Made a couple of racks this weekend out of walnut and steel hooks to give these old gents a place to hang. Snipery? Well… maybe once!
Sirhr
Sirhr
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Well.. I nominate @sirhrmechanic and @buffalowinter as having the classiest taste on the 'hide. Think thats been obvious for quite a while now.
Well done sir, looks great!
@VJJPunisher might be catching up to yall if ya aint careful though!
@buffalowinter @USMCSGT0331 heres a build idea for yall.. the very first AR/5.56 DMR. Long before the Mk 12 SPR program - there was the Colt 655 and 656:
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AKA the M16A1 Special High Profile and M16A1 Special Low Profile.
The 655/Special High Profile was a M16A1 with HBAR profile barrel and scope mount on the carry handle. The 656/Special Low Profile was as you see in the thread posted above.
Wonder if these saw any use in the 'Nam era with some of the more high speed units..??
A long road to my 656 build - AR15.COM
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www.ar15.com AKA the M16A1 Special High Profile and M16A1 Special Low Profile.
The 655/Special High Profile was a M16A1 with HBAR profile barrel and scope mount on the carry handle. The 656/Special Low Profile was as you see in the thread posted above.
Wonder if these saw any use in the 'Nam era with some of the more high speed units..??
Swedish M41/B sniper rifle w/ original 1941 dated scope. Its a 1900 dated Mauser receiver.
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First, never saw those anywhere in the Army when I was in '81-'85 Second, what we had for a DM, once in a while, was the standard block that dropped in the carry handle and bolted in through the hole that was in all M16A1 carry handles. You could either attach that shitty little POS (2X-4X) scope or a PVS-2 'whale' for DM/sniper work. For whatever reason Big Army at the time thought sniping seemed to be stupid. The test people had to be away from Big Army to get anything done.@buffalowinter @USMCSGT0331 heres a build idea for yall.. the very first AR/5.56 DMR. Long before the Mk 12 SPR program - there was the Colt 655 and 656:
A long road to my 656 build - AR15.COM
Firearm Discussion and Resources from AR-15, AK-47, Handguns and more! Buy, Sell, and Trade your Firearms and Gear.
AKA the M16A1 Special High Profile and M16A1 Special Low Profile.
The 655/Special High Profile was a M16A1 with HBAR profile barrel and scope mount on the carry handle. The 656/Special Low Profile was as you see in the thread posted above.
Wonder if these saw any use in the 'Nam era with some of the more high speed units..??
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I'm new here and haven't posted anything yet. I happened to see this thread and thought this is a good place to say hello and post up a photo of a few of my vintage snipers.
The top is a 1943 Izhevsk PU that I got from AIM Surplus back when they first started getting the MOLOT rifles, apparently they were imported through Germany?
Middle is a Swedish M41B from 1908 with a 1942 dated A-Jack scope. I have since upgraded the cheek riser with one from a maker in the UK.
Bottom is a Remington 1903-A4 that I bought from Dennis Kroh at Empire Arms many years ago. It had a sporter stock and no scope but it did have the correct base and bolt. I added an italian made stock from Brownell's and then a period correct Weaver. I eventually found a legit M73B1 for it.
The top is a 1943 Izhevsk PU that I got from AIM Surplus back when they first started getting the MOLOT rifles, apparently they were imported through Germany?
Middle is a Swedish M41B from 1908 with a 1942 dated A-Jack scope. I have since upgraded the cheek riser with one from a maker in the UK.
Bottom is a Remington 1903-A4 that I bought from Dennis Kroh at Empire Arms many years ago. It had a sporter stock and no scope but it did have the correct base and bolt. I added an italian made stock from Brownell's and then a period correct Weaver. I eventually found a legit M73B1 for it.
"I am never going to financially recover from this..."
- Tiger King
Will get some better pictures next week some time.
- Tiger King
Will get some better pictures next week some time.
I am waiting for a receiver to build a M1D on, and I'll probably never recover from that. 
Picked up a MC52 about a year sgoI am waiting for a receiver to build a M1D on, and I'll probably never recover from that.
I dumped most non sentimental rifles that aren’t accurate over the years
But this one is not leaving anytime soon
You’ll be more than happy
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This is my clone M40A1, built by myself and a friend, Kreiger 1-11.25 SS barrel, Weaver T-10, scope mount and rings (original off M40A1) came from Ryan (USMCSGT0331). 1st target is 600yards, 2nd is 1K, both shot with 169 Sierra's, prone with sling.
Great shooting and I'm glad that the Redfield base and rings work well with the T-10 scope! I think I found a box yesterday that has more of these USMC transitional M40A1 Redfield 700SA scope bases in them (no base windage screws, no scope rings). I'll have to see what I have available and if these are more of the take-off bases, and I'll probably give them away to people doing transitional A1 builds similar to your clone!
Your rifle looks great and it shoots exceptionally well, congrats on the awesome build!
Here is my latest.
The Rifle is a documented original. The receiver was built in late 1944 and converted to a "D" in late 1952. The sling, cheek rest, and scope mount are repros. I believe the flash hider is a repro as well, although a dealer said he thought it was an original. The scope is a commercial Lyman Alaskan, with sunshade and M82 style tapered post reticle and an original rubber eye cup. Eventually, I'd like to replace the scope mount and flash hider with originals (you don't know of any originals for sale, do you?) and possibly replace the scope with an M84. I haven't had a chance to shoot it yet.
The Rifle is a documented original. The receiver was built in late 1944 and converted to a "D" in late 1952. The sling, cheek rest, and scope mount are repros. I believe the flash hider is a repro as well, although a dealer said he thought it was an original. The scope is a commercial Lyman Alaskan, with sunshade and M82 style tapered post reticle and an original rubber eye cup. Eventually, I'd like to replace the scope mount and flash hider with originals (you don't know of any originals for sale, do you?) and possibly replace the scope with an M84. I haven't had a chance to shoot it yet.
Picked up both of these today.
Very happy. It is hard to find these old brownings in such good shape.
And yes, that is 3 grand in rifles laying on linoleum. Don't judge.
38-55 and 45-70?
Two of my wish list, and probably North of $4000, especially with the vernier/Soule type sights.
All 45-70. The heavy barrel semi pistol grip one has the factory Badger match barrel on it.
Also found this photo today. 1957 Lyman reloading manual. America as it should be.
Look at all the 10X shooting coats.
They sell on EBay.
They will come to you smelling of 50 years of cigarettes direct from some passed grandpas closet.
You honor his history where his family wouldn’t by wearing it.
Mine has the rubber elbow cups and the leather sling cuff.
Absolutely no support for your spine but they will reduce the recoil kick and save your elbows and bicep.
Very nice. Nice wood too.
15th century torture device lol
Yeah those are nuts. Never wore one but was talking to a guy getting strapped in at a range a while ago.
That’s just not fun anymore.
Give my lazy ass a bipod, bag and a big old fat bastard gen 3 brake lol