Weird thing if I was in this at least one of mine would be a basic rifle made in the millions …. But it is mine and I shoot it the most because it is so unremarkable compared to some of my other rifles. But maybe that’s just me love the content thanks guys!
my hunting rifle was built on a Remington receiver in the 742xx range so it has had an interesting history before it was used to build a custom rifle from the action up. and in the 1930s it made perfect sense to use these actions for custom builds. it only cost me 199$
@@milsurphq Can you do a follow-up on the whole process for making the cartridges? All the necessary equipment, dies, crimps, molds, etc. I'm trying to get my hands on a Bodeo and piece all this information together. Even just a list of all the required items would be of immense help. Thank you.
I found your Lt. H. J. Foot or Harold J Foot. The official record is on Fold3, but I only have an Ancestry account so I can only see the info, not the actual record. The record states he served in Oct 1918 (it was a pension form, so I presume it was discharge date) with the "Territorial Forces Battalion, Welsh Regiment". I linked him by his birthdate (22 Feb 1889) to other records and am happy to inform you he made it through the war and is found on a 1939 census record in Guildford, England where he worked as a Chartered Surveyor. I'm a bit of a genealogy nerd, so this was a fun search for me
I haven't see p14 with finger groove like that. Mine webt through the rearsonal sometime in its life for the volley sights were removed and the stock was filled in
1915 makes the stock French Walnut. American black walnut only showed up in 1917. It is a rebuild also as it has a lettered arsenal crown, an e.pd. bolt and the Husqvarna tilted crown. P.S. Rebarrelled too with lettered arsenal stamp on barrel.
By the way I tried chalk, China/Wax pencil, and crayon for this application. While chalk is the least resilient, it goes on super easy, the excess is simply brushed off, and it is best for refinished metal or worn down markings/crests. Crayon and wax pencil doesn’t seem to play well with worn/rounded markings, but chalk is able to fill that gap easily.
I restore old guns and talk about it at work. So, before I knew it everybody was bringing me their Grandfather's guns and what not to clean up and fix. Then one day last year a subcontractor brought me a Mum. I did not know what it was at first, the only marking was the flower. I had to many projects going on to deal with it, but researched it as much as I could, and let him know what he had. I wish I had had the time to work on that, but I am beyond committed.
That thumb cutout was designed so that for righties, your right thumb wouldn’t get stopped by the left wall of the receiver. Soldiers were meant to hold the rifle with their left hand while loading with the right.
I have 2 …. Never knew they had a handguard also good luck on ammo I got got mine from a guy in the Midwest took like 9 months at $3 a round and I found some from the 20’s and a few wood blanks but when I’ve seen it I bought it good luck!
Reliability issues with the G43 aside, I'd still take the Garand combo. Better sights on both, plus the Garand loads a full magazine faster (1 en bloc vs 2 stripper clips).
AAA +++ discussion. Anyone watching this in it's entirety will be an expert at the end! My very first gun purchase was in 1977 at a local antique store while I was serving in the USAF at Homestead AFB, Florida. The rifle was an excellent condition early production Type 99 (intact mum Kokura series 22 with serial number in low 19,000 range) with matching dust cover & a monopod. There were 4 very old neatly spaced half inch V-shaped notches on the handguard which conform perfectly to a bayonet blade. The notches maybe "kill" markings similar to a wild west gunslinger. That conjecture was not used as a sales pitch, but they were certainly very old & definitely not battlefield gouges. Again, thanks for this video! P.S. Paid $78 for the rifle.
Awesome fix for the ejector spring. Get a clip latch spring from a Garand. Fulton armory or numrich would have some. File a slot just wide enough for the spring to sit in on the ejector where the leaf spring meets the ejector. It’s a perfect fit and you can trim the coil spring as needed. You will never have to worry about it again.
Hi Zach, the 1/2inch thing is the eagle with stars acceptance stamp on the left side of the stock. Google Garand 1/2 inch DAS and some pictures should show up. If you have questions I don't mind helping.
Glad to see some appreciation for the Greek Y1903, having recently bought a Breda one myself (although I am still looking for a compatible front sight blade). I too wish the St. George stamp was bigger, maybe switched with the Greek Cross would be nice. At the end I got lost with the Overton and IHC stock commentary. I've not delved too much into Garands, so what do you mean by "half inch stock"? Is it similar to M1 carbines having thicker walls or wider channels?
Sir i have old Chinese tt pistol plz tell me it's barrel how can rounds fired and I keeping magazine full load all the year it's magazine spring will be damaged
Pistol barrels last for ten of thousands of rounds. And no worries keeping a magazine loaded, the springs wear from cycling so sitting will not hurt it
Sir as u know that Chinese tt pistol has 8 rounded magazine now the question is that if i put 1 or 2 rounds less in the magazine then it's magazine spring will not be lose or hurt ?
On the bayonet latches, I recently saw a video of someone getting 2 of these from J&G which had 1930's production dates, one with the original style, and one with the lever lock.
WW2 movies: Thin Red Line, Pearl Harbor, Wind Talkers, Band of Brothers, The Pacific, To Hell and Back, U571, A Bridge too Far, Shindler's List. WWI movies: All Quiet on the Western Front (1930), Laurence of Arabia, Sargent York (1940) is not Cheesy, The Red Barron, The Lost Battalion. Good Gun Movies: Predator, Aliens, Platoon, Full Metal Jacket, We Were Soldiers, The Untouchables, Gettysburg, T2, The Patriot, The Last Samurai.
Correct, many different soldiers carried sidearms, either issued to them or of their own purchase. Especially specialty troops like engineers, artillerymen, trench raiders, etc.
"Crap and Schmutz in there" 😄 Man is that a common word? ( schmutz ) btw, great video! I will get my sweden mauser M38 next month. Greetings from germany
The James Franco hate on this podcast is too damn high! Also checkout The Forgotten Battle, it covers an small but important battle during Operation Market Garden. It's a good watch
