Well......not all late war rifles got the best sanding jobs, and not all are with the grain. When I look at a rifle to decide it it’s sanded, I check...
I’ve heard of it, but never saw any document. However, years of observation of ship home boxes that were purposely made a certain length is evidence...
Is there a cleaning rod nut in the stock? I don’t recall the serial of the rifle - it may be the front end of the stock was lost and someone replaced...
That is called a duffel bag cut, stocks were too long to fit in the approved shipping boxes and duffel bags, so they cut the stocks to fit everything...
I know because SS contract bolts are numbered differently than other Steyr bolts. I was planning on selling it, it doesn’t match anything I have. My...
There is some good discussion here, my comments on new barrels is sort of a stream of consciousness thing. A few points - the special marks we see on...
Reinforces the idea that the collar marking is related to the barrel work. What exactly needs to be done to convert a Gew barrel to short length? Cut...
I’m biased, but I think volume 2 (that you bought) has the best info about SS contract rifles ever printed. The pair (pistol/rifle) are actually very...