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Posted: 4/24/2012 10:33:35 PM
THE IMAGE ABOVE IS A PAID ADVERTISEMENT I'll get it started with my favorite bolt gun. Remington M1903A4, fitted with an M82. It is a Z prefix serial in the early 4 million range. She has an original barrel dated 9-43, despite having made two trips through arsenal rebuilds. The stock is original with all the random Remington proofs, has RIA rework marks as well as AAC rework marks. Stock has been sanded a bit, but is still in pretty nice shape. Also despite the double rework, it seems the majority of the internals are original, or at least correct as well. If only this baby could talk! I suspect it likely saw action in WWII, Korea, and maybe even Vietnam. Love this gun, I only wish I knew more of its specific history. Here's a couple quick pics. I'll try to get more up sometime, but she's buried in the safe, so it's a PITA to get her out. Enjoy, and let's see your retro sniper rifles! 
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Posted: 4/24/2012 11:42:59 PM
Here's my Israeli sniper from about 1973.
M1D 
NDM86, Chinese version of the SVD  |
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Posted: 4/25/2012 12:12:54 AM
[Last Edit: 4/25/2012 12:14:09 AM by MrM1A1]
Really nice rifles GUTS! Love the Izzy setup.
ETA: Is that a Nimrod scope? |
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Posted: 4/25/2012 12:48:50 AM
That garand is beautiful
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Posted: 4/25/2012 8:29:58 AM
I'm in.
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Posted: 4/25/2012 10:12:51 AM
you could proll'y find some here
http://www.ar15.com/forums/f_6/5_Precision_Rifles.html |
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Posted: 4/25/2012 12:53:03 PM
Originally Posted By MrM1A1:
Really nice rifles GUTS! Love the Izzy setup. ETA: Is that a Nimrod scope? Yes it's a 6 power Nimrod, nice piece of glass. I love those 03A4s, I really can't figure out why I don't have one. I hate to say it but I don't think we are posting in the right forum with these, but I can't resist joining in. To be correct we should be showing ARs with scopes, although I couldn't name an AR sniper setup.  |
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Posted: 4/25/2012 2:28:27 PM
Originally Posted By GUTS:
Originally Posted By MrM1A1:
Really nice rifles GUTS! Love the Izzy setup. ETA: Is that a Nimrod scope? Yes it's a 6 power Nimrod, nice piece of glass. I love those 03A4s, I really can't figure out why I don't have one. I hate to say it but I don't think we are posting in the right forum with these, but I can't resist joining in. To be correct we should be showing ARs with scopes, although I couldn't name an AR sniper setup. 655 
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Posted: 4/25/2012 2:39:16 PM
Originally Posted By crackedcornish:
Originally Posted By GUTS:
Originally Posted By MrM1A1:
Really nice rifles GUTS! Love the Izzy setup. ETA: Is that a Nimrod scope? Yes it's a 6 power Nimrod, nice piece of glass. I love those 03A4s, I really can't figure out why I don't have one. I hate to say it but I don't think we are posting in the right forum with these, but I can't resist joining in. To be correct we should be showing ARs with scopes, although I couldn't name an AR sniper setup. 655 http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s147/crackedcornish/model655sniperriflejb6.jpg 656 http://i151.photobucket.com/albums/s147/crackedcornish/model656sniperriflehq2.jpg Did anybody ever post pictures of that elaborate 656 clone that one of our members was building for a guy? I can't remember who it was, but he did a lot of nice work making the upper and front sight. I would really like to see how that turned out. |
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rlc
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Posted: 4/25/2012 4:42:18 PM
80's vintage M1a,. converted to NFA, and built to 1968 match standard
original Redfield ART  |
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m1sniper
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Posted: 4/25/2012 5:19:40 PM
Do you just want US snipers,,,or "guns of all nations"?
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Posted: 4/25/2012 6:11:51 PM
Did anybody ever post pictures of that elaborate 656 clone that one of our members was building for a guy? I can't remember who it was, but he did a lot of nice work making the upper and front sight. I would really like to see how that turned out.
[/quote] You talking about this 656 repro? 
Hear are my German G43, K98 High turret and K98 Long side rail snipers 
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Posted: 4/25/2012 6:26:46 PM
Originally Posted By FMJ52:
Did anybody ever post pictures of that elaborate 656 clone that one of our members was building for a guy? I can't remember who it was, but he did a lot of nice work making the upper and front sight. I would really like to see how that turned out. You talking about this 656 repro? <a href="http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/52/656be.jpg/" target="_blank">http://img52.imageshack.us/img52/9246/656be.jpg</a> <a href="http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/146/656ab.jpg/" target="_blank">http://img146.imageshack.us/img146/3672/656ab.jpg</a> Hear are my German G43, K98 High turret and K98 Long side rail snipers <a href="http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/812/lsrhtg43snipers.jpg/" target="_blank">http://img812.imageshack.us/img812/9148/lsrhtg43snipers.jpg</a> [/quote] Yum,Yum,Yum.^^^^^^ 
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Posted: 4/25/2012 6:38:57 PM
Originally Posted By m1sniper:
Do you just want US snipers,,,or "guns of all nations"? As long as it's retro, and a sniper rifle, bring em out! 
I'm anxious to see some of your pieces.... |
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Posted: 4/25/2012 6:46:36 PM
Rob doesn't have much worth lookin' at....
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Posted: 4/25/2012 6:53:48 PM
I like those 03A4's!
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Posted: 4/25/2012 7:04:46 PM
Originally Posted By MrM1A1:
Originally Posted By m1sniper:
Do you just want US snipers,,,or "guns of all nations"? As long as it's retro, and a sniper rifle, bring em out!
I'm anxious to see some of your pieces.... Well now,,you re-open a somewhat heated topic from a while back. Are the ones above "retro" or "vintage"????? Just throwing gas in da fire. I doubt I can get any pics up till I'm off on Fri as it takes too long to pull out and install the scopes. But,I'm willing to play!
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Posted: 4/25/2012 7:08:16 PM
[Last Edit: 4/25/2012 7:08:47 PM by m1sniper]
Originally Posted By Hal143:
Rob doesn't have much worth lookin' at.... Yeah,,hope I don't disappoint ya Hal..Juss a couple 
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Posted: 4/25/2012 7:16:00 PM
FN FAL inch pattern
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Posted: 4/25/2012 7:19:48 PM
[Last Edit: 4/25/2012 7:34:39 PM by MrM1A1]
Originally Posted By m1sniper:
Originally Posted By MrM1A1:
Originally Posted By m1sniper:
Do you just want US snipers,,,or "guns of all nations"? As long as it's retro, and a sniper rifle, bring em out!
I'm anxious to see some of your pieces.... Well now,,you re-open a somewhat heated topic from a while back. Are the ones above "retro" or "vintage"????? Just throwing gas in da fire. I doubt I can get any pics up till I'm off on Fri as it takes too long to pull out and install the scopes. But,I'm willing to play!
Well, I guess I would consider retro to be made or used roughly in the Vietnam era, or used in Vietnam. Give it +/- 5 years on the Vietnam "era", just for some flexibility. Call it '55-ish to '80-ish, roughly-ish. My 03A4 is technically a WWII rifle, but it lived on to be used in the "retro" era. I'm not too picky with that kinda stuff. ETA: Some topics that have been generally accepted in this land of retro have included Uzi's, shotguns of various vintages, sidearms, typically post-WWII M1911A1 reworks or clones, and more. All have been considered "retro", so I think the parameters have already been established loosely. I personally don't have a problem with it, and consider these other genres to be retro, and very interesting to read and learn about. Besides, whether it's retro or not, who doesn't like gun porn? |
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Posted: 4/26/2012 6:23:48 AM
Originally Posted By FMJ52:
Did anybody ever post pictures of that elaborate 656 clone that one of our members was building for a guy? I can't remember who it was, but he did a lot of nice work making the upper and front sight. I would really like to see how that turned out. You talking about this 656 repro? [/quote] Yes, that turned out really nice. Have you looked into finding an old Sionics suppressor for it? The Ceiner copy of those suppressors used to sell pretty cheap, not sure how scarce they are now. |
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Posted: 4/26/2012 8:05:23 AM
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Who needs those fancy wood & steel guns when even the basic 601 is "unsurpassed as a Sniper Rifle"?
(Well, according to the early Colt-Armalite brochure, at least.) 
 "Brass deflectors? We don't need no steenking brass deflectors!"
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Posted: 4/26/2012 8:17:41 AM
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Does it tumble before or after it penetrates the 10 gauge steel?
That 656 repro - SUH-weeet |
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Posted: 4/26/2012 12:06:42 PM
where do you get a 656 uppers
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Posted: 4/26/2012 12:30:15 PM
[Last Edit: 4/26/2012 12:31:49 PM by MrM1A1]
Very nice stuff fellas!
Is it me, or does anyone else think that the rear sight on the 656 is on a lower plane that the front sight? Regardless, it is one bad m-f-er! Oh, and I can only assume someone custom made that upper, you can't just buy one. I don't think Colt even made any more than a handful. Forgive me if I am wrong, but that looks like a John Thomas job to me. |
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Posted: 4/26/2012 12:36:20 PM
Originally Posted By MrM1A1:
Very nice stuff fellas! Is it me, or does anyone else think that the rear sight on the 656 is on a lower plane that the front sight? Regardless, it is one bad m-f-er! Oh, and I can only assume someone custom made that upper, you can't just buy one. I don't think Colt even made any more than a handful. Forgive me if I am wrong, but that looks like a John Thomas job to me. maybe its got a flip up aperture? |
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