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  1. BasraBoy

    Finnish M39-SOV Project BUILD FINISHED

    With all the talk on the Hide Vintage Forum about the Mosin Nagant I've finally got round to looking at a project I first thought about around five years ago. Other builds/purchases got in the way but I got here at last. Anyway...to business - the scope of the project is exactly the same as...
  2. BasraBoy

    Rimfire/Semi Auto/Vintage??/

    I've seen some odd "wannabe" 10/22 things in the past but this just has to take the biscuit: http://www.simpsonltd.com/product_info.p...31a3f657172ddc8 It lets the bunnies know you mean business!! Or maybe you've seen/got something even more "out there"?
  3. BasraBoy

    Gunsmithing Question on barrel shortening/stress relief

    I'm thinking about shortening a 26" stainless steel barrel to 22", recrowning and re-threading it. Does this work mean that barrel will need to be stress-relieved afterwards? Thanks in advance.
  4. BasraBoy

    Gunsmithing Headspace problem on Mauser 98k

    Was not sure about posting this here or on the Vintage forum but...here goes: Some considerable time ago I placed an order with a reputable company for a refurbished byf'43 Mauser 98k barrelled action to be fitted with a repro LSR side mount and fitted into a refurbished, original vintage...
  5. BasraBoy

    Fake Finnish M39-SOV Scope Mount

    So...bought a 1937 PEM scope which was advertised on Gunbroker and Ebay by a guy out of Pleasant Hill, Oregon using the name 1950chieftain on both sites. I will provide full details on request via PM. The description said the scope was of museum quality and was mounted in one of the very, very...
  6. BasraBoy

    "I don't need no doctor......." Yeah, Right!!

    Addiction....obsession..... Whatever....I've got it BAD!!! So, the nice man in the red Royal Mail van arrived this morning with another box...... I acquired this from the family a gentleman who fought in the Finnish independence War, the Winter War and the Continuation War. Apparently it...
  7. BasraBoy

    Unertl Scope Manual

    Found this....hope it may help some of you guys with these old scopes:
  8. BasraBoy

    Vintage scopes - what's your favourite?

    Was going to post this as part of another thread...but why not make it a thread on its own?? Some views through various WW2 vintage scopes for comparison. All fixed mag. Just to see what the boys back then had to work with....: Firstly - this is the view from the back of the house. the white...
  9. BasraBoy

    USMC M1903 A1 / 1941 Sniper Rifle BUILD FINISHED!!

    As promised, I'm going to try to document as much of this project as possible. Although the hard work is going to be done by Paul, my gunsmith, I'll try to post as much general information as possible as we go along and then post links to Paul's final project write up once everything is done...
  10. BasraBoy

    USMC accuracy tests/requirements?

    I know both the British and Germans did specify groupling capabilities when selecting rifles for conversion to sniper variants. Does anybody know if the USMC had or published any formal accuracy tests/requirements for the M1903A1 / 1941 Sniper Rifle? If so, where can these be found or can you...
  11. BasraBoy

    Gunsmithing Problems with CeraKote

    Recently had a stainless AR barrel CeraKote'd. Now the diameter is too big to get my .750" PRI gas block to fit. Have tried knocking it on but all that has done is start to scratch up the CeraKote. What is the best thing to do? Should I remove the CeraKote on the .750" part of the barrel...
  12. BasraBoy

    KAC Rail covers

    Great piece of kit but..... Why don't they lock in place on my Vltor VIS? They work fine on my Daniel Defense fore-end but the latch won't engage on the Vltor rail. Anybody else had this problem and can advise a quick fix (not one that suggests using something else, please )?
  13. BasraBoy

    Young Manufacturing NM BCG

    I've been waiting on an answer on this question from YM....but nothing comes back so I decided maybe I should ask you guys: I'm looking for a BCG to go in my SPR-ish build (18" WOA SPR profile barrel with headspaced bolt). I really like the YM products but was wondering if there is that much...
  14. BasraBoy

    KAC M110 Stock

    Looking at doing an SPR type build. Rifle will be mainly for paper punching out to 600yds. Would be interested to hear opinions on, or experience of this stock compared with a PRS or UBR. Thanks in advance.
  15. BasraBoy

    Gunsmithing Sets screws

    Sorry if this a really stupid question...... I'm thinking about replacing my front sight/gas block on an AR with a low profile verion. The existing assembly is a clamp on but I'd like to change to a set screw version. Should the set screw detents on the barrel be threaded or are they just...
  16. BasraBoy

    AW barrels and AE rifles on new year clearance

    Just spotted this on the Sporting Services site: http://www.sportingservices.co.uk/rifle_offers.asp
  17. BasraBoy

    Brought this home at the weekend......

    Cant't help feeding my WWII "s****r" rifle addiction: Been collecting parts for this for a while (became a real obsession! ) Picked up the finished article yesterday. Rifle is a '44 dated Long Branch No4 Mk1* with 5 groove barrel (FTR'd at Fazakerley in '53) Scope is a late '44 dated No32...
  18. BasraBoy

    Rifle Scopes STOLEN ACOG , PAYPAL are A**HOLES!

    Heads up for everyone: Ex-SH member angelone is still out there playing his games He is on the loose on Ebay and a number of firearms forums scamming sellers/buyres. He appears on Ebay as: Liane Angel Mitteberg 1 A-4084 St Agatha Austria Email is: [email protected] but clearly has a number of...
  19. BasraBoy

    Gunsmithing Barrel nut torque - what's "safe"?

    I'm installing a VIS monolithic upper on a rifle. In the "instructions" sheet that comes in the box it mentions torque to "no more than 40 ft lb" but gives no max/min torque range. The most I can seem to get it torqued to is around 25-27 ft lb (the barrel is a Sabre Defence 16"). If I try...
  20. BasraBoy

    Mauser byf 41 from Miltech

    Here's s acouple of pics of my Mauser 98k with Short Side Rail mount which is a Miltech refurb. All matching numbers made at the original Mauser Oberndorf factory sometime in 1941. Action/Barrel and all hardware are from a single original vet bring back that had been "sporterized". Had to...