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What recipe did you use? Powder charge, brass and primer? I have some of those bullets, hence the question. I run moderate power loads at 300 and 600 yards with my old M1903. Often a 175 SMK with 46.5 to 46.7 grains of Varget will usually work. With 170 Lapuas, 46.5 to 47.0 grains of Varget...

Back in the mid-1980s Leupold learned that the US Army was looking for a replacement sniper rifle (to replace the old M21 and it's antiquated ART II scope). This lead them to develop three new tactical scopes with the then brand-new 30mm tube diameter. The M1 Ultra, M2 Ultra, and M3 Ultra. They...

Sealed boxes are best for collection and display purposes. I’m still hunting for some 1969 dated M118 ammo boxes. However 1970 is still nice to display with an XM21 or M40 replica. These are 1963 boxes, so a little too early.

I should note that the 6x S&B L13A1 scope seen on that M85 in your post likely has the below reticle (thin horizontal line with thick post on the bottom). Again, this is what the British used, but M85s purchased by Brazil, Malaysia or Germany might have used different scopes & reticles.

The M85s were apparently often sold without optics, with the end customer supplying them. Some of the ZF84 and ZF95 Kalhes scopes I have seen used the 104 reticle shown below. …one day I hope to use my spare ZF95 on either an SSG-69, or preferably an Parker-Hale-ish M85. It has a Mil-Dot...

It's definitely work only a good gunsmith should attempt. The bases need to be installed at the proper height and placement on the barrel. I assume your rifle has what is called a "medium-heavy match" barrel, and the front scope base should be at proper height for that profile. Here's my pre-64...

The last part of this sentence is key. The FBI did not field the M70 as a "standard weapon", anymore than the USMC fielded Remington M700s as a "standard service rifle" back in the 1960s. (The M40s were bought as dedicated sniper rifles with a 3-9x scope - not as iron sighted service rifle)...

Outside a hyper specific Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to a specific FBI Field Office (there are 56 of them), I doubt even Skunk can provide any purchase or procurement “documentation” from 5 or 6 decades ago about some M70 rifles purchased by an FBI field office (or FBI HQ). It...

Here's a BPT with medium height 30mm Leupold rings. The main issue to be aware of is the clearance b/t the rear sight aperture and the rear ocular bell of the scope. Here one can see it's very close with the hooded NM rear aperture. (You'll likely need to keep the rear aperture at the bottom of...

As noted in this thread, a few hundred M70s were ordered by the USMC in early WWII, but it was never issued as "standard military weapon." They were used as target rifles in the 1950s and a small number used as sniper rifles in Vietnam as early as late 1965, but I think the top sentence of the...

There is a long but obscure history about the bullet guide - but the bottom line is that fulcrum stud/point (shown as the polished surface) must measure at least 0.175" in height. Once it goes below that, rifle won't work correctly. Goods news is that it's a $15 or $20 part. I would hope the...

Nice fetish (collection) you got there….

I won't address the stock question which has been answered, but I will address the sling question. It is likely fake. Why? All of the observed 1950s-60s era M1907 slings were imprint stamped with a leather stamping die regarding the date of the MRT treatment. This lasted up until 1969...

I guess I missed this entirely. Enjoy it!

Despite the odd staking, I suspect it's a WWII era sight base given the slopped/bevel on the back was reportedly unique to the 190A4. The post-war mounts didn't have that bevel as shown via the "B" reference. The windage knob should also have a small factory stake at the bolt (see seen here)...

That little factoid is quite incredible. I have said it before, and I'll say it again: You got skills(!).

Presumably those holes are for a Picatinny rail. (This one is a Gray Ops part, but same concept is my best guess)

This would appear to be what is sometimes called a "Hobby Lobby" build. In the past, in order to "maintain their gunsmithing skills," some USMC MOS 2112s have had discretion/privilege to build 'gratis'/pro bono rifles or pistols, using civilian parts, provided to them by active duty USMC...

I agree, very nice piece of M24 kit(!).

Because the M24 was used for such a long time, circa 1988/89 until 2010 or so, pieces of the kit changed, and accessories were added in the 200Xs, which were not issued in the earlier days. Anything that was issued with an M24 will have some value, even if it's just a Mil-Dot Master. That M24...