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    bbl.Twists ?

    Digressing slightly, but I’ll note some historical info regarding this statement. Yes and no. The exception were the quasi-exotic SOCOM/Crane-built M14 sniper rifles circa 1990-2012, plus some other “boutique” M14 rifles used by a few Army units. They used 1/10 twist barrels exclusively, but...
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    bbl.Twists ?

    That is possible, but the Remington archives show that Remington tested “multiple twist rates” back in 1986-87 in order to achieve the Army’s technical specification regarding accuracy. The archives don’t specify the various twist rates that were tested, but the Army did not dictate the twist...
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