[QUOTE=Kfacat;39616070]So my granddad has lent me his Walther pp for six months but he's recently had the slide reblued and as a result the little red dot on the safety is gone. I want to repaint that but I don't know what sort of paint I should use anyone wanna help me out here?[/QUOTE]
You can use nail polish and a tiny ass brush, though that will wear off over time.
[QUOTE=Kfacat;39616070]So my granddad has lent me his Walther pp for six months but he's recently had the slide reblued and as a result the little red dot on the safety is gone. I want to repaint that but I don't know what sort of paint I should use anyone wanna help me out here?[/QUOTE]
I usually use nail polish for that kind of thing
(Copied from coolest/ugliest weapons, my bad)
[QUOTE]I went to a gun show today with a few buddies (yes, I finally made it back to the US! woo!) and there were some nice pieces there. There was this mosin there that was a sniper variant, and it had matching serials, for $525. I don't know if that is a good price for it, but didn't really care because I don't want to blow my deployment money. There was also a new and unfired Lee Enfield there that was awesome, and a short barreled SKS that looked pretty sweet too. One thing pissed me off though, and that was this one dealer that sold a ton of random things, and a lot of magazines. He was selling government mags for forty dollars. Forty dollars! Fucking ridiculous. However, the real gem of the show was this local business that has some extremely tacticool stuff, run by former military. They have some crazy kit, including the best trigger group that I ever have handled. Two centimeters of travel, no creep, and a very light pull. Absolutely wonderful. I am going to get two for my rifles. Anyhow, it was pretty cool, shame I am still not old enough to buy a handgun, and the Springfield XD subcompact is the nicest subcompact that I have ever handled. I really wanted to buy it, but the age thing cockblocked me. Lame.[/QUOTE]
[editline]16th February 2013[/editline]
Before you say anything, the mosin did not have a scope.
I bought 1000 rounds of ammo today in a caliber I don't have anything in. :v:
[QUOTE=Ridge;39616316]I bought 1000 rounds of ammo today in a caliber I don't have anything in. :v:[/QUOTE]
I think you know what you need to do then.
Get a hammer and individually chisel each round to fire.
Just got a trade offer on my Glock...turns out I MIGHT have a gun in that caliber shortly...
First rifle I've ever bought: A Lee Enfield No. 4 Mark 1. I'm sure you guys don't need a history lesson so I'll cut to the story.
I woke up this morning with a good feeling about going to the antique mall. I was right.
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$65 got me this very unique .303 Lee Enfield No.4 Mk. 1. It's missing the bolt, and there's a ton of surface rust. But amazingly, every moving part in the gun [i]still moves flawlessly.[/i] I plan on stripping it down and working on that rust. This gun is very much restorable to firing condition.
Evidently its owner loved it a bunch. It's been altered in some rather obvious ways, but what I find most interesting is the chrome impala on the stock. Every modification was made immediately following World War 2, and this gun has killed Germans... very interesting rifle with a story to tell.
Sorry about the pictures but I'm on my phone, so it's tough to use BBCode. If anyone knows anything more about this rifle or where I can find a bolt for itp I'd like to hear it, because I don't.
[editline]17th February 2013[/editline]
Also, both the muzzle side and receiver side of the barrel were plugged with some kind of calcium build-up which did a sterling job at protecting the inside of the barrel from rust. A gunsmith assured me there was no way I was clearing that out, but as you can see in the photos, I did it.
That rifle looks to be in pretty rough condition, if it hasn't been fired recently you might want to get a gunsmith to check it out, just to be on the safeside. Also, please get a non sporterized stock for it. Otherwise, very nice rifle, old ones like that with patina and surface rust gives it a lot of character.
It hasn't been fired in probably 50 years, it's in rough shape but certainly saveable with everything still working so good. The flip-up sight's adjustor knob still... adjusts fine, snapping into the range notches like it's meant to. I feel like I could slide a bolt in and it would work fine (not that I am going to try that). I want to do most of the restoration myself but I am having a professional check my work. I don't want to replace the stock, because this is the original and it's in very good shape, and I can tell it meant a lot to the fellow who owned it.
Oh dear god! That poor, poor Enfield.
Oh yeah, your barrel is done. Some moron hacked off the front with a saw.
[editline]17th February 2013[/editline]
Also, have you ever heard the saying "buy the rifle, not the story"? Because that story is bullshit.
[QUOTE=Kfacat;39616070]So my granddad has lent me his Walther pp for six months but he's recently had the slide reblued and as a result the little red dot on the safety is gone. I want to repaint that but I don't know what sort of paint I should use anyone wanna help me out here?[/QUOTE]
Talk to your granddad before you do something with his gun, in case he actually wants it that way.
[QUOTE=felix the cat;39618541]Oh dear god! That poor, poor Enfield.
Oh yeah, your barrel is done. Some moron hacked off the front with a saw.
[editline]17th February 2013[/editline]
Also, have you ever heard the saying "buy the rifle, not the story"? Because that story is bullshit.[/QUOTE]
There's not a whole lot of story to call BS on, except that the rifle saw combat. It's definitely sat for a long time considering the amount of shit built up in the barrel.
Sporterized Enfields are among the saddest things on earth, right next to sporterized Mosins and Arisakas (I've seen one unfortunately)
It's not like it's got some OD green stock and 500 tactical rails on it.
e: Well, while I'm planning on keeping the original parts with the gun, I got to thinking that having an un-chopped stock and barrel to put on it for display would be alright. I took the gun apart however and it looks like the barrel and receiver is one piece. Are they or am I missing something?
[QUOTE=Kfacat;39616070]So my granddad has lent me his Walther pp for six months but he's recently had the slide reblued and as a result the little red dot on the safety is gone. I want to repaint that but I don't know what sort of paint I should use anyone wanna help me out here?[/QUOTE]
Enamel paint I believe, you basically glob it on over the indent then wipe away the excess paint so it only leaves paint in the indent. But yeah, check and make sure it's okay before painting anything.
the paint on this VZ is such a weird color.
oh and that receiver i got needed tons of fitting, pretty much only the bolt catch was the only part that didn't need fitting.
i bet ridge bought a bunch of 45
[QUOTE=teh pirate;39620405]It's not like it's got some OD green stock and 500 tactical rails on it.
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Personally I'd rather see an Enfield with a polymer stock and a dozen rails instead of it's original stock being butchered like it is.
I'd rather burn an enfield ;3
[QUOTE=Jagur;39621232]I'd rather burn an enfield ;3[/QUOTE]
What do you have against enfields? That they're better then your precious emm-wun gurand?
[QUOTE=Zillamaster55;39621889]What do you have against enfields? That they're better then your precious emm-wun gurand?[/QUOTE]
i dont even own a garand.
[QUOTE=Jagur;39621926]i dont even own a garand.[/QUOTE]
Never said you did.
[QUOTE=Zillamaster55;39621934]Never said you did.[/QUOTE]
even though it is superior to the enfield
Both guns are good and shoot a stupid expensive round and both look terrible in polymer.
[QUOTE=Trunk Monkay;39621959]Both guns are good and shoot a stupid expensive round and both look terrible in polymer.[/QUOTE]
Agreed with the polymer; but I get the same bullet weight ammo and type for $20.00 in both .308 and .30-06 for a box of twenty. I wouldn't really say the M1 is crazy-expensive ammo when it costs the exact same that my hunting rifle does.
$1=1 round is pretty damned expensive for ammo. I had a tough time paying .50 cent a round for .308.
Hm... you're making me feel like a rich bastard in that $1/rd isn't too bad for me. Granted, in both calibres, Dad and I combined haven't quite gone through two boxes of ammo in the last three years.
.308 in my country costs 2$ a round.
30-06 around 3$.
.300 Winmag 6$+
Yup, those are the prices in the third world.
[QUOTE=teh pirate;39620405]
e: Well, while I'm planning on keeping the original parts with the gun, I got to thinking that having an un-chopped stock and barrel to put on it for display would be alright. I took the gun apart however and it looks like the barrel and receiver is one piece. Are they or am I missing something?[/QUOTE]
They're not. However, to separate the action from the barrel you need an action wrench. And when installing a new barrel you need to really know what you're doing, because the No.4s are breeched up differently than all the other Lee Enfields.
Also, I can tell you right now that none of those modifications happened immediately following WWII. They were all done in the mid-60's if not later when the first batch of Enfields were imported from England (hence the pre-68 import stamp on the wrist of the rifle). Also it's [I]HIGHLY[/I] unlikely that the rifle saw combat, unless it saw combat during Korea. Gauging by the serial number the rifle was made in the 3rd quarter of 1944, so it's not likely it made it to frontline duty by April of '45; especially considering by this time the Brits were issuing the No.5 in increasing numbers to frontline troops.
[QUOTE=felix the cat;39622784]They're not. However, to separate the action from the barrel you need an action wrench. And when installing a new barrel you need to really know what you're doing, because the No.4s are breeched up differently than all the other Lee Enfields.
Also, I can tell you right now that none of those modifications happened immediately following WWII. They were all done in the mid-60's if not later when the first batch of Enfields were imported from England (hence the pre-68 import stamp on the wrist of the rifle). Also it's [I]HIGHLY[/I] unlikely that the rifle saw combat, unless it saw combat during Korea. Gauging by the serial number the rifle was made in the 3rd quarter of 1944, so it's not likely it made it to frontline duty by April of '45; especially considering by this time the Brits were issuing the No.5 in increasing numbers to frontline troops.[/QUOTE]
You tell 'em, Felix!
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