Have to remember in 1943 we were in a rough fight in Guadalcanal, and that North Africa invaded and rifles were being put together and reconditioned to be issued as fast as two hands could do it....
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Have to remember in 1943 we were in a rough fight in Guadalcanal, and that North Africa invaded and rifles were being put together and reconditioned to be issued as fast as two hands could do it....
how many mausers do you suppose Israel got? who put the nato barrels in them? i picked up a 308 barrel and put it on a old semi sporter mod 98, probably a WWII bringback that someone 'sporterized' ...
i have a injured left shoulder, in 2014 spring it really started to act uo. torn rotator cuff and piece of a russian bullet in there. walled va to get appt, they to call back, called them several...
original 8mm 98 large ring
what i like qbout this rifle is the workmanship done on the stock with the finger joints. impressive and do they shoot!!!
no one wants a free shootable barrel, wow??
i happen to have a small ring erfurt 1920 action, took long time to decide and now it is in final stages
6.5 X 55 swede, shilen barrel, gentry 3 position safety, timney triger, bedded action in...
I am fortunate to own a finn 39 that is in superb condition, ex rifling , metal great, stock is superb, what i do not have is a bayonet, I know that getting one is just gonna be difficult. who...
I happen to have a 1915 mauser from erfurt armory. a casual look one would thinkg okay another 98. but a closer inspection reveals just how intricate this thing is. just the front sight alone is...
years and years ago i picked up a garage type sporter job on a model 98, got it at gun show in new bern for 100.00 but darn it shot okay and it had a pretty solid walnut stock that someone had cut...
I have one, it is a nice pistol. Why didn't it gain any momentum? to me it is just sort of a tricked out 1911A1 with some features to please political correct crowds. A nice pistol but just sort...
looks good, one thing that scares heck out of me is buying an auction receiver and finding that the scres that had been drilled by a drunken organ grinders monkey. done four of these and so far...
when i was a kid a box of remington peters and my 22 was a full day of adventures and lowering rabbit and squirrel population. But today things are different. My nephew just purchased a brand new in...
what i am building is a legacy gun for grandsons, they have to earn them, National honor society, graduate military boot camp with a stripe, academic scholarship. 4.0 gpa
those would do it...
30014
this rifle, (at least in my lifetime will never go back to original, besides already has lyman 48 holes in side)
as we speak the receiver is in a milling machine making the stripper clip...
current project is a custom 6.5X55 using a small ring mauser
one issue i have is the rise in the back of the action for the stripper clip, now some of this is going to have to be removed, the weaver...
Hi, i have run into this also, small ring mausers are not uncommon but finding a sporter stock for them is difficult, boyds will make one for you. I presently am sporting out a Erfurt 1915 Mauser...
if you are lucky, you an find one that has been "sporterized" or been taped for a side mount lyman 48, have seen them go pretty reasonable. then it is nothing but pieces and parts
very very nice, aint these old guns fun!
06/29/14
actually got to the range that has 300 yard capability. Prior to this i had to have the forward mount worked on, it had become damaged and took some effort to make workable. But like a...
"He said he took the eyepiece off each morning to pour the water out"
yuk
I will always wonder if the scope i have was actually on a '41 it has a serial number of a rifle that is listed on Brophy...
thats the name of the them, forgot it, that is what i use, and i boght a new scope (well actually a used one a Kona, got a good deal on it and i can see the hits at 300, and you are right gettting...
yeah, the 168 is a popular round and pretty accurate, i have done very well in various (games type) competitions with it
wish i had access to a 300 yard range that is not fifty miles away, i an see...
what ever you do, i think it is kind of neat
I did same thing, or close to it for a 1873 Springfield Carbine, had one literally fall into my lap for small amount of $$, guy actually owed me money...
got rained out, did not want to take a scope that is older than i am out in rain, probably would not have hurt it a bit but it is what ii is 70+ yrs old
I have found the Hornady A Max a very...