Ya when i picked it up and saw 1939 i could only imagine what the rifle has seen over the years and the places its been.
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Ya when i picked it up and saw 1939 i could only imagine what the rifle has seen over the years and the places its been.
OK an update. Haven't been to the range yet but did slug the barrel. It slugs .310 in the grooves and .3075 on the lands. Pretty tight for a well used Mosin. Can't wait to try it but it is supposed to rain tomorrow. Oh well, Maybe Saturday. I'll let you know.
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“The Constitution is not an instrument for the government to
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people to restrain the government-lest it come to
dominate our lives and interests"
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DRUUEELL! (Saliva dripping down the front.) Man! That's PURTTY!
Tennessee Hunter Education Instructor
“The Constitution is not an instrument for the government to
restrain the people; it is an instrument for the
people to restrain the government-lest it come to
dominate our lives and interests"
Patrick Henry
Well I made it to the range today. Too windy to get much in the way of grouping but it shoots a little to the right. I'll have to drift the front sight over before I go back. It shot to correct elevation with surplus ammo just a little to the right. I had to raise the rear sight to the 400 meter notch to get it to correct elevation with my cast loads developed for my 91/30. (about 1600 fps) When the wind dies down again one day this week I'll try to get to the range for some groups.
Tennessee Hunter Education Instructor
“The Constitution is not an instrument for the government to
restrain the people; it is an instrument for the
people to restrain the government-lest it come to
dominate our lives and interests"
Patrick Henry
Oh well. Here I go again! Just had a 1937 '98 Mauser follow me home. Wood is in very good shape but dirty. Most blue still there. (est.80-90%) Bore excellent with sharp rifling.
Does this addiction every get better?
Tennessee Hunter Education Instructor
“The Constitution is not an instrument for the government to
restrain the people; it is an instrument for the
people to restrain the government-lest it come to
dominate our lives and interests"
Patrick Henry
Don't forget to show the 1917 Enfields some love. They will quickly suck up all your money
Do you mean Enfields like these Winchesters???Originally Posted by John Allen
Hold Still Varmint; while I plugs Yer!
The guy that did that gun is GOOD. I know what you mean about milsurps, my first was a Garand from the CMP. I got it for $167 plus the range fee to qualify. Wish I had had a few friends to buy some more for me. I picked up a yugo 98 mauser yesterday at my LGS. Saw a guy looking at a gun and putting it back in the rack, I thought "that's a mauser" this store never has them only a few nagants and sometimes a LE. I looked at the tag, and $175 so I thought something's wrong with it. I put it back, left the store, then came back. I picked it up again, looked it over, nice dark wood, looks like walnut or the like. I went to the counter and told the guy I wanted to see the bolt for it. He handed it to me and I put it in the gun, couldn't get the safety to operate. I told him something must be wrong with it so we took it out and exercised the spring a few times, put it back in and it hasn't failed yet. SO it left with me. A fellow milsurp nut, (an old friend that I just turned into a fellow gun nut in the last couple of years) called me and we went to try it out today. I had to drift the front sight a little, but we have it hitting at 100 yards just about 10 inches high. I think I'm going to order a extra tall front sight from Brownells and bump it in. I had intended to ream it out to an 8mm-06 since I bought out an estate sale and there were lots of components for the 06 version, but now I think I may keep it an 8mm mauser. Any advice or opinions on this. It's my first mauser and it looks great as is.
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This is my third Mauser and I now have 3 Mosins also. A couple of other milsurp rifles and a handgun or twoo. Man it just never ends.
Tennessee Hunter Education Instructor
“The Constitution is not an instrument for the government to
restrain the people; it is an instrument for the
people to restrain the government-lest it come to
dominate our lives and interests"
Patrick Henry
If you know how many milsurps you have, you don't have enough of them.
thats about the truth lol. only reason i have a clue is because i keep a log book.
New addict here
i started with an SKS then an SVT40 then my MN 9130
Now I want another 9130 to put a scope onto
M39 are interesting me as well
Welcome aboard! It's great being a "Junkie".
"Everyone has a plan, until they get punched in the face!" - Mike Tyson
"Don't let my fears become yours." - Me, talking to my children
That look on your face, when you shift into 6th gear, but it's not there.
aspangler,
I got my first military surplus arm in 1958. It was a 7.35MM Carcano M1938 for $13.88. I am still collecting today and have two vaults for the "Keepers." I especially like SMLEs, Mausers, Krags and Springfields. Most of my military surplus arms "digest" my cast boolits well.
My favorite 8mm Mausers like my Lyman #323471, 215 grain semi-spritzer and IMR4198. I will hunt bear with that recipe tomorrow here in PA.
Adam Helmer
I started this obsession with a pair of Mosin's, (Idiot!) followed by an SKS. Currently fighting Mauser fever, and I don't even want anyone to mention the names attached to SMLE (Shudder)
I just know that one of these days I'm going to pull the trigger on a M44 carbine. (I'm holding on, but it is chewing away inside there)
Sigh, if only I'd stuck to Rugers and Remington's it would be at least a little better. (The little voice in my head is going "M14-m30 and Military Rolling blocks by Remington, ohhh yeah yeah yeah" Shutup self.)
I'm not listening, lalalalalalalalalalalalal LA LA
I stopped counting when I passed 100...
I think that was my first one as well. Problem though after it arrived in the mail, my mother discovering it was a gun, sent it back. My mother didn't like guns and sent the mail order company a nasty letter. About a month later I got a check from a company in Chicago minus the 3 or 4 bucks shipping. I was 14 or 15 and I believe the total with shipping and some ammo was under 20 bucks. Found the mail order ad in a magazine in my school library. Pretty sure it was Italian but best I recall it was the lowest price rifle that included ammo. If I could only get in a time machine and go back to the good ol'days and buy mil-surps mail order.
Now my local shop has some K31's in stock and I have to own one.
I'm getting sucked in deep!
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