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Post by Buckshot on Apr 24, 2005 22:43:09 GMT -5
SS,
Was the match at BulletFest, or did I have the wrong month for that?
I ended up only making one day of our get together. Saturday.
Cold and alternating between rain and snow. Wind chill probably down around 20 degrees F.
Got to shoot an M1919A6 semi-auto Browning Light Machine Gun and an M1918A3 semi-auto BAR. Took two shots to get the sight picture down on the BAR, then nailed the gong the next three shots. Shooting prone with the bipod at about 150 yds. with the issue open sights and .30-06 ball ammo. 14- 15" diameter steel gong suspended via chain from 4" X 4" framing.
The 1919A6 fired it's first rounds since rebuild this weekend. Not completely done yet, needs some more machining and tuning on the trigger area. Trigger very hard to lift and too sticky to return dependably 100% of the time. Very interesting, though.
One of the hits of the gathering was an original Mosin-Nagant M91/30 Sniper Rifle. Got lots of good hits for everyone who shot it, seemed to be enjoying the cool weather, almost as if it was slightly invigorated and starting to like the weather.
Buckshot
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Post by Buckshot on Apr 24, 2005 22:49:38 GMT -5
Yep, I see I did mess up the dates.
Bulletfest is June, NOT April.
Good move there!
Buckshot
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Post by StonerStudent on Apr 25, 2005 19:45:38 GMT -5
You shot a 1918A3 semi BAR!!!! you are the man!!!!! so tell me what did you think of it? The Ohio Ord 1918A3 has been on my wish list forever, I just can seem to part with the 2850.00 for one.
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Post by Buckshot on Apr 26, 2005 0:12:33 GMT -5
SS,
Pretty sweet piece! It was actually the first couple hundred rounds put through a brand new one!
Some of the magazines had such new parkerizing on them that they would not feed with more than 5 rounds in them, the parkerizing was biting into the brass of the .30-06 cases!
Also one of the last to be delivered for a while, Ohio Ordnance is suspending civilian/sporting work for government contracts until further notificaiton. Guy ordered then got word of the suspension before he got the rifle. Was on pins and needles for a while!
There were actually two of them there, but only one came out due to the weather.
No way I could afford one now. Nice, though. 3 hits for 5 shots the first time I ever touched one? I would definitely take it!
Heavy mother, but I could see where it could come in handy while opposing a human wave attack, and with it being heavy it doesn't bounce around real bad on a bipod like FALs or AKs will. More like an AR15 on a bipod.
There were also two Johnson Semi-Automatic Rifles there, with one being available to fire. Very cool, though a little strange feeling for Garand junkies.
Did pick up my new M1 Carbine at the meet. Traded VRC-10 and PRC-10 radio sets and a bunch of accessories for it. Replaces the first one I had that I traded for a Springfield M1861 Rifle Musket reproduction. My first one was an Inland from Korea through Blue Sky. This one is pure Inland, no re-import.
Had to go with Inland, even though they made the largest bunch of them. My Grandfather was a plant guard at the Inland plant on W. Third Street during WW II when they made them!
Buckshot
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Post by Buckshot on Apr 26, 2005 2:58:13 GMT -5
Messed up the report on the Inland Carbine.
It was, in fact, re-imported by Arlington Ordnance, so it had most likely been to Korea.
Looks good, though, still has the flat bolt and the crossed cannons cartouch on the stock.
Buckshot
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