On the ragged edge of the world I'll roam,
And the home of the wolf shall be my home - Robert Service
Bruce Cartwright
Owner & chief instructor-SAC Tactical
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“Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to take rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, because they live in the gray twilight that knows neither victory nor defeat.”
― Theodore Roosevelt
Last edited by Malamute; 04-07-2024 at 08:22 PM.
“Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to take rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, because they live in the gray twilight that knows neither victory nor defeat.”
― Theodore Roosevelt
I just replaced a 2 PC mount with a 1 PC mount fir another gun so I've got 2 spares.
A couple things with the A3
The safety is backwards. Is that a standard for for scope use? The bolt handle is fixed for scope use.
I got the stock in today too. Is there a better way to fit the forward bands than 220 sandpaper?
The k3 has 2 cross hairs. What's the 2nd one?
The magazine cuttoff is disabled. Any benefits to that or should I replace the follower?
On the ragged edge of the world I'll roam,
And the home of the wolf shall be my home - Robert Service
The safeties for scopes were generally on the right side, up for safe, down for fire, with limited movement compared to the military paddle or wing type.
Ive used a coarse file and sandpaper to fit bands, though they generally fit OK on military stocks. Aftermarket, no telling how parts will fit.
The old Weaver double crosshair was (IIRC) partly a rang finding thing, a certain size animal/whatever fit between the wires at a given range, various ranges changed the relationship, like if a deer fit @ 100 yard, @ 200 it would fill half the space, 300 1/3 the space. I dont recall the exact way they intended it to be used, fidning some old paperwork may fill in details or google info. The second crosshair can also be used as an aiming point on longer distances, again, its been ages since I saw the paperwork on them. An old Shooters Bible may give info, probably mid 60s to early 70s would be a good bet for info on the dual crosshair use. I have some but they arent where i am currently. If you set a tape measure up vertically at 100 yards you may be able to figure out what the spacing is.
Disabled in what way? The cutoff isnt of much practical use outside of longer range single fire or volley fire and saving the loaded magazine for the charge. If you mean the follower was beveled so it doesnt lock open when empty, that was a common thing on sporters, though I like them to lock when empty. Parts are still available for 1903s.
Last edited by Malamute; 04-09-2024 at 04:22 PM.
“Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs, even though checkered by failure, than to take rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy much nor suffer much, because they live in the gray twilight that knows neither victory nor defeat.”
― Theodore Roosevelt
Needed some wood removal for the bolt handle, the bands, around the buttplate, etc but I finally got a coat of Danish oil on her
On the ragged edge of the world I'll roam,
And the home of the wolf shall be my home - Robert Service
Looks like a 6moa gap
On the ragged edge of the world I'll roam,
And the home of the wolf shall be my home - Robert Service