next on my list is a mauser that's affordable to shoot, unlike my 1896... (BANG-$1-BANG-$2-BANG-$3)
haha
thats exaclty how i feel when shooting any larger rifle
50 rounds = 40 euros
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next on my list is a mauser that's affordable to shoot, unlike my 1896... (BANG-$1-BANG-$2-BANG-$3)
$750 with shipping.
damn it
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now a friend of mine has it
This is why I take good care of all my rifles. Even the $70 Russian junk guns LOL.
His all matching K98k is still worth more than your average $300 RC misspatch though. I would say at least $500-$600. Bet he could get his money back easy at any local gunshow if not more.
It's too bad that people have to sand the stock on such a piece though. They probably took off $20 off the value with every stroke of the sandpaper.
Luckily we now appreciate such pieces more than the guys that purchased them for $30 each in the 1950s.
This is why I take good care of all my rifles. Even the $70 Russian junk guns LOL.
in answer to what someone asked earlier, I believe the Germans used boiled linseed oil on their rifle stocks
No offense Luke, but it appears you are being "had" in your gun purchases; paying way too much for stuff. You could have probably got that Schmidt-Rubin by not getting hosed on the SVT-40 and a sanded-down matching k98.
LukeFF, I saw you bidding on that SVT40 on gunbroker. Did you win it? I thought about it, but it seemed like too much for a mismatched bolt.
Taking it out to the range tomorrow.
Ugh, not a good day. I don't think I had the gas port adjusted right (thanks to my cheapo utility tool already rendered useless), because every time I pulled the trigger the bolt failed to extract the spent casing and load the next round. I put up with it until, around the 20th round, the charging handle was locked solid and I couldn't get it to move. I pulled off the bolt cover to see if removing the springs would loosen up some of the tension. Bad idea - not only did the bolt not budge, but the rear spring guide flew off somewhere into the wild blue yonder. I finally did get the bolt open by prying it with a flat-edged piece of metal, but of course my day at the range was done by then.
Suffice it to say I won't be firing the SVT again until I get the new tool from Black River and the new spring guide. At least the 20 rounds l put on target were fairly decent (a couple of them in the 8 and 9 ring).