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Zee
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Couple new toys. One of which a Grail Gun!
Zee
Senior MemberPosts: 27,573 Senior Member
Yeah, the old guns have been a recent interest of mine. The previous 6.5x55 Swede and the Doe I took with it this last season.
Well, fortune and opportunity shined not twice but three times through a forum member who afforded me the opportunity to acquire two of his guns.
8x57 JS Mauser in Yugo M24/47 flavor.
Which was a recent desire fulfilled in relative short order.
And a .303 British Enfield No.4 Mk 1!!
Which has been a Grail Gun since I was young and watching old war movies.
Running 170g Hornady RN in the Mauser and 174g Hornady RN in the Brit have yielded pleasing preliminary results at 50 yards.
I need to do some more thorough testing at 100 yards. But, I am well placated at the moment.
Enough to take them pig hunting.........
Happy and grateful camper, I am.
Well, fortune and opportunity shined not twice but three times through a forum member who afforded me the opportunity to acquire two of his guns.
8x57 JS Mauser in Yugo M24/47 flavor.
Which was a recent desire fulfilled in relative short order.
And a .303 British Enfield No.4 Mk 1!!
Which has been a Grail Gun since I was young and watching old war movies.
Running 170g Hornady RN in the Mauser and 174g Hornady RN in the Brit have yielded pleasing preliminary results at 50 yards.
I need to do some more thorough testing at 100 yards. But, I am well placated at the moment.
Enough to take them pig hunting.........
Happy and grateful camper, I am.
"To Hell with efficiency, it's performance we want!" - Elmer Keith
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Long history there for both military and sporting use.
I shot my very first deer with a 303 British, much like yours. Wish I still had it.
"The Un-Tactical"
AKA: Former Founding Member
Do some homework before you tear into that No.4. It's a lot more straightforward than the No.1, but the forend bedding system of both is the product of SERIOUSLY mad genius. Lessons learned from working on the 2 receiver screw Mauser family do not apply.
Roger Wadham's book - very helpful: https://www.amazon.com/2012-Complete-Book-Enfield-Accurizing/dp/1471603113/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=Roger+Wadham&qid=1558294496&s=gateway&sr=8-1
He also has a number of YouTube vids up under the handle of Enfield Accurizing
Even if you don't need to mess with the gun, it's good to learn what's actually going on in there.
"Nothing is safe from stupid." - Zee
The No.4 had some sickness in the rear sight that required replacement of a couple bits, but was also pretty much a new gun. It actually came home as a set with a P14:
Unfortunately, pic of the recently snagged 1917 isn't uploading
I've got to hand it to the Brits of that time - they had a very solid understanding of what "weapon of war" meant.
Besides, who doesn't like to hang out with a bunch of strippers?
"Nothing is safe from stupid." - Zee
Glad to see you have caught the fever!!
The **** are an abbreviation for Japanese!!
Not really interested in the 7.7 right now. I would like to find a 7x57 in some configuration appealing to me. And, would love to have an ‘03 Springfield. But, not at the prices they are demanding.