Now that IS strange!I shot an R-51 that ran flawlessly.
What is the recoil like on that?
I would likely part with it. I have little interest in going through the motions of trying to find or make ammo for it. It is in really nice shape for 150 years old.Wow, that is the Holy Grail of Martinis! I was searching high and low for a Providence gun years ago (before Gunbroker) and got kinda close- found one that had been cut down and rechambered (to .300 Savage of all things), but it was in rough condition and the guy wanted way too much for it.
Supposedly there are a few out there that the Turks had redone in .303 Brit as well.
Very, very nice. Lemme know if you ever want to get rid of it.
Blooper? Stout but not unmanageable.What is the recoil like on that?
Like these? The "1903" is actually a husqvarna 1907.Jeff olson
Love the Krag Carbine! Always wanted one but never could afford one.
As for rare guns I have come across many years ago there was a pawn shop that had a very extensive gun department. There I found two like new handguns: a Swedish made Lahti and a FN Model 1903. I remember the FN had a matte blued finish on it that gave it a very distinctive look to the gun. Both guns had period correct holsters with them as well.
Blooper? Stout but not unmanageable.
M-79 uses the short Hi-Lo 40mm grenades.
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Initial, HP, charge goes off in the heavy "pocket" at the base. This bursts out through some vents at a lower, measured, pressure, to expand behind the rounded base of the actual grenade (thus hi/lo). Per the theory, the gas keeps expanding until just before the round reaches the muzzle, so the velocity keeps increasing the whole time.
Very much bloops out there like a rainboaw--unlike the more modern, longer 40mm grenades.
I have some time with the Mk 18, a hand-cranked way of popping the short 40s out there
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One of those things I'd love to do is get some time with the Mk 19, which chugs out the bigger 40s.
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This is said to only kick "about like a Ma Deuce" (they use nearly identical field tripods).
Yep, that's them!Like these? The "1903" is actually a husqvarna 1907.
Ive only ever seen them in books. They were very handsome rifles in stock military form.I guess that would be my model 1905 Mannlicher Schoenauer in 9x56 ms. I have never seen another either in the field, on the range or in any gun store.
I had one of those for about 3 hours back years ago. Don't have a clue what the model # was.My rarest I owned was a savage 22lr single shot pistol that looks like a revolver, but the barrel and fake cylinder rock to the left to load, very much like a double action s&w cylinder crane. It was very accurate
That was the Model 101, a rather cruddy Zamak love child of an Ruger Single Six and a Colt Camp Perry Model-I had one of those for about 3 hours back years ago. Don't have a clue what the model # was.
I've only seen the one I had, and like I said...only saw it briefly. $60 in circa-2012 money. It wasn't especially nice, but handling it made me feel like it probably wouldn't have been that much nicer if it were new.seen maybe 2 in the flesh, one was LNIB and the guy wanted $500 for it
Approximately 100K Mk1s were made/converted.How many 1903 mark 1s were made?View attachment 1161552 View attachment 1161553 View attachment 1161554
Not sure. Definitely aftermarket. I haven't had a chance to get to this gun yet.Approximately 100K Mk1s were made/converted.
That wood is gorgeous! Obviously not GI, though....Boyds?
Always wanted to try the Gyro jet. have only seen pics.
-And had a very low muzzle velocity.They had a reputation for being wildly inaccurate.