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I thought i would post this. might even be a lesson here, or two, or three.
this remington was a midwar 1943 or 1944, I would have to check records.
it was acquired by a friend through a surpus program through the NRA, I think he paid 20bucks for it.
He had a few spare military barrels with it, acquired, i don't know. But He was a camp Perry shooter for quite a few years.
translated, for various reasons he knew what he was doing.
He did replace the rear sight with a (at that time) adjustible rear, and the front with a higher than the way it came. I don't know where he got the bushing, but it ain't original, gun locks up tigher than a drum. It does shoot good.
I managed to acquire a military rear for it, not installed, and would love the correct front, neither of which i intend ever to install, just to have them with the gun.
The good Lord only knows where it's been, but as they say, it shoots good.
As much as i like glocks, they have no soul compared to this.
Now you slap it in a sears 1942 military holster, with a lanyard, you got's soul.
He did modify it some to shoot some competition type things, but no modifications were made that were drastic, and i think it would work pretty good for purpose intended. Putting two or three 230 gr ball rounds into someone's chest at ten yards or so.