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

[User Name]

and my M39 from an 1896 receiver was around $600.

What kind of M39 did you get? I have VKT's, B's, Sako's, No Maker's, and Sky's. Not one of them was more than $299. All are on antique (pre 1898) receivers. Is it a '45 Sako? Or maybe a '69 No Maker?

Maybe I just been out of the M39 loop for too long and am now sitting on an 8 rifle gold mine.

I know of some collectors who used to pick them up for $30 and now have around 30+ in their collection.

 

[|9.SS|Kriechbaum]

my RC K98 luckily does not have either the X or pinged eagles, just EP'd serial on the bolt

Yea, apparently there is ALOT of variation on markings on RC K98s

Mine has no electropenciling, but there is an X

The eagles are still there but you cant quite make out the swastikas

It just puzzles me why Ivan would take the time to ping out the tiny little swastikas and not just the whole stamping itself

 

[User Name]

I guess it was easier and quicker to ping out the swastika then to grind it off. They probably dropped it part way through the refurb program and just slapped the rifles together.

Mine has all the swastikas intact and lacks a capture X. It does have an ep'd bolt.

 

[JoshuaC]

I still need to pick up a Mauser of some sort. Earlier this year when I got my first rifle I had the choice of a Mosin Nagant or a Yugo Mauser. I went for the mauser but they were out and ended up with the MN. Happy with it but I would still like a Mauser.

 

[Manstein]

since you have a Mosin first, you certainly won't be disappointed by any good quality mauser you get

depending on the options and budget , I reccomend either an RC K98, Vz24, or a Turk m38, respectively (as I have no Yugo mausers, I can't speak on their quality, although I hear good things)

 

[necropimp]

if you go yugo a M24/47 is the only model left that's widely available in very good condition... M48s have just about dried up (century has some in good with dark bore and that's about all there is) so the prices people are asking and getting on gunbroker have been climbing

i still kick myself for not buying one when it was still fairly easy to find M48s in excellent condition

 

[Vasili_Tyorkin]

Snipped for brevity
SMLE:

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d123/WiseBobo/P1010009.jpg

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d123/WiseBobo/P1010014.jpg

http://i34.photobucket.com/albums/d123/WiseBobo/P1010010.jpg

Nice looking SMLE Dr., what year is it?
Mine is a 1918 BSA.
http://www.ponyshow.com/df/boomstick.jpg

 

[Dr. Peter Venkman]

What kind of M39 did you get? I have VKT's, B's, Sako's, No Maker's, and Sky's. Not one of them was more than $299. All are on antique (pre 1898) receivers. Is it a '45 Sako? Or maybe a '69 No Maker?

Maybe I just been out of the M39 loop for too long and am now sitting on an 8 rifle gold mine.

I know of some collectors who used to pick them up for $30 and now have around 30+ in their collection.

I took a look again and it was $500. It's a 1945 SAKO.

Vasili, the SMLE in that photo is from 1942.

 

[Vasili_Tyorkin]

LOL, slaps forehead.
Now that you posted a reply I went back and looked at the pics.
1942 is clearly stamped on the reciever band. My bad. Thanks for not pointing out my stupidity.

 

[Reddog]

Disaster strikes (scroll down and there's pictures I put up)

http://www.surplusrifleforum.com/viewtopic.php?t=37949&start=0

 

[necropimp]

what would an american use a finnish flag for?

isn't it obvious?

 

[Zoring]

Did you forget to keep your 3 main screws tight reddog?

 

[Reddog]

No, missing stock bolt washer and the stock bolt protruding into the back of the forend = not good

Lesson learned, I will check every Enfield I purchase for this from now on.

 

[JoshuaC]

That really sucks Reddog, Can you buy a replacement stock?

 

[[-I-]Nutcruncher]

Just picked up this baby:

1942 SA Receiver, post-war rebuild with Winchester trigger group, '49 barrel. Kind of a mutt, but a nice rebuild.

 

[Ralfst3r]

She's a beaut. Gotta love the classics.

 

[ImNotRyan]

Nutcrunchers M1 there looks extremely outstanding!

 

[Gewehr 43]

Wheeeeeee!

My baby just arrived today!







http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UxsrKl1eLS4

I believe the few jams I had today (4 in 100 rounds) were caused by either weak mag springs or wonky feed lips on the mag. I've got to do some more investigating. I was using FNM 8mm kurz.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5HbJ3qirmE (sans jams)

 

[Zoring]

Sweet jimmy, you guys gotta stop torturing us aussies with your automatic weapons Bloody awesome Gewehr, looks like a damn fun gun to shoot.

 

[JoshuaC]

Gewehr, Where do you live and how much did that thing cost you?

Also how much is the ammo for it? I would imagine that it would be very rare.