The Great MAH Spring KISS Competition, POST YOUR SCORES HERE

[mozark]

You've a .323 , AJ? Mine's S marked, but still .318. I've some ,318 Jacketed bullets on the way from Buffalo Arms, we'll see how she stacks up against yours.

MM

[SgtJethro]

You're on, Mike. Hermann the German and I are up for the challenge as long as you shoot in similar conditions: 29 degrees, 15 mph crosswind, mixed rain and snow, and, above all, both eyes closed.

Mine is also "S" marked, but it is .323. Lately, I have only been shooting cast bullets through it. In the past, I have gotten better results from it than I did the other day. I think I need to get new glasses as I was having a hell of a time with the sights.

Okay, I know. Excuses, excuses, excuses.

Jethro

[mozark]

It's actually been up in the fourties the past couple of days. No crosswind, but the 40mph tail wind's a bear. Snowed every night last week.

MM

[mozark]

Here is my first go. My Gew. 88 has a .318 bore. I've had it a year and hadn't been able to shoot it yet, but as luck would have it I received a box of .318/170gr jacketed bullets from Buffalo Arms yesterday. I had some time to fool around today, and quickly arrived at a load of 52 grains of H-4831. This is around the starting load for this powder in the 8x57, but is close to a full case and produces a stately 2200fps in this rifle. Perfect.

AJ, sorry, I couldn't help the weather, it was 70 and sunny today. Unfair advantage.

MM

[SgtJethro]

Michael, you low life. I bet you also shot in a gentle spring breeze also. I just knew I could not trust a ridgerunner to play fairly.

Jethro

[mozark]

Got to shoot some over the weekend. Pretty chilly and blustery, but sunny.

This is my 1943 Sako SkY M39. I really like this rifle, never refurbished, it is quite worn, with little metal finish above the wood, but is pleasure to shoot. It has great heft, a lovely trigger and cartridges just slip in, not a sharp edge to be found. Unfortunately, as far as shooting went, I only had 20 cases, and after shooting my target found that I had over adjusted the front sight while zeroing. Oh, well, a nice group anyway, albeit off center.

M (scumbag) M

[mozark]

Beautiful weather here this afternoon. After a long day in the shop I shot some before dark.

Swiss K-31, 1938. Refurbished at some point, newer blue over worn metal with a 50's beech stock. I think these rifles shoot themselves.

I don't really love this rifle, in spite of how well it shoots. Kinda clunky, Short LOP, and the finger grooves offset for a righty are annoying.

MM

BTW, AJ, GP-11 with sights at 300 and a 6 o'clock hold. Go figure.

[mozark]

Now this is a rifle that I love. 1926 Lithgow No.1 MkIII, '54 Lithgow FTR, and sold off to India at some point. Pristine all-Lithgow metal, but when I got it she had a badly twisted forend, and the most horrendously chewed up butt imaginable. I restocked with an Enfield walnut forend, and 54 Slazanger Long Butt. Also replaced the indian nosecap with an Aussie.

MM

[SgtJethro]

Rifle: French MAS-36 (aka Mousqueton Adam Sutherland - 36) $50

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Ammo: 15 rds French military surplus 7.5 $5.00

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Knocking Adam out of 1st Place using as MAS-36 PRICELESS

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Score: 90.2

Sgt Jethro

[mozark]

Nice shooting, AJ. That's truly one ugly rifle.

You have me by a couple of X's, but my rifle's much prettier (longer, too, you may notice.) Finn 91, score 90/0X.

MM