20 round G-43 magazines?

[RCS]

I am familiar with the"airservice" 1903 magazine, there is one for sale now ($995) on joesalter, they are not the same as a BAR magazine. They are more like the BM59 magazines rather than like the BAR magazine. Like I said before in my recent post, I am courious as to the conversion of the BAR to fit and function inside the M1903 rifle - what was done to complete this conversion ? was it the"field expedient" conversion done in the field or at the front line ?

[emmagee1917]

I have one. They have no feed lips and they attach to an '03 just like a detachable floorplate. If I was to adapt a BAR mag to a '03 or a A3 or A4 , I'd solder / weld the mag to the floorplate after cutting off the feed lips and part of the top to be sure the spring would have enough reach to feed. I would also have to cut open the bottom of the A3/4 floorplate if I was going to use one of those. I would then shim the inside of the BAR mag to make a smooth cartridge stack from top to bottom so as to not hang up the follower. I would have to modify the BAR follower's width or the rifle's follower to fit the BAR spring ( which may also have to be modified). Another option would be to use several '03 mag springs riveted or welded together somehow.
Chris

[RCS]

magazine conversion

Everyone keeps circumventing the magazine in the trigger guard, if a person really wanted to make this foolhardy conversion, you would need the following: a BAR magazine filler (photo) this allows you to use the five round stripper clips to reload the magazine when removed from the rifle. You would trim the top down and used this part in the center of the trigger guard after the front and rear section were cut, this plus a BAR magazine with the top part with the lips removed - then weld it all together. You could even add a BAR Seymour case hardened follower(photo) and when you are all done, you still have junk.

There were two issue WW1 sniper rifles that could hold ten rounds, can anyone name them ?

[Griff Murphey]

SMLE would be one, possibly the other might be a scoped Mexican Mondragon in German service, or a Gew 98 sniper with trench mag fitted.

[RCS]

Mr Murphey, Besides the Lee Enfield with 10 rd magazine, there was the French Lebel M1886 with APX scope model 1917, also the Lebel was used (very limited) with the Winchester A5 scope wth the APX 1915 mount. The Lebel magazine holds eight cartridges, plus another in the lifter and the last or tenth round in the chamber

[Griff Murphey]

Thank you for the info. I am pretty much ignorant on les Ames Francais....

[RCS]

Lebel rifles

some photos of Lebel sniper rifles from WW1