Recent content by Hud

Cool rifle Gunny. The Higgins were first then the Williams. The 34 was made from mid '62 to mid '66. The sideways loading port was an exclusive High Standard/Sears patent so it is not seen on many other rifles. Here's the patent...

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Very true, but rotating the bolt handle to re-cock also disengages the locking lugs & if the round were to go off in that condition, it could make for a very bad day. Anyone notice the small notch on the right side of the cocking piece? Stick the rim of a cartridge in the notch & pull it...

Pastor, I'm in the same boat. I aim with my left with pistols, use the tape trick or close my left squinty for open sight rifles, but on my scoped rifles, I put the flip-up lens cover sideways on the ocular lens so it flips to the left & blocks that eye without messing up my peripheral...

Smitty is correct that the M48 bolt is not favorable to scoping without some modification. The reason the actions are shorter on FN24's, Costa Rican 1910's, & several Serbian & Yugo Mauser pattern rifles, is due to a safety feature patented by Mauser in 1898. The barrels of these rifles...

jimmyray, You're right. They didn't all have them. Early 6's (no letter), early Sears Rangers, & some two patent 87A's didn't. If you go to the link that I posted, at the bottom of the first post is a link to a spreadsheet (too big to post directly) where you can see all these different...

Hey Guys, For a boatload of info on the "gill-guns" (patents, timeline, variations, etc.), take a look at my ongoing stickied database thread in the Savage forum on RFC here: http://www.rimfirecentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=344753 You are all welcome to post info. on your guns...

Other than what Mo & dfariswheel are eluding to, the only thing I can think of is that the carrier is rising too far & the "nub" on the spring is above the slot in the lever, locking the lever. That shouldn't happen tho, since the screw indicated by the yellow arrow is there to prevent that...

Hello Pastor, I have that one; a lot of good information in there. This is the one I have been using regularly for keeping track of my reloads for about 3 years. It's from a fellow in Sweden. There is a free trial period, but beyond that it's $40. http://www.robsoft.nu/rro3_en/default.asp...

king fisher, I posted a response on the other site. Hud

Watch the movie "War Games".

^ Actually a High Standard trick. Here is the patent: http://www.google.com/patents/about?id=6pdTAAAAEBAJ&dq=3018577 Works good; I've modified a couple of my .22's.

Rule #9: Never go anywhere without a knife. These are my usual carry, in various combinations. A Swiss Officer, a Barlow, & my Grandfather's Remington in my pocket & something on my belt. A Buck 110, & a Sgain Dubh in the top of my kilt hose for Celtic occasions.

Robert, There is about 6 pages devoted to the 66 in "Mauser Bolt Rifles" by the late Ludwig Olson. Due to copyright, I can't post the entire article, but I can give you an overview. It was introduced in '65, and was marketed in Europe as the Model 66. It was marketed in the U.S. by...

Western Auto branded Mossburg 800B.