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 Subject:  Re: Measurements for Zis-s-53???List thread.  
  
 Date:  Jan 28, 2003
 From:  Kurt Laughlin 
"Steve Frost" wrote

> 3045mm (JR barrel from mantlet to muzzle, scaled up) - 2946.4mm (Kurt's
> measurements to mm as stated and unmodified) = 98.6 1/1 mm. That works
> out to 3.88 inches for us yanks. Is that significant? Depends on who ya
ask.

The JR barrel might simply not be sized to fit the kit properly. That's
probably the most important instruction to give with an aftermarket barrel,
namely, how far out from the mantlet to place the barrel. It is also the
rarest instruction as I think only CMD included it.

> Gee, what an intro to doing research. Maybe I should just stick to
> reading and keeping my mouth shut.

Enjoy it. It becomes a hobby in it's own right.

KL
 
Thread Listing 
  Measurements for Zis-s-53??? - Steve Frost - Jan 22, 2003
. . . Re: Measurements for Zis-s-53??? - Steve Frost - Jan 24, 2003
. . . . . . Re: Measurements for Zis-s-53??? - Steve Frost - Jan 24, 2003
. . . . . . . . . Re: Measurements for Zis-s-53??? - Kim Voss - Jan 26, 2003
. . . . . . . . . . . . Re: Measurements for Zis-s-53??? - Steve Frost - Jan 26, 2003
. . . Re: Measurements for Zis-s-53??? - Kurt Laughlin - Jan 26, 2003
. . . . . . Re: Measurements for Zis-s-53??? - Steve Frost - Jan 26, 2003
. . . . . . . . . Re: Measurements for Zis-s-53??? - Kurt Laughlin - Jan 26, 2003
. . . . . . . . . . . . Re: Measurements for Zis-s-53??? - Saul Garcia - Jan 27, 2003
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: Measurements for Zis-s-53??? - Kim Voss - Jan 27, 2003
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: Measurements for Zis-s-53??? - Kurt Laughlin - Jan 27, 2003
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: Measurements for Zis-s-53??? - Steve Frost - Jan 27, 2003
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: Measurements for Zis-s-53??? - Kurt Laughlin - Jan 28, 2003
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Re: Measurements for Zis-s-53??? - Steve Frost - Feb 1, 2003
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