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    USMC M40A1 Return Stock Case Study (The Progression of McMillian Stocks)

    Here’s my forest camo M40A1 stock. Has a black buttpad, which were accidentally ordered in the “late-1990s” per a 2112, and used nonetheless. Happy New Year to all.
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    2024 Christmas gift discussion thread (#2)

    I agree with the other posts, this is once again extremely generous of you to offer these interesting items for some lucky recipients(!). Thanks again!!
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    2024 Christmas gift thread (#2)! Please read instructions to participate!

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    Christmas gift discussion thread

    That’s a really nice collection of unique parts and ammo too. Very very generous of you!!
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    M40 New Manufacture Stock

    My two wood stock guys are unavailable these days (one has severe back issues and an appt with a neurosurgeon, and the other is building his retirement home and doesn’t have his shop set-up yet). I need to find a woodworking expert who can sand/contour a Beaver156 (eBay) stock down to proper...
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    M40 A1 Bottom Metal

    See Norman Chandler's book, Death from Afar, Vol 1 (1992), pages 124 & 127. The starting point is the bottom set in this picture. Top is the final configuration. This was made at PWS/Quantico several years ago, but the 2112 left the pre-64 M70 floor plate "long" since it was not yet fitted...
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    Saddam Hussein's Golden Guns

    Nice display and that hallway looks impressive! There is something about dictators and their golden guns in that area of the world… Here’s an article on Gaddafi’s golden Hi-Power pistol: https://www.thetimes.com/world/article/from-our-correspondent-n2blprrml?region=global
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    2025 project: poor man’s M24ish and an M40 replica for CMP matches.

    For 2025 I am going to try and build two replica snipers using Remington M700/40-X short actions: First, a "shooter" M40 replica for CMP vintage sniper matches - so I can keep my Chuck Mawhinny commemorative rifle mostly in the safe, given its increasing collectability. Secondly, I hope to...
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    U.S. Army/Navy/USMC M14-based sniper and DMR/SDM rifles circa late-1960s to late 201Xs

    The one big deviation from a replica of an original M39 is the barrel I used. It’s the proper Kreiger medium weight SS DMR profile, but it’s in caliber 6.5 Creedmoor. Krieger only made 5 of these barrels for a custom order by Jon Wolff back in late 2107, and I later obtained it in a trade deal...
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    SVD Dragunov -- What are the best reference materials?

    Google is your best bet, here's where you'll learn the variants: https://www.smallarmssurvey.org/sites/default/files/SAS_weapons-sniper-rifles-DragunovSVD.pdf VARIANTS (Model/manufacturer) • SVD, Russia • SVDS, Russia • SVDK, Russia • SVU, Russia • FPK (PSL), Romania (My note: not a Dragunov...
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    Differences between the Mark 4 Leupold M3 and the Vari-X III M3?

    Not for me, but for the US Army. That NSN shows that in 2014-15 the military ordered 4500 of those M118 LR BDC caps. Maybe for M110s or for all the M14 EBR-RIs that were sold off via FMS program to various foreign militaries.
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    Differences between the Mark 4 Leupold M3 and the Vari-X III M3?

    My impression is that the Mark 4s were originally only fixed power scopes (circa 1993 to mid-200X?). The Vari-X 3.5-10x40mm was likely “re-branded” as a Mark 4 sometime in the 2004-2005 era? My 2007 Leupold catalog refers to the 51850 as a Mark 4. I have a 2009 dated 51850 on an M14 EBR replica...
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    U.S. Army/Navy/USMC M14-based sniper and DMR/SDM rifles circa late-1960s to late 201Xs

    Finished a USMC M39 EMR replica, aside from installing the fake M14 selector lock. These were issued circa 2008-2012, and designed to replace the fiberglass stocked USMC M14 DMR rifles. The M39s were subsequently replaced with the KAC M110s. It fits my collection interests. Here's how...
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    A mystery Mauser

    Pics of the Argentine Modelo 1909 sniper rifle (which used German-made scopes, and a turned-down bolt handle):
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    40X Delta Build?

    Fwiw, the Caption to that picture: "Portrait of Delta Force, 1979. Jerry Boykin, who would later participate in the hunt for Pablo Escobar and serve as an Undersecretary of Defense, is top right. Eric Haney, who would later produce the popular CBS television show The Unit, is third row down...
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    40X Delta Build?

    Nice old rifle for sure. I don’t know what scope is seen in that picture from 1979-80. Here’s my understanding re the scopes: Weaver T-10 was introduced in 1977. Weaver T-16 was introduced in 1978. For tactical field of view back then, and eye relief purposes, my best guess is 10x would have...
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    A mystery Mauser

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    Vintage pic thread: Your oldest firearms

    My oldest (sniper) rifle is this Swedish M41B. Made in 1900 by Mauser in Germany for the Swedish military, as part of the then new M1896 rifle contract. Presumably converted into an M41 sniper rifle in the 1941-42 era, and re-built into the updated M41B configuration in the mid-50s. Shown here...
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    A mystery Mauser

    Per Richard Law’s book, the Germans began making some Karabiner 98a/b sniper rifles around 1928-29 for the German “police” forces - as it was forbidden to make them for the military…but in reality the two were pretty aligned esp after 1932. I’d try to get that scope from the buyer and see if it...
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    M40 build thread

    Can you elaborate on that a little? Just curious about the rationale, thanks. All I know is that some SSG-59 PIVs were threaded for this old-school suppressors back in the day:
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