Scorpio64

Don't feel too bad. You were not the only one to make that mistake. @gleninjersey, the drill bit trick will still work. Just run it through on the opposite side and tap it out as you drive the roll pin through. The key is to keep all the holes aligned to avoid hitting and possibly peening the inside of the trigger guard ear.

So was I............. My wife knew I owned guns and hunted before we were married. Now she knows I own more guns than before we were married. That's all she need to know. I don't get all up in her grill when she brings home shoe boxes. We have an understanding. EDIT: Btw, now that I have gotten into the black rifle craze, she really does not know how many I have, they all look the same to her.

<straining> Resist.... must resist.....it's Christmas...baby Jesus....resist, don't want coal......again.

Does carrying an empty rifle case out and carrying it back in with a rifle in it count as sneaking when it's done in front of her?

Yep... ^^^ What you have there is a wall hanger. A really collectible early example of a first model 1903. I would not shoot it. EDIT: More from CMP The following from the CMP Sales pages: WARNING ON “LOW-NUMBER” SPRINGFIELDS M1903 rifles made before February 1918 utilized receivers and bolts which were single heat-treated by a method that rendered some of them brittle and liable to fracture when fired, exposing the shooter to a risk of serious injury. It proved impossible to determine, without destructive testing, which receivers and bolts were so affected and therefore potentially dangerous. To solve this problem, the Ordnance Department commenced double heat treatment of receivers and bolts. This was commenced at Springfield Armory at approximately serial number 800,000 and at Rock Island Arsenal at exactly serial number 285,507. All Springfields made after this change are commonly called “high number” rifles. Those Springfields made before this change are commonly called “low-number” rifles. In view of the safety risk the Ordnance Department withdrew from active service all “low-number” Springfields. During WWII, however, the urgent need for rifles resulted in the rebuilding and reissuing of many “low-number” as well as “high-number” Springfields. The bolts from such rifles were often mixed during rebuilding, and did not necessarily remain with the original receiver. Generally speaking, “low number” bolts can be distinguished from “high-number” bolts by the angle at which the bolt handle is bent down. All “low number” bolts have the bolt handle bent straight down, perpendicular to the axis of the bolt body. High number bolts have “swept-back” (or slightly rearward curved) bolt handles. A few straight-bent bolts are of the double heat-treat type, but these are not easily identified, and until positively proved otherwise ANY straight-bent bolt should be assumed to be “low number”. All original swept-back bolts are definitely “high number”. In addition, any bolt marked “N.S.” (for nickel steel) can be safely regarded as “high number” if obtained directly from CMP (beware of re-marked fakes). CMP DOES NOT RECOMMEND FIRING ANY SPRINGFIELD RIFLE WITH A ”LOW NUMBER” RECEIVER. Such rifles should be regarded as collector’s items, not “shooters”.

afaik the A3s are good to go. It was only the earlier 03's that required weak loads.

Doh!

Okay, I have a few minutes to not be snarky. The spring tension on the trigger can put the trigger out of alignment. Find a drill bit just smaller than the hole, put it in as far as it will go (even if it's comong out the other side) on the opposite side you are driving the pin. This will keep everything in alignment while you GENTLY tap the pin through with a brass or plastic hammer (or a large screwdriver handle). As the pin goes in, it will knock the drill bit out. Easy peasey.

You should not be frigging pounding anything during a lower assembly. I'm busy making Lasagna for 40 people...... someone else will come along and help. I only have time for quick snarky remarks in between

I bring a trauma kit to all the shotgun shoots I attend. More stuff in the kit than I know what to do with.

Turned a lot of money into noise today.

Somerville, Somerset Airport (KSMQ) Lat: 40.62°NLon: 74.67°WElev: 105ft. Cloudy, then gradually becoming mostly sunny, with a high near 44. West wind 15 to 18 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph.

I just sent GFM a message via their reporting tool. I told them I was contacting Homeland Security because the campaign is aiding and abetting illegal activity. EDIT: So, it seems the GFM campaign is a satire and the money will actually go to some illegal immigrant fund. If you ask me, they should give each illegal immigrant $500 and a bus ticket back from whence they came.

That ladders GFM should be shut down by the DOJ as it is promoting criminal activity.

So, what is this, repeat scorpio day? If the range says Black Powder, it means black powder, shotgun with buck or slugs, rimfire and air rifles. If the range says shotgun, that means trap and skeet. I did the broad strokes for ya.

If the range says Black Powder, it means black powder, shotgun with buck or slugs, rimfire and air rifles. If the range says shotgun, that means trap and skeet.

By my estimate, between 10 and 40

FTFY

Liberals want to tear down my 110 year old house, use my tax dollars to build section 8 housing and use my tax dollars to provide free (or nearly free) housing to illegal aliens who do not want to assimilate, but colonize. Liberals want me, and you and all hardworking Americans to pay for the invasion and colonization of America. The mindless zombie flower children want to do it because they are idealistic socialists. The democrat party wants to do it so they can build a dependent class of voters, basically slaves to the party.

$10M now. It shot up $150K after Ingraham. FNC and FBN should plug this as much as they can, like mention every hour what the tally is and where to donate.