I think I have the reason for the stiff cylinder: the spring guide stopper is very loose, The knobble (for want of a better word) on the back end of t...

If i can build it in time and it works, Lee Enfield No4.

It cocks easily enough but the piston is difficult to push forward but that is the case even with the outer barrel / hop removed. Without the trigger...

You say that Ranj, but I used my chrono to measure the fps on my mosin and was also getting wildly varying results. I suggest testing using some of y...

Thanks. I'll try the silicone in the nozzle. I've looked at the piston head and it is one of those that look like a rubber plunger, sort of like th...

No, no upgrades, all stock. The Chrono is Yith's combro one and as far as I know it has always been quite reliable. Once the hop gets here I will see...

Like that flask. Got my Polish airborne beret & cloth badge, shoulder titles, eagle wings. Already got my collar tabs. It's stitchin' time!

Your earpugs shouldn't fall out, I know it seems obvious (eg. "stick them in your ear") but they come with instructions on how to put them i...

Another top tip is to wear a pair of eyeshades ... I third that, but my problem is that I am , shall we say, nasally gifted, thye tend to ride up my ...

Ah, well, I have M43s. M43 trousers with no cargo pockets are the ones.

KC mounted RAF mess dress buttons and a "Welch" Welsh regiment cap badge .

... there were definitely the usual cold spots. The next might was in the Snugpak. Ooooh, no cold spots! All sleeping bags compress and will probabl...

WW2 style chagril / chagil

Think Ill stay with the idea of gettin a broomhandle though man the fps is 400 so it will definitely pack a wallop Mauser pistol with a 25m min en...

Today, yesterday, the day before that and the day before that - filed and drilled bits of metal to attach to my No4 project. Can I post what I'm doin...