I'll Show You Mine If You'll Show Me Yours (Part Deux)

[Reise]

I ought to get a Mosin, they're fairly cheap. Shouldn't be too hard finding one in decent shape.

 

[User Name]

Yeah, but, no offense, I haven't exactly heard great things about Superior Arms.

As a general rule, for a good AR reciever(i.e. Stag, RRA, Bushmaster, etc.)
, you should pay about $250-$300. Of course, that's assuming you can't find a good bargain. But then you have add another $500 or so to the price of a complete upper reciever, and the cost of a buttstock, which could be as much as $100, depending on what you want.

I actually just got an AR a few months ago. An RRA National Match. I haven't been able to get out to the range a lot with it, so I really don't know what it's capable of, but it's done pretty darn well from what I've used of it(especially considering the fact that I REALLY need to go get my eyes checked out). The prices on guns are a little steep in my area(MD), so I paid about $1200 for it, but it typically goes for $1000 or $1100.

And, before you ask, I'll try and take pics of the collection and post them up tonight or tomorrow.

No offense taken. I don't know anything about AR receivers anyway. I'm an AK guy. I own one in 7.62 and one in 5.45. If I ever do buy an AR it will be a complete rifle.

They also have a Stag receiver for $10 more.

 

[Tak]

*minor rage*

****ing raise put me into the next tax bracket. I ain't gettin' **** back compared to what I thought I was, and several hundred of my return is already earmarked for car repairs. No scoped MN for Tak, just some money in the bank to go towards it
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[necropimp]

my return will be enough to cover a K98, a M39, and possibly one of those repro snipers SOG has and i'd still have money left for more ammo or maybe a nagant revolver

 

[Gunfan9x19]

I'm an AK guy

Fair enough, so am I .

 

[Gunfan9x19]

Not that it's a competition, at least I hope not as I'd wouldn't even be in the running considering some of the collections I've seen!

My lot, the Russians:

The Germans:

The rest:

No change since I got the G43, been saving up to pay for a big dentist bill

They let you own stuff like that in New Zealand? I thought that country was pretty restrictive on guns.

 

[necropimp]

NZ is odd... from what bas has said you can own the full auto but you cannot fire it.... never asked about the semi-auto and bolt action...

 

[The Soup Nazi]

My same SKS, but at least I'm in somewhat appropiate attire this time.

Red Orchestra's youngest milita soldier!

 

[[CiA]Stiletto]

 

[bas]

NZ is odd... from what bas has said you can own the full auto but you cannot fire it.... never asked about the semi-auto and bolt action...

Semi-auto's and the bolt actions are fine (you can see videos on my site). Some pistols are ok too but that depends on the licence they are on. The Luger and P.38 etc are on the collectors licence so not for shooting. My Beretta 92 will be on my pistol licence (when it comes through) so that'll be for shooting.

The MG's can be shot with blanks at re-enactors events though.

 

[Jaesperson]

didnt know the russians wore woodland. makes things complicated

 

[The Soup Nazi]

The russians didnt, I believe they used tigerstripe. But the Chinese are using it.

 

[User Name]

Budapest Mannlicher M95/34

 

[necropimp]

Budapest Mannlicher M95/34

is thatr one of the rifles AIM is selling?

 

[GonzoX]

Nice M95. Saw the price with bayo from AIM and was tempted but the price of the Ammo is what keeps me from jumping on one.

Did you pay extra for Budapest or handpicked one or just get lucky?

 

[User Name]

Yep, I got it from AIM. I paid extra for Budapest. Even then it was cheaper than SOG's Budapest rifles, and it came with a bayonet.

The ammo is a bit expensive, but it's still cheaper than 7.5 Swiss.

 

[Reise]

A little OT, but relevant:

Anyone know if a standard German 98k bayonet will fit correctly on a Vz.24? I've seen some on ebay that were "modified" with the ring cut/grinded off to fit the Vz24. I'm wondering if this is because the front sight is in the way of the bayonet ring, or if it was for some other reason?

 

[necropimp]

not all bayonets for mauser 98 based rifles have rings... the K98k bayo had no ring... same with the bayonets for the spanish m1943 and m1944 rifles

 

[GonzoX]

The Germans designed theirs without the ring because the ring touched the barrel and had an impact on accuracy.

This is similar to the Mosin "Bayo on - Bayo off" debate.

K98k Mausers barrel were not free floating but the Germans understood the implications of having a bayo ring on the barrel.

 

[Reise]

In otherwords then, it'd be fine to assume that a 98k bayonet would fit a Vz24? Given they have no ring that is.

Thanks for you guys' help by the way.