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  1. Gary/CO

    M1C / MC-52 scope

    I haven't seen that historical documentary/flick Hell to Eternity sincd childhood and didn't realize the widespread use of M1903s by the Japanese. Didn't realize that "made in Japan" was something undesirable to the Japanese. Sidenote: a recent book on World War II sniper rifles has the image...
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    CMP has sniper rifle up for auction

    The bider is paying for a piece of history supported by its provenance; as will be evidenced by the CMP paperwork. It's like a M1903A4 that doesn't have papers - Then it's worth the sum of the parts.
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    M1C / MC-52 scope

    Peter Senich says the OD color Kommorgens were not purchased by the USMC. I have one myself but would gladly swap it for an authentic USMC marked one. Now, the Japanese sniper in the Hollywood flick, Hell to Eternity, certainly used a rifle with a G&H side mount and a Kollmorgon. Too bad the...
  4. Gary/CO

    A well faked K98 Sniper rifle?

    Robert Speilauer?
  5. Gary/CO

    A mystery Mauser

    That image reminds me of the entry hall of Colonial Williamsburg's Governor's Mansion.
  6. Gary/CO

    Recession - 2022 / 2023 / 2024

    My brother would remove a triangular piece from a watermelon and infuse the melon with dreaded verboten alcohol. He'd then carry the melon into a concert.
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    A mystery Mauser

    I thought the turret mounting system were developed in the late '30s or early 1940. The gang at the K98k forum are the experts.
  8. Gary/CO

    M1903A4 vs Nazi Pumpkin

    Sanitar! Sanitar! Krakenwagen fur den Rottenfuehrer!
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    Recession - 2022 / 2023 / 2024

    In competition with CVS Pharmacy, Walgreens overexpanded to meet store for store. Every couple of blocks there was either a CVS or Waalgreens. California's raising of minimum wage to $15 hurt both chains as cost of labor/doing business shot up and made them less profitable. Then the...
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    Turd Alert - Aneomemeter

    Here's the link again: link It sold today (offer accepted) so somebody got suckered. Imagine raising aloft a little shiny thing when you're trying to determine the windspeed? I'd look at trees or the brush or grass. Remember, there is no documentation nor memoir that mentions that...
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    Turd Alert - Aneomemeter

    I've read a lot of books on WW II sniping and nowhere have I ever read that German snipers were issued anemometers (wind speed thingy). On top of that, the seller asserts it belonged to Sepp Allerberger. Note: Third Gebirgs Division is scrawled on it. It should be Third Gebirgjager Division...
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    Recession - 2022 / 2023 / 2024

    Hence the rise in equities creating an artficial sense of wealth. Those electronic digits to grow (and historically did in hyper-inflation). Precious metals are also up and that reflects inflation.
  13. Gary/CO

    Recession - 2022 / 2023 / 2024

    They pray that the wheels fall off before Trump returns to office. I'd rather have the ship slip under Pedo Pedro than the Malevolent Sunkist Entity (Bad Orange Man) take the heat. I blame the Fed Res, the Congress of 1913, Woody Wilson, LBJ (guns 'n butter which drained our nation of the...
  14. Gary/CO

    Leatherwood ART MPC scope

    I wouldn't shoot the ART I too much. They were modifications of the commercial Redfield by Jim Leatherwood and not designed for heavy use (constant shooting) by snipers. Purchased by the Army without any support/warranty, they fell apart and had to repaired. I met the AMU armorer sergeant...
  15. Gary/CO

    Dogs are way better than cats.

    If you want to be loved, get a dog. If you want to give love, get a cat. Dogs are good early warning systems. Cats are good for rodent control, especially if you live in the country. Both have their purpose. God was wise to give us both.
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    Went to sell my 49-56 MSE and ended up spending more money

    Please explain how the bolt was brazed to the slide? Was it just a big hardware store bolt just to add mass to reduce the cyclic rate?
  17. Gary/CO

    Old Damascus barrels

    Remember that the barrels could have been made by one maker, the lock by another and everything assembled by a third. Subcontracting out of parts was not unknown and was a speciality in Eurorpe (thanks to guilds). Barrel makers made barrels, lock makers made locks which the gunsmith could...
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    Old Timer, New Guy

    Hello. Just started learning cabinetry myself. Made this bookcase that helps unitize the lower units. The top is now filled with books too. The books were accumulated in the course of my research.
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    New guy from ohio

    Hello from Colorado. I hit the White Buffalo numerous times. Does that count?
  20. Gary/CO

    The Everyday Sniper Podcast:Military History Author Gary Yee, WWII Snipers

    Part II of Bill Cheall's review. https://www.fightingthroughpodcast.co.uk/98-World-War-II-Snipers-Part-TWO/