Recent content by NCLivingBrit

This is why I always come here when I get stumped, I would never have thought to look there for a serial number! According to the link, this is a 1924 production (serial # 283***), not 1905 as I thought. I am really not very familiar with Colts in general but I do know where to ask the right...

A buddy of mine was recently given an old (1905) Colt revolver in 32-20 with what I think is a (worn) nickel finish. It has surely been used, but mechanically it feels swiss-watch tight and times perfectly, with a really nice trigger pull and "feel". Here's some crappy pictures (still no...

Thanks for all the assistance folks. I think I am going to shoot the box of ammo I got and then sell this on. The more I think about it, the less use I have for a .300 Win Mag anything! EDIT: It went on Gunbroker today, since my wife just called and told me she bent her car :(

I had a Ruger PC4 and I really wish I had not sold it. It was a great little rifle, tough as nails and gave great results when I did my part. My only problem was it did not like the after market 20rd mags I got with it, but since they were Pro-Mags I wasn't really very surprised. I plan to...

True. I guess FN bought surplus actions and added their stampings/cartouche? This is the problem I have been having trying to pin this rifle down, there were so many Mauser rifles made by so many folks, it's like sorting grains of sand! It's made worse by half-built stuff getting shipped all...

Yeah, I wasn't able to find anything on R.L. Kerr. I do know that FN made commercial Mauser rifles in .300 Win Mag, so the R.L. Kerr has me baffled. I can't tell you what the top of the ring looks like since the mount covers any markings that are there and whoever mounted it used either red...

Ok, I fixed the problem with the bolt with a judicious application of elbow grease. Turns out what I thought was finish was old lube that had hardened. Still haven't had a chance to shoot it, but I am wondering exactly what I have and what it is worth. Here's all the clues I can find on the...

From the OP: I only ever feed single cartridges directly into the action with single shot rifles, since I have no urge to jam actions or break extractors :) From the assorted responses, I am thinking it is dirty lugs. I will pull the bolt and get in there with some Hoppes and my electric...

The ammo is factory ammo (Winchester I think, it's locked up right now) and I can slide the case home with my fingertip (and no bolt) with no trouble at all, it is just that pushing the bolt handle down is tough. The locking lugs being gummy would explain that. Guess I better find a...

So I made the mistake of going to the gun shop with money in my pocket on Saturday and ended up with a new rifle. It's a commercial FN Mauser chambered in .300 Win Mag. It came with a Monte Carlo/pistol grip stock that has a couple of little dings/rubs, but is otherwise in good shape. The metal...

I recently picked up a 102FP in excellent condition. Haven't had a chance to shoot it yet, but with what I read about the recoil (it is darn light) and the crimped mag tube make me think I will be trading it on soonish. If I could find an M1 or Choate pistol grip stock for it I'd likely keep...

Give it a few years we'll be able to get all those spiffy cyberoptic aiming doohickeys I drool over in the books :) That and animated graphics on our eyeballs...... I call the untuned TV static!

My M4gery with a 16" Armalite M15-A4 flat-top upper, Global Tactical/Stag lower, YHM front and rear flip-ups and a Bushnell Holosight (2nd rev). I've also fallen in love with the new 20rd PMags and plan to get a bunch more (30's too). I've got a 5x clone magnifier w. quick detach mount (also...

I'm drooling over that USAS....... Here's mine, a basic Mossberg 500 with some polymer (personal preference over the wood, as is the pistol grip over the regular stock). I know putting ammo on the side is both a sin and utterly immoral, but easy reloading is so tempting for us talentless...

Good call on the caliper and loctite ideas, thanks guys! Luckily, I've been using my new brass which is all to spec when calipered, so once I test my first batch I can reload THEN work on the case trimmer :)