hmmm
would have to say my 1918 Lee Enfield no1 Mk3
(http://gallery.me.com/philw/100050/DSCF8446/web.jpg)
also well done on the video mate
hmmm
would have to say my 1918 Lee Enfield no1 Mk3
(http://gallery.me.com/philw/100050/DSCF8446/web.jpg)
also well done on the video mate
Hey, I thought this might produce some interesting results. I posted a YouTube video with my project gun in hopes of helping to put an honest face on the AR platform (Black Evil Rifle). Check it out and shoot some feedback back. Also please join me and post your favorite rifle. Please don't just start flooding in videos from youtube that are of rifles that live only in youtube servers. Show us your rifle favorite and what you've done to it.But a friend of mine has an M4-clone and brought it with him when he came home on leave. My own AR is a flat-top with a 24" heavy barrel set-up more for varmint/target shooting. He bought the M4 to play in some 3-gun type matches that take place at a range close to where he's stationed. 3-Gun has always interested me, but would have to drive about 150 miles to the closest range holding them. Regardless, ive been wanting an M4-clone pretty bad, and we burned thru a pile of ammo out of his.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4aCFjURab8
BTW, I hate M25
Glad to see somebody else's favorite is an old battle rifle!
Even tho I've always thought of sporting rifles(& later AR's) as my favorite rifles, lately these Mil-Surp's have caught my fancy. I've been trying to put together a collection of WWII general infantry battle rifles(US-Garand, M1Carbine;GB-Enfield;USSR-Nagant;Jap-Arisaka;Ger-K98;...). Just been trading around to find the best example of each. I realize this is a extremely modest collection when compared to Mike "Duke" Venturino's. Since BAR's, Browning M2's, & Thompson sub-guns are way out of my budget, I have decided to stick with the rifle's that the General Infantry soldiers of each country(Allies & Axis) would carry. Once it is complete i have plans drawn up for a display on a large wall in my Recreation(MAN) Room. It is my small way of paying tribute to my grandfather, an Army Vet stationed in Pearl Harbor Dec 7th, 1941. He had been stationed there shortly after going thru Basic, and was slated for leave(furrlow i think he called it)and was going home(1st time since he left for Basic) for X-mas. The Japanese changed those plans. He was sent to the Pacific Theater, and his older brother to Europe. His brother was captured sometime in 1943 and was held in a German POW camp until the end of the war. He came down with Pneumonia and his feet were frost-bitten & his toes were amputated while in the camp. He died shortly after coming home from infection caused by the amputation. My grandfather spent the war going from island to island fighting the Japanese. He never went into many details about firefights, but he did tell me about there weapons. Stories about being issued a 1903 Springfield in Basic, and how a couple guys from Chicago, Ill left the range with bloody noses from the recoil. Talked about liking the M1 Garand but said there were alot more people singing their praises now than there were in '42. Said most bitched about the weight. He drove an Ammo truck for a time. Driving at night w/o lights through narrow trails cut thru jungles and mountains. Hauling ammo to the front lines, unloading it under fire, then loading & hauling dead bodies back. Talked about being given an M1 Carbine to keep in the truck, then later "picking up" a Thompson, and swapping the M1 Carbine for a M1897 shotgun. He never told me about any kills he might have had, but that he found the 12ga "more useful" when the trucks were ambushed. He never gave any details about the fighting, but he was a tough old Moonshiner, & if he said it was "horrible" then i dont think i want anymore details. He served until the war ended, and finally made it back home 4 months after WW2 ended.
Anyway, he was my first hero and his stories & pictures are what sparked my interest in firearms, military in particular. The first couple mil-surp rifles i bought were an SKS($60w/bayonet) & a Mosin Nagant($45). While they both went bang everytime i pulled the trigger, i would cringe thinking about having to go into battle with either one. The SKS's I've owned while functional, were horribly inaccurate and the Mosin Nagant has the heaviest trigger ive ever seen. The trigger will not break with a 16lbs gauge, so i know its close to 20lb. In a recent comparison of Mosin-Nagant vs Mauser K98(Guns&Ammo Mag i think), found the Mosin to be more accurate than the famous Mauser. I would love to find out how accurate mine is, but the trigger makes hitting a 1-gallon milk-jug at 25yds a challenge, much less trying to shoot 100yd groups.
Not long ago, i bought an Enfield that has been an absolute pleasure to shoot! The sights were dead on though i believe them to be from a later model Enfield. The accuracy most of these WWI-WWII battle rifles have displayed has been kinda sketchy, until i upgraded to a higher quality sample of each rifle . However, the very first Enfield I bought, while not NRA-mint by any means, works very well and is suprisingly accurate. The last trip to the range(it goes almost everytime i do) i shot 2, 5-shot 100yd groups that measured 1.75" & 1.53" and a 10-group average of 2.45" shooting prone w/ tight sling. While this is not jaw-dropping accuracy by any means, I am quite pleased considering its design coming up on 100yrs old and my lack of proper training in this type of shooting. Ive even thought about taking it deer hunting. Your rifle looks great and i wish my wood & finish looked that good(looks like 50+ coats of cheap black-looking stain)
My current favorite is one I just refinished. My No.1 MkIIIA2. At least untill I finish my MAK90.
Bulletbill, I like your style, not a huge fan of Savage, but I don't poo poo them either, best barrel system on the market for swapping or replacing. They finally fixed the trigger with the accu trigger and good for them. I'm gonna be watching for more from you. ;D
Thanks. It was a blast to build. The rifle will be sent off and have the action and stock nilled to accept the Accuracy International mags. Hoping to have it done in time for May. As far as we're aware it will be the first Savage precision target actionmodified to accept mags. I'll update in the near future.
I can afford neither, but the Cheytac and teh 1903A4 are my favprite rifles...
(http://world.guns.ru/rifle/m1903a4.jpg)
(http://www.downloadmunkey.net/images/M200.jpg)
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7273185959068799190#That's really an interesting idea. It would be great for states that have an AWB and you'd want quick follow up shots
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http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7273185959068799190#
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http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=7273185959068799190#That is way cool! ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Dude, I want a double barrel bolt rifle. ;D I'll never be able to afford one, but I want one......I want one or two too!!! :P ;D ;D ;D ;D
Maybe one in .30-06 and one in .45-70? ;DNAW it would be for Africa or Alaska so you need something like .375 H&H or the .338 Lapua ::) 8) ;D
This is my favorite dear rifle. It is a FAL-L1A1 with a BSA 6X24X 50 Mil tech scope. The first picture is of it naked and the second is for hunting. Since thies pictures wear taken I have moved the scope mounts.
(http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r96/39wolfgang/Flecktarn%20Camo%20and%20My%20Guns/My%20Guns/001L1A1Unclothed.jpg)
(http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r96/39wolfgang/Flecktarn%20Camo%20and%20My%20Guns/My%20Guns/002L1A1Clothed.jpg)
This one is since I moved the scope
(http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r96/39wolfgang/Flecktarn%20Camo%20and%20My%20Guns/My%20Guns/003L1A1.jpg)
Here's my favorite rifle of the ones that I own. It's a Savage Model 99 in .300 Savage that I inherited when my sister and BIL were killed.
(http://i414.photobucket.com/albums/pp225/tt11758/SavageModel99.jpg)
For the record, this is a stock photo..........haven't had the chance to photograph the real thing yet. Besides, Haz taught me how to take pictures of guns, and NOBODY wants to see MY toes!! ;D
(http://i414.photobucket.com/albums/pp225/tt11758/SavageModel99.jpg)
Nice rifle, but what's it weight?
Sorry it took so long. I had both of my favorites weighted today.. Both are set up the same, Bipod, same scope BSA 6X24X50 Mil Tech. First I had my M1A1 weighed without the mag, and then with a full twenty round mag. Then I had the FAL-L1A! weighed the same way, No may and then with a full mag..Damn that's a lot of weight to lug around the woods for hunting to take one shot! Is their a way to cut 5 lb's or so off of it?
M1A1 Springfield 14.08 Pounds empty 15.62 pounds heavy (full mag)
FAL-L1A1 12.70 Pounds empty 14.36 pounds heavy (full mag)
Damn that's a lot of weight to lug around the woods for hunting to take one shot! Is their a way to cut 5 lb's or so off of it?
The weight doesn’t bother me, I am usually sitting in my dear stand anyway. Here is a picture of my dear stand………Now that awesome Wolf! ;D
(http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r96/39wolfgang/Mobile%20Dear%20Stand/01a.jpg)
Now that awesome Wolf! ;D
Like I said the weight doesn’t bother me, I ride to the woods and ride home. I am going to start a page: My mobile dear stand and so more pictures and where I hunt..That would be great I'd like to see them!
That would be great I'd like to see them!