Hello all. I am a gunsmith in the United States. I am very involved in protecting firearm rights in my own country and I am watching your fight for the same in your country. I wish you the best of luck!
If anyone has any gunsmithing questions, I will help to the best of my ability.
Greetings from the USA
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ArcherSix
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Vikram
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Re: Greetings from the USA
A hearty welcome to IFG,ArcherSix.It is kind of you to say those words of support and offer to help.Much appreciated.We need every help we can use.Hope you enjoy your stay with us.Thank you.
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thanks for your wisher archer. hope to gain a lot by your experience.
You want more gun control? Use both hands!
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One does not hunt in order to kill; on the contrary, one kills in order to have hunted. by Jose Gasset.
God made man and God made woman, but Samuel Colt made them equal.
One does not hunt in order to kill; on the contrary, one kills in order to have hunted. by Jose Gasset.
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Welcome to the forum archer, hope you have as much fun as we do. I'm sure there's lots we can learn from you
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Welcome to the madness Archersix
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Re: Greetings from the USA
A Very Warm Welcome to IFG Archer and thanks a lot for your wishes.
Thanks and Regards,
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MoA
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Re: Greetings from the USA
ArcherSix... I do have a question about gunsmithing. What would be the right procedure to convert a Mauser 98 to 6PPC?
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Welcome aboard ArcherSix do post often especially pictures of your guns
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ArcherSix
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Re: Greetings from the USA
Thank you all for the kind words.
MoA....to convert a 98 Mauser to one of the PPC cartridges one first has to install an appropriate barrel, in your case a 6mm one which has bee chambered for the 6mm PPC cartridge. That is a task best left to a good gunsmith, or a machinist. Or if you want to take on th etask yourself, I can go into greater detail.
Now, the original Mauser cartridges that your rifle was originally designed to handle have a head diameter of a nominal 0.473" (you'll need to convert to metric yourself). The PPC cartridges have a case head diameter of 0.441". This difference MAY cause feeding problems, most likely with extraction of fired cases. To remedy this, material can be added to the extractor by welding, and then dressing it down to the proper dmensions to feed the smaller case.
Hope this helps.....
MoA....to convert a 98 Mauser to one of the PPC cartridges one first has to install an appropriate barrel, in your case a 6mm one which has bee chambered for the 6mm PPC cartridge. That is a task best left to a good gunsmith, or a machinist. Or if you want to take on th etask yourself, I can go into greater detail.
Now, the original Mauser cartridges that your rifle was originally designed to handle have a head diameter of a nominal 0.473" (you'll need to convert to metric yourself). The PPC cartridges have a case head diameter of 0.441". This difference MAY cause feeding problems, most likely with extraction of fired cases. To remedy this, material can be added to the extractor by welding, and then dressing it down to the proper dmensions to feed the smaller case.
Hope this helps.....
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Welcome ArcherSix and thanks for the wishes, Hope you have great time here.
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Welcome ArcherSix , I can see you have already started what we hope you would do . Glad to have you here ...
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Welcome to IFG, ArcherSix. Thanks for the support for firearms rights.
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Jeff Cooper advocated four basic rules of gun safety:
1) All guns are always loaded. Even if they are not, treat them as if they are.
2) Never let the muzzle cover anything you are not willing to destroy.
3) Keep your finger off the trigger till your sights are on the target.
4) Identify your target, and what is behind it.
1) All guns are always loaded. Even if they are not, treat them as if they are.
2) Never let the muzzle cover anything you are not willing to destroy.
3) Keep your finger off the trigger till your sights are on the target.
4) Identify your target, and what is behind it.
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Re: Greetings from the USA
Dear Archer ,
Good to have you here. I am a new member to IFG as well. I have a .22 Remington Speedmaster Model 552 which I have inherited from my grandfather (about 18 years ago). It's a beautiful weapon which can take 22 cartridges in its tubular magazine. The problem is that whenever I load multiple shots into the magazine the rifle gets jammed. The first shot goes off fine and the empty pops out but the next shot gets stuck and I can't fire it. I am presently using it as a single shot rifle at the shooting range.How the problem developed is another story. I once deposited my rifle at the nearby police station. In India you are supposed to deposit all arms before the Elections. It has never worked well after than. God knows what happened there. Now I make sure that I deposit my weapons with a arms dealer ....rather than with the cops. What could be the possible problem. The local gun smiths I have consulted have never seen the weapon before.
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This makes me raise a question within the forum. Is it OK for the Law abiding citizen to surrender all his "licensed weapons" before every elections . When we know that the the gundas on the streets are still roaming around with their "unlicensed" Kattas?
Good to have you here. I am a new member to IFG as well. I have a .22 Remington Speedmaster Model 552 which I have inherited from my grandfather (about 18 years ago). It's a beautiful weapon which can take 22 cartridges in its tubular magazine. The problem is that whenever I load multiple shots into the magazine the rifle gets jammed. The first shot goes off fine and the empty pops out but the next shot gets stuck and I can't fire it. I am presently using it as a single shot rifle at the shooting range.How the problem developed is another story. I once deposited my rifle at the nearby police station. In India you are supposed to deposit all arms before the Elections. It has never worked well after than. God knows what happened there. Now I make sure that I deposit my weapons with a arms dealer ....rather than with the cops. What could be the possible problem. The local gun smiths I have consulted have never seen the weapon before.
-- Wed Jan 20, 2010 10:36 pm --
This makes me raise a question within the forum. Is it OK for the Law abiding citizen to surrender all his "licensed weapons" before every elections . When we know that the the gundas on the streets are still roaming around with their "unlicensed" Kattas?
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m24
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But then the law was always for the Law abiding citizen, when was it ever for the street thug.prashantsingh wrote:
This makes me raise a question within the forum. Is it OK for the Law abiding citizen to surrender all his "licensed weapons" before every elections . When we know that the the gundas on the streets are still roaming around with their "unlicensed" Kattas?
You ask, Is it ok? My opinion, No, it's not.
Can we do anything about it? Repeal the law, which may take decades and that also with no result.
So, do we have a way out? No.
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Jeff Cooper advocated four basic rules of gun safety:
1) All guns are always loaded. Even if they are not, treat them as if they are.
2) Never let the muzzle cover anything you are not willing to destroy.
3) Keep your finger off the trigger till your sights are on the target.
4) Identify your target, and what is behind it.
1) All guns are always loaded. Even if they are not, treat them as if they are.
2) Never let the muzzle cover anything you are not willing to destroy.
3) Keep your finger off the trigger till your sights are on the target.
4) Identify your target, and what is behind it.
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prashantsingh
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Re: Greetings from the USA
m24 . Thats a fantastic answer. 3% Indians pay "income tax" and once you are on "their" list then they look for ways to get you by the neck. Lucky is the "Paan wala" who may earn more than you but is not on the Tax man's list.