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    MK 11 Mod 0 project completed (poor man's version w/ LMT lower and KAC upper)

    Just some pics of my 'poor mans' Mk 11 Mod 0 replica. It has an LMT lower and a KAC upper. Scope is a MIL-SPEC marked NF 3.5-15x. Project started w/ a salty original Mk 11 case that I bought five years ago. I think it was in a batch from a gov't auction. Yep, I bought this case in October...
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    U.S. Army/Navy/USMC M14-based sniper and DMR/SDM rifles circa late-1960s to late 201Xs

    Thanks for those pictures, that replica looks great. I have never seen a 2011-dated EBR-RI Supplemental Guide, only the 2009 version, neat.
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    XM3 receiver question

    XM-3 serial numbers seem to all start with 'S65....'
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    U.S. Army/Navy/USMC M14-based sniper and DMR/SDM rifles circa late-1960s to late 201Xs

    For those curious, that rifle in the above picture in Iraq is an EBR-RI. My understanding is that the US Army provided many of the old EBR-RIs to Iraq as part of the Foreign Military Sales program. The US Army was migrating to the H&K-made M110A1 for the SDMR role, so the old M14s got sent to...
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    90's era scopes?

    The FBI used various Leupold scopes that I would describe as their “early tactical scopes”, such as the matte black Vari-X version in 3.5-10x with tall target turrets. That would be vintage correct for 1990s. The optics small number of FBI HRT rifles are outlined in the above post. Leupold won...
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    Suppressors Mk12 suppressor history - OPS Inc, Allen Engineering, etc.

    I've long wanted an early OPs Inc M14 suppressor as shown on this XM25 being tested at Ft Devens, MA circa Feb 1991 by an engineer from Crane...but have never seen one for sale, and I don't expect to ever see one for sale... It would go well with my XM25 and M25 replicas.
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    Georgia M1A builder help?

    The bedding looks like the Bisonite that SAI used on their NM rifles back in the day. Glen Nelson and a small team of former AMU guys built all SAI NM rifles from the mid-197Xs until 2004. Nelson retired that year and passed away in 2007 (cancer). Just call SAI with serial number and they will...
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    Parker Hale M82 Clone

    That looks fantastic. I want to build the same rifle but I need a few miracles to make it happen. All I have is an un-inletted M85 stock, M85 trigger guard, the scope mount and ZF95 10x scope….if you know of any more spare M85 parts, please keep me in mind.
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    Lets see your USMC M40-M40A6!!!

    Federal loads it to a specific velocity for the military, so I-4064 charge weight will vary a little bit based on powder lot. (Each powder lot is tested by Federal to ensure it meets the specs). Military Spec is "2580 fps 78 feet from the muzzle +/- 30 FPS ES, with an SD of 18 max.” That's very...
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    Lets see your USMC M40-M40A6!!!

    Did a scope swap on my replica M40A5 recently: It now wears a take-off M8541a in good shape. …so that scope swap allows me to put my civilian S&B scope on my pending M39 replica. Just need to get the proper SIMRAD cap for it:
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    Lets see your USMC M40-M40A6!!!

    That picture with the two Marines, an M40A1 and its green Protecto cases is on the M40 picture thread. I don’t know those two Marines, it’s just a neat picture from many years ago.
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    Vintage sniper rifle match, Quantico

    FYI, the Quantico matches have 3 categories: vintage, Vietnam and Modern. CMP does not have a “modern” category. Anything after Vietnam is considered “modern.” Its best to have a partner who is using a rifle in the same class.
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    Vintage sniper rifle match, Quantico

    You’ll fit right with any USMC precision weapon, esp with any M40 series rifles.
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    History of the SR25

    I think you are asking for pics of the early SR-25s with the shorter 20" barrel and smooth handguard, but before the RAS rail was developed? That was called the SR-25 Special Military Lightweight (SpLW) Match rifle. Those date mid-to-late 1990s. SOCOM purchased 45 of them in 1999, along with 45...
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    Another Picture Thread - All Other Semi-Autos

    Replica of early XM25 circa 1988-90 on top, and replica of the late M25 circa 1993-94 on the bottom, as used by 10th Special Forces Group.
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    Interesting M25 Info and Pics

    On the Crane built PSSR rifles circa 1990, they would weld on a rear lug and thread it for the torque screw. Below pic is a factory rear-lugged commercial SAI Supermatch, but we did the same set-up for my PSSR replica. The initial PSSR rifles were double lugged with front and rear torque...
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    Interesting M25 Info and Pics

    Nice, I recall that you were a fan of his on an older thread he posted on the history of the M24, M24A1 and M24A2, etc. Thanks for reminding of TACOM's role as the third DoD entity that can approve modifications to a combat weapon. Digressing, but I will note to the best of my knowledge, the...
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    Interesting M25 Info and Pics

    From my research, me thinks 10th SFG actually never bothered completing or even submitting paperwork to manufacture or modify combat weapons. No funding was allocated either, so no NSN was developed. Mitch Mateiko was local and friends with 10th SFG, and he reportedly gave the 200 or more BPT...
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    Interesting M25 Info and Pics

    ....Resurrecting this old thread with my most recent replica of the mysterious M25 rifles seen in that 1994 Sniper Locker Proposal: Yes indeed, that 1994 proposal motivated me to build a replica of the "late" - or final version - of the M25 sniper rifle that was built by 10th SFG back then. To...
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    Springfield 1903A4 Thread

    That 1970 manual was always interesting to me. I don’t know if they were updated for a foreign military or what, but the rifle was considered obsolete after the M1D sniper rifle officially replaced it after the Korean War. The FBI got some M1903A4s around that time. Anyhow, it’s a late date for...
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