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    Gifted something kinda cool….

    Sealed boxes are best for collection and display purposes. I’m still hunting for some 1969 dated M118 ammo boxes. However 1970 is still nice to display with an XM21 or M40 replica. These are 1963 boxes, so a little too early.
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    PH M85

    I should note that the 6x S&B L13A1 scope seen on that M85 in your post likely has the below reticle (thin horizontal line with thick post on the bottom). Again, this is what the British used, but M85s purchased by Brazil, Malaysia or Germany might have used different scopes & reticles.
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    PH M85

    The M85s were apparently often sold without optics, with the end customer supplying them. Some of the ZF84 and ZF95 Kalhes scopes I have seen used the 104 reticle shown below. …one day I hope to use my spare ZF95 on either an SSG-69, or preferably an Parker-Hale-ish M85. It has a Mil-Dot...
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    M70 with Unertl 8x/12x, mounting options?

    It's definitely work only a good gunsmith should attempt. The bases need to be installed at the proper height and placement on the barrel. I assume your rifle has what is called a "medium-heavy match" barrel, and the front scope base should be at proper height for that profile. Here's my pre-64...
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    Winchester Model 70: Need proof that the is was official used by army/police before '66.

    The last part of this sentence is key. The FBI did not field the M70 as a "standard weapon", anymore than the USMC fielded Remington M700s as a "standard service rifle" back in the 1960s. (The M40s were bought as dedicated sniper rifles with a 3-9x scope - not as iron sighted service rifle)...
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    Winchester Model 70: Need proof that the is was official used by army/police before '66.

    Outside a hyper specific Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to a specific FBI Field Office (there are 56 of them), I doubt even Skunk can provide any purchase or procurement “documentation” from 5 or 6 decades ago about some M70 rifles purchased by an FBI field office (or FBI HQ). It...
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    Help with scoping an M1A

    Here's a BPT with medium height 30mm Leupold rings. The main issue to be aware of is the clearance b/t the rear sight aperture and the rear ocular bell of the scope. Here one can see it's very close with the hooded NM rear aperture. (You'll likely need to keep the rear aperture at the bottom of...
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    Winchester Model 70: Need proof that the is was official used by army/police before '66.

    As noted in this thread, a few hundred M70s were ordered by the USMC in early WWII, but it was never issued as "standard military weapon." They were used as target rifles in the 1950s and a small number used as sniper rifles in Vietnam as early as late 1965, but I think the top sentence of the...
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    CMP M1 Advanced Maintenance Course-Build your own "Expert Grade".

    There is a long but obscure history about the bullet guide - but the bottom line is that fulcrum stud/point (shown as the polished surface) must measure at least 0.175" in height. Once it goes below that, rifle won't work correctly. Goods news is that it's a $15 or $20 part. I would hope the...
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    McMillan Return Stock

    Nice fetish (collection) you got there….
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    McMillan Return Stock

    I won't address the stock question which has been answered, but I will address the sling question. It is likely fake. Why? All of the observed 1950s-60s era M1907 slings were imprint stamped with a leather stamping die regarding the date of the MRT treatment. This lasted up until 1969...
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    SOLD SOLD Brookfield US Property marked m1a/m14 scope mount sold

    I guess I missed this entirely. Enjoy it!
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    Redfield 1903A? Scope Mount. Legit or Repro?

    Despite the odd staking, I suspect it's a WWII era sight base given the slopped/bevel on the back was reportedly unique to the 190A4. The post-war mounts didn't have that bevel as shown via the "B" reference. The windage knob should also have a small factory stake at the bolt (see seen here)...
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    New Project: Fallshirmjaeger Gewehr 42 NEW: Test Fire Video

    That little factoid is quite incredible. I have said it before, and I'll say it again: You got skills(!).
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    Remington PSR / Need Help??

    Presumably those holes are for a Picatinny rail. (This one is a Gray Ops part, but same concept is my best guess)