Gristle trigger arrived safely in England this week via three different friends. Many thanks indeed, very generous gesture. Much appreciated
Christmas gift discussion thread
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Dang, I had no idea that it was going all the way out to England! Did you have to do anything with customs and/or ITAR? If there's no ITAR restrictions, I would have just mailed it directly out there to you. I'm glad that you finally have it, 4 months of waiting is a long time! What rifle are you going to use it in? Pics of your build with the trigger would be awesome! I hope you like the trigger!
Thanks Ryan. The trigger is superb.
There are no restrictions here in the UK, but I have had real problems getting anything from the states because the USPS tell people they can't post firearms parts (even sling swivels I have been told) and then the cost of shipping from the US is crazy.
So I had it sent to someone in the US, a friend here shoots High-power in the US, so had it taken to where he was staying, then brought it back along with two of the recent release Smear stocks bought from on here and a wooden M40 stock, along with some small parts.
No import duty, no tax, no international shipping.
The UK is surprisingly relaxed about importing firearm parts, and it is straightforward (sometimes we get hammered for duty/tax)
Likewise, people often think we can't have firearms, we can, just not pistols or semi auto rifles except 22lr.
We have have bolt guns, we have straightpull AR15 conversions, M14's, L1A1's, Garands, just all straightpull.
We can get suppressors without any issues, and they are hopefully soon to come off licence so we can just walk into a gunshot and buy as many as we want. We have no Magazine restrictions at all.
So, all in all, things are as good as they could be and better than some places.
The trigger will go in one of the smear stocks. I am just gathering all the parts. Will have barrels made locally. Scopes are the next acquisition hopefully.
There are no restrictions here in the UK, but I have had real problems getting anything from the states because the USPS tell people they can't post firearms parts (even sling swivels I have been told) and then the cost of shipping from the US is crazy.
So I had it sent to someone in the US, a friend here shoots High-power in the US, so had it taken to where he was staying, then brought it back along with two of the recent release Smear stocks bought from on here and a wooden M40 stock, along with some small parts.
No import duty, no tax, no international shipping.
The UK is surprisingly relaxed about importing firearm parts, and it is straightforward (sometimes we get hammered for duty/tax)
Likewise, people often think we can't have firearms, we can, just not pistols or semi auto rifles except 22lr.
We have have bolt guns, we have straightpull AR15 conversions, M14's, L1A1's, Garands, just all straightpull.
We can get suppressors without any issues, and they are hopefully soon to come off licence so we can just walk into a gunshot and buy as many as we want. We have no Magazine restrictions at all.
So, all in all, things are as good as they could be and better than some places.
The trigger will go in one of the smear stocks. I am just gathering all the parts. Will have barrels made locally. Scopes are the next acquisition hopefully.
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thought this could use a little update. finally got this build done that centered around @USMCSGT0331 rare set of scope rings. Thank you Ryan, for an incredible project and all your help! from there i spent wildly and chased all these parts down and last peice was getting my barreled action in from Long Rifles. incredible service there!
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Anyone who builds an amazing Tier-One rifle around a set of scope rings is my kind of guy...
I once restored a Rolls-Royce after buying its serial-numbered rubber hammer (from the toolkit) on eBay. Found the car and bought it and rebuilt it....
Because I bought a rubber hammer.
Basket case to an amazing car. Because I bought a rubber hammer off of eBay.
Cheers,
Sirhr
mentioned in the same class as a full rolls restoration? ill take it. thats first class company
That's an amazing clone build, thank you for sharing it with us! Let's of rare parts there, definitely a very high-end build!!! That scope is amazing, and those scope rings are absolutely perfect for it!
Where did you get the Mod 5 chassis? I don't know if people realize it, but I had about 60+ Mod 5 chassis that I sold a few years ago! That puts me at well over 200 Mk13 Mod 0/3/5 kits in total that I've sold since 2017, which is much more than all the dealers COMBINED who were selling Mod 5 chassis kits a few years ago! Pretty amazing for not having a website or any social media. I know that all of the Mod 0/3 stocks originally came from me, but I'm always wondering if the Mod 5 chassis I see posted online were ones that I sold. I love seeing these builds, I've made a lot of friends by helping people with their Mk13 builds over the years.
Very nice build and thank you very much for the update! Please post a range report when you go shoot it! Anyone else do any builds with the parts that I gave out for Christmas?
That kit came from someone here on the hide, who i am pretty sure got it from you. I guess he didnt have time or motivation to build it and passed it on.
and yes, its a high end build. Got lucky on the Scope.... its definitely unique and saw real service. only thing i dont have to make this thing 100% authentic would the suppressor. i decided to use a Tac Ops can on this barrel thats finished at 23.5" in barrel length.
should make for a sweet shooting hammer.
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Late to the partay as usual. I am finishing up my m70ish project(or I think anyway). I have started looking around for parts to build an M40 clone around those rings and base from @USMCSGT0331
Got a few dollars tucked back for it, so hopefully can snag all the parts as I find them. Sadly(lol) I will have to build a whole gun from scratch.
Got a few dollars tucked back for it, so hopefully can snag all the parts as I find them. Sadly(lol) I will have to build a whole gun from scratch.
I was able to trade it to a fellow member and got one of the McMillan anniversary smears. Hopefully it won’t offend you Ryan. @USMCSGT0331
So, is everyone alright with me doing another Christmas gift thread? I'm going through my spare parts right now to see what awesome stuff I have available to give away to the amazing people here on this forum, so please let me know if there's any interest in doing this again! If you guys want me to do another Christmas gift thread like the one I posted last year, I'll get new thread posted up sometime this week. Please let me know what you guys think, thank you!
I currently have 31 items from my personal collection picked out for a Christmas gift thread! I think it needs to happen, lol
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Not looking to win again, but intrigued to see what magical items show up on the list this year.
I'm ready if you're willing. You are very generous.
Thank you sir, Semper Fi
Thank you sir, Semper Fi
ditto. went from free rings to full mk13 build. what a ride. has become one of my favorite rifles to shoot, just fits me so well.
Here's what I grabbed out of the gun room (so far), I hope that you guys like the Christmas gifts that I've chosen for you:
Any thoughts on these gifts? I don't just grab random shitty stuff out of a junk drawer, everything here is pretty legit. Anyone see anything in the pile that they'd really like to win? I'll be starting the new Christmas gift thread sometime this week, so please check back in a day or 2!
Some random photos of some of the Christmas gifts:
Any thoughts on these gifts? I don't just grab random shitty stuff out of a junk drawer, everything here is pretty legit. Anyone see anything in the pile that they'd really like to win? I'll be starting the new Christmas gift thread sometime this week, so please check back in a day or 2!
Some random photos of some of the Christmas gifts:
WOW! You are way ro generous. But that’s fucking Awesome.
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Oh how I would love to get one of those M14 barrels if they are mediums. Lol
@USMCSGT0331 said: “Anyone see anything in the pile that they'd really like to win?”
Is that a rhetorical question, or can we tag a gift we would like if selected. Asking for a friend with a UNERTL 10X and no mount.
Merry Christmas,
Greg
Is that a rhetorical question, or can we tag a gift we would like if selected. Asking for a friend with a UNERTL 10X and no mount.
Merry Christmas,
Greg
You might want to take a very close look at the M40A1 scope mount in the photo, it might not work out for your build, lol. Small details matter......@USMCSGT0331 said: “Anyone see anything in the pile that they'd really like to win?”
Is that a rhetorical question, or can we tag a gift we would like if selected. Asking for a friend with a UNERTL 10X and no mount.
Merry Christmas,
Greg
You are correct, the money is in the details. I have more screen shots of your pictures and posts, than I have photos of my kids. I’m constantly comparing photos and rechecking serial sequences and timelines on all things M40/A1
So should I looking at the clipslot lugs? If not that, what am I missing? I gave two of my six digit receivers to my smith with a copy of that Remington machinist drawing that circulates on here. He’s an old school manual machine guy and said he could do it. I even brought a fully clip slotted 40X 7.62 for reference. Just waiting on the finished product. I’ll post pics when I have them back.
Thanks for the new Christmas thread, and all your help.
Merry Christmas,
Greg
The M40A1 mount in the photos above is pretty much a paperweight, since the rings aren't cut in half and there is no top/bottom ring halves to separate, lol
So is that an early mock up or RTE/PWS tool room jig? We’d all like to know now.
Merry Christmas,
Greg
That’s a really nice collection of unique parts and ammo too. Very very generous of you!!
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Absolutely awesome like always, I would love to score any one of those items! That mk15 rail looks familiar...
The 2 boxes of .300 Norma Mag ammo are original boxes of test ammo from the original Barrett Mk22 sniper rifle testing!
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