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Honkytonk
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Goosic. I would give my wife's left arm for such a collection!
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Shamu
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Oh no problem here either, I'm quite fond of "Ernie" (in front of "Bert")
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Don't shoot till you see the whites of their thighs. (Unofficial motto of the Royal Air Force)
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Pukka Bundook
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I like their names, Sham!
Goosic, Your sporting rifle looks very nicely done, apart from that crescent-shaped kick pad. To me it looks like it would really Bu--er up smooth mounting for fast shooting. Rest looks very grand!
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Goosic
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Pukka. First off,thank you. The recoil pads are fully adjustable made by Morgan. They're used on alot of target rifle setups.
I prefer them over regular recoil pads because of their shock absorbing factor and you can get a better shoulder weld,for me anyways... |
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Pukka Bundook
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Goosic,
Yes, I can see it would work well for target work....no slippage, it's just for sporting purposes it would bind a bit, particularly with heavy clothing I'd think.
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Goosic
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The rifle by the way is, according to the serial number,a 1942 No4 Mk1* Savage Lend Lease made Enfield rifle. |
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Shamu
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Pukka:
I kept the theme going with the SMLE, Say he!!o to Bert & Ernie's Da, "George"! |
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Don't shoot till you see the whites of their thighs. (Unofficial motto of the Royal Air Force)
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Goosic
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I like it!
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Shamu
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The thing to remember with modifying original is that its always been done to an extent.
"Back in the day" No1's & No4's were adapted for target shooting like Goosic's version, so aren't they equally a part of the rifle's history? I remember when "Fulton's Regulated" No4's fitted with P-H #5c sights, or No1'swith P-H 5A's like mine, were the queens of the long ranges at Bisley. I had friends that shot P-14 modified with Schultz & Larsen "Light Bullet Special" barrels were king out to 500, but for the 1,00 & beyond the ol' No4 (still in .303 British) came out because of the "legendary long range accuracy" at 1,00yds. BSA made civilian sporter versions, & so did several gunsmith firms like the original British Gibbs, (not the modern knock-off one). |
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Don't shoot till you see the whites of their thighs. (Unofficial motto of the Royal Air Force)
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Shamu
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As for the classic car argument I wish I still had my 1968 Triumph T-120 RV Bonneville, it'd be worth a fortune, even with:
Westlake 8-valve head. Dual plugs per cylinder. 750 bored out, sleeved alloy barrels (at various times 9.7, 10.7 or 6.5 (for the blown version)) pistons. "Police" hi lift, long dwell camshafts. Dual Wal Phillips fuel injectors 6" bellmouth inlets. (used 2 pairs of "knee Highs" as an air filter!) exhaust driven turbocharger Dual magneto ignition (the original BTH one & a new Lucas conversion) Thruxton gearbox fully race kitted, (Clip-ons, rearsets, single racing saddle 5-gallon gas tank you laid down on) dual Blauplunkt halogen headlights (actually a fog & a spot, one for high beam, the other for low) & so on. a little like this but with the injectors where his mufflers are with really loooong inlet pipes because the blower filled all the space between the rear of the cylinders & the frame down tube, but minus the fairing: There's eventually a point where it becomes SO modified it becomes exotic in its own right! |
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Don't shoot till you see the whites of their thighs. (Unofficial motto of the Royal Air Force)
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Goosic
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I was waiting for someone to say something about the classic car. This is my high school ride. 1968 Camaro. Bought it for $100.00 from a junk yard,and then modified it way beyond stock. Used to race it on the weekends. That was in 84'... |
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Honkytonk
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Nice bike and car!! My teenage car was a 1968 Mustang Fastback I got in 1976. Even swap for a '70 Chevelle I had. Sold the Mustang in 1977 for $1200. 289, 3-spd standard, 4 bbl, cam, headers, Mickey Thompson tires, jacked up sky high!
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Shamu
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I won a $100 bet back in the day from a USAF phantom driver in the U.K. on a bike very much like that one!
He should have listened. "First one to 100mph from a standing start at idle wins" He was still spooling, waiting for the nose leg to compress when I was doing 65! Course once he got some steam up he shot past, but it wasn't who takes off first! I still miss my "pocket rocket" I'm a 'Stang guy. I drove a '68 Mach 1 Shelby from Cleveland to West Lafayette, IN, I was hooked apart from the soft suspension. Never owned one though, not a car guy at heart. * sigh * |
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Don't shoot till you see the whites of their thighs. (Unofficial motto of the Royal Air Force)
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britrifles
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Shamu, I can appreciate this. Fortunately, my Dad hung on to his 1967 Velocette Thruxton; although he sold off his two unissued No. 4(T) sniper kits, P14, Ross and various other rifles before I knew it!! I've got the Thruxton now, I rode on the back of this machine when I was a kid. It sat up in the loft of the garage for 25 years and we brought it down around 10 years ago. It's pretty much original. Had to rebuild the top end a few years back (no intake filter) and the clutch (like every Velocette), but sure is a joy to ride. I've put about 25,000 miles on it. New tires of course! |
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hoadie
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I had a '70 Mach 1..315 Cleveland, C-6 trans.
Sure wish I had that ride now! (They only made a total of 23,000 of them.) |
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Loose wimmen tightened here
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Shamu
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Literally The Little Old Lady I know has owned this one from new!
I keep offering her what she paid for it brand new, ($4360.45) but she may be old (sadly now passed on) but she was never stupid! |
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