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Message started by reincarnated on Feb 1st, 2018 at 3:33am

Title: 1895 Lee Navy
Post by reincarnated on Feb 1st, 2018 at 3:33am
Ten + years ago, I spent a lot of time and a few hundred $$ looking for a Lee Navy rifle in collectible condition.  Then one guy was reportedly killed when shooting one (firing pin blew out the back of the bolt & entered shooter's head) and I rapidly lost interest. 

Shortly after that, I read that the USMC came up with an in-service fix to remedy that problem. Apparently some rifles have the fix but most do not.  Fix is a wide external band on the outside of the rear of the bolt.  Does anyone know any of the USMC/USN details?

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