Have you purchased anything gun related in the last three days?

Picked up a box of 500 rimfire cartridges Winchester XPERT HV .22 long rifle 36 gr. 1280 FPS lead hollow point. I also pick up some CCI 50 cartidges Stinge .22 long rifle 32 gr. 1640 FPS copper-plated hollow point.:thumbup:
 
Joined a local range last weekend.

If I can make it out just twice a month to shoot I believe it will save me money over going to the free national forest ranges, plus a big time savings.
 
indy1919a4 said:
Came across a 1962 ad for those Model 41s and its cheaper little cousin the model 46.. Wow those were expensive little rascals in the day.

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Do you realize at the same time one can get an anti tank rifle for about the same cost..


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Or an m1 Garand or Johnson for less



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Or like 3 Broomhandles :)


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The sound in the backround is me crying over those Broomhandles and Johnsons......

Im not surprised how $$ the M41 was (and still is), but Im kinda surprised that the M39 was nearly as much!

How about that "tremendously high powered" Nambu!:rofl:
 
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Looks nice
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I prefer the look of the earlier '03s (of which I have several), but for a shooter, the A3 has way better sights. This one is likely unissued, (might be unfired!) has the two-groove barrel and came in a CMP hardcase, so Im guessing it was a CMP gun which has been in the back of somebodys closet for the last 20 years or so, which is about the time they ran out of Springfields.

Hopefully Ill get a chance to ring it out Saturday.:D:D:D
 
NIGHTLORD40K said:
I prefer the look of the earlier '03s (of which I have several), but for a shooter, the A3 has way better sights. This one is likely unissued, (might be unfired!) has the two-groove barrel and came in a CMP hardcase, so Im guessing it was a CMP gun which has been in the back of somebodys closet for the last 20 years or so, which is about the time they ran out of Springfields.

Hopefully Ill get a chance to ring it out Saturday.:D:D:D
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What the hey are you trying to pull here, you did not put these "minor" details in the original posting... And now you are making wild claims about unissued and unfired with out additional porn photos for us to see.... Do I have to beg for a few more closer upper photos of this beauty.. Because I will... :)

OK the only a3 I have has been chopped up and is the sniper version... and 03's/a3s have never been big on my list (even though it is really a Mauser under all that)

So educate me what does the 2 groove barrel mean and do for you???? And how are the sights better,??? mine does not even have a sight..
 
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indy1919a4 said:
What the hey are you trying to pull here, you did not put these "minor" details in the original posting... And now you are making wild claims about unissued and unfired with out additional porn photos for us to see.... Do I have to beg for a few more closer upper photos of this beauty.. Because I will... :)

OK the only a3 I have has been chopped up and is the sniper version... and 03's/a3s have never been big on my list (even thought it is really a Mauser under all that)

So educate me what does the 2 groove barrel mean and do for you???? And how are the sights better,??? mine does not even have a sight..
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Ill take some more pics tonight.:)

The 2 groove barrels only have 2 sets of lands and grooves for rifling. They can be found on some A3s, most A4s, and some M1917s with Johnson barrels.

Although designed as a wartime expedient to speed barrel production, as it turned out they had no problem stabilizing M2 ball ammunition and there was no appreciable difference in accuracy between these and the regular rifling.

I just think its a neat feature which is somewhat specific to these particular guns.

The A3 sight are very similiar to an M1 carbine and use a peep aperture with micrometer-click adjustments for windage and spring-detents for elevation. The '03 uses an overly complicated and somewhat delicate rear ladder sight with a friction set screw for elevation and a worm gear (sans detents) for windage.

Theoretically, the earlier sight allows for infinite adjustment and more precision, but is nearly impossible to use properly under anything resembling combat conditions. After over 100 years of use, the elevation and windage screw threads are often worn/galled resulting in insufficient tension and they can move during firing.
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Also, the A3 sight is behind the bolt, giving it a much longer sight radius.
 
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NIGHTLORD40K said:
Ill take some more pics tonight.:)

The 2 groove barrels only have 2 sets of lands and grooves for rifling. They can be found on some A3s, most A4s, and some M1917s with Johnson barrels.

Although designed as a wartime expedient to speed barrel production, as it turned out they had no problem stabilizing M2 ball ammunition and there was no appreciable difference in accuracy between these and the regular rifling.

I just think its a neat feature which is somewhat specific to these particular guns.

The A3 sight are very similiar to an M1 carbine and use a peep aperture with micrometer-click adjustments for windage and spring-detents for elevation. The '03 uses an overly complicated and somewhat delicate rear ladder sight with a friction set screw for elevation and a worm gear (sans detents) for windage.

Theoretically, the earlier sight allows for infinite adjustment and more precision, but is nearly impossible to use properly under anything resembling combat conditions.
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Many Moocho thanks for the explanations.. So if I may reask, so the 2 lands & groves was not meant to be an improvement but was a manufacturing convenience that did not hurt...Anyone have an idea how much savings was had because of this change???
 
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