Well guys, I have a few more questions!
First of all let me say that I appreciate the information given to me so far. This is one of the more "friendly" gun sites I have visited over the years, you know how some of those other sites are.
Anyway, I'll # my questions to make them easier to respond to.
First of all the gun I am getting is in .308 and built by John McGuire. I decided to go with John after he was reccomended here and on www.subguns.com, and talking to him myself on the phone. He seems like a great guy to deal with.
1. I would like to run Izzy links only since I'm not a fan of the cloth belt loading machine (esp. the price!) and I like the idea of a well cared for link lasting a long time. Is there anything I have to do besides but one of those chrome trunion protectors on it?
2. I have 4 bad disks in my spine, and my shooting partner (Dad) has Cancer and heart disease, so we will have to shoot from a chair. Is my MG42AA tripod with adapter and T&E stable enough to shoot from while sitting in one of those folding camp chairs? Will I have to sandbag it?
3. I plan on buying an Emory Crankfire trigger. Is there anything I should know about using it?
4. I have 1800 rounds of that nice Portugese .308 ammo, it's what I'll use to test fire the gun when I get it. I plan on handloading for it most of the time though, since future supplies of the Port is iffy and it shoots so well in my bolt guns and FALs. I have over 50lbs of IMR 4895. Is the pressure curve on this powder suitible to function the action of the 1919? I'm thinking it is, since this powder is surplus USGI stuff. I'll be loading on a Dillon XL650 setup, and I have been handloading for over 20 years, so I'm not a newbie at it.
5. So far my shopping list looks like this:
gun in .308 from John McGuire
crankfire from Emory
adapter and T&E from a member here
Izzy links from source unknown yet
What else should I get for proper care and maint?
6. What are some other accessories that I could get to make shooting this safer/more fun/etc...
Thanks again!!!
Balming
First of all let me say that I appreciate the information given to me so far. This is one of the more "friendly" gun sites I have visited over the years, you know how some of those other sites are.
Anyway, I'll # my questions to make them easier to respond to.
First of all the gun I am getting is in .308 and built by John McGuire. I decided to go with John after he was reccomended here and on www.subguns.com, and talking to him myself on the phone. He seems like a great guy to deal with.
1. I would like to run Izzy links only since I'm not a fan of the cloth belt loading machine (esp. the price!) and I like the idea of a well cared for link lasting a long time. Is there anything I have to do besides but one of those chrome trunion protectors on it?
2. I have 4 bad disks in my spine, and my shooting partner (Dad) has Cancer and heart disease, so we will have to shoot from a chair. Is my MG42AA tripod with adapter and T&E stable enough to shoot from while sitting in one of those folding camp chairs? Will I have to sandbag it?
3. I plan on buying an Emory Crankfire trigger. Is there anything I should know about using it?
4. I have 1800 rounds of that nice Portugese .308 ammo, it's what I'll use to test fire the gun when I get it. I plan on handloading for it most of the time though, since future supplies of the Port is iffy and it shoots so well in my bolt guns and FALs. I have over 50lbs of IMR 4895. Is the pressure curve on this powder suitible to function the action of the 1919? I'm thinking it is, since this powder is surplus USGI stuff. I'll be loading on a Dillon XL650 setup, and I have been handloading for over 20 years, so I'm not a newbie at it.
5. So far my shopping list looks like this:
gun in .308 from John McGuire
crankfire from Emory
adapter and T&E from a member here
Izzy links from source unknown yet
What else should I get for proper care and maint?
6. What are some other accessories that I could get to make shooting this safer/more fun/etc...
Thanks again!!!
Balming