Long Way to Tipperary EditionDiscuss any old stuffs.Thread question: What's your "Fuck you, I like it" surp?Recent News:- CMP has >100,000 M14s, they will be <$2k and have a 2 rifles per year buying limit (fuck boomers)- CMP also got 5,000 of the Army's surplus shotguns- CETME L kits coming in, now with early handguardsPrevious Thread: >>65396114
>>65443256First for FTR again
>>65443256>What's your "Fuck you, I like it" surp?Shooting 7.62x54R out of my RTI B-Grade M.95.
>>65443256What's your "Fuck you, I like it" surp?My 91/24. Works well with good clips and is as accurate as any run of the mill Mauser, Enfield, or Mannlicher. Recoil is soft, too.
>>65443256>What's your "Fuck you, I like it" surp?honestly i have a mild resentment for every gun (including non surp) i own i cant bring myself to like a gun 100%somethings always off, mis/force matched numbers, incorrect wood, refinished, minor pitting, etc. what mental illness is this
>>65443488What a cutiepie
>>65443493Perfectionism. Spend more time with them. Shoot with them. Sleep with them.
I am once again sharing my love for the Savage 99 in the only good thread on this board.
>>65443256I am really proud to announcethis is the 4th time someone stole my picand used it to start a thread
I see Lee Enfield, I post Lee Enfield. Always loved them. To thread topic, I have this one, my grandfather bought it for me in a pawn shop when I was real young. No import marks on it, excellent condition. Despite the naysayers saying i should convert a different one, I converted it to a T replica. I don't plan to ever in my life sell it, and I like the aesthetics of the T, so fuck you, I like it.
>>65444133You get a pass only because of your homebrew WA2000
>>65444128Your themed pics are useful with coming up with thread themes. Not sorry.
>>65443702I held one for the first time a few months ago and now I really want one
>>65443702i have one in .308
I only have 1 surplus rifle, and I’m lucky to have gotten the parts kit that I did in excellent condition and made by a builder who knows his shit.
Shamelessly posting my Savage 99 with a Lee Enfield so I can keep this milsurp related.
Thoughts on sporterized rifles? The prices are attractive and I would like a historical rifle I won't feel bad for scratching up.
Is the Springfield 1903 rear ladder peep sight near impossible get a good sight picture? My dad was having issues seeing a large orange target through his, worried it might be the early signs of degenerative eye disease, I try and it's nothing like my 1917's or M1's rear peep. It's fucking tiny, the target is dimmed because I'm assuming because the peep is so small little light gets through, and trying to line up a sight picture with the blade and the hood was an exercise in tedium. I was getting better groups with the battlesight. Is this normal? Also I learned first hand that the M1917 has a better combat sight by a wide margin than the M1903.
>>65445450I don't care much for them, but that's because I'm a Eurofag and would rather put the loicense fees and paperwork towards something that's in historically appropriate conditionIf I hunted I might of course consider something like pic rel. It's bubbafucked but rather tastefully bubbafucked
>>65443256>>65444133I remember different Lee Enfield models used shotgun ammo, as well as classic musketroon.
>>65445450If they’re a decent-looking conversion and cheaper than a modern bambi blaster then go for it.>>65445467How good are your eyes? What size aperture do you have? 5 was standard, but 4-thru-10 (“10” being 0.1” diameter) were available from the armorer’s kit and were intended to be fitted to suit the eye of the soldier. The sight hood was meant to be removed before shooting, though with the M1905 “sight cover” you can leave it on. The 547yd zero for the fixed “battle” sight is absurd. Reading in some of the period literature and they talk about such significant hold-unders at 100-300 yards that in the time it would take you to work that out you could have flipped up the ladder and set the elevation.
>>65445765My eyes are fine I guess, was making reliable hits on a 2/3 sillouette at 200 yards easy with my M1 and M1917, and my dad had no issues with his M1 either. The rifle is at my dad's so it's not handy right now. Is there a marking on the rear peep that will say what the size is? I know he doesn't have a micrometer to measure. Might have to buy a repro rear sight peep and open it up for him.
>>65445584Indian Police used shotgun Enfields, probably still do.
>>65445818The sight aperture plate will be numbered on the back. You might get a reproduction USMC “No.10” sight set: the front sight blade is twice as wide as standard and taller, bringing the battle sight zero down to 200 yards. The rear has only the single 0.1” aperture; no “Christmas tree”.
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>>65445840>>65445867Thanks for the info, his sights is definitely the Army configuration (rear sight has the christmas tree and small front sight hood), which I guess is ironic since he bought it from an old Marine.
>>65445837Look gorgeous alongside those diesel motorcycle.
>>65445906The Marines went back to the standard sighting system in 1936. USMCweaponry.com is a great resource for Marine stuff.
>>65445450Not only offensive in a historically preservative sense. They also tend to be poorly done by poor people. The ones that are done with any ounce of craftsmanship, skill, or taste are rare.
>>65446192most pre ww2 sporters were almost always done quite well. up until say 1950you post an unrealistic example if some guy bought a cheap krag in the 1920s or 30s and had a gunsmith sporterize it, that becomes a part of its history. krags weren't historical at the time. they were simply "the previous service rifle"To me, WELL done sporters are just as desirable as factory original rifles. the vehement anti-sporterism just feels like zoomers who got into guns post 2020 and dont have a good sense of historical context. its like machining a police surplus glock for a red dot now.
>>65446192>>65446368nah i would salvage the usable parts and throw the rest in the garbage
>>65446411you'd be destroying MORE history that way>life spent as a military krag (likely saw no conflict): 1900-1925 (25 years)>life spent as a beloved hunting rifle passed down through generations: 1925-2026 (101 years)why does only the former count as "history"?
>>65446368Honestly I agree. I've been thinking about sporterizing the mosin I got for free to make a cool retro durr gun, and to piss the autist purists off. Inspired by picrel.
>>65446440>buy a random mosin barrel off ebay to rebarrel my t53 circa 2019>its a Tikka m28. Nope I won't cut that down. >milsurp prices skyrocket. Decide not to molest anything> keep an eye out for a reciver for the m28 barrel>a year ago win a barreled reciver at fuddbroker cheap from an estate > it's a 1934 hex tula, no sights, cut to 21" with a target crown, great bore. Better than the tikka.>have no idea what to do with them.
Are the Zastava .32 ACP pistols fun? I've been thinking either getting one of these or a P83 Wanad for a little more money. I'm not really concerned about practicality besides maybe ammo availability but I wouldn't mind something my gf could use if she has to.
>>65446478turn down the sporter barrel into a sleeve and bore out the T53 barrel, and sleeve it. then you get to keep all your lovely chinese proof marks. you do have a lathe right
>>65446489That's the most logical choice. I feel kinda weird about Johnny cashing an m28 together, with no import markings, then when I die having it float about some LGS like it's worth something.Also I'm buying a dead air wolverine and having a guilt free suppressed mosin since the tula has already been fucked would be fun.I really just need another receiver
Opinions on the Chilean 1912 Steyr? I have the opportunity to buy one in good condition.
>>65446499Or do i turn barrel down for a front sight and turn the tula into an m38 since 21" is close enough?
>>65446479I'm assuming if you're looking for a wanad you've already picked up the dirt cheap p-64s and cz82s that are around right now? My p64 is so nice.
>>65446538why not turn it down for the chinese sights. i know the rears are soldered and screwed. are the fronts just pressed on?
>>65446411>”leave m’lady 4,584,291 out of 6,550,000 alone, loser”Lol. sporterized don’t interest me either but this is hilariously serious
>>65446610The Chinese bore is frosted and worn but not horrible, RTI enfields have since redefined what I consider a bad bore. And then I'd have more mosins. The market is psychotic. I was lucky enough to be 18 during the 100$ mosin Era.
>>65446652you should make picrel
>>65446661ill dump the rest
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>>65446502Caliber? And presuming intact ?
>>65445450I've sunk money into un-sporterizing old surp for the love of history. Very costly endeavor now, but it was easier when I still had a shit ton of parts I bought as a kid trapped in NJ who couldn't buy guns yet. Boomers now have this gay pricing scale for sporters, a more recent phenomenon in my area. My last chopped up K98k was $275 in 2020 and I had one last stock set with hardware from my youth to fix it.
>>65446368>*Laughs in $300 "Flaig Ace" .30-06 Mauser nobody recognized as a $1.5k+ fine-tuned hunting rifle made by insanely qualified kraut gunsmiths in Pennsylvania, because "It's just a sportered K98."
>>65446679Yes in 7x57mm. Intact, other than the stock being a little beat up.
Some questions for the 03 C&R FFL holders in here, how was the process of applying for it? Ever had anything yoinked by some nigger en route to your house? How often does the GheyTF audit your bound book? Are some shops monumentally retarded and don't understand what a C&R is? I'm considering taking the plunge and getting one. Moving to Florida soon and have heard decently priced surp can be hard to find there, unless I join a gun club and befriend the boomers with leftist kids in other states who'd sooner toss dad's collection in a furnace.
>>65446723not a C&R but this week my money order was lost somewhere on the east cost and now I have to deal with both having the privilege of filling out nightmare paperwork and having to actually pay USPS to get my money back while dealing with a gunbroker boomer raging that he hasn't been payed yet.
>>65446502>>65446720lol i thought you were considering one of these steyrs
>>65446673>>65446667>>65446661I wanted to complain about how cursed that is but apparently both Finns and Chinese did it. I wonder what they did for the extractor
>>65446479I love my "Little Bee". One of the best deals around post-covid. It came with two mags, leather holster, and brush for under $230. It's probably the best condition milsurp I own. They come coated in cosmoline and basically unissued condition. They're still cheap enough that I say just go for it.When you do get one though, you're going to have to take it completely apart to effectively clean it. Now, I'm afraid that you read that and thought "field strip". No. I mean COMPLETELY apart. Even the hammer assembly with all the little pins and shit. Once you're done though, it's a great little shooter.
>>65446563All I've heard about P64s is the crazy DA trigger pull, as for the CZ they all look strange to me in a way that I don't vibe with. One of the reasons the Wanad appealed to me is the straight lines and almost boxy cyberpunk look to it. Might get a P64 later down the line but I haven't heard they're too fun to shoot.
>>65446720It’s a great round. How much?
>>65446774Man, I want one of these. I found a load online that apparently works too>tfw clunker keeps sucking up all my hobby money
>>65446723Process was easy, I had no problems with the ATF or county Sheriff receiving my paperwork. Only thing was it took a couple of weeks after the ATF charged my card for the license to actually receive it in the mail.>Ever had anything yoinked by some nigger en route to your houseSo far thankfully not. Think part of it will depend on the area you live in and the shipping service used. Hear Fedex has more issues with that than say UPS>AuditHaven't had one yet but it's also my first, will need renewing next year in September. I imagine I might get an audit after the renewal.>Are some shops monumentally retarded and don't understand what a C&R is?From everywhere I've bought online so far, no issues there. Having a C&R for me has been great because buying eligible surp online is as easy as buying shit off Ebay and I can get shit I just never find locally otherwise, just always have to sign for the package. On the downside, it's as easy as buying shit off Ebay so I do it more than I really should
>>65446723I had my C&R for 9 years. It seems the process must be more streamlined these days, because when I applied for my first in 2015 it took the ATF 6 months to send my license. I was never audited; never met anyone personally who was audited and I think those guys who have told stories online about being audited just had the bad luck to live in regions where the ATF branch management wanted to hit a quota. Reminder that all they can do without a warrant is ask to see your bound book -and just the book- you don't have to give them access to your collection or let them on the premises you can just bring the book itself to the field office. Yes lots of people are assholes/Fudds and won't ship to an 03FFL; I personally think a lot of it is 01s wanting to punish anyone who can get around their 4473 extortion. I've never had anything stolen in transit but during COVID my local UPS affiliate became so lazy they would often try to skip deliveries of large items or would fake signatures and on multiple occcasions left firearms unattended leaning against my front door.
Lads, what's a good spotting scope for shooting Milsurp rifles?I'm looking at upgrading my spotting scope from a cheap Vortex I bought off my mate 10 years ago. I want something to allow me to see bullet holes out to at least 100m and observe fall of shot beyond that distance for friends without breaking the bank.
>>65447119Thats true. The da is dogshit. The blueing, machining, and form of the 64 is nice tho.I think the 82 is best in 9x18 class by virtue of not having a heel release. If you're going on vibes, by all means. Midway has wanads for 370. I'd get it now, I don't usually see them on the market for non Fudd prices. AIM has cz83 for 350, you're getting a better cartridge, better capacity, and button mag release.
>>65447656What is your budget?
>>65447375> Having a C&R for me has been great because buying eligible surp online is as easy as buying shit off Ebay and I can get shit I just never find locally otherwise, just always have to sign for the package. On the downside, it's as easy as buying shit off Ebay so I do it more than I really shouldIn addition to moral objections to loicensure, this is also why I don’t have one.
>>65447119Now post monke bibi
anyone know where to find cheap enfield no4 barrels? sarco had some on sale but it seems its been out of stock for a while
>>65443256>Thread question: What's your "Fuck you, I like it" surp?I have a soft spot for Turkish milsurp guns
>>65443256I recently purchased a 1929 Swiss Luger on an impulse, and I am now unreasonably excited to pick it up. The intricate mechanical bits tickle my Autism in ways that polymer striker slop never could. I also scored some 7.65mm ammo to go along with it.What’s more surprising is Luger collectors kind of neglect the Swiss Lugers, despite their quality. They seem underrated considering how folks revere the K31.
I dont know whether to ask yall or /hg/Is this too loose
>>65448302The Swiss crest mark is much sexier than the DWM doodle.
>>65448313Those clean lines from the straight front strap hnnnngghgg
>>65448022Yeah the licensing is bullshit, I'd prefer to just be able to get stuff shipped to my door without it entirely. But in Lieu of that freedom, it at least also saves me hundreds on transfer fees for century old shitrods.>>65448302Speaking on my own views on Swiss Lugers, I don't wanna pay the 2+ importers want for them, for a pistol in a caliber that is almost entirely reliant on foreign imports for ammo supply. I also don't like the grip safety, think it fucks up the profile, but that's more of a tolerable gripe than them being in .30 Luger>>65448308Should probably ask in /hg/ as well but I would think that is too loose. I'd be worrying it's not supporting the cartridge properly if the barrel is too far forward when firing. I'd just hope that it's the barrel locking surfaces that are causing that and not the slide surfaces, 1911 barrels at least are pretty cheap
>>65448302>What’s more surprising is Luger collectors kind of neglect the Swiss Lugers, despite their quality. They seem underrated considering how folks revere the K31.Because any .30 DWM shoots the exact same?
>>65448386To be honest I don’t plan on shooting it much. I want to fire a few mags just to say I did, and check the zero/function. Supposedly the Swiss used a long 50m zero. Then I will lovingly preserve it in Renwax.I am a fan of 9mm, and have enough modern 9mm handguns anyways. The obscure 7.65mm is kind of appealing, just because it’s the parent of 9mm. Also the slim pencil barrel looks more elegant.>>65448424> Because any .30 DWM shoots the exact same?Pretty sure the early Swiss models are literally DWM parts kits that were assembled in Switzerland by Santa’s elves.
>>65448308That does look a tad loose, so I would be cautious. Like 90% sure it will work, but I would consider getting a headspace gauge prior to firing.
>>65448308all that matters is how much the barrel moves when the gun is assembled with the slide in battery
>>65448510>Pretty sure the early Swiss models are literally DWM parts kits that were assembled in Switzerland by Santa’s elves.Yes and thus cheaper, if I wanted a Swiss gun I'd buy one of those. I'm not a Luger enthusiast so the later Swiss models do nothing for me
>>65448549>…so the later Swiss models do nothing for meA-are you made of stone?It has a toggle lock ffs, I have trouble imagining a milsurp enjoyer not being enamored. Like it’s elaborate, antiquated and wildly impractical by contemporary standards.
>>65448510its nice but i like ones from ww1 and ww2
>>65448600While the Swiss Lugers don’t have the storied history of German Lugers. The Swiss military was enough of a deterrent that the Germans never executed operation Tannenbaum. So as far as military arms are concerned they served their purpose, albeit small.
>>65448302>What’s more surprising is Luger collectors kind of neglect the Swiss Lugers, despite their quality. They seem underrated considering how folks revere the K31.K31s are also underrated as are K11s, 1911s, 96/11s etc because they are still coming in to this day. Every German Luger has essentially been found. Swiss rifles are of higher manufacture than any other bolt action but are still low because of good old supply and demand. Simpson alone is bringing in at least dozens of Lugers every year. If not hundreds.
>>65448670Yeah it's fun living here in Europe since all the 9mm Lugers keep disappearingA couple of years ago they were cheap but I guess prices went up in the US so now they're being bulk shipped there
>>65448678They’re better off here no offense
>>65448690At least they won't be melted down eventuallyIt's just dire, the state of the hobby here. .30 DWMs are more accurate and I already handload so it's not a big deal for me to buy one of those instead, apparently Americans don't want them because they're fucking dime a dozen lol
>>65448670I'd love one but I don't wanna pay what people ask for them. I bet russia still has tons of captured lugers in storage
>>65448718simpson do keep trying to get that Looger pricetag. Even though they have hundreds and hundreds that have stayed listed for years lol. Nah. Drop it to $1000 or $1200 first bro
>>65448732Asking 2500 is ridiculous
>>65448757Yeah. I’d actually buy one. I have seen more 6.5 Mannlicher-Schoenhauer ammo on shelves than I ever have 30 Luger. Greedy dumb bastards. And the fools who buy them. Because they’re just buying it as an investment too. Estate auctions in 20years will tell.
>>65446368The rocks in my garden are part of my garden's history but I still throw them over the fence because I don't want rocks in my garden.
>>65448825>it having a full length stock, handguard, bayonet lug, and 30" barrel is part of its history.,but i dont want that on my hunting rifle
>>65448780Really? For us Europeons .30 Luger is relatively easy to get, costs an arm and a leg though
>>65448843The 2 counties in which I consider my local area is 17,000 sq Kilometers which is about a quarter the size of Albania. Of the 12 lgs I think I’ve only seen it at one. But that is still just my little local working area.
>>65448843Yes. That was not a thing here. I think it's pretty easy to understand why. there’s no stockpile of European state surplus ammo nor new production because literally no domestically produced firearms ever made in that caliber here and not enough imports to generate an economy over it. It’s completely niche here. Only bought to feed the old imported Euro surp you got. And then only probably once. Oh yeah. That one store, I actually bought that old box just incase I ever found a cheap swiss Loog. Heh. Heck I think he just let me have it.
>>65448320That grip pattern looks very pleasant to hold.
>>65447812Around $1500 AUD
>>65449199What is that in real dollars?
>>65449376about tree fiddy
>>65449376About $1000 USD. Spotting scopes are ridiculously expensive and I can't help but feel most of it is just buying a brand as opposed to buying a quality piece of glass.
>>65449653I think if you can get something used that was made in Japan or Europe then you should be good. My $5 thrift store Good China 20-60x Bushnell is fine for 100yds and 200yds as long as it's reasonably light out. It gets very dim at full mag tho so I usually don't use it past about 40x.
>>65443256Really wish No.4 Enfields were more common in 7.62.
What is this little mark to the left of the serial on my type 38?
>>65451666Also this is the Nagoya arsenal right?
>>65451680Ok first of all that’s a type 99. Second it’s the serial prefix. They made more than 99,999 rifles.
>>65451666The series mark. "he" so series 6
>>65451691Oh huh you’re right. Thought it was a 38 carbine, whoops
>>65451703is it too late? you already buy it or just checking with us on the photos from a possible?
>>65451721Oh I’m not worried at all, I traded a maverick 88 that I spent $150 on for it, coworker just needed to offload parts of his collection and wanted a cheap shotgun for the home. Regardless of what it is I’m happy, I can go and get another maverick 88 security right now for like $150
>>65451726Oh i remember your posts. Good trade, get some 7.7 jap and have some fun.
my 50 year old stock blank just arrivedM1891 for scale
>>65452094Better get to sanding.
>>65452361yeah its gonna take a while. first thing to do is to plane the top and sides flat and 90 degrees to each other. then to drafting. i had to sell my first stock blank because it ended up being too short for the barrel, lock, and length of pull combination i wanted. my fault for using a 6-3/8" lock and a 46" barrel lol.
>>65452361>>65452378unnecessary luxuries
>>65452425true. I'm having so much trouble with building the lock i may forego it entirely and just put a match directly to the touch hole. like a hand gonne lol
>>65451570i have so many milsurps that have a .308 version, life would be very bland if i went that route
>>65452509everything should be 7.62 nato>7.62 nato k31>7.62 nato carcano>7.62 nato madsen lmg>7.62 nato gatling gun>7.62 nato trapdoor springfield
>>65452509My Jew Mauser is one of my favorite surps, i'm probably going to be prioritizing 7.62 options in the future. Ishapore and FR8 soon.
Bought another gun finallySako M39 with a pool cue stockIts even on Mangroves list so I look forward to getting its provenance
>won a M91 Mosin at auction>rifle now stuck in USPS hellEvery fucking time.
>>65452637My buddy had a sporterized Swiss 1911 in “.308”. It was some sort of sketchy re-barrel situation, with a passable optic mount. Despite this, it actually shot remarkably well.
>>65451014Thanks mate, I appreciate it. I got a Westley Richards Aperture sight for my Long Lee Enfield. Installed easily, can't wait to take it to the range and give it a go. My BSA Long Lee has a Q^G (Queensland Government) stamp with a 1940s Lithgow Barrel. Decided to turn it into a target rifle. I might get it professionally restored one day to get rid of the surface rust and reblue.
>>65452767That's a really handsome rifle Anon.
>>65453120Thank you Anon. What is your preferred load for the Ross Mk III? I'm going to the range to test out some 150gr BT .312 rounds tomorrow, at varying velocities?
In preparation for the coming M14s I gave a question: would there be any reason to get one maker over another? I hear everybody but TRW had various problems early on but since these are almost guaranteed to have gone through at least one refurbishing shouldn't all of them have had whatever problem parts/receivers replaced?
>>65452509This might be a hot take. But all 30 cal bolt guns feel the same to me at 100 yards. So why would I pay $2 a round to have the same experience I can have at 60 cents?
>>65453194>What is your preferred load for the Ross Mk III?I have a couple thousand rounds of Greek Mk.7z; that's all I've ever fired in it.
>>65453194Got dang it I want a dumper so bad
>>65452738USPS does antiques?
>>65454139USPS always did antiques and long guns.
>>65452637You lost me with the trapdoor. Weird because I’d accept a Krag, Lee and rem rolling block in rfn
>>65454145Wait non antique longguns?
>>65452637Hell I’d even accept Martini Henry in 7.62x51 but trapdoors must be in gods caliber .45
>>65452695>pool cue stockNever heard of that. Pic?
>>65454193I'm sure you've seen it beforeIts the late Post war stock splice that looks like pool cuesThe early post war is the square splice and the wartime is the rounded/finger splice
>>65454157>Wait non antique longguns?Yes.
>>65454324Oh yeah neat never heard that series of splice called that. Thanks
>>65454508Ok. News to me but non applicable as I don’t buy surp gats online
Anyone know, or where I might find out, how many Luxembourg contact FN49s were imported to the US? Or was it all the non-automatic ones?
>>65454897I would just email their government. I'm pretty sure at least one of the twenty people that live there would know
>>65454931He died unfortunately.
>>65453120>>65453194Ah hello fellow Ross owners. I finally finished my sporter rescue but I have yet to shoot it to make sure my forend splice can survive some recoil. It feels quite solid so I’m hoping it’ll be ok. Hopefully this weekend I can take it to the range.
>>65455028And of course the pic is sideways. Fucking iPhones. Anyway here’s a before pic.
>>65455029>>65455028Good work anon. Looks good
Absolutely random but sort of on theme ask here. But a long time ago there was a series of shirts for sale and one of them was just a black silhouette of an SMLE nose cap from the front. Anyone remember what im talking about and if so where I can find one of them?
>>65454107Are those 174 grain projectiles? How do they shoot? I'm paranoid, I just shot monolithic 150 BT rounds and they did well but I fear it might have caused some erosion in my bore.>>65455028Always good to see a man of culture. Good work saving it.
I read that Hitler drank Ballistol, my curiosity is getting the best of me but is modern Ballistol safe to drink?
>>65455028>sporter rescueaaaaargggh you're ruining its historical value as a cheap hunting rifle
>>65455393The bottle says food safe, so
>>65455382174gr flat-base. It's pretty good.
>>65455397>a shitty duffel cut is exactly the same as a professional griffin & howe tier sporterizarion
>>65456276Dial back the autism anon it was clearly a joke
>>65455652My fatass brain here is seeing cheesecakes
>>65454780>Ok. News to me but non applicable as I don’t buy surp gats onlineI almost exclusively buy surp online as there's almost nothing here locally aside from Bubba's abominations. Not even the mildly sporterized milsurp last longer than an hour on the shelf of the LGS, that's how apparently starved this area is for it. Pic is one of 2 surps I've bought from the LGS in over 7 years.
>>65457617Sorry to hear that. State/region?
>>65457618Northern IL.
>>65457686Surprising but not surprising. Sorry about that anon.
>>65457617I got most of my early ‘surp collection from local auctions but COVID killed the live auction business in my area so even local auctions are hosted online now. Only been to one live auction in the past 12 months and got my Kropatschek bayonet.
A Lee Enfield No.4 rifle with a Parker Hale 5C target sight.
>>65457686Don't fuck me by stealing all the good stuff, but check out North American Firearms in Lombard.
>>65458370t-two bayonet lugs???
>>65452637Disgusting
>>65455029Does the same thing with my android. I've found that cropping even just a sliver of the pic away fixes the orientation issue
>>65455393Indistinguishable from absinthe, have at er
>>65455574>flat-baseFlat base bullets are underrated, I think the min-max mindset made people who don't even shoot past 100 yards become obsessed with ballistic coefficient.
>>65457686If you're from either Lake or Cook you should kill yourself. Every other county is fine with me even Winnebago.
>>65457617Lee Navy seeker anon its been a minute. Ive told you this in the past, just drive to Tulsa and clean out bigly
>>65458729Not if you’re a reloader. Then you appreciate the boat tail for a much shallower reason.
West German police SIG-225 9mm pistol.
>>65459689I guess I speak as a shooter then. More surface area for maybe a more worn bore to grab on to
>>65458672It only has onet. Kropatschek owner
>>65458729Lapua 100gr OTCEs are flat based and this is how my handloads did at 100m from my L1A1
>>65460556Barrels are individuals
>>65458153>I got most of my early ‘surp collection from local auctions but COVID killed the live auction business in my area so even local auctions are hosted online now. Only been to one live auction in the past 12 months and got my Kropatschek bayonet.The local auction near me has been online since before Covid so no steals there but I've at least got a couple surps from them.>>65458536>Don't fuck me by stealing all the good stuff, but check out North American Firearms in Lombard.If I'm ever in the area, I'll have to check it out but it's a bit of a drive from where I'm at.>>65458773Thankfully not from either one.>>65459477>Lee Navy seeker anon its been a minute. Ive told you this in the past, just drive to Tulsa and clean out biglyBeen quite busy with work and haven't been posting much. I'd love to get down there for a show but it's quite a trip and end of year gets crazy busy at work. I still need to load up some .45-70 for the next range trip.
>>65445450Hate them and I especially hate how every other Krag-Jorgensen I see is fucking raped and mangled.
>>65460568Mine's very goodBarely clean it and it still groups like that
>>65460620>especially hate how every other Krag-Jorgensen I see is fucking raped and mangled.Me too. But one way I look at it, and it's definitely a cope, but I would say there must be something so inherently nice about them that people can't help but to make them their own, out of so much love.
>>65455652those hats look yummy
>>65460770THANK YOU. I thought it was just my gluttonous soul seeing that.
>>65460620>3/4 1917s are cut up to shit and drilled for every mail-order rear sight ever made between 1873 and 1973That really made my hunt for an intact one hard and expensive. Shit
>>65460546I love surp from countries that no longer exist anymore.
>>65460546Nice.>>65460784The Bundesrepublik Deutschland still exists.
I'm in the process of getting a CETME C built up but I have to get 922r parts before getting the actual thing built.I hope to have it look like pic related that I saw at a museum
>>65461015fuck 922r if you're not a commercial enterprise, ignore it.
>>65461268He's having it built presumably by a commercial enterprise.
>>65460596>Been quite busy with workI feel that. Summer is my busy season so i havent gone out much. Once fall/winter comes around though. Now that ive finished the roof over the range deck ill be out more frequently.To keep it Lee Navy related heres the latest test batch. The 30gr 4895 feels much better. the 4064 loads had very little recoil and muzzle blast to the point I had to check for squibs but nothing.
>>65458370Long bayonet have soul
>>65461015>922r partsThat isn't for you to worry about, and if it was I doubt anyone is going to arrest you for not having a part with big letter written "USA" on it.
>>65461268>>65462356I have to take it to a gunsmith so 922R is a must.
>>65462442>gunsmith so 922R is a must.Is this something the "gunsmith" told you? Just so you are aware that only applies for importation not for something you build in the U.S.
>>65454508Rollercoaster sights just hits the right spot, need to get one.
>>65462527So if I took my parts kit to a gunsmith to get it built, I can just have him build it with no issue?
>>65462527>importation not for something you build in the U.S.922r has nothing to do with importing. It is specifically for guns made from imported parts in the US that would not be importable under 925d.
It is very reasonable for anybody who will be entering a newly constructed firearm into records which are available for inspection at the whim of the ATF, to only construct 922r compliant firearms.
>>65462442>>922r partsJust stamp Made in USA on a few of the parts The receiver is already one of them.
>>65462596>I took my parts kit to a gunsmith to get it built, I can just have him build it with no issue?>GunsmithYou fucked up already
>>65462527Tell that to the guys who got popped for some other crime with foreign guns in the house and had the ATF called in, "oh look this gun isn't 922R compliant" *extra charges intensify*.Yes, I get it, you could just stamp or engrave "Made in U.S.A" on shit as a CYA and nobody would ever know the difference, but sadly 922r still applies to possession. Ironic that it also applies to imported kitchen appliances, cars etc but only ever seems to be enforced in the realm of firearms, supremely ghey.TLDR: don't be a retard and commit other crimes if you also own non-922r compliant guns.
>>65451666>>65451680>>65451691That's a nice 6th series. I've been hunting for one like that for awhile now. It's one of about 30,000 rifles that were made with the barrel shaped bolt handle, but still had the knurled safety.>t. Arisakalad
>>65463507It's never been charged as a stand alone crime. If you're already being charged with other things, a little 922r violation is the least of your worries.
>>65465914Only 4 people had been charged as of 2018.https://web.archive.org/web/20180815002734/https://trac.syr.edu/tracreports/crim/492/
>>65457617>>65446661>>65446667>>65446673Russia saw Lee navy rifle and copy ithttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JM758oaudOs
>>65466145you having a stroke anon?
So why can Auto Ordinance make repros of the meme 100 round Tommy gun mags, but DSA can't make something as simple as FAL mags? The same DSA that literally bought original FN receiver forgings?
>>65466557Perhaps they don't own the machines for that?
>>65466561Seems like a smart thing to invest in instead of overpriced T48 clones. Having your main product be dependent on foreign imports of mags seems inadvisable.Plus they did have US made mags before, but they've been out of stock for years. Just couldn't squeeze a good profit margin out of em?
>>65466557https://www.falfiles.com/threads/new-run-of-keep-shooting-fal-metal-metric-mags-in-stock-review.512069/page-2>This does not include magazine production this has been a mess from the start. We went to professional stamping die makers with FN Steyr prints paid 300k+ for tooling and it was wrong. There was no way for us in house to QC this type of tooling. We then took that tooling ran it found out it was wrong. We then spent years making improvement after improvement and got it pretty good then the tooling suffered a huge problem. Followed by our stamping company not wanting to make gun mags anymore. Then we searched for a company that would repair and run our dies that took years. Meanwhile we went to all the big metal mag companies and got quotes for $50 or more for just the body in the white. We were told it's hard to make to the Steyr print due to secondary trimming filing and deburing. We developed processes in house to do that work and now we are getting new dies/repairing dies. Please understand. We are a small indie studio.
>>65467504stamping is fucking expensive to start up, and there is a level of magic to get stamping dies adjusted to the point of profitable operation. dies are not cheap, toolmakers and engineers are not cheap, equipment is not cheap, and press time is not cheap.
>mosin on auction for $340Do I?
>>65467535What model is it? You’re basically asking>$4000 sedan do I?
>>65443256How much should you pay for a czech k98?
>>65467504So its not really DSA's fault, just American manufacturing incompetence. Sucks.
>>65462442>give gunschmidt the receiver, barrel, trunnion, & bcg>tell him "yeah bro everything else is us made bro I'll just put it on once you gove it back to me, I'm totally going to use a us made hammer, trigger, disconnector, stock, pistol grip, forend, flash hider, magazine body, follower, and floorplate bro">actually doesn't >:)
>>654675931993 shitbox Camry, won 2 world wars fielded by hitler himself $78,000 firm I know what I got
>>65460620>>65460782>why were these cheap, undesirable-at-the-time guns that were $10-15 from the 1910s-1960s fucked with so much?
>>65467850>American manufacturing incompetence. Sucks.No, it's a byproduct of not living under a command economy. Companies don't have to make things they think don't make financial sense.
>>65467888Yeah I’m lamenting all the old Victorian houses that millennial women keep gutting and painting white too. We know the context retard. We weren’t asking for an explanation. Half of us probably remember when an intact SKS was an $80 rifle
The Ross stock splice survived the range trip so that makes me happy. 2 wood dowels and some wood glue did the trick. I like the sights on the Ross and it is quite a nice shooter. Smooth trigger, bolt, and recoil seems light for a 303 British.
>>65467593>just got a M91 in the mail on Friday>cleaning rod is too short to go through the bore from the breechI'm going to need a longer cleaning rod if I keep chasing after these long rifles.
I'd like to get a French pistol representative of their engagements in the early cold war (French Indochina, Suez Crisis, Algerian conflict). Would a 1935A, 1935S, or MAC 50 be most appropriate and to what extent? For example, I've heard the MAC 50 is a better pistol, but production didn't really get underway until 1953 so it likely had less historical impact in the events I referenced.
>>65468488I remember having to search for extra long rods (heh) on Midway when I bought a Swiss 96/11. Needed like a 45 inch rod for that thing because the receiver was a mile long lol
>>65468206>when an intact SKS was an $80 rifleThat always sounds super cheap but remember that money is worth something like 25-30% as much now as it was then. So it was still cheap, but it wasn't $80 in today-money cheap.
>>65468551Good attempt to try to sound like you know what you’re talking about there champ
>>65468302How long did it take you? Is there info on this or did you just trial and error until it look somewhat right?
>>65468948>trust the science!lol gold was ~$400 in 1990 and ~$4500 today so 25-30% is an underestimate, $80 then is almost $900 today.
>>65468948I didn't even get in that early, and it still hurts.>mosin totally soaked in cosmoline for $199>sks for $250>a shitton of mausers (Yugo, Czech, etc) for $299>all matching ww1 luger for $900>random meme guns like M95 and Dutch Man Lickers for $99
>>65468488I think most pull throughs are long enough for that
>>65469423Gold value has no relation to inflation
>>65447279$600Fair price?
>>65470085If gold value has no relation to inflation, then nothing does. Comparing the prices of guns today to those of yesterday is pointless because there's no objective value to compare against.
>>65470178How about stuff that actually affects the average person, like rent, wage, groceries, etc. And not yellow rocks
>>65470568Oh we're going to use the prices of goods to determine inflation? How about this: a norchinko SKS cost about $80 in 1990 and costs $500 or so now. That's 500% inflation.
>>65470752I'm going to disregard your nonsensical example>Oh we're going to use the prices of goods to determine inflation?That is literally how the government determines inflation, yesYou should not be talking about inflation if you don't know what the "basket of goods" is ffs
>>65470797Prices of goods are subject to extreme manipulation by the private and public sector. Certainly chink SKS imports wouldn't be worth $500 if they could still be imported, so the suggestion that $80->$500 is a reasonable measure of inflation is nonsensical.But muh basket of goods is equally subject to manipulation. If the government subsidized goods to make the inflation numbers better (e.g. hand out drilling permits to crush OPEC and sink the price of oil; importing Somalians to drive trucks for below minimum wage), or changed the goods (which happens all the time) to cheaper ones to make the inflation numbers better, does that mean your money is actually worth more? What if all the goods in the basket were subsidized to $0, would that represent infinite deflation? I suspect the true cost of printing all that money would be revealed in the closest thing we have to a marker of the "real" value of money, which is the price of gold.
What a price youd put on an Century M44 at auction?No clue on condition but always wanted a mini mosin. I think I'll do $500 depending on quality.
>>65471676>auction doesnt say or show anything about conditionhard skip
>Thread question: What's your "Fuck you, I like it" surp?My Berty. Tall, beautiful, a misfit in my WW2 collection which ironically makes it perfectly appropriate as a French rifle. I only wish I'd got one with the upgraded thicc sights, but I still love her anyway.
>>65471701Oops forgot picture.
>>65471699Its live auction for a dead boomer so I'll be able to inspect first.Also have my eyes on the Jennings for the lulz but thats not thread related.
>buy gun on gunbroker>shipping says "calculated at checkout">seller wants $250 for shippingCan I tell him to fuck off? Because that's just plain nutty.
>>65471778yikes thats quite the boomer pile. Yea then I would say start at $350 and work your way up if other people start biting, but dont go over 6. depending on condition that is.
>>65471801you have only yourself to blame for using gunbroker, you are at the whims of people who can barely use the internet
>>65471801If the page legitimately had no shipping costs listed, the item is a regular firearm, you live in the lower 48, and you confirmed the seller will not work with you to find an alternative shipping method, I would file a complaint with Gunbroker support and not pay for anything until they process your dispute.You can probably get your purchase cancelled. If you were a retard and overlooked the shipping costs section of the listing, then you will have to eat the F rating and non-payment complaint
>>65471820Nothing in the description or anything like that, and yeah I'm continental US.
My M.95 has a way stronger firing pin spring than even the extra strong Wolff firing pin spring in my 98k.This is really more of a thread bump than anything
>>65471845just you wait till you de-cock it when removing the bolt.
>>65471854Mine definitely does the thing, enthusiastically. Dime is kept handy for those occasions. I've had the rifle almost 10 years, I'm just bored out of my mind and felt like posting
>>65471865>boredom postingSame. I already contributed earlier. Now im just here to suffer
>>65471778I’d bid on the 1887 if it’s a real Winchester.
>>65466566>>65467504DSA is so fucking incompetent it boggles the mind. Their entire reputation was built on assembling brand new Steyr parts onto receivers made by LMT. That was their dirty little secret back in the 90s and early 2000s. Practically all of the internals in their earlier SA58 commercial rifles were STG58 parts they got by the boatload in the Steyr deal. Once those parts dried up and they switched to in house receiver production, everything went straight down the toilet.
>>65443256sks-m's hard to find? I want one that takes AK mags.
Posted in handjob general a few days ago but the milsurp bug bit me hard again. Only ever dealt with hand selected Swiss stuff from Simpsons + auctions where it is 1 specific gun, felt bad for never playing milsurp roulette. Anyways I got the CZ more out of some level of FOMO, admittedly they do tend to fit my hand better than Berettas. But as far as the enamel paint on the CZs and a worst case where it looks like Dazzle Camo, what are my options for touching it up? Can I just strip the slide and throw it in the oven with a bake on enamel? Also out of morbid curiosity, I know they had .380 and other versions of this as the CZ83. Is it possible to get an 83 slide and mag and have it converted like that? Can I just rebarrel one to make it take .380? Would rather not have to get 9x18.
>>65472857I’ve only seen one or two in person. The frts now making me regret not buying it just a little heh
>>65472910>Can I just rebarrel one to make it take .380? Would rather not have to get 9x18.you can but the cost in parts will cost more than just buying one in the correct caliber. also with how the barrel is its not an easy swap like oh imma just going to swap the whole top half of the gun and be done in 10 seconds like it would be if you had 2 slides for a glock.its a fixed barrel thats something you do once and leave it like that.
>>65472910I've only ever seen CZ-82s for 300, where are you finding them for 200? At that price I want one now.
>>65473052PSA labor day weekend [which is next weekend but i digress] had them both for 50% off. Seeing forums in 2007 and 2013 saying "yeah I got my CZ82 for 250 which is a fair price" made me not wanna FOMO on cheap milsurp desu.
>>65473033Thanks for the advice, it's not a big deal either way, curious more than anything else. I saw on reddit some guys who got CZ82s for say 200-300 and then admitted to spending 400-600 to have them refinished w/ new grips which seems nuts. I guess I can larp as an alcoholic detective in Prague [alcoholic part is redundant] now and also investigate a Giallo murder spree of supermodels in Milan alike now. Hope I get lucky with the milsurp roulette with good barrel if nothing else. Worst case is I'd take a mint barrel but 0 finish left and literally just bake on an enamel paint on the slide or even just sand & polish the slide and frame for a stainless vibe. Assuming I do anything at all which is unlikely because my STGW parts kit needs to come first.
>>65468970Once I had all the parts I could have basically had everything done in a day. I’d say it was like 10 hours of work all said and done. First I had to strip the polyurethane off the old stock and gave it a light sanding. I ordered the forend splice and front band from a guy in Canada. I lucked out and got a middle band on eBay, and the sling swivel is just a cheap screw in swivel. I’m hoping to get an original some day. Once I had the forend I had to sand it. The middle band wouldn’t even go on 1/4 of the way. I spent an hour sanding it by hand and got almost nowhere, so I ended up buying a cheap palm sander at Menards and it still took about an hour to sand the splice to a point where the middle band would go on all the way and to a point where the front band slid on. I asked a guy on Gunboards for measurements so I knew how long to cut my splice. So I made my cut on the splice and cut a little off the end of the stock so the splice point would be under the middle band. I used 2 dowels that were 2 inches long and 3/16” in diameter. I drilled my holes and glued them in the stock, then I eyeballed the forend the best I could, put a dab of paint on the ends of the dowels so it would mark where I had to drill the holes in the forend. It isn’t perfectly straight but with the bands on you can’t tell. Then I glued everything, put the bands on to hold it in place, and let dry for 2 days. After that, I did a coat of boiled linseed oil every day for a week.
>>65474261Cool beans dude. Good job
Lee Enfield No.4 Savage ....303 British.
>>65443256What do we think of Enfield Pattern 1853s? I got my hands on a genuine (no pics for you, she's locked up snug and tight) produced in 1858.
>>65476801I think they're super cool, I really like the rifle musket era of gun tech
>>65476801About as far back as you can go and still find them in good numbers/ condition. And if you put in a little reloading work still shoot them. Solid Surp. Tally ho, lads
last thread i bought a enfield no4mk2 reciever, just bought a enfield no4mk1 barrel from sarco, excited to pick up more stufftotal so far is about 250, sporterized enfield seems to have been a smarter option.
how much is a unopened create of m2 30.06 hxp worth. both the clip in bandolier and cartonsA guy is quoting me ~1.50cpr and im not sure if thats fair or not?
>>65478097For just the ammo figure $1/rd and $3-4 for each en-bloc clip. IDK how much of a premium to add to the unopened container. HXP doesn't seem to have much historical collectability yet, not like US ball.
>>65478121these are 5rd strippers not en block :/
>>65445085Why does it look like one of those AI-generated guns?
>>65479540Because AI just cribs from preexisting images.
>>65479540it was made in Italy
if only you knew how grim things really were
>>65480019>tfw I bought my A1 parts kit (minus barrel and lower) for $250 at the Tulsa Gunshow 7-9 years ago>tfw bought a XM177E2 surplus kit (minus lower) for $700>tfw got two 80% nodak receivers back when they were plentiful>tfw 5 years ago found a guy that did retro AR receiver markings with a hydraulic press, including colt logo, to give the markings a more authentic look>tfw there's a HEL-E4A suppressor enroute to my FFL at this very moment>tfw there's two Arizona Reg FRTs ready to be installedI'm on my way to having my first ARs after over 16 years of gun collecting. All that's left is I need to color match the moly resin to my uppers, and final assembly. I have a few different shades of grey, hopefully I can get the color close.
>>65462071>To keep it Lee Navy related heres the latest test batch. The 30gr 4895 feels much better. the 4064 loads had very little recoil and muzzle blast to the point I had to check for squibs but nothing.What bullets are you using for your Lee Navy loads? A local auction company just put their catalog out and there's a Lee Navy in it so I have something that I'm going to need to check out at the end of the month.
>>65481955Im currently using 100gr .243 Hornady SP from an old box I have. Prevailing data is go anywhere from 100gr to ~110gr with 112 being the original military spec Been difficult finding round nose 6mm. pic related next to an original UMC round.
>>65481955>/msg/ so small you know which auctioneer this is just by Anon's picsThey have a Span-Am War capture Mauser 1893 as well. You could build yourself a splendid little war collection.
Alright gents, the CZ & Beretta arrived. The triggers on both are great. CZs actually has one of the nicest consistent 'pressures' I've ever handled, even my Cajun'd P01 feels weird in the 1st stage. It's a good spring tension and crisp fucking break even in DA mode. Single action on both is nice. I got super fucking lucky on online milsurp roulette I suppose, outside of a few spots the finish on both are almost perfect. Both barrels are good, some strips next to the rifling on the beretta that look dirty but the base of the chamber has insanely crisp rifling still. I believe the PSA sale is still going since it is a 'labor day' sale, about 600 after fees for the both of them, extremely happy with what I got.
>>65482561Very tasteful import marks. I’m surprised it’s not required to go on the receiver
>>65482172>/msg/ so small you know which auctioneer this is just by Anon's pics>They have a Span-Am War capture Mauser 1893 as well. You could build yourself a splendid little war collection.It's a small crowd here. I did see that 1893, will have to check both that and the 1895 Lee just to make sure neither one is shot out or has a nasty crack in the wood.>>65482077>I'm currently using 100gr .243 Hornady SP from an old box I have. Prevailing data is go anywhere from 100gr to ~110gr with 112 being the original military spec Been difficult finding round nose 6mm. pic related next to an original UMC round.Good to know, thanks for the comparison photo.
I’m debating on buying a surplus Mauser or commercial Mauser action; potentially the bolt as well; and building a competition rifle from the ground up on the platform. I would then want to keep the classic milsurp look and have the bayonet lug and what not. What’s the opinion on such an endeavor? I would convert the rifle to .308. I personally don’t mind spending 100 hours polishing, so whatever this entails does not bother me. I want to take modern parts and put them on a historic receiver, and put them in a reproduction milsurp stock and what not so that I have the precision of modern parts dressed up as a WW1 or WW2 rifle
>>65482924>Good to know, thanks for the comparison photo.Np fren. Any other comparisons or photos just lmk.Tenacious Trilobite, who I believe lurks occasionally has multiple posts across gunboards and boomer threads on other sites has made lots of details on his loads. Including some of the now hard to find Buffalo Arms loads made of 25-06.
>>65482961No opinion, accuracy isn't probably going to be much better unless you bed and free float it so that it only looks like a milsurp rifle
enfield barrel from sarco shipped, praying the morons at UPS wont fuck it upabout 230 dollars spent, sporterized was 250, looking to be about 400 dollars, so about 200 bucks cheaper than a fully assembled non sporterized version.
>>65484220You already have all the ancillary parts on hand?
>>65483526That’s the plan :DI’m debating on using an M1917 and going to .308. My only issue with the M1917 is the wood stock isn’t very good looking, I’m a Mauser stock fan
>>65484563Please do not with an unmolested 1917. They are relatively scarce.
>>65484563You don't really like milsurp if your instinct is to do gay ass hot rod-ing it
>>65484563do the 5 round mod that a lot of gunsmiths did back in the daygets rid of the ugly potbelly
>>65484641>You have to keep the 170 inline six and the two speed automatic in your ford falcon or you dont actually like classic cars bro
>>65484722It's straight up bubba, an antithesis of what we milsurp collectors do. You wanna support IV8888 style retardation, fine, but you're not a collector
>>65484809okay, but if something has already been fucked with there's nothing wrong with doing what you want to itliterally nobody is unwrapping a cosmolined NOS M1917 to sporterizebut one that has already had the metal or wood refinished, sanded excessively, stock chop, import marks, etc. doesnt have really any collector value.
>M1917>import marksnani
>>65484851
>>65484851>>65484963Anything that comes to the US after 1968 from other countries gets a stamp. Even if it was originally made in USA. You’ll see it a lot on M1 carbines.
>>65484851They exist. Ditto M1903 rifles with import marks (and sometimes Red Chinese militia markings). There are also M1917 rifles with their US-specific markings deliberately sanitised for some reason.
Related to the above, my LGS has a bubba'd 1917 for 300 bucks with a scope. Fairly nice stock job and I am morbidly interested in getting it. What are yalls thoughts on it? Yeah .30-06 vs .308 whatever I have enough m2 ball stockpiled already. But it looks really nice in a 'generic sporterized hunting gun made by a non retard' way.
>>65485187i'd buy it just to have a nice old school hunting riflei own a sporterized 1917 (picrel) but the original owner excessively polished and recontoured the receiver so i dont think i'd be able to put a scope base on that lines up with the bore without a lot of work
>>65485187Ask yourself this: would it be a good price for a decent-quality hunting rifle? If so, and you like it, then buy it. It's basically Remington
>>65485231*Remington Model 30-we-have-at-home.
>>65485231my dream rifle would be essentially the factory version of thatthe remington 720, ultimate evolution of the p14/m1917
Has me thinking about that Honduras version of the 1917
Got my new M39 today everyone!Thing is real nice. Its on a 1933 receiver which is very surprising to me. I think it was used for competition because the trigger on this thing is the lightest out of any Mosin I've ever fired or dry fired. I cant even feel the wall of the first stage before it fires. Upper handguard was on pretty tight so hopefully I was able to seat it correctly (had to wiggle it on and off). Also another thing that is strange to me is the part of the receiver that the safety rests on when engaged is almost completely worn away to the point I can push the safety over with just my thumb to un-engage it
>>65484851My Eddystone spent time in Canada, then came back.
>>65485235Whats the hole in the bolt for?wrong answers only.
>>65485511It's for used gum you're not done chewing yet
>>65485511Tic-tac storage
>>65485511animal grease like on the old tennessee rifles
>>65485511
>>65485543Blue board anon.
>>65485187>$850 m48
>>65485303How do you know. The usa made stuff never says country of origin and that upsets me. I want the story of the weapon.
>>65485649>How do you know.Canadian rack stripe on the forestock. Its true that lots dont show the country of origin but sometimes there are clues.
>>65485671Good recognition. How’d you source the rack mark?
>>65485694I know youre not gonna like "I googled it" but......I googled it. Its also to denote its 30-06 vs .303 so it isnt confused with P14s
>>65485721Seemed like more esoteric book knowledge but I guess I could have exercised some effort there.
>>65485748Its what the gunstore guy told me it was when I bought it and I did some googleing and boomer forum sleuthing to corroborate.>esoteric book knowledgeA lot of this is online. The older the website the better. But books still hold their weight in very niche or heavily studied circles. Never discount a book but online can deliver on most everyting but the deepest of iceberg shit. And this is coming from someone who personally witnessed Ian Skennerton flip the fuck out cause he found a tool room P07 with a quillon and vertical strips on the handle with the tag "enfield?" at a gunshow
>>65485764>fuck out cause he found a tool room P07 with a quillon and vertical strips on the handle with the tag "enfield?" at a gunshowHeh. This is my only hope of me finding a Pokémon Box: Ruby Sapphire someday
>>65485721I used to work for a place that made those educational posters ect, did a lot of Canadian orders. Trend Enterprises they're called
>>65484641>>65484573I’m looking at sporterized ones. I’d ideally only want to purchase just the receiver and bolt >>65484710That’s smexy
>>65485296How much? Private sale?
>>65485511gun gnome ash tray
>>65487268$820 post transfer fee and everything else. Got it from collectors firearmsI got some provenance coming on it which will be about $70>Pic attached is the actual gun
>>65485543Delete this.
New baguette>>65487895>>65487895>>65487895>>65487895
>>65484227nope, none. just the receiver and soon to be barrel.
