Friday, December 5, 2008
Springfield M1903A4 Sniper Rifle
Caliber: 30-06
Action: Bolt Action
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The Springfield Model M1904A4 sniper rifle was a modified M1903A3 Springfield rifle specifically designed for use as by snipers. The M1903A4 was used during World War II, playing a part in the Normandy invasion in June 1944, until it was replaced by the M1C and M1D model Garands. The M1904A4 was also used in Korea and to a very limited extent during the early years of the Vietnam war. It was replaced by the Remington 700/M21 Sniper Rifle.
The sniper rifle was made standard on 14 January 1943. According to Springfield Armory records, on 18 January 1943 Remington Arms was directed to divert from production 20,000 M1903A3 rifles for conversion to the U.S. Rifle M1903A4. Rifles #3407088-3427087 from the first "block" of numbers were diverted, and the first "03-A3" converted was delivered in February 1943.
On 20 June 1943 an additional 8,365 M1909A4 rifles were ordered. The number block for these rifles and possible future orders was 4922001-5784000. After this block had been used to 4997045, the receiver marking was changed to 03-A4 and a new series of numbers begun with Z4000000. In March 1944, with receiver Z4002290, production of the M1903A4 was ended with a total of 29,964 M-1903A4 rifles produced.
Depending on the date of manufacture, some of the M1903A4 rifles had stocks with straight grips while some were equipped with A1 type stocks with semi-pistol grips which were called c-stocks. Markings on the A4 receiver confusingly said "MODEL 03-A3" but were moved so they are not covered by the scope mount.
The scope was mounted directly over the receiver magazine loading area, so the stripper clips cannot be used to fill the magazine. Cartridges had to be fed in one at a time.
Overall it was a very accurate and reliable sniper ans one of the best sniper rifles of WWII.
Here is a site with some good information: http://www.surplusrifle.com/03a3/index.asp
M1 Carbine
Caliber: .30 Carbine
Action: Semi-Automatic
Wednesday, December 3, 2008
Mosin Nagant
Caliber: 7.62 x 54r
Action: Bolt Action
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The Mosin nagant has been around for almost 100 years. It was made by and used by Russia and Finland (Even though finland never made their own rifles, they just captured them from the russians and refurbished them to their specs). There were many models of the Mosin Nagant made over the tears, but they were all basically the same, except different barrel lengths. They were the main battle used by Soviet Russia during both WWI and WWII. They were made in several factories throughout the Soviet Union, some were Iszhvesk, Tula, and Sestroyesk. They shoot the 7.62x54r which is like a .308. The "R" in 7.62x54r stands for rimmed, not russian like most people think. There were several variants of the Mosin Nagant such as the M91, M91/30, M44, and the M38. The Finnish made some other variants out of captured Russian rifles like the M39, and the M28. During WWII the Russians used the M91/30 extensively as an infantry and sniper rifles. They made very good sniper rifles and they were used by snipers such as Vasily Zaitsev who had over 250 kills including several other German snipers. Recently it has become widely available for very low prices for a high power rifle and it is a very good rifle for the price, I own two of them and I scoped one and now it is a very good hunting rifle. The Mosin Nagant is a battle proven rifle that has been around for the past 100 years and will probably be around along time from now even.
Here is a link to a site with some good info on mosin-nagant rifles:http://www.surplusrifle.com/russianmosin189130/index.asp
M1 Garand
Caliber: 30-06
Action: Semi-Automatic
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The M1 Garand was the first semi-automatic battle rifle used by the United States, or any other country too. It was invented by a man named John D. Garand, and it was officially adopted by the U.S. Army in 1936 and it replaced the m1903 bolt action rifle. The M1 was used heavily in WWII, The Korean War, and to a lesser extent the Vietnam War. The Army, Navy, And the USMC all used it. It was replaced by the select-fire M14 in 1956. The M1 Garand shoots the .30-06 bullet which remains a very popular hunting round and it is used in several other sniper rifles to this day. It uses an 8-round clip that ejects when the rifle is out of ammo. Its quick reloading semi-automatic action was invaluable when in combat. And many people think that if the U.S. did not have the M1 and Germany or Japan did the war would have turned out very differently. General George S. Patton once said it was,
"The best battle impliment ever devised."
This is a good site for info on the m1 garand:http://www.surplusrifle.com/garand/index.asp
Monday, December 1, 2008
Mauser 98k
Caliber: 8mm Mauser
Action: Bolt Action
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Legal Marijuana
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Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Lee Enfield No.4 Mk.1*
Caliber: .303 British
Action: Bolt Action
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The Enfield No.4 Mk.1* Bolt action rifle was made during World War 2 in Canada, Great Britain, and in the U.S. by the Savage Arms Company. They were used mainly by the British, The Canadians, and also the Australians and Polish to an extent. They shoot the .303 Caliber bullet, which is roughly between a .308 and a .270. They weighed roughly around 9 pounds. The sights on it are peep sights, and there were 3 different types of peep sights for them, the adjustable micrometer sight, the flip up peep set for 300yds. and 600yds., and another type of flip up peep sight was set for 200yds. and 400yds.The bolt action was different than any of the other mauser type actions because it was a "cock on closing" action where mauser type actions "cock on opening" the bolt. The bolt works very smooth and it was designed to be able to be worked rapidly so you can get more shots off in a short amount of time in a combat situation. It is fed by a removable 10 round magazine, it had the highest capacity magazine of any bolt action rifle of WWII. They are also generally very accurate and they made some of the best sniper rifles of WWII out of them. The Lee Enfield .303 rifle was used continuously by Britain for around 60+ years which was argueably the longest service life of any bolt action rifle, Is is even still in use by other countries to this day. There were also several other types of Lee Enfield Rifles, some of which were the No.1 Mk.3, the Jungle Carbine and The No.4 Mk.2. I own only one of these and it is a No.4 Mk.1* that was made by Savage in 1944, but someday I hope to get a No.1 Mk.3.
The Lee Enfield rifle was considered by many the best bolt action rifle of World War Two.
This is a link to a site with some more info on the lee enfield rifle: http://www.surplusrifle.com/no4/index.asp