ARmy Rumour SErvice

**ugly** · 19-03-2012, 17:31

Sadly we cant get the soft point 7.62 x 39 here as its not deer legal, its barely humane so I have to hand load.

**Effendi** · 19-03-2012, 18:06

Originally Posted by Munter Hunter

No way, I think that someone already posted a picture of a Glock.

Oi, I heard that.

Watch it, or I'll post another one.

**Bavarian_Joe** · 20-03-2012, 01:26

Alsacien,

As ugly as that stock looks, it's pretty comfortable. The LOP is longer than a standard AK buttstock, and the "thumbhole" is big enough to get the whole hand through.

It's not saying much, but it shoots a hell of a lot better than the Mini 30 I had. Less expensive, to boot.

Beerhunter,

Why can't you use softpoint on the range? Is it just a perception thing?

**Goldbricker** · 20-03-2012, 02:53

Originally Posted by Munter Hunter

That's comfoting to know, I've always been of that opinion too.

Nice to see they are still keeping up standards.

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Anyhow, here's Mr Henry catching some rays.

Very Nice, always wanted one. Atlanta Cutlery has them for about US$800 for a short lever. Of course then I'd have to buy a couple thousand Mealie Bags to really set the tone.

**ugly** · 20-03-2012, 07:02

The expanding ammo is another of the poorly thought out bits of the 1997 act. It made the projectiles sect 5 overnight then they had to exempt slaughterers and stalkers and any others required in law to use expanding ammo!

**plaster** · 20-03-2012, 07:31

I make an absolute point of loading even single rounds into my various Lee-Enfield's magazines so as avoid long-term damage to the exonerate claw and spring.

are the that fragile ? in my deact i have had a few in the mag for over a year,,still works,, or seems to.

**ugly** · 20-03-2012, 07:41

I suspect its being careful with early marks of LE Mag springs not being easily replaced!

**Beerhunter** · 20-03-2012, 08:13

Originally Posted by plaster

are the that fragile ? in my deact i have had a few in the mag for over a year,,still works,, or seems to.

I was not referring to the magazine spring but extractor (bloody spell checker) claw and spring. You will not experience this with a deact because you will not be able to chamber rounds.

As to keeping rounds in the magazine long-term, it's a no no.

**Munter Hunter** · 20-03-2012, 21:15

Again, tell me more as I've just bought a BSA 1942 No.1 Mk.III*.

Is there some issue with the extractor & spring that I can avoid?

What about shooting round nose bullets...I've read that certain magazines (later ones) don't like them?

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**EX_STAB** · 20-03-2012, 21:30

A replacement spring for a Lee Enfield extractor is pence. The extractors don't break. Except maybe some very early examples there is no reason not keep magazines charged if needed. Spring steel doesn't take a set by being compressed.

Some discussion of the topic here:
Leaving Magazines Loaded [Archive] - Glock Talk