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>>34739698
I love my Arisaka

>>34739698

/msg/ waiting for frog guns edition.

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>>34739698
I'm getting a Schoenauer

RIP cheap military surplus

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Mfw when I was too young to purchase guns in the era of cheap milsurp.

>>34739806
Same

>>34739806
>>34739827
>>34739805

Could be worse, I was old enough, but I spent my money on other shit. Now that I've decided to start collecting everything is going up.

>>34739698
went to a gunshow last weekend and was reminded how much they suck in Canada
best deal was probably a Polish M44 for $400
There was only two Mausers, an Argentine for $650 and a Spanish Air Force 44 for $450 and nothing else that interesting, mostly just bubba'd enfields.

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>>34739698

>>34739846

Went to a local gun show and saw a K98k, it had 4 different serials and the guy was asking $800 for it.

To the anon who was talking about Swedish Mausers recently, there's snipers at The Mosin Crate.

>>34739788
Oh, so you're going through with it afterall?
>>34739805
Cheap is entirely dependent on your income.

>>34740220
He ended up emailing me talking about taking out the initial payment about ten minutes after you and I were talking about it, and I realized it's still a Mannlicher Schoenauer goddammit, and it'll contrast better looks wisewhen I eventually get an Austro-Hunarian M95 long rifle. Will also be neat to see two different Schoenauers posted in /msg/, than identical models

>>34740300
Of the two yours would probably be the rarer also.

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>>34740325
That may be true. Will post it annoyingly often once I get it, which will probably be 6 weeks. I just overextended myself with gun purchases in the last month, so I need to be careful...also bought my first pair of glasses in 14 years today.

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Repeating form last thread with same awful image.

Spent 500$ on an mo.4 Mk1 enfield, only to get home and notice that the stock is marked for Drill Purpose. Did i fuck up? can i shoot it? gunsmith checking it out rn.

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>>34740512
Like the last anon said, find a bubba or bad condition no.4, and combine parts to make an awesome Enfield. That being said, is this gunsmith well versed with Enfields and know what to look for in an aged and possibly stretched Enfield action?

Also as another anon said, delet pic

>>34740502
Yeah, I've been there. Couldn't buy anything in June or July because of other financial commitments. But since RIA doesn't have anything I want I might go a bit crazy this month.
>>34740512
Even if you can shoot it $500 is a lot for a Enfield man.

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>>34740512
DELETE THIS

>>34740551
Admittedly yes, but he also included 200 rounds of .303 and a reloading kit, so that may soften the blow.

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>>34740551
That sucks. I've always had the milsurp bug, but the last year has just been crazy for some reason, like it's all I think about almost, besides my most essential bills. I need a better job: I'm convinced I could pay bills better and pay back student loans, but my dumb ass will probably just buy more milsurp than before.

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>>34739788
That's really cool.

Anyone here have a broomhandle Mauser? I'm trying to get clarity on how the trigger spring works.

>>34740671

Have you watched Othias's breakdown on the gun?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePfPqlMoHPI

>>34740551

Not him but, I'm still new enough that RIA has a lot of stuff I want. It's annoying because I know I probably won't win them, but I still need to keep the money on hand for it anyway.

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Our general is better suited to a once or twice a week thread in my opinion. Its rare that we get a ton of new posters or pictures. If we start having an eternal general I fear the quality will drop even farther. I'm torn cause I need surp, but hate shitposting

>>34740696
Usually RIA has more. But their premier auction has very little surp outside of German WW2 Mausers and American Garands.

>>34740806

The internet only one has about a dozen things I need, I have about 8 bids in.

They've got a bunch of sniper Enfields in the premiere that would be cool to have. Also an Stg 43/1

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>>34740850
Yeah I just double checked the internet only one. Much better variety surp wise, but still nothing I need. Or rather, nothing I'm lusting after enough to pay 17.5% extra.
>>34740796
Yeah a couple consecutive ones isn't going to hurt now and then. We still get a lot of new posters looking for information.

>>34740796
I enjoy the continuous milsurp threads, because I can talk about milsurp all day, but I do feel bad spamming the same pics of my guns...probably makes them seem boring getting shown off all the time. I need updated pics anyway.

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>>34740982
We all need updated pics friendo.

>>34740923

Yeah, I didn't bid high on any of them, so I doubt I'll win anything.

>>34740982
>>34741048

Yes. I need to get full family pics but I keep putting it off. Partially because of the steady trickle of new stuff coming in.

>>34739698
I'm looking for an Enfield, but sourcing one is slow going. Especially looking for one with a shitty barrel.

>>34740696
Thanks for the vid. It seems like spring is mostly there for the trigger reset.

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>>34741082
>One with a shitty barrel
Why tho

I am gearing up to get a pistol but I want to be able to carry it in the woods or what have you without worrying about the safety. Should I get a m57a (new production so not really millsurp but good enough for me) or a makarov?

Anyone make 1896/11, or 1911 reproduction stocks?

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>>34741259
No reason.

>>34742973
Only the Swiss, and they still have to be hand fitted

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>>34740923
Othais says it's probably been restocked at some point. I can't imagine it being rescued from a bubba stock, so my assumption is sometime in service the original got wrecked and was indiscriminately replaced with something that fit by an armorer

>>34743535
That makes the most sense. The stock is really the only difference between them.

>>34741259
Not him but I am looking for one with a shitty barrel that is not a snowflake model to get it a new barrel for it in 7.62x54r.

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For Schoenauer bro.

>>34744057
Can't wait to get it. I was surprised as fuck to see I could get PPU ammo for it, AND for less than 8mm Mauser.

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Love my M48 and FN-49.

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>>34744077
I'm mad jelly Anon.

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I need an SMLE

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>>34744356
Yeah you do. They're pure AESTHETIC

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>>34744367
Yup, I need one really bad since I got this a few weeks ago

>>34744356
Me too. But being the hipster that I am I won't accept anything but an English one from 1918 or earlier.

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>>34744141
I couldn't fucking believe I saw it on the listing for the shop I tend to buy from, and he's only asking 475. I almost panicked and sent the guy an email right away to ask about it cos he hadn't posted pics yet. It isn't the exact stock configuration I was hoping for, but it's still a Schoenauer, which is most important.

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>tfw eying a "Drill-Purpose"-marked 1901 MLE/CLLE Mk.I* in fair condition
I mean, on the one hand: drill rifle. On the other hand: loooong Ellie.

>>34744442
>I won't accept anything but an English one from 1918 or earlier.
If you were a real SMLE hipster you'd go for an English-made one from after 1918 when production numbers sank like a stone. Or get a Mk.I

>>34744456
>It isn't the exact stock configuration I was hoping for, but it's still a Schoenauer, which is most important.
IMO the 1903-pattern stock and handguard are more aesthetic than the 03/14 pattern. More risque showing that much barrel.

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So which is a better SHTF gun?

Milsurp? or the cheapest AR15?

>>34744528

AR15, by FAR.

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>>34744528
AR easy. more available ammo, more simple to find and replace parts if it breaks, more ammo capacity, the list goes on.

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>>34744513
>are more aesthetic than the 03/14 pattern. More risque showing that much barrel.
The only time I like when the hand guard doesn't reach the front barrel band on milsurp, is when the hand guard doesn't extend behind the rear sight...so like a G.98 or K98k. Otherwise I like hand guards that go from either in front of or behind the rear sight all the way up to the front; like pic related. So that kind of leaves out all the S. American Mausers to me as being kinda bleh for me. But any Mannlicher is by default an aesthetic rifle.

I know that's pretty fucking autistic, but that's just my tastes in general for milsurp.

>>34739698
>making a general
Fuck off with your cancerous garbage. Unless you're buying new milsurp every day it's gonna be the same reposts we always get.

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>>34744528
Milsurp would be playing on hard mode, no use in doing that in a theoretical situation in which your life is constantly on the line.

Watch the two new InRange videos where they do a 2 gun match using a K98k and Carcano, and ask yourself if you really want to put yourself at that huge of a handicap in a real life situation.

>>34744513
>Or get a Mk.I
That's the goal, but I would still need a No1mk3.

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>>34744580
Arisakas also fit your taste in handguards

>>34744689
Yes they do, both the 38 and the 99 short rifle.

>>34744689
Btw, I love your Type 38 you post, it's fuckin gorgeous, and if I remember right, I've never said anything about it.

>>34744595
Nobody told you you had to post or even look at the thread.

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>>34744742
Thanks man. It was a bring back by my great granddad. Skipped my dad and went straight to me.

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>>34744839
All your guns are sexy as fuck.

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Picked up an Israeli Mauser in 7.62 a couple weeks back. Barrel seems good, crown may need work, and random parts were stripped of finish, but that's all easily fixed and the price was right.

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Might shoot the m38 this weekend.

>>34744799
I actually enjoy posting my milsurp in the milsurp thread, my problem is constant generals breeds nothing but stagnant posts and eventually attention whoring as can be seen in /arg/.

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>>34744857
Having my milsurp look good is a mandatory if I want to buy it.

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I think it will clean up well.

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>>34744857
So are yours. I think it's more the photos of mine that make them look sexy than anything

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>>34744903
If my rusted 98/48 did. Yours should be no problem. Pic related is when I got the 98/48

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>>34744923
And pic related is after. It's still splotchy and has some raised black spots but it shoots wonderfully and the bolt is still buttery smooth

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>>34744938
It adds character to the gun in my opinion.

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>>34744897
Milsurp threads usually move a lot slower though. One thread may be up for 3 days or more before it hits the bump limit. Not saying you're wrong though.
>>34744906
Yeah, you definitely take better pictures than I do most of the time.

>>34744923
Yikes!

Good job though. I have an M98/48 in good shape that I'll likely sell. Only if the Israeli turns out good though. I'm trying to narrow down my calibers as much as possible.

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>>34744960
Milsurp deserve good pictures

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>>34745015
I'm a better shooter with my surp than with my camera. Probably because I don't practice the latter near as much.

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Why is every single M1917 out there bubba'd or $1000? I just want to drive the Hun out of the wood but I don't want to spend an ass load of money. Anybody have any M1917s that they would be willing to part with?

>>34745175

There's one nearby that's $750. Saw one at a gun show recently tagged for $1l, which means you could probably have gotten it for 8-900. Tempting to me, but I need a K98k first.

>>34745175
>tfw I de-sporterized one this winter for like $350

Might be the best I'll ever do on a firearm. Sure it isn't all original but it looks good and shoots good.

>>34745175
>tfw you got a pristine M1903A3 and a pristine M1917 for 1300 in a package deal

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>>34744539
>>34744557
>>34744630
thanks a lot for the advice.

do you guys know of any cheap AR-15's that are comparable to a Mosin? (low cost, high quality)

>>34745620

There's nothing comparable in price. But you can get a Palmetto State Armory AR-15 for cheap and they are good enough for most people.

>>34745634
thats good enough. thanks a lot

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>>34745151
I take about a dozen different pictures of each angle then cull the bad ones.

>>34745175
http://www.gunbroker.com/item/675193965
http://www.gunbroker.com/item/674054309
http://www.gunbroker.com/item/677609863
http://www.gunbroker.com/item/675034780
http://www.gunbroker.com/item/675824639
http://www.gunbroker.com/item/675198699
http://www.gunbroker.com/item/675207823
http://www.gunbroker.com/item/675991894
http://www.gunbroker.com/item/675029264
Here ya go chief.

Finally have a delivery date for my MAS 36/51.

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>>34745786
Pics when?

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>>34745861
>no frogsurp to post

It hurts.

>>34745861

9th, unless you want me to just post pics from the GB page.

Hopefully on the 12th or so I'll have a chance to do new family pics and get everything looking all pretty.

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Got back from Physical therapy and thought fuck it I'll take some pictures. Nugget family photo, excuse the dead yard it's been hot af and we've had no rain

>>34746052

Are you in the Pacific NorthBest too? It's too goddamn hot here and after 6 months of constant rain we've got nothing for the last 2.

>>34746114
I'm Northeast TN. Air like hot soup and absolutely no rain. I'm really at a loss as to why it's 95° and 90% humidity and won't rain

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>>34746130
>at a loss as to why it's 95° and 90% humidity and won't rain
This is what Minnesota summers are like, but today it's only like 58 for some random ass reason.

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Tfw got an Irish contract Enfield with a bayonet for $425


She's mine all mine

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>>34746171
>but today it's only like 58 for some random ass reason.
Don't question it just enjoy it while it lasts.

Also I like the look of your terrain; I miss the country.

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>>34746372

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>>34745756
Thanks loads /k/ap. I guess they are just more expensive than I though they would be. I've just got a raging WW1 hardon right now and I want to get AEF guns before I leave for school and don't have any money. I think I'll only have the funds to get one gun though :(

>>34746507
I'm sure if I went through all the different search terms I could find more, but that should hold you over. Be patient and you can find them fairly regularly around $700.

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>>34746378
Thanks, I don't live there anymore, but I really miss it. I regret having been in such a rush to move back to the cities, because I didn't realize how much I liked living in the country until I moved back to this overcrowded communist shithole (Minneapolis).

>>34746386
>>34746372
Yoh lucky fuck. That wood looks pretty dark, is it walnut? I thought they were all beech, but that one looks different.

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>>34746615
That's just the lighting, if it were any beechier it would be covered in sand

Bros I have the opportunity to buy a P64 with 3 mags and a holster for $250, should I take it?

http://www.gunbroker.com/item/676851369
(grey blanket guy)

Sigh..... another lebel destined to the 4 digit mark

I need to buy a lebel by the end of the year.

>>34747095
Lol. Nice rifle. I always see Irish Contract No.4s go for upwards of 1k, more if it comes wrapped in the original paper.

>>34747200
I know :3 this is what you get when you take a few minutes to talk to people instead of just saying "hwuts yur bawtum dollar" and acting pissy when they tell you to fuck off

>>34747118
yes

>>34747266
Good, I'm meeting him in a few hours. I figured I'm getting 2 mags, the holster, and half a box of defensive ammo for free at that price.

Is there any particular reason why Korea era Garands aren't as sought after or valuable as WWII era Garands? Is it just because there is more interest in WWII than Korea or are later Garands somehow inferior? I've got a rifle with all parts being 1954-1956 range HRA parts, but a collector at a local shop was talking down on it because it wasn't an original Springfield. I get that he's just being a cunt but it got me thinking about this

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>>34746052
Finally shot the m44. It prints low at 50 but it holds tiny groups with 70s surplus ammo

>>34747922
It's all because of muh dubya dubya two, muh D Day, and muh greatest generation

If you don't care about memes surrounding a rifle's era, then go with a later gun and be happy

>>34748058
Nugget carbines are so much fun with the concussive blast and fireball. For whatever reason my Type 53 is way more accurate than my 91/30.

>>34747922
Its just assmad boomers who paid 2x for a WW2 rifle. The post-war guns are better finished from the factory and are generally better condition.

>>34748098
My m44 and 91/30 are both surprisingly accurate

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Gun show this Saturday. I pray that I'll find a MAS 36, or at least something French.

>>34748565
I've got a show this weekend as well. Hoping to find a Belgian Mauser or that Vergueiro.

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>>34748565
I've never seen anything French at any gunshow I've been to. I'm not sure why

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>>34739806
Guys I just want to graduate so I can get a job on buy milsurp

I really want a K98

>>34748627
Good luck

>>34748670
I got my 49/56 at a show last year. Other than that it's mostly the same bunch of overpriced McGuns and pickles.

>>34748727
>Pickles
You're lucky we just get the same group of ladies selling quilts and knick knacks

>>34745756
What search words are you using? When I search for them I get back AR parts...

Just put the cock on opening firing pin back on my January 1918 Remington m1917 with a December 1917 barrel. In pretty sure it was a lend lease gun because it has Birmingham proofs and a "not English made" stamp on it. Going to shoot it tomorrow

>>34748565
Really want to find an M95/34 for a decent price, or if I win the lottery a long rifle. Unfortunately the gun shows near me rarely have anything good

>>34748688
>finishing up my last undergrad semester in the fall
>grad school is pretty much a requirement
>could go in as an officer instead, but very hesitant about the idea
I just want more surp before it all spikes too high

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>>34748688
>dubs of truth
I was given my K98 back in June, but it was in pieces when I got it.

>>34748565
Fucking A, we all have gun shows this weekend.

MN here.

>>34748688
Hope you're not a white guy in engineering

>>34749139
I wonder, if I just bought the parts you have there in the pic, could I get the local Amish that live near me to make me a stock. Imagine having hand carved stock for your Mauser for like 40 bucks.

>>34749165
Even worse, white guy in International Business. Literally majoring in globalism. Though it's just half basic business classes and half foreign language, which since my mother is German, was an easy choice. My dad is retired Army which is why I like weapons so much.

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>>34740512
The part of this that triggers me most is the rusted out, fucked up hatchet. The kid has probably never owned, used, or cleaned one in his life; he must have found it covered in cobwebs in his grandfather's woodshed or garage when the family was there dividing up the loot after the old man had died.

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>>34749216
A rifle stock is more complex than what an Amish could feasibly carve. The stock that I ended up getting was expensive because it is collectible, but also because it has nutso craftsmanship.

>>34749302
I wouldn't underestimate them. I guess next time I go to pick up some of their bread I can ask if it's something they can do.

>>34749216
Sorry m8y. I graduated mechanical engineering and math in May....still no job. And I have a pretty good resume. Only two of my friends actually did get jobs and ones a grill in engineering (so insta-job). Hopefully I'll get a call back soon so I can get more surp. Life is pain.

>>34749302
1942 Savage No.4 mk.1
1943 BSA No.4 mk.1
1938 K98 Obendorf/ 1944 laminate stock
1917 G98(M)
1934 Steyr M95 Carbine

>>34749328
Weird, my brother majored in mechanical engineering and had an offer from GM before he even graduated. His starting salary was 60k a year and they're also paying for his graduate school.

Then again, he also had a 4.0 and one of his professors has a friend at GM that calls him for potential employees

>>34749324
Not him, but they sure as fuck wouldn't do it for 40 bucks. Just because they dress like the 1890s, doesn't mean they don't think inflation has happened since then.

>>34749324
You need to consider things like the recoil lug, that would be very difficult for them to do. I've seen the ability of the Amish, it's very impressive, but I'd just worry about the stock lasting over time compared to one made by firearm professionals.

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Handnugget should be shipping tomorrow, can't wait to be the Russian cowboy I've always dreamed of being

>>34749216
Could be worse, you could be majoring in Political Science like me. Doing international track, so at least I have some foreign language too.
On the plus side, my grandmother's a stockbroker looking for somebody in the family to take over for her so she can retire. Not the worst backup plan, but not something I'm necessarily looking forward to.

>>34749372
I was just basing it off some furniture I've seen them sell. They've sold hand crafted chairs for like 30$

>>34749394
My dad majored in political science and spent 21 years in the Army and now makes almost 100k a year in retirement and disability (not including my mom's job and his current job at the VA). Could be worse.

>>34748994
Eddystone
M1917
Enfield
You have to use very broad search terms and get fast at sifting through the results.

>>34749445
Yea right now I'm split pretty heavily between graduate school or commissioning with the Air Force. I really wanted to do embassy work with the State Department as an end goal, but now I'm not too sure.

>>34749400
Chairs are way easier than a stock. Even fitting a semi inletted stock isn't easy, and since the Amish don't use guns, they aren't gonna know the type of fitment it needs to be seated in the stock correctly. The Mauser 98 action has a lot of complicated angles, curves, and corners, and you need to understand them all to make a stock for it. There's a reason the guys who worked making rifles in Germany during WWII weren't drafted and replaced by concentration camp workers or foreign arbeiters

>>34749368
>one of his professors has a friend at GM that calls him for potential employees
All professors have friends in the field. If you didn't at least bring your professor coffee once in a while, you're not gonna get picked. That's how I got my first gig running a lab.

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Got a loooong Steyr off Gunbroker for $285 shipped to my door (C&R has saved me $75 in transfers so far, so that's something). Came with 4 clips (but no ammo or sling or bayonet).
Did I do ok?

>>34749598
8x50r or 8x56r?

>>34749598
You did good.

>>34749623
8x56r
Stamp on shank says 17 but I couldn't find the overstamp from when it was rechambered. The "S" stamp is clear though.

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How much could one expect to sell an all matching Russian Tula SKS for?

>>34749657
Good shit my guy. I've been lusting for a long rifle after buying my M95 carbine. The clips, if original, should be pretty functional.

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>>34749598
>another M95 long rifle sold
>I still don't have one
>mfw it's my absolute grail gun

RRRREEEEEEEEEEE
I won't rest until I own one

>>34749476
Lovely. I do that with the 1935S and I get a bunch of Kimbers. I hate those things even more now because of it lol.

>>34749598
Fuck you. I need a long Steyr.

>>34749660
Easily $500. "All matching" and "excellent condition" $650.

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>>34749844
Work as a quality manager for a couple years. 2000 results will take you about 15 minutes.

>>34749869
I tried to pretend to have visited a gunshop in Indiana, online last night. I found a gunbroker auction for a nice M95 long rifle and found the gunshop on Facebook and sent them a message to try to buy it and have it sent to MN where I actually live.

I fucked up when I asked about a layaway, otherwise I think my ruse may have worked.

Gander has some feg hi power clones for 175. Should I get one?

>>34749598
>>34749657
>>34749869
There's another one on Gunbroker for sale, same exact setup (long 8x56R). I put in a $300 bid but didn't meet reserve, so take that as you will, but it looks like it's in good condition

>>34749660
>>34749882
I bought my good condition non-refurb for $650, though I'm thinking of selling mine too. I'd much rather have an SKS that I don't feel bad about shooting

>>34749949
>non refurb
Proofs

>>34749949
>another one on Gunbroker
I saw it, and the minimum bid ended up being 400, which is funny because they want 400 at their store.

I'm this guy >>34749899

I hope trying to buy around gunbroker isn't illegal or something.

>>34750029
It's at my dad's house right now so I can't take pics, but I did a ton of research to make sure that it was a non-refurb before I bought it. Whoever owned it before me shot it a ton though and neglected to clean it, so it's unfortunately not a super-rare collector grade or anything like that.

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>>34750076
I'm pretty sure you're thinking of a different one, the one I was looking at is at a store in Pennsylvania. Still sitting at my $300 bid, ends in 6 days

>>34747922

Provenance really. Mine was just post-WW2, I still need to shoot it. Other than historical value there's no difference between the rifles and you shouldn't care when it was made.

On the other hand, if you're buying feel free to use that as a bargaining point to try and talk prices down.

>>34748058

Did you shoot it with the bayonet extended? IIRC they are more accurate that way.

>>34748670

I've only seen a Berthier and a 49/56. I got my MAS through GB.

>>34750435
Gunbroker won't even let me use it anyway. My mailing address and billing address didn't match or something, and they want me to prove my identity or some shit.

>>34749148

I'm going to TWO next weekend, but nothing this weekend.

>>34749503

History student here, my profs have all liked me (enough to fudge my grade up without me even asking more than once), I should really start keeping in touch with them.

I'm restoring a bubba'd Brazilian 1908 and I need to reblue it as bubba did some how wore it clear of blue on the barrel. What kind of bluing did DWM use nitre or rust? And how can I restore the brite finish on the receiver without damaging the crest or other markings?

>>34750505
No I didn't shoot with the bayonet extended, but it put 10 shots in a playing card at 50yards without it

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>get an fn49 and krag Jorgensen off good deals
>oh boy I can stop collecting milsurp for a month or two and focus on getting good at shooting
>suddenly more hakims and berthiers on gun broker

FUCK

The fudds in gunsmithing General are talking about sporterizing rifles

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>>34752184

>>34747144
bump

I'm too poor anyway, but I know this guy is hated in this thread. Is this listing safe, or is it only the rifles with rare markings you should be skeptical of?

>>34754028
You should always be skeptical of him, though many of his auctions that I've seen lately have been on the up and up.

>>34750760
>how can I restore the brite finish on the receiver without damaging the crest or other markings?
Wet/dry sandpaper, like 800 grit
>bluing
Rust blue.

>yfw you placed a bid almost two weeks ago and no one else has bid since then.

>>34754028

My Arisakas from him are good. Only problem is that the carbine was cracked and he didn't mention it, he did include pics of it though. I just didn't look at them because I didn't expect to win.

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>>34754966
>My Arisakas from him are good.
But are you really sure? I know for a fact he has swapped stocks on many of them. Some also had renumbered parts.

>>34755549

Arisakanon cleared them.

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>>34755621
Ah. Well that's me lol. I knew I helped someone look up theirs.
I'm always suspicious of his guns though.

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Does anyone know how to get the pictures to not rotate when you are phoneposting?

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I just got a bunch of milsurp stripper clips for my SKS and they feed like butter. I love it. Oh and here is my sks. Shit picture, but best I have.

>>34757052
You forget to bid on that ross early this week? Went cheapish

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Got a new (Abused) surp.

The ghost of Winchester has haunted me yet again.

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>>34757515

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Anyone know if the Germans scrubbed the receivers of captured Polish WZ98a's? One at my local shop with a waffenamt on the barrel and bolt release but the few I've been able to find online still have the Polish crest on them.

>>34757653
There shouldn't be a waffenamp on a polish 98az

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>>34757653
Captured rifles didn't get WaffenAmts, though a replacement German-made barrel might have them. I'm thinking more likely it's been forged. Would need to see a lot more of the markings, especially any on the barrel and a close up of the "WaffenAmt".

>>34757499
Went cheap. It was a British Ross, not a Canadian, which is what I really want. Was also saving up a good chunk because I was anticipating some good French stuff at RIA for their premier auction.

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Been reading up on Warlord Era china. Apparently, a ton of Western firearms ended up in China in spite of an arms embargo. Are any of these on the market today, and if so, do they have any markings that indicate that they've been to China?

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>>34757881
Here's a better of the barrel, the rear sight assembly is also a renumbered german replacement as well as the rear barrel band.

will a m1941 spanish bolo bayonet fit on a 1916 spanish mauser?

>>34757653
Bubba fucked it m8

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So I don't have all my weapons with me here in Germany but I have my family photo of the bayonets to those weapons. Hope you gents enjoy

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>>34759074

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>>34759104

I found a Type 99 Long Rifle for $500 but it's not in my country. If I import it then it's $850. I guess I just have to remain happy with my Type 38 for now.

>>34755751
What's wrong with them

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Hey dudes, this is a legit Jungle Carbine, recently restocked (old stock was seriously trashed), is it convincing enough like this? It shoots great.

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Has anyone else here purposefully given themselves Garand thumb just to see what it feels like?

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>>34760306
>Is this legit
>Restocked
No

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>>34760161
>I found a Type 99 Long Rifle for $500
I have two of them :3
>but it's not in my country
Which country is that?
>If I import it then it's $850.
Only $350 to import? That's cheap.

>>34760350
Does it LOOK legit. Not looking for collector-grade autism.
>He said, on a milsurp thread

>>34760370
I live in Canuckistan. It's also non-matching with no mum but damn do I love how they look. You've got two very beautiful rifles there.

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>>34760350
I get it. It says tatoo!

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>>34760475
Both of mine unfortunately have mismatched bolts and of course missing their monopods and dust covers, but both have intact mums and one is the 641st Type 99 ever made by Nagoya Arsenal. lol

I think $850 is more than fair for Canuckistan. I also think Type 99 longs are sleepers in the collecting world. If enough collectors knew about them they would go up in value a lot.

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>>34739698
So, I shot two milsurp of mine I haven't shot yet until today:

-My Ishapore 2a1 was surprisingly finnicky when it came to how it fed from the (original) magazine

-my Turkish Mauser short rifle had a really tough time with primary extraction, and a few of the shots resulted in pierced primers...so thank God the 98 design is built to handle gas.

All in all, I'm a little underwhelmed.

>>34760917
Okay. Well after I get some other things payed for (need a new car) I'll try importing it if it doesn't get scooped up. IMO Type 99 long rifles are some of the coolest looking milsurps.

>>34758294

It was mostly pistols. Gun Jesus has a bunch of videos on "Mystery Chinese pistols"

Some of them are probably here and I would bet they have Chink moon runes on them.

>>34760220

Apparently he swaps stocks sometimes and I've heard claims that he's ground off import marks.

>>34760370

I'd love to get a long Arisaka, but it's got to go a ways down The List.

>>34761087
>>34739698

Anybody here know what can cause pierced primers? I was shooting Portuguese 8mm from 1971, which I think was made by FN, and is pretty decent ammo from what I've heard.

Firing pin protrusion too far out? I'd rather experiment by filing down the tip a tiny bit by bit as an experiment, vs pay a gunsmith, but I don't want to invite any trouble either.

>>34761311
>It was mostly pistols.
Not exactly. A 1919 Treaty stipulated that pistols were exempt from the arms embargo, and Mausers and the like are famous for being used during the Warlord era. However, it did little to stop countries from selling rifles there. Italy in particular advertised small arms at their legation, and ended up selling thousands of Carcanos to Wu Peifu. Since Germany never signed the treaty in the first place, dozens of individual German salesmen went and sold post-WWI arms there. I'd assume there wouldn't be any markings on them considering the clandestine nature of the purchases.

Suggest to me milsurp guns in common calibers, I really don't care too much about what sort of guns (preferably bolt action) but calibers like .308 and 30-06 are deal
>I really want an Israeli 7.62 Mauser (k98 action is strong enough for commercial .308) but can't find one
>I really want an ishapore 2a1 but I'm afraid to shoot .308 out of it
>I kinda want a colombian mauser 30-06 but the seller is five hours away and wants $550
Let's say nothing more crazily obscure than 8mm mauser, 6.5x55mm swede etc

>>34761598
>ishapore 2a1 but I'm afraid to shoot .308 out of it
New production 7.62 is pretty cheap. I'd think it could handle commercial .308, as the metallurgy on them is better than the other No.1 rifles made. I'd ask the advice of a non-fudd gunsmith, cos a fudd gunsmith will likely write off any Enfield as weak because of the memes surrounding rear locking lugs.

Also, there was an Australian company that made new No.4 rifles years ago in .308, and those were fine.

>>34761598
M1917 Enfield

>>34744883
I will pay you a lot of money for it, please give me your email.

PS are you in Tampa? Because some jackass who forgot to take down his listing (and coincidentally also browses /k/) traded it for an AK pistol and wouldn't give me the contact info of the new guy, you might be the new owner, if so hello

>>34744903
Nevermind that second part here: >>34761645 it's a different gun entirely, ignore all of it

I'll pay you $450

>>34761493
It could be a number of things. The firing pin protrusion could be too far out is one. The primers themselves being too brittle are another. Try shooting reloaded ammo with modern CCI made primers and if that's the issue look at the firing pin.

You likely shouldn't fuck with the firing pin yourself. When you file it, you can remove the hardened layer of steel and greatly reduce the life of the part by exposing softer metal.

>>34760475
$350 to import is fucking insane. Especially from the USA. Try Aztech Armoury or IRUNGUNS for better pricing. You can also do it yourself if you're able to legally buy firearms in the USA.

You should be paying less than $200 tax and shipping included for one rifle.

>t. Leaf

>>34761898
I'll try some modern ammo next time. Thanks.

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Swedish Mauser m/1896 for $550 but I'm going to try to work him down to $500. Normally wouldn't pay over $450 for this thing but it's in fucking factory new condition, for 106 years old it looks pretty damn impressive. Requested more pics. Thoughts?

Meanwhile I'm trying to sell my bubbafucked m/1894 for $350 with a bunch of random parts I bought off the internet that are supposed to make the gun look original

>>34762162
Oh and everything matches on this guy's mauser except the floorplate, but I can buy a replacement one NSN and jew my way into all matching. He says it's "factory fit" on though, does that mean I can't remove it?

It's also possible that the stock is just a refinish, now I'm worried, I'll just post the extra pics in the next general when I get them.

>>34761921
the $850 was in CAD, $500 USD is like at least $600+ CAD and then there's shipping and import fees, so it's not far off