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Goosic 
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 Posted: November 03 2022 at 2:54pm |
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The bolt lug did fractured . I was referring to the area on the reciever that the lug contacts.
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Goosic
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Posted: November 03 2022 at 3:42pm |
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The barrel arrived today. What I am about to show you folks here will make you sick however.
When I found this barrel for sale, I knew the rifling would be near perfect which it is. It is what is attached to the barrel that is sickening. The previous owner cut the reciever in half. The reciever still has the original scope pad attached and the barrel is stamped M/47C. The reciever has the H&H "S" stamp as well. I had to purchase this barrel for the simple reason that it is a legitimate T rifle barrel and needs to be functional once more...
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britrifles
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Posted: November 03 2022 at 4:05pm |
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The only valid reason I can think of is that receiver was worn out an unsafe. But, if the barrel is perfect, why would the receiver be Unsafe?? Why else would someone do this!??
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Shamu
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Posted: November 03 2022 at 5:03pm |
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"Parting it out" The receiver is the "Recordable part" so they destroy it to sell the barrel which is not. Terrible shame.
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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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Posted: November 03 2022 at 5:23pm |
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What Shamu said.
The LB reciever I am using was almost cut in half for the same reasons. I paid the guy an extra 50 bucks to not destroy the reciever...
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Goosic
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Posted: November 03 2022 at 7:33pm |
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I will not cut the barrel down to 22 inches as I had intended on doing. It tightened up to the reciever liked it belonged there from the start. It headspaced perfectly using a #1 bolthead as well. It is on the heavy side but pretty much similar to a fully stocked T rifle. I'm a going to see how well it does at 200 - 300 yards using the 6-24×50 Vortex Viper scope shown. It is not complete yet but this is the final rendering of Project Long Branch...
 
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Moosm14
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Posted: November 04 2022 at 3:21am |
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Goosic - incredible job transforming trash to treasure!
Not to interrupt but was that in New Ulm MN “My dad's Custom No4 that he purchased new in 1966 from the Rod and Gun Club in New Ulm”
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There is room for all of gods creatures ... right next to the mashed potatoes
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scottz63
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Posted: November 04 2022 at 3:27am |
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Very nice!
That cut M/47c receiver kind of makes me sick to my stomach a little bit. Lol! |
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britrifles
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Posted: November 04 2022 at 3:40am |
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I don’t get it. Cut the receiver so you can make some money off a barrel? Because you don’t want to sell someone a receiver? Or you don’t want to send it out of state through a FFL license holder? Doesn’t seem like a good reason to destroy what is becoming a rare military collectible.
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Goosic
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Posted: November 04 2022 at 4:35am |
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You cannot sell a barreled action on eBay. Alot of sellers, if they cannot easily remove the barrel from the action, will simply run the reciever under a chopsaw. The extremely sad part with this one is nobody thought to apply a little heat to the action like I did. Gave it a good swift hit with a mallet and the barrel unscrewed without a hassle. The person that did this either didn't know what he actually had in his possession or simply didn't care and was looking to make a quick buck. I've witnessed No4Mk1 T barreled actions sell for over a $1000.00 on Gun Broker alone so No, it doesn't make any sense britrifles but there it is...
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Posted: November 04 2022 at 5:31am |
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Geeze, it does seem sad to think ruthless peopl actually are willing to destroy history for a few bucks. I saw a stripped T action sell up here last year for $750 But on a lighter note, Like classic GTO`s and Z28`s, there`s probably more T rifles on planet earth now than were ever originally made!
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Posted: November 04 2022 at 9:48am |
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Don't even dream of looking on E-bay then! Pages & pages of obviously torn down rifles stripped for parts!   |
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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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Posted: November 04 2022 at 10:33am |
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In the eBay search box type, Enfield Rifle Parts and enjoy the ride. If you want to get a tad nauseous type, Enfield Barrel...
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Posted: November 04 2022 at 10:41am |
Nue Ulm Germany where I was born. Army Brat...
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Posted: November 04 2022 at 10:55am |
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Project Long Branch is complete. I did cut the barrel back to 22" which gives the bullet exactly two complete twists before exiting the rifle so no issues there. The rifling looks almost in mint condition with very prominent and sharp lands with a bore gauge reading of .3015".
I was going to head out of town Saturday and Sunday to test fire this rifle but forgot that I will be watching a Non Athletic Sport Centered Around Rednecks event from turn 4 for the next three days so I will have to wait until the following weekend...
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Posted: November 04 2022 at 11:19am |
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That is very nice! The bore looks great as well.
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