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  1. gol1

    Help, who can translate this, hebrew to english

    Hi To Captain Uri Askenazy In Appeeciation From the chief and crew of the vehicle workshop December 12 1968 It was once very popular to give such works of art as an unofficial tokens of appreciation made from ammunition and gun parts. In this case it's a part of something called Channokiya...
  2. gol1

    Sako TRG 22 opinions

    I have the trg 42 and it's a very good shooter great ergonomics and barrel life is incredible,but if you look at the price of the accessories or the folding stock model you'll find out that it becomes a very expensive rifle. my rifle is the old model and the bolt catch pin brakes quiet...
  3. gol1

    Sako TRG / TRG-S M995 Thread **Sticky??**

    I believe that Sako & S&B are a match made in heaven, and as much as I like Leuopold the optical quality is not the same as schmidt , good luck with what ever you choose to do . it will come out great one way or the other
  4. gol1

    "Rifles of Simo Häyhä: The World's Greatest Sniper "

    I am sure that you know this and only judge the finbs sniping skills but it's important to mention that the Finnish were part of the third reich and lots of them served in the waffen ss!
  5. gol1

    Scope Setter

    What do you think about the real avid scope level pro? Thanks
  6. gol1

    Sig SSG 3000 or almost twice the price Sako TRG 22?

    you will not loose nothing with the SSG 300 I have shoot them both, the only drawback to the SSG is the lower magazine capacity onky 5 rounds while the TRG gas 10 rounds capacity
  7. gol1

    IDF Mauser M-66 SP

    exactly, but the idiots brought them with an "eye" so we had to pull them and not push. If I remember correctly the first rifles the idf bought as system were the M24 and SR25 they arrived with some type of cleaning equipment, the SR25 even had a bore guidd and was the first we got with cleaning...
  8. gol1

    PGM (French sniper) rifles?

    I really like the PGM rifles, the ergonomics are great and for me felt better than the AI. the ones i shoot were very accurate. the action us the smoothest I know, even better then Sako TRG. I was always a little worried because the receiver is made of aluminum but the bolt actually locks the...
  9. gol1

    IDF Mauser M-66 SP

    actually I don't remember what cleaning equipment we had, but I do know that the cleaning rod's we had were Parker Hale with black handle and yellow coating of the rod, I dont remember for sure if we got them with the M14's or the SP. anyway I think everything in that period was improvised...
  10. gol1

    IDF Mauser M-66 SP

    Usually we only used the ammunition boxes which we called honeycomb, no cartridge carrier was officially issued but many soldiers used improvised ammo belts we made or on the unit level.
  11. gol1

    subsonic 308?

    If you plan to use projectiles heavier than 190, I would recommend you a faster twist, usually the subs are 220-240 grains and require 1-7" good luck
  12. gol1

    SAKO TRG-42 question on cheek adjustment

    You can 3D print spacers both for cheek weld and lop. If you don't have access to a 3D printer you can curve your own from wood or plastic. there was a member here called Terje that was selling spacers he made Good luck you have a great setup
  13. gol1

    IDF Mauser M-66 SP

    so I am almost certain that its calibrated for M-852
  14. gol1

    IDF Mauser M-66 SP

    Just couldn't go to sleep without knowing the answer, if it's a ring for a Nimrod scope rhat was used on an M-14 it's probably for M-852.
  15. gol1

    IDF Mauser M-66 SP

    I am sorry but I don't remember, I think it was for the M852 168 grains it's evening here right now but i'll try to look for it tomorrow, I have some old literature from that era that might have the correct answers.
  16. gol1

    IDF Mauser M-66 SP

    btw Nimrod scopes are actually a copy of the kahles and were manufectured in Japan by HAKKO and later by Japan optics, very main stream scopes of the era nothing special
  17. gol1

    IDF Mauser M-66 SP

    if I remember correctly early ones also had the kahles 1-6 but I am not sure, Nimrod scopes were mainly used on M-14 dmr rifles. the rifles was used in elite and counter terror units and was carried qnd used in the battle field and in spc ops. I really liked the sp66 and the sr86 they were very...
  18. gol1

    IDF Mauser M-66 SP

    m118 was 173 grains m852 was 168 grains and a little more accurate. I served as a sniper in the IDF
  19. gol1

    IDF Mauser M-66 SP

    we used M118 for a short time and than we got IMI M852 168 grain for scopes we had henslodt X6 and later S&B 2.5x10. I still have mine. the rifles were very accurate and we managed to engage targets to 800 meters as maximal effective range, but could hit targets even a little further
  20. gol1

    IDF Mauser M-66 SP

    I think that I still have mine