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I fired 10 rounds through it this weekend. Boy that .35 with the long recoil packs a punch on your shoulder! Fun rifle to shoot though. My aperture sight is about 2’ high at 100 yards so I’ve got some adjustments to do. It failed to fully load on me 3 times. It ejects and feeds fine, but the bolt do...

It made it to Texas because one of his sons sold it to me at the Denton gun show. I just couldn’t remember his name. I’ll probably be at the Tulsa show too.

My guess is a scope or sight mount was attached at the barrel shroud end. I see no sign of damage other than the obvious removal of the blueing. My slide knob is really cool. Not sure if it’s from an FN, but it’s a nicely machined part. 769B726B-2EB7-49EA-A4EB-503BD406937B.jpeg 011E2A92-518D-4FB0-9E...

Awesome! I ordered a copy off of eBay. Super cool that my rifle is in the book.

Yep, my safety is not original. I bet the original broke. I’ll have to keep my eyes peeled for the correct one to replace it.

Also, I will take a look under that cover if the screws aren’t overly tight.

I have done some research and found that the early 1906 rifles do not have a stamped serial number on the jacket so mine appears to be correct on that front. The bolt handle may not be original, but it’s a well done mod at least. The little pin is controlled with the screw instead of a spring like t...

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I just picked up a super nice 1906 Model 8 with the serial number 97 at a gun show in Denton TX this weekend. Probably paid a bit too much for it, but I have no regrets. It’s a super cool rifle. I don't really collect rifles. I'm more of a pre-1945 semi-auto pistol guy, but this and its FN 1900 coun...