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GG375
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A question for MS 1950 owners.
      #135241 - 13/05/09 06:23 AM


Guys

Can you please measure the width of the floor plates on your 1950 models and let me know the dimension and calibre?

Just wanting to know if the different cals are different widths thru the mag area. ie is a M1950 in 9.3x62 wider than a M1950 in 6.5x54 or 7x57 etc.

Cheers.

GG

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Re: A question for MS 1950 owners. [Re: GG375]
      #135421 - 15/05/09 06:19 PM

Geez it's a bit bloody slow around here lately!!

Thats ok, I got my answer elsewhere.

Thanks anyway.

Cheers.

GG

Edited by GG375 (15/05/09 06:20 PM)

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Re: A question for MS 1950 owners. [Re: GG375]
      #135430 - 15/05/09 10:41 PM

I have a 1956 in .30-06; the floorplate measures 93mm x 35mm. Hope this helps.

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Re: A question for MS 1950 owners. [Re: GG375]
      #135482 - 16/05/09 04:10 PM

Quote:

Geez it's a bit bloody slow around here lately!!






You're right about that. I posed a reloading question but have seen nary a nibble. The other guys finally came through though, as you'd expect. Wish I could have measured the floorplate for you but mine is the ersatz MS made in 1927. Happy to swap any time (ha ha).

Edited by Paul (16/05/09 04:11 PM)

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Re: A question for MS 1950 owners. [Re: Paul]
      #135553 - 17/05/09 10:06 PM


Thanks guys - appreciate the replies.

Paul - can you tell me about your 1927? MS?

GG

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Re: A question for MS 1950 owners. [Re: GG375]
      #135556 - 17/05/09 10:40 PM

GG:

I don't own a M/S but have always read that ALL magazines {spools} are precisely made to fit one specific cartridge and to guide it into the chamber, with each and every cartridge possessing a specific magazine. Supposedly this is much more of an issue with the M/S than it is, say, with a Mauser. Can't remember the cite offhand, maybe deHaas? Thus, changing caliber/cartridge is said to be very difficult with the M/S action for that reason, with very slight differences in spool dimensions impacting feeding reliability significantly.

Guy's is that true? Or for example, could a .30-06 M/S be rebarreled to 9.3x62 or some similar swap?

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Re: A question for MS 1950 owners. [Re: 9.3x57]
      #135566 - 18/05/09 01:15 AM

My 1927 '03 is nothing special, GG375.
It's a Breda 6.5x54 made to augment the Steyr MSs made c. 1914 for the Greek army. Mine has a pitted receiver and a non-matching stock the dealer let me swap to get a better bit of wood. So mismatched, I had no compunctions sporterising it.

Peter Davern fixed the headspace and lopped off the barrel to 60 cm. Jack Millar cut off the plumb-sized knob and welded on a butter-knife bolt handle I'd filed out. I cut a bit out of the arctic trigger guard and welded it back to the commercial single-trigger shape. A shortened spring and a bit of hacksaw blade epoxied under the trigger housing lightened the pull and removed the first pressure. A CZ folding-leaf rear sight has replaced the old military ramp. I'm still looking for a banded front sight ramp after my hand-made effort got the sides milled crooked.

The rudimentary pistol hand miraculously had enough meat to sculpture into something like a commercial one. I searched for months to find a broken ebony elephant to cap it and the forend. Finally found the graveyard of elephants after some guy's wife refused to dust them any more, so have lifetime supply now. The butt has been carved with a European cheekpiece and shortened for the kids/to reach the bolt handle (shouldna' done that). The fore end has been slimmed to take out the flute. If I ever find that front sight I might get around to chequering it all yet.

I guess this all sounds crazy to purists but I used to enjoy turning metaphoric swords into ploughshares. I've done up two FN Mauser .30/06s to look like post-war sporters and was hoping to someday make something for Africa with a P14 or M17.

Cheers
- Paul

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Re: A question for MS 1950 owners. [Re: Paul]
      #135626 - 19/05/09 04:59 AM


Hi Paul. Would like to see a few photos if you have any to post. Thanks for the detail.

Cheers.

GG

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