Four Fingers of Death
09-08-2005, 07:55 AM
About three years ago, we started a Military Service Rifle club up at the local range. It was started up as part of our equivalent to the NRA. It turned out that all of the ten or so people who were interested, all turned out to be Correctional Officers. No matter what we tried, we couldn't get anyone else interested.
Anyway, we have a retired officer who was on the ropes big time and couldn't afford to shoot. At the time I had what looked like an unfired Israeli Mauser. It was parkersed and did not have a shiny spot on it anywhere. It was lovely. It didn't even have the goofy big triggerguard.
To get the old guy back in the game, I gave him the rifle, a set of dies (bloody Redding ones), cases and few other odds and ends to help him out. This guy has a bad record of chopping up rifles, but I gave him a chance as I didn't want to see him in such dire straits.
Lo and behold, he decides to make a target rifle out of it, chops off the forend at an angle and filed the charger clip guide down and drilled and tapped the action and fitted a cheap and nasty big scope. Naturally, it left something to be desired and he soon traded it off for a song to a mutual friend.
I picked it back up the other day after trading a shotgun for it and some other gear.
It needs some work big time, but should still shoot as the barrel still looks new. I have attached a few shots of it. When I ever get around to repairing it, I will repost with new pix.
It is a 1944 Oberndorf and has Nazi markings on the side, which have been partially stamped over. I suppose I should have taken a shot of those also.
Mick.
Anyway, we have a retired officer who was on the ropes big time and couldn't afford to shoot. At the time I had what looked like an unfired Israeli Mauser. It was parkersed and did not have a shiny spot on it anywhere. It was lovely. It didn't even have the goofy big triggerguard.
To get the old guy back in the game, I gave him the rifle, a set of dies (bloody Redding ones), cases and few other odds and ends to help him out. This guy has a bad record of chopping up rifles, but I gave him a chance as I didn't want to see him in such dire straits.
Lo and behold, he decides to make a target rifle out of it, chops off the forend at an angle and filed the charger clip guide down and drilled and tapped the action and fitted a cheap and nasty big scope. Naturally, it left something to be desired and he soon traded it off for a song to a mutual friend.
I picked it back up the other day after trading a shotgun for it and some other gear.
It needs some work big time, but should still shoot as the barrel still looks new. I have attached a few shots of it. When I ever get around to repairing it, I will repost with new pix.
It is a 1944 Oberndorf and has Nazi markings on the side, which have been partially stamped over. I suppose I should have taken a shot of those also.
Mick.