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    New US Army Camouflage Selection Leaked

    the only US cam pattern I have ever liked was the old 4 colour pattern , used in Vietnam , sort of like a Woodlands , but with out the tan , greens ,brown & black .
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    SIG SSG 3000 Questions

    What he is reffering to , is the fact , you can buy spare barrels , bolts , triggers etc , and they all bolt on with only a allen key as a tool , the bolt locks into the barrel directly , the action is a non-stressed part , abit like a AR , except the barrel extension is not a seperate part . To...
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    Why Would Anyone Want to Shoot a Vintage Sniper Rifle?

    I consider the Mauser 1898 to be a old design , and thats what the Parker Hales are based on . Although the PH M85 is about the same age as say the AI PM ( the model before the AW , and very simlar ) , the actual action & bolt is virtually indentical to a Mauser 1898 , if you are familar with...
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    Why Would Anyone Want to Shoot a Vintage Sniper Rifle?

    Hi Brian , yeap , Clives book is about the only real source for info I have used to piece together my clone of a C3A1 rifle , and it would have been better to have just changed to the M85 , it was all about sneaking it past the accountants , and as such , it was easier to say it was a upgrade...
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    Why Would Anyone Want to Shoot a Vintage Sniper Rifle?

    The optics are usually 3-3.5x in most cases , so very low magnification compared to what is used now , just happier using better optics , like the Unertl /MST-100 scopes or the kahles/Swaro . Also the wood stocks are not as stable as fibreglass in rain etc , although my M87 has at the moment a...
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    Binoculars/ The Snipers choice

    I would try to get a Mil 6x30 Steiner , this is the one that has the red N2 gas plugs on the rear of the housing , while in the Army , I found they where best alpurpose bino , small & lite , and I always carried them around my neck , under my cam jacket . And of the 2 Steiners we had access to...
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    Why Would Anyone Want to Shoot a Vintage Sniper Rifle?

    Here's a pic of my Parker Hale M85 & M87 ( Canadian C3A1 ) ,
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    Why Would Anyone Want to Shoot a Vintage Sniper Rifle?

    Although the Parker Hale does use a Mauser 98 type bolt , the action/receiver is quite different , it basically is a more closed/reinforced Mauser , has a ejection port cutout only on the LH side at the 3 oclock posn , uses M14 type magazines , and quite importantly has a longer barrel/action ...
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    Remington Wins SOCOM Sniper Rifle Contract

    RE the Brit trials , the PH M85 & the AI PM rifle , it was a bit contraversal at the time , as Parker Hale was a established builder or rifles , and AI was not only a new start up company , BUT it had no real factory , it really could not supply enough rifles , so much so that they grabbed a...
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    Why Would Anyone Want to Shoot a Vintage Sniper Rifle?

    I like the idea of the old sniper rifles , BUT in actual use , I feel I would be disappointed , most of that is because of the standard of the optics that are used . For me , instead of nice WWII rigs , like the No4T , Mauser etc , the oldest I will go back , will be the 80s , with the likes of...
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    Remington Wins SOCOM Sniper Rifle Contract

    On at least one point , magazine , I doubt the MSR could be as smooth or as reliable as the double stack/feed mag on the AI AX338 series when in 338LM , YEAH right ? The MSR mags look like double stack/single feed ? Later Chris
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    Anybody cut down their CZ 452

    This has been talked about in the UK gun forums , and most shorten them down to around 12 inches for silencer use , a few gunsmiths have said they have shortened hundreds of them down to 12 inches , and all have been just as accurate , after the chop . So I would have no problems cutting one...
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    Rifle Scopes S&B : New 3-27x PMII -- On the site!

    While I hate the new S&B pricing with a vengence , and hate the MTC & locking turrets , I donot see Bushy or any one else ( other than Zeiss/Heny or mayb kahles ) coming close to what S&B PMIIs bring to the table . If the HD glass on my new Bushy 10x42mm is anything to go by , then the top...
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    Sig SSG 3000 Patrol 18"

    Just be aware that Sauer are offering a budget version of the 202/SSG3000 , called the 101 , and its about 1/2 the price , from what I have heard its not got the quick barrel change feature , so just be very aware of this , as some of the cheap SSG3000s may be built on this action ? Have heard...
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    New Integral Rail Action From Stiller PICS

    Looks good in the AX stock , as the action is cut for the AW mag , can you use the AW/AX double feed 10rd mags in this AX chassis stock ? Cheers Chris
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    Rifle Scopes Zeiss Hensoldt SSG-P Questions

    I looked into a SSG-P as the Germans use them on their AI AWMs , in conjunction with forward mounted NSV80 nite vision , this makes the scope very high . Keep in mind that they have very very limited E & W , so much so that if you mount one on a zero rail , you will be lucky to get 1/2 the...
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    Rifle Scopes High Magnification Scope Ideas for .50BMG and .375CT for XLR shooting.

    I would look at a composite approach to this problem , IF I had the money , I would look at using a Hubble Heny the one with the 72mm front lens , have a custom external adjustable mount , with 10 mil steps , when dialling you will do 10 mil course steps & fine dialling on the scope its self ...
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    Are Air rifles the pacifier or alternative to ammo availability & cost?

    Some one posted , about needing defensive loads for air rifle , some of these rifles are very powerful , so much so that in New Zealand , the expensive powerful PCP models are now classifed as firearms and require same licences/permits etc . WHY , because we had a case of one being used to kill...
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    PDA for long range

    I looked at both the juno and the nomad , and as I did not want a PHONE , and I liked not having to touch the screen for entering numbers , and I get the impression the nomad is solid/ruggered , I went with the Nomad , also harder to loose it , as its bigger than the juno . Later Chris
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    Lets see your 300. Mags!

    Badger M2008 , with FTE brake , and 10rd mag etc , barrel profile like a AI AWM fluted etc . Later Chris
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