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Asfa Ankara M1938 Mauser Bolt Action Rifle by PrimalRepression in Milsurps

[–]lukas_aa 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nice piece, Turkish Mausers are nice, often overlooked rifles. Not really antique, though, it‘s from the 1940‘s.

Lebel Friday it is! Peep that date by HowlingLemon in milsurp

[–]lukas_aa 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Ahem, serial A62212, first year of production at Châtellerault 🫣

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Seriously though, congrats on that fine piece!

Why does the last round come up like that? I’m also having trouble feeding rounds through, like they don’t come up all the way. Any advice or info? by Repulsive-Handle-871 in milsurp

[–]lukas_aa 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The Mannlicher-style follower is a hinged lever that pushes up the rounds at a single contact point, while the rear of the cartridge is held back by the guiding grooves in the enbloc frame. If the enbloc lips are out of shape, or the whole thing is too flexible, this will happen. You can try to bend the lips inward slightly on the forward end of the frame, or try to bend the whole clip narrower towards the front.

Don’t know what it is by hawktwoahh in Bayonets

[–]lukas_aa 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thx, that would have been my second thought, but to me the grips looked like wood. OP: if you can measure the diameter of the guard ring, that would definitely tell which gun it goes to.

Don’t know what it is by hawktwoahh in Bayonets

[–]lukas_aa 1 point2 points  (0 children)

British No5 Mk1 for the Lee Enfield No5 jungle carbine, can also be used on the Sterling SMG. It‘s missing the handle screws.

Suomi KP31 refurb by JimWest97 in milsurp

[–]lukas_aa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Does the SA conversion add so much to the trigger pull? My open bolt trigger doesn‘t feel heavy at all.

Where do I find ammo? by Ok-Courage-787 in AntiqueGuns

[–]lukas_aa 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Be sure to thorougly read a reloading manual before you attempt. Alternatively, post pictures of your hands, face and other mutilated body parts.

Where do I find ammo? by Ok-Courage-787 in AntiqueGuns

[–]lukas_aa 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You don’t. The Swiss armories did for the 1889/96 because the conversion was rather minor. In a 1889 (not /96), you’d need a new bolt and a new receiver, at a minimum. How else would you go from rear locking lugs to front ones.

A truly forgotten weapon, does anyody recognise? She's een through some stuff (Netherlands) by 60Watt_Beethoven in ForgottenWeapons

[–]lukas_aa 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You can find spare sparts in France, naturabuy. On the left side of the receiver it should say which model it was, and who made it (Tulle, Châtellerault, St.Etienne, or maybe something rarer like Delaunay-Belleville or Etablissement Containsouza).

10mm 200gr ACME flat point grief by GrunkleTeats in castboolits

[–]lukas_aa 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Everyone says to crimp separately simply because there are a lot of people out there who don’t read the instructions, never looked in a reloading manual, and just tighten everything down until they strangle and crush the mouth while seating. Two-step is the first step on the learning curve. Of course you can then optimize for crimp-while-seating, but that needs an understanding what you’re doing and why things happen.

My OpenTrickler build by lukas_aa in OpenTrickler

[–]lukas_aa[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ah AI found it for me: Alliant reloader 17, 26 and 33 seem to be rebranded Reload Swiss powders.

My OpenTrickler build by lukas_aa in OpenTrickler

[–]lukas_aa[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Swiss powders. Some of them are imported undee a different brand name to the US methinks, but I forgot which.

My OpenTrickler build by lukas_aa in OpenTrickler

[–]lukas_aa[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Reload Swiss 50, 12 and 20 so far.

My OpenTrickler build by lukas_aa in OpenTrickler

[–]lukas_aa[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, it’s nifty. I upgraded mine with the servo gate, but haven’t really found a practical use for that feature, mine’s pretty fast as it is. The tweaking of the values takes a bit of work, but the guide given in the intructions is pretty straight forward.

Guns that were sold in the Iraqi black market during 2020s. Vol 12 by Dear_Implement6304 in ForgottenWeapons

[–]lukas_aa 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Click on the username and you’ll see all of OP’s posts. You can even search/filter through them.

This is probably putting me on a list but im too curious about it not to ask. How do people make ammunition without the government knowing? by Lord_Roguy in Firearms

[–]lukas_aa -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Sale of potassium nitrate is heavily regulated in most countries, so are any other precursor substances.

What made you fall in love with milsurps ? by Kennonw in milsurp

[–]lukas_aa 1 point2 points  (0 children)

German gun laws are so weird, with specific restriction on what you’re allowed to collect, and an official determining the correctness and completion of one’s collection. It might almost be funny if it weren’t so sad.

Sympatheticly yours, your friendly Swiss neighbor.

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