Rifle of the day

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Ladies and gentleman, the venerable Weatherby Mark V with a



Introduced in 1958, has recently undergone enhancements and introduction of a "new" cartridge 6.5-300 Weatherby Magnum...

Along with its roll-out of the newly redesigned Mark V rifles, Weatherby has also announced the introduction of the new 6.5-300 Weatherby Magnum, which is billed as the “fastest 6.5mm production cartridge in the world.”

“We have taken ‘Nothing Shoots Flatter, Hits Harder, Or Is More Accurate’ to a whole new level with what is now the fastest production 6.5mm cartridge in the world,” Weatherby said. “The speed and energy of this cartridge is unprecedented and worthy of carrying the Weatherby name, all while exhibiting very manageable recoil.”

Read more: http://www.gunsandammo.com/first-loo...#ixzz4P0NStdMH

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'03 Springfield

The M1903 Springfield, formally the United States Rifle, Caliber .30-06, Model 1903, is an American five-round magazine fed, bolt-action service repeating rifle, used primarily during the first half of the 20th century.

It was officially adopted as a United States military bolt-action rifle on June 19, 1903, and saw service in World War I. It was officially replaced as the standard infantry rifle by the faster-firing semi-automatic eight-round M1 Garand starting in 1937. However, the M1903 Springfield remained in service as a standard issue infantry rifle during World War II, since the U.S. entered the war without sufficient M1 rifles to arm all troops. It also remained in service as a sniper rifle during World War II, the Korean War, and even in the early stages of the Vietnam War. It remains popular as a civilian firearm, historical collector's piece, and as a military drill rifle.

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Swedish Ljungman

The Automatgevär m/42 (AG-42 or Ljungman) is a Swedish semi-automatic rifle which saw limited use by the Swedish Army from 1942 until the 1960s.

The Ag m/42 was designed by Erik Eklund of the AB C.J. Ljungmans Verkstäder company of Malmö around 1941, and entered production at the Carl Gustafs Stads Gevärsfaktori in Eskilstuna in 1942. Some 30,000 rifles were manufactured in all for the Swedish Army. This was a relatively small number of weapons and the standard infantry rifle remained the 6.5 mm bolt-action m/96 Mauser.

Norwegian "police troops" trained in Sweden during World War II were issued a number of Ag m/42s and brought these rifles to Norway when the Germans surrendered in 1945. These rifles were never modified to the later Ag m/42B version.



After a number of issues had been discovered, including a serious problem with rusting gas tubes, the existing stocks of the rifle were modified between 1953 and 1956, and the reworked rifles were designated Ag m/42B. Modifications included a stainless steel gas tube, two knobs on the breech cover, a new elevation knob for the rear sight, a rubber case-deflector, new magazines and new cleaning rod. The Ag m/42B was replaced in Swedish service in the mid 1960s by the Ak 4 (derived from the Heckler & Koch G3).

In the early 1950s the Ag m/42B manufacture license was sold to Egypt resulting in the Hakim rifle, which uses the 7.92×57mm Mauser cartridge. Sweden sold the machinery to Egypt and the Hakim was therefore built with the same machine tools used for the Ag m/42B. Eventually, the Hakim was modified into a carbine using the intermediate-power 7.62×39mm Russian cartridge, called the Rasheed Carbine.



The Ag m/42 is operated by means of a direct impingement gas system, similar to that of the French MAS-49 rifle. The Ag m/42 also uses a tilting breech block like the Tokarev SVT-38/SVT-40, the MAS-49 and FN FAL rifles. The Ag m/42 is ammunition specific since it does not have an adjustable gas port or valve to adjust the rifle to various propellant and projectile specific pressure behavior.

The Ag m/42 uses the 6.5×55mm cartridge loaded into a removable 10-round box magazine. In practice, however, the magazine usually remained attached to the rifle while it was loaded from the top with five-round stripper clips. Like the British Lee–Enfield and Soviet SVT-40, the Ag m/42's magazine was intended to be removed only for cleaning.

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ALPINE TPG-1

Many people have not heard of the TPG-1 or the company that produces it, Unique Alpine (UA). This is a European (German specifically) specialty rifle, much like we have over here in the USA. This rifle is a unique design built on UA’s own action and built with excellent craftsmanship. These rifles are exceptionally accurate, as this rifle in .300 WM consistently shoots well below .5 MOA and gets to .25 MOA or better without too much effort. Here is a 5 shot group fired with handloads which displays the accuracy potential of these rifles.



The magazine is detachable, though because it hangs down a fair amount, one needs to be careful when handling the rifle, as that magazine can get in the way. The stock has a true pistol grip that has a comfortable molded shape to fit the hand. The shape of the stock is well thought out, and is adjustable for length of pull and the cheek-piece is adjustable also. The trigger is also adjustable. Overall this rifle is very accurate, and well laid out. It is a chassis based rifle, with the stocks mounting to the chassis, as does the action. This is handy for field maintenance, though the overall weight of the rifle is hefty, and the rifle itself can be somewhat clumsy to wield fast or in tight spaces. It is more in line for long range prone shooting, where it excels. The rifles are expensive, and worse, not available in the USA. Perhaps that will change.

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CROSSFIRE MK1

The Crossfire Mk1 is a unique weapon in that it is a 12-gauge/5.56x45mm over/under, selective fire, repeating, pump action rifle/shotgun. Designed by Crossfire and engineered by Saco Defense in the late 1990’s, the Crossfire MK1 is equipped with two barrels; the upper barrel accepts a magazine that holds four 12-gauge shells while the lower barrel will accommodate any AR-15 or M-16 style magazine. The Crossfire Mk1 actually supports two independent actions with separate, reciprocating, multi-lugged bolts, however, is fired by a single trigger. The ability to select from a rifle or shotgun round allows the user to resourcefully adjust their firepower to match each situation they encounter.

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CZ 527 American

The CZ 527 American features a classic American pattern stock, a sporter-weight hammer forged barrel, a single set trigger and a recessed target crown. Made to be used with optics, rifle ships with 1″ steel scope rings.

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Remington Models 8 & 81


Remington was not the first American manufacturer to introduce a center-fire semi-automatic rifle. But, the gun that became the Remington Model 8 was a fully realized semi-automatic rifle capable of reliably cycling powerful center-fire cartridges.

Originally introduced as the Remington Autoloading Rifle in 1906, (and its European counter part the FN 1900 which wasn’t produced until 1910 by Fabrique Nationale) the name was changed to the Remington Model 8 in 1911, even though the rifle itself was essentially unchanged. The saying goes “no two model 8’s are the same”.



Designed by John Moses Browning while he was working on his first semi-automatic shotgun, eventually the Browning Auto-5; the new rifle used the same long-stroke recoil operating system as his new shotgun. It had a 22” jacketed barrel, five-round fixed box magazine that could be filled by means of five-round stripper clips (for the 25, 30, 32 Remington and four rounds for the 35 Remington) just like military rifles of the day. Additionally, four unique rounds for the Model 8 were introduced…first it was chambered in 35 Remington, followed by the 30 Remington in 1907 (called the 30-30 Remington at first) then the 32 Remington and the 25 Remington (called the 25-35 Remington at first) were developed for the Remington Model 8.


Remington model 8 on top. M1 carbine below.




Model 81


After about 69,000 or so Model 8’s were produced, Remington felt the old workhorse needed a facelift and in 1936 introduced the Model 81…basically the same gun with a few minor cosmetic differences such as a heavier pistol-grip stock and more robust fore-end. As well, the gun was initially offered in a different range of calibers: .30, .32, (dropped after World War II) and .35 Remington.




In 1940, .300 Savage was added to the lineup to make the 81 more competitive and give it “close to .30-06” performance. Named the Woodsmaster (a moniker that would also be given to Remington’s follow-on Model 740 and 740A autoloaders), like the Model 8 the 81 came in different grades: the 81A Standard with a plain stock and fore-end; 81B Special with checkered select wood; 81D Peerless sporting a bit of scroll engraving and fancier checkering; 81E Expert with more engraving yet and better checkering; and the top-of-the-line 81F Premier.

Although they are a little different than the Model 8 on the outside they are very similar on the inside with many interchangable parts. I have had a ton of 81’s and I have enjoyed them almost as much as my Model 8’s. I hope you have enjoyed this brief introduction to the Model 81.

Remington model 8 FBI

In mid 1938, Remington and the Federal Bureau of Investigation worked together to develop a replacement for the Winchester Model 1907’s that were then in service. The FBI had become dissatisfied with the .351 Self-Loaders and sought Remington to come up with an alternative service rifle that could produce similar ballistics but function more reliably. The Model 81 FBI rifle was Remington’s answer. This rifle, in actuality, was only a slightly modified version of Remington’s production Model 81 rifle. An excellent history and production development of these rifles can be found in John Henwood’s “The Great Remington 8 & Model 81 Autoloading Rifles”. Two basic versions of the FBI Model 81 were manufactured.



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References....

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remington_Model_8

http://thegreatmodel8.remingtonsociety.com/

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Browning's Flapper the holy grail of machine guns

http://www.standard.net/Entertainmen...f-machine-guns


GDEN — The lowly vegetation growing right here in Northern Utah may have helped the Allies win World War II.

In early 1890, famed Ogden gunmaker John Moses Browning was out sport shooting with his brother, Matthew. He noticed that as he fired his rifle, the nearby salt brush, bulrushes and assorted weeds moved. Realizing that the energy from this blast of muzzle gasses could be harnessed, Browning and his brother headed back to the family’s Ogden gunmaking shop. Over the course of the next couple of days, they designed the “Flapper,” a gas-powered machine-gun prototype that would eventually lead to the AK-47 and the M-16 — not to mention every automatic weapon used by the Allies in the Second World War.

And now, the Flapper is finally back home where it belongs —on display in the Browning Firearms Museum at Ogden’s Union Station.

“It’s really quite historic,” says Union Station museum manager Amanda Woolley. “For any gun enthusiast, this is the holy grail. This was the beginning of (Browning’s) machine guns, and that was a game changer in the war.”

[Norm DeGuerre]

to go back a few posts ..
that was actually "Quilted" Maple
it's from the stump, where the pressure of the tree compressed the wood fiber

[Cgrutt]

to go back a few posts ..
that was actually "Quilted" Maple
it's from the stump, where the pressure of the tree compressed the wood fiber

Never heard that explanation before. Makes sense but not sure if it's entirely correct or the only explanation. Figured maple is one of my favorites to work with and I've got lots of full-length boards of "tiger" maple, which as I understand it is just another name (there are many - curly, tiger, striped, flame, quilted, etc.)

http://www.irionlumber.com/index.php...oducts---maple

Oh and since it's a rifle thread, here's my 1022 on my maple bench (posted before).

[Norm DeGuerre]

quilted maple is a favorite for guitar tops

http://www.wood-database.com/quilted-maple/

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7_62mm_x_51m.jpg ,,

[Meketrefe]

I like the tiger eye

[Cgrutt]

Yo Adrian...

[Norm DeGuerre]

I like the tiger eye

thassa PRS CE22 -- good choice, Meke