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Old December 27, 2014, 10:22 PM   #26
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I'm not that stupid.

From what I've shot so far it's all been in the black. Well see how it groups now that the band is secure.



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Old December 27, 2014, 11:00 PM   #27
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Well done!

Another victory for mankind.
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Old December 27, 2014, 11:08 PM   #28
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Golly, Denis, you sound almost as cynical as someone else I know!

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Old December 27, 2014, 11:55 PM   #29
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Jim,
You dunno the dozens of PMs & hours spent with Mo in trying to help him along.
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Old December 28, 2014, 02:43 AM   #30
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Golly, Denis, you sound almost as cynical as someone else I know!
If I didn't know him, I might take him as a bit rude, even.
Such is the 'handicap' we all face when communicating without the use of body language, facial expression, and intonation...



But, I met Denis a few times, as a kid, and my father has plenty of stories about him. He's a good guy. I think... I know my father, so I do wonder how many of those stories are actually true....



Mo...
If you find yourself in need of parts, or want to try a different band, let me know. I still have most of what I stripped off of my 24/47 when it was "retired". The only things that I know for certain are gone are the front sight hood (to a TFL member), and sling and rear barrel band (to my M38 ).
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Old December 28, 2014, 02:47 AM   #31
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Thank you for the offer, FrankenMauser, if I'm ever in need of a spare, I'll shoot you a PM.
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Old December 28, 2014, 10:34 AM   #32
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The M24/47 I bought had never been fired since being re-arsenaled by Zastava and stashed away in the arsenal- as was the case with most.

When I received it, the safety did not work (I trashed the first one trying to fit it correctly, but succeeded on the replacement) and the rear action screw was too long- couldn't even run the bolt. It was obvious it had been re-worked and never tested for fit, or fired.

I suspect that was the case with yours. The location of the holes in the barrel bands will vary slightly, this was just a mis-match that you were able to fix.
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Old December 28, 2014, 12:40 PM   #33
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Mo tends to fondle & fiddle, worry obsessively, ask numerous repetitive questions, disregard answers, fondle & fiddle, ask the same repetitive questions again, disregard the answers, bounce around from gun to gun without really learning any of them, and has a lack of patience.

All of which I've told him in PMs.
All of which he's well aware of.

He's a bright guy, just needs to throttle back a bit in some areas, and the urge to "improve" by sanding, grinding, polishing, disassembling, and in general messing around with them obsessively is one of those.

Trying to forestall the usual cleaning, stuff-in-my-barrel, I-broke-this, why can't-I-shoot-it-well questions several of us have gone through with him as he gets "new" guns.

None of which is intended to discourage Mo from discussion or seeking advice, just to say he's gotten answers to his usual questions in abundance & doesn't need to re-ask the same ones again on this new acquisition, to give him some well-intentioned and serious advice to not over-tinker and not to over-obsess about the bore like he has with his Mosin & K31, and to just enjoy the gun without making it into an overly-involved village project.

I happen to think the 24/47 is a great gun, mine's one of the most accurate, military or commercial, that I own.

I'd like to see Mo learn it & enjoy it as much as anybody here.
I'd also like to see Mo take it slow, without damaging it as he did with his 10/22, and that involves learning the gun as it is before taking his Dremel to it when he really doesn't have enough knowledge to understand what's involved.

With the older surplus guns, unnecessary disassembly can result in problems like the one Mo encountered with his barrel band.
To Mo's credit, he did ask for help before using a bench grinder to solve the problem, and in this case listened to advice.

Just urging caution, restraint, and patience.

And FM- I'd probably discount at least half those stories.
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Old December 28, 2014, 01:09 PM   #34
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On a side note, how many smilies are we allowed to use in one post?
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Old December 28, 2014, 03:18 PM   #35
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Well, I knew it was too good to be true.

First shot knocked the confounded thing off. The retaining spring popped out from under it and it slid a mm or two up the barrel.
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Old December 28, 2014, 03:23 PM   #36
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I managed to nudge the retaining circle into full lock. It's above flush with the band now. I'm going to a couple test shots and get back to you.
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Old December 28, 2014, 03:36 PM   #37
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After 4 rounds it stayed in place. It is now fixed.
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Old December 28, 2014, 07:44 PM   #38
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Hi, Denis,

I should have included the "smiley" in that post. And yes, I do know what you mean, which is why I don't often get into one of Mo's threads. Let's see what's next.

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Old December 28, 2014, 07:59 PM   #39
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You seem strangely confident there'll BE a next.
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Old December 28, 2014, 08:09 PM   #40
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I'm leaving Mo's next thread where he starts 'em.
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