Milsurp bread

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The turk also comes with 3 boxes of ppu and 1 box of slavic looking 8mm

>>33848787
Low price for the Enfield but looks alright from the pictures. I'd get it.

They probably bear some curse, consult a local shaman before buying.

tfw a swedish mauser sold for $380 and i didn't buy it

>>33848787

Is it just me or does the cocking piece look dished unlike the regular straight ones?
Is that normal?

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Would this shit harm my M96 if I shot it? Assuming I cleaned it after every range trip.
Usually I ignore blanks, but there are 4800 of the damn things for $100.
Also, does the wood bullet actually impact the target, or does it somehow deteriorate?

>>33849076

Pretty sure they sorta disintegrate into a cloud of splinters or something.

>yfw there's 3 gun shows in your area in the next 3 weeks
>yfw you have about $2k to spend
>yfw you probably won't find a single goddamn thing worth buying

At least there will probably be jerky...

>>33849076
At that price just buy it for the primed brass and load proper metallic projectiles.

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Weird Croatian pistols, checking in.

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The only two rifles I own and probably the last ones for awhile since I'm going to an out of state college soon and have to leave my funs at home.

>>33848787
Assuming the Enfield isn't rusted to shit in the interiors or something, you got a potentially really good deal with that. Only thing that seems off to me is the hollow looking piece on the bolt.

Same for the mauser. Could just be a gun owner that bought them awhile ago and doesn't know their value completely.

Are Spanish '43 Mausers good?

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I don't know, think I should jump on this?

>>33849948
Do it faggot
Just think of the shitposting power you could wield.You could be that guy with the FUCKING TANK

>>33848787
Buy the Enfield, that's a good price with the ammo, and ammo prices are actually going down because Wolf started producing .303 for some strange reason.

Don't buy the Turkish mauser, ammo is only going up in price and those Turkish mausers have been the same price for over a decade for a good reason: they suck

>>33849915
Spanish mausers however are pretty damned nice shooters, and in a few ways remind me of the Yugo mausers that a lot of people seem to love. Very nice rifles, but of course you'll be eating the rising cost of 8mm.

>>33850021
Thank you for the info!

>>33849948
>tfw you'll never own a tank

>>33849948
Doesn't it come with registered machine guns?

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I picked up my Hakim today

>>33848787
Remember that if a listing is located in "state, state" and seems like a good deal it's actually a scam and you don't even need to bother emailing.

>>33850818
>tfw one sold for $540 on GB the other day and I forgot to bid on it
Feels pretty bad.

>>33850818
Very nice.

>>33848787
Saw that on NH AL. If you're not in NH, beware.

>>33848897
I bought a Savage Lee enfield for $175 3 years ago. Good deal, or great deal?

>>33851456
Pretty good deal, depending on condition.

>>33851565
It's in excellent shape and surprisingly accurate

>>33849948
>for almost the same price you could own an FG-42

>Yfw you look on Armslist in your area and there's almost nothing

>>33850881
Not a bad deal for $499 and a background check
>>33851261
Thanks

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>>33852294
TFW you look on ArmsList for your area and it's all overpriced 10/22s and trashy ARs

>>33851830
>Dream gun
>Fucking tank
Tough call, but if I can afford a tank, I can afford to feed it. So tank

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I guess GB is a source on old European armor

Here's one for the experts, to help make cleaning my new MAS-36 easier.

I know there's no such thing as a 7.5mm bore snake, but what would be the closest I could get? I don't think exact size matters that much in a bore snake, so as long as it's pretty close, I think it would do the trick just fine.

Thanks.

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>>33853279
Any 30 caliber brush or snake

>>33849844
>Only thing that seems off to me is the hollow looking piece on the bolt.
I don't know whether it's specific to Canadian No. 4's or not, but mine has it.

>>33853334
>Any 30 caliber brush or snake
Thanks, anon.

Do you think I could get by cheap and just use the same one that I use for my 7mm Spanish Mauser?

Anybody got a good load for .303? if i read right the no.4s were sughted in with a 180g fmj right

>>33848787
thats what they go for

>>33848960
its not normal, it looks fucked up, probably a bubba replacement

>>33853368
The Enfield I have in the pic I posted >>33849844
is a Canadian No.4 Mk. I* made by Long Branch in 1943. It doesn't have that hollow bit. So I have no idea anymore.

>>33850021
turkish mausers dont suck, they just have low prices because they lack relevant historical significance to us europeans

>>33853532
174gr

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>>33853524
Probably, but I'd just go buy a 30cal snake at Walmart

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>>33853808
Thanks again, anon! In return, I post a French hero.

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What's a decent priced milsurp scoped rifle I could get? I'm not too crazy about PU 91/30s (and they're faked a lot), but it seems like the only other options that aren't obscenely priced are a ZF41 repro on a K98 and those 1903A4 clones. I'd love a ZfK55, but I don't have that kind of money.

>>33854064

How do you define decently priced? CMP still sells M1C and D rifles, though they don't have scopes or mounts, you'd need to buy those separately.

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I have some stuff

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>>33854201
Please just ask if you wanna see a specific thing

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>>33848801
>>33848810
Buy it if matching.

>>33848828
Yugo surplus ball.

>>33848960
It's a proper Mk.I cocking piece; the grooved flat one is the Mk.I* cocking piece.

>>33849915
They're fine. Good starter Mauser.

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>>33854064
"decent prices" are a relative term depending on your income level but id say these are pretty attainable to the standard NEET

>>33854318
im sure they exist but i have never seen a matching turk mauser, they are mostly parts guns cobbled together by a third world country who bought the parts in bulk surplus from europe

>>33849076
The wood blanks will splinter out. Still not recommended to be anywhere down range from them though.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSqC1LD6KPs

The primers are likely corrosive, as is the powder. I'd buy them for shits and giggles though.

>>33849076
>good reloading brass

Uhh.... that shit is Berdan primed.

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>>33854374
>bought the parts in bulk surplus from europe
The Ottoman Empire purchased 4 major smokeless Mauser models, (1890, 1893, 1903, 1908), which were all made at Waffenfabrik Mauser Oberndorf or Deutsche Waffen-und Munitionsfabriken Berlin. The only other country Turkey has purchased Mausers or Mauser parts from is Czechoslovakia.

>>33854383
Wouldn't it make more sense to start at 5 meters and work his way in?

>>33854405
Both Berlin and Czechoslovakia are in Europe, yes.

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>>33854405
What about the 1898?

>>33853279
The 7.5 is a misnomer. It's a standard 308 diameter so any 7.62 brush will work.

Though the French have an awesome pull through in their cleaning kits. That's what I use on all my 308 caliber guns.

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>>33854207
Not mad boss.

I'm gonna mount these on my wall any day now, I swear.

>>33854544
That was given as war aid.

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>>33854457
The German-made rifles were not surplus.

>>33854544
Given/sold to the Ottomans as war aid (very large proportion of 1918 WF-Mauser Gew.98 production went to Turkey) or purchased from Czechoslovakia in 1926.

>>33850818
don't stick your thumb in it

or your dick, for that matter

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>>33854609
>>33854630
Ahh.

What do You guys know about the Chilean 1912? I heard that some ended up staying in Austria and were used in the war. Any way to tell which ones did?

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>>33854694
>I heard that some ended up staying in Austria and were used in the war. Any way to tell which ones did?
They are generally in rough shape and have an oversized lower sling swivel loop for using the A-H M.95 sling.

In Austrian service it was the Model 1914 rifle; 3000 Chilean, 3000 Colombian, and 67,000 Mexican-contract rifles at WF-Steyr were sequestered by the A-H government.

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not recent but definitely milsurp

was at a gun buyback last december and got a couple hundred pounds of ammo for $300
like 5000+ .30-06 AP in enblocs, 2 unopened .30 carbine spam cans and like 10 korean war-era .30 carbine bandoliers was the real gems of the haul
here's some of the shit

>>33854686
Instructions too complicated, dick cut off

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>>33854145
>>33854370
Decent price meaning something under $2000, probably. I'm willing to save, but there's a limit.

>>33854145
>M1C/M1D
I love my Garand, but I'm not sure I want a scoped version, especially as they're not supposed to be that accurate (I think that was related to the flash hider) and I'd have to get a repro scope and mount separately. Also, I'd like to be able to reload, and M1s are a pain in the ass for brass retention. This is why I'm kind of leaning towards the 1903A4 clone - I can share ammo with the M1, and I don't need to worry as much about damaging an original rifle (and they come with the M82 repros). Thanks for the suggestion, though. I'd forgotten about the CMP's M1Cs and M1Ds.

>>33854370
What is that? A Yugo Mauser sniper?

>seeing a couple Ross rifles on gunbroker
>have no idea what the value of a ross rifle is
>have no idea how to differentiate between the stars

>http://www.gunbroker.com/item/642443510

this is the one I am looking at and honestly can't tell if it's a commercial or military model. the others I have seen all have US ordnance markings.

>>33855243
>http://www.gunbroker.com/item/642443510
Im no expert but i think thats a military rifle. MKII im pretty sure, i don't think the civilian rifles had a bayonet lug or magazine cutoff.

Last MkIII went for like 1300~ but it was from the grey blanket and shot up pretty fast in the last 2 hours. Id pay around 1100 for a MKIII, maybe 800 or so for a MKII. Im sure someone else can give you more accurate pricing than i

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I should be studying for this final I'm fittna take, but I'm gonna shitpost instead

>>33854064
Could find an M48 that was drilled and tapped by Bosnians, and put a ZRAK scope and mounts on it. Pretty cheap pseudo sniper.

>>33854868
Holy shit. Where was this? Did you just offer these people some cash? You could sell some of that AP for low end prices and make an assload.

>>33849076
That powder is probably some sort of flaky pistol powder so don't use it. Primers are probably corrosive. Would be cheap brass to shoot with though, not have to worry about picking up brass and reusing it.

>>33849711
I've been wanting one of those. Link?

>>33856723

http://www.jgsales.com/-m-869.html

I got the "good" one with cracked grips.
The gun looks nearly perfect except the grips, minimal wear on the rails and lockup surfaces.

Sure is an odd little thing. I'd like the long barrel version but this is OK.

>>33856570
As long as you pass that's really all that matters 90% of the time.

>>33856791
Been looking for the long barreled one too. Oddly enough they were being sold for slightly less than these shorter barreled ones when they were first imported. Now the only one I've seen for sale is on Gunbroker for $550.

Just buying this thing for oddity's sake, I don't want to dump too much money into it.

Have you shot yours yet? Any trouble with extra magazines?

>>33856802

Haven't tried it yet, just picked it up from the FFL this week.

Haven't found an extra mag yet, or the matching holster. :-(

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Is it common for the Mas 36 to be counterbored? Like I have seen one or two at gun shows and a few more that all look like they have been. Not sure if they were just made or what.

>>33849614
You just gotta developed tastes for Bubba'd Nuggets and Enfields. Your $2k will be gone 30 seconds after stepping through the door.

>>33856955
>Not sure if they were just made or what.

I can into grammar. *Not sure if they were made like that or what?*

>>33854064
PUs might be faked a lot but it's easy to tell the fakes from the real deal

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>>33856967
They were made that way AFAIK

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>>33854721
I should add that after the war ended most of the M.14 Mausers wound up in the new Kingdom of Serbs, Croats and Slovenes (Jugoslavia), with a few in Czechoslovakia as well (these were probably later sold to Yugoslavia). When Yugoslavia adopted the FN M1924 short rifle in 8x57mm in 1928 they began a process to convert all their older long M98 Mausers (including the M.14 rifles) to the same caliber and length. These were called M24b in Yugo service.

>>33848787
i was paying $80 to tapco for turk mausers around ten years ago, i still see them going $100-$200

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>>33850818
Here's some of the markings and what I assume was a crest of service sort. Am I right in thinking the production date is 1965?

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>>33854383
>you will never go shooting with your adorable daughter who makes silly commentary while you shoot
>you will never have an adorable daughter

>>33849076
I cant find a singel post about it being corrosive on robsoft, swedens big gest shooting forum. And They where used wit a berrel add on to slinter the wood.

>>33857705
That's an Egyptian mark. There will be one on the magazine as well.
Is your stock original?

>>33850818
The parts that should match are;
receiver
bolt
bolt carrier
safety
stock
handguard
Be sure your gas system is set correctly, and that is has positive and tactile clicks. If not, or if the adjustment moves freely, you will need a new spring.

>>33858319
Translation:"I can't find any posts about it on swedens biggest shooting forum, plus theres a device attached to the muzzle to splinter the wood"

I'd still treat it as corrosive though

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>>33857988

>had a gf for two years in college
>planned on marrying her and having kids
>I graduate and move for work
>within a month we break up

it still hurts. the only thing saving me from Sudoku is collecting milsurp, forgotten weapons, the great war and new video games on the horizon.

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>>33858350
How would I tell?

>>33849076
Just be aware that shipping will double the price. It's still a pretty good deal if only for the primed brass.

>>33856691
like I said, gun buyback
me and my dad went to scalp some funs, came late, saw a guy buying a beat to shit enfield with scope rings and some other guys holding signs, some guy in a big truck whips around and pulls up and everyone flocks to him

dude had an entire bed full of ammo cans and boxes, everyone's looking around, so my dad offers $300 for everything, and the dude says yes

so we spent 30 minutes unloading most of the ammo cans since he wouldn't let us take them, and we ended up driving home real slow-like because of the weight

got some flaming bomb cans, bunch of mix-matched vintage ammo, some probably ~70s-era luger mags with no discernable markings, other miscellaneous mags, some old boxes of 1942-era gnazi 9mm, a handful of unidentifiable .30-06 with lead tips, and a bunch of .30 carbine blanks

deals await in the strangest of places, anon

>>33854581

Pics? What makes it so great?

>>33854868

Damn, I need to watch for buybacks in my area...

>>33856961

Nah, not in my area, it'll probably be 10000 single shot shitguns.

>>33857017

Not him, but how do you tell?

There's a K31 at Liberty Tree for $475 right now if someone wants it.

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>>33856955
>>33856967
All rifles made after sometime in 1948 were "counterbored" so they could be turned into LG48 grenade launchers if they wanted them to be. It's also easier to make one type of barrel than two. All rebarreled guns would have that barrel too.

>get mas 36
>finish has been redone
>crackle kind of finish vs the smooth black
>can't make out the letter on the mas 36

it's either an F or an H 56556.

would that put it in the 1940s?

>>33859547
I meant like what city. I don't think there's ever been a buyback in my state. But very cool. Regardless.

>>33859586
Several ways. Most obvious is all original PUs have a scope number on their receiver or barrel shank. It might be crossed off, but it will be there. Second, legit PU scopes have domed turret screws, reproduction ones have flat screws. Those are the two easiest ways.

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>>33860117
Post pics of it. Are you sure the finish was redone? It would be an H series. There is like one known F series that has been reported. They didn't make many.

The H series was made from late 1939 until May of 1940.

>>33860454

the finish was redone but definitely not by a French armorer.

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>>33860480

here's a pic of the finish with where the serial should be

>>33860117
most mas 36 were parkerized post war

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>>33860500

here's a picture of the magazine which has the older finish

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>>33860511

here's a full shot

>>33860524

and one with the sling. the bolt and receiver match. the bayonet and mag do not but oh well bolt and receiver matching is pretty kick ass.

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>>33860554
forgot the picture

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>>33860480
>but definitely not by a French armorer.
And that's where you are wrong. It was parkerized post-war.
>>33860500
Hard to tell, but I'm almost positive that's an L series, just like mine here.
>>33860511
That's a replacement floorplate from an M series rifle. That has the original finish of parkerized with stoving painted over. They stopped stoving rifles in 1948 and any rebuilds, like yours, wouldn't have been stoved.

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>>33860571
Oh, and the "crackle" finish you see is from it being sandblasted when it was refinished. That's why it's so hard to make out the series. I used to own a N series like that.

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>>33860597
>>33860571

alright cool so it's just a rebuilt mas 36. that's awesome.

here's a picture I added a touch of oil and better lighting to see if I couldn't get a better picture of the letter

I finally got around to getting clips and ammo for my Berthier carbine and when I was testing it the bolt is a bit harder to close when chambering a round. It isn't impossible, sometimes it takes a bit more effort or a little pop on the handle to get it to closed.

What is this? I haven't tried extracting a fired round yet.

>>33860246
oops, my bad

it was in cleveland

>>33860621
Oh, it's an N series. By the time that one was made they weren't stoving anyhow.

>>33848787
tay is that you :^)

>Wolf 6.5x55 is more expensive than S&B 6.5x55
What did they mean by this?

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what kind of idiot would want to own obsolete junk like this PoS?

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It is like over 73 fucking years old. gross.

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>>33860825
>me
>being able to math

pick one

>>33860825
>he doesn't like older women

>>33860500
That is 100% an L boss.

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>>33860621
>>33860939
Nevermind I'm retarderoo.

>>33860739

so is that good or bad? N was made in 1950s so good I guess?

>>33861014
Yours would have been made in 1947.

>>33860030
ty anon

>>33860764
wtf no nigga it aint me

What's the best first milsurp rifle?

I have 4 guns but no milsurp. I'm leaning towards an SKS.

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>>33860764

>>33861673

kick ass thanks for the help man

>>33862413
Depends on what your area of interest is. A Carcano isn't a good rifle if you like shooting a lot and hate Italian stuff.

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>>33862413
I love my SMLE No1 Mk3

>>33862413
my first milsurp that I fell in love with was the lee enfield n4 mk2.

but there are tons of fun milsurp out there. K31s, m1903s, k98s, arisakas.

It all depends on what you want and are willing to put up with. for instance I might recommend an Arisaka if you don't mind ammunition cost because bolt disassembly and cleaning are piss easy. while if you care about ammunition an SKS or mosin-nagant would be more your alley.

>>33862413

The best one is the rifle that fits your historical desires and or Philosophy of Use the best.

Do you like British stuff? Then get an Enfield. Slavaboo? Get an SKS or Nugget. Just want to get into milsurp on the cheap? You're about a decade too late, but your best bet would be a Mosin or an off-brand Mauser like a Turkish or Spanish one.

>>33863070
just gonna piggyback off what this guy said.

7.62x54r spam cans are no longer being imported, but if you check armslist. A lot of people are selling theirs for much cheaper than what you'll find in stores.

>>33863106
>Just want to get into milsurp on the cheap? You're about a decade too late

My entire life will always be filled with regret because of this.

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1945 Jungle Carbine

>>33863156

Same, thankfully I have little else to spend my money on so I can still get things.

The worst part is that I've been THINKING about getting into milsurp for a decade, I bought my Nugget back then and just kinda...stopped.

I've spent about $2000 in the last couple of months and I'm earmarking $1500 for milsurp this month, which will almost 100% certainly get spent.

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>>33863106
>The best one is the rifle that fits your historical desires and or Philosophy of Use the best.
this is the best advice, I got super hyped when I learned my LGS had a Swedish Mauser, in part due to my growing interest in the Winter War.

>>33863440

Classic Arms still has M39s in stock, in fact they just released a set of extra-rare ones that are going fast.

>>33863203
Nice parker hale sight

>>33863207

>tfw born too late to go full milsurp

at the very least I have built up a nice collection these past few months.

the list is never ending though and I need a proper gun rack.

>>33864096

I need to get a safe.

so I just got this mas 36 and noticed that the bolt on opening/closing has this weird position that it can hit that's just at the start of closing or right when you can start pulling the bolt back.

I can literally sit the bolt in that position. is this a sear issue? or is this normal? the bolt is easy to move but I have never seen that shit with a bolt action before.

>>33864193

so I looked at the trigger and noticed that when I open the bolt the trigger is moving as if I had pulled it.

is this a problem with the sear?

>>33864193
That's normal.

>>33864844

awesome I was worried that was damaging the sear or something.

>>33854389
It's 4,800 primed casings

What should i get for a carbine? I dont own a mauser yet and theyre the only ones to come to mind. Enfield no.5 could be neat but ive already got a no4 and id like to diversify the actions a bit.
Did the japs make a carbine

>>33863440
that's not simo hayha

but i'm guessing it's just a default filename from google anyway

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Goddamn, all you people are making me want to get a MAS 36. I guess it would make a good start to an Axis collection, along with a Carcano.

>>33849076
You need a blank firing adapter on your rifle to safely shoot without hitting anything. The wood bullet will go a short, inaccurate way so beware. Also don't worry about them being corrosive, they're not.

>>33865246
Japanese made several carbines. There are Mosin carbines, French Berthier carbines, Italian Carcano carbines, American Krag Carbines, Austrian/Hungarian/Bulgarian M95 carbines...

Pick what interests you.

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>>33865700
You should want one, they're amazing.

>>33860811
I have no shame in saying I am that very idiot. Enfields are the tits

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>get mas 36, m95, arisaka last month
>this month get a ross rifle mk 2 in .303
>my wallets face when

whats so good about a mas?

>>33867179
It's just more.

>>33867242
I mean a mas 36, my apologies.

>>33867251

interesting design, nice sights, good bolt design, most importantly it's french.

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>>33867179
Short, great sights, smooth bolt, good trigger, incredibly simple. What isn't great about it?

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>>33867371
>tfw no all original Type 38 to go with my Type 99

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>>33868016
>tfw opposite problem

>>33867907

The fact that it makes you surrender immediately to anyone with a German accent?

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>>33868544
Hon hon hon, hilarious.

>>33868544

DELETE THIS

>>33868572
Hunlarious, more like.

>>33868603

Puntastic, I approve.

>>33867907
Ammo is expensive and hard to find.

>>33868675
>Doesn't reload
>Buys milsurp anyways
It's your own fault.

>>33858470
Same. We made it 6 months though after I moved. Its been 4 years and I think about her everydya

>>33860811
And you dont even have the right bayonet. Fucking gross

>>33868675
>Ammo is expensive and hard to find.

that's like the standard for milsurp now senpai. the only easy to find ammo is .30-06 and even then that's usually a dollar a round.

>>33869023
>.30-06
>dollar a round
t. retard

>>33869073

what price is your ammo?

>>33869089
.75-.85 a round

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>>33869114

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>>33868675
Don't ever buy Jap gats if 7.5 French is a problem

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>>33868766

A WWII one will cost as much as the rifle.

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Ive got a late war 1944 byf k98 im trying to get back together. It's missing some pieces here and there, luckily everything that is serialized matches still. From the what I have seen, later in the war parts were continuously simplified or deleted from the rifles to save material. In the case of the front sight hood, could it have been built without one? Or would 1944 be to early for them to eliminate the hood? From what I can tell, the only late war "budget" pieces on the gun is the front barrel band, and possibly the spring for the band, although the spring is lost.

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>>33869401
Another picture of the band and front sight. Pretty sure the band is on backwards.

anyone know where I can get a lebel rifle bolt head? and would that bolt head screw onto another lebel bolt?

have no idea where to look other than maybe numrich and liberty tree.

>>33869526
Looking at Duffys Lebel?

>>33869664

yeah I figure I could snag it for cheap and add the missing part to create a functioning lebel.

>>33869711
That train of thought will always lead to you spending more time and money than if you just buy what you wanted the first time. Especially in milsurp.

Now that i have a vz24 mauser, should i get an lee enfield or mas 36 next?

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>>33869734
Mas 36.

The answer is always a Mas 36.

>>33862414
<3

>>33869729

shit I assume berthier bolts and lebel bolts aren't interchangeable then? because I found a ton of berthier bolts that look the exact same as a lebels.

>>33866582
What's a good price for a MAS 36?

Just got a case of surp 7.5 Swiss. Now I just need the weather to break so I can go to the range.

>>33869864

All of the monies

>>33869849
The bolts themselves aren't but the heads may be. I'll have to double check.
>>33869864
$350-500 for a post war refurb.

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>>33869401
A 1944 rifle would have had a sight hood.

>>33869491
Band is indeed on backwards.

>>33869897
>>33869935
Are matching bolts a concern? Will mismatched rifles have headspacimg issues? Is there anything specific to the MAS 36 that I should look out for?

>>33870190
No, but mismatched ones aren't very common from my experience so you shouldn't worry too much about it. Only issue to watch for is it being fucked with.

>>33848787
The rear barrel band on my no4 mk1* is pretty loose. If i tighten it, my swing swivel wont move back and forth like its supposed to. Is this normal and how can i fix it if its going to be a problem?

http://www.gunbroker.com/item/639591540

Israeli 7.62x51 Mausers

What are they worth? Are they any good?

>>33869935

>The bolts themselves aren't but the heads may be. I'll have to double check.

in a twist of fate I found that numrich owns 1886 lebel heads but not the m93 which prevented blown cases from blowing into the users eyes.

I assume buying that shit would be a bad idea?

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>just picked up the SVT
wow these feels man

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>>33868480
I need one of those too.

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>>33870569
Welcome to the club.

Pro-tip. A x54 cartridge fits perfectly between the back of the receiver and the recoil spring for disassembly.

>>33870624
Trigger isn't bad at all, albeit unpredictable

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>>33870569
Good for you. Still havent shot mine yet

store near me has K31 for $350, another has FN 1900 for $400. Which is the better deal, and assuming I had to choose one, which should I go with?

>need some 7.62x39 ammo for my SKS
>Ranges here don't allow steel case ammo
>All the damn gun stores here are selling is steel cased and I've been to almost all of them

>tfw mad

>>33872547

what caliber is the fn 1900?

the k31 is a great deal though.

>>33872571
the 1900 is .32, so not entirely uncommon. To be honest, it's a gun that I never really looked in to enough to know that it came in others. It has police markings as well if that means anything.

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My small collection in order I got them from left to right.

Finally took the Berthier and 1916 Spanish Mauser to the range today. Top fun. I swear shooting does pheromones like exercise.

>>33872612

have no clue on the price ranges for an fn 1900 in .32 and gunbroker isn't coming up with anything but Chinese copies.

a decent k31 now a days goes for 450+. does the k31 fully match and have anything else like a sling?

>>33872653
Unfortunately the listing on the store's website literally only has a picture, but I can see a sling in it. The rifle looks to be in good shape, but I've never really seen a shitty-looking K31, at least as far as the wood goes

>>33872568
Turns out one range here DOES allow steel cased ammo.

Looks like I'm going shootin' tomorrow.

>>33872568

Just buy online.

I bought a gorillion rounds of Romainian surplus for like 15 cpr last month.

I had them delivered to my office, and all my coworkers except one was wondering what the fuck was in 4 wooden crates with slav-runes on them.

>>33872695

>but I've never really seen a shitty-looking K31, at least as far as the wood goes

depends on how you define shitty. if you mean the wood doesn't look rotted or some shit then yeah k31s are well used and kept so there's no rot or heavy stock damage. if you mean the stock is perfect then I am jealous because all k31s I have seen in video and the one I own have stock damage to some degree because of how the swiss used and stored them.

but in terms of the two items are you planning on shooting either of them? do you care about their history or mechanics in particular?

>>33872840
I like to think I care about the history for the sole reason that I'm interested in them. I'm generally of the mentality that I like to be able to shoot any gun I own, and either of those would be relatively easy to fulfill that desire with, considering rarity of ammo vs. other things that are out there.

I get the impression that I'd be more hard-pressed to come across another 1900 before I'd come across another K31, but I've been pining for a K31 for a while so it's really an even tossup. I mean from what I've looked at since I saw the 1900 it really seems like a neat pistol in general from how it's built, and it has that JMB background to it. I think based on what I'm typing now it sounds like the 1900 would be more what I'm leaning towards, but we'll see what I follow through with tomorrow, or if I follow through with anything considering I'm a lot more lusty when I'm a little buzzed (which is right now)

>>33872896

yeah I'd say sleep on it. maybe ask them questions on the 1900 to be sure it isn't some Chinese knock off or some shit.

either way they both seem like good deals and I wish you good hunting.

>>33872705

I've found that at some ranges what's allowed depends largely on who's working that day.

>>33872914
Yeah I'll definitely be looking at it more closely in person either way. Thanks for the advice

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GP11 confirmed for best packaging

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This guy has a based collection of Nipshit

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxBJA2jT5SA

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>>33872547
That's a good deal on the K31, assuming it's in the usual condition and not bubba'd

>>33873427
>6 boxes of 10
>not 5 boxes of 12
>or 3 boxes of 20

>>33873427

Where did you get them stripper clips?

>>33873625
Amazon
https://www.amazon.com/SCHMIDT-POLYMER-PIECES-Northridge-International/dp/B01EGRZSLS

Kind of expensive for what they are, but the original waxed cardboard ones are twice as much

>>33872956
That's definitely true.

>Brought shotgun to the range to try it out
>Asked if it was OK to shoot birdshot since a lot of indoor ranges don't allow it
>Clerk looked confused. "Birdshot?" they asked as if they'd never heard of it before. "I think you can shoot it."
>Clerk asked the other clerk "Can he shoot birdshot here?"
>Other clerk said probably

Pretty sure I could get away with steel cased ammo at that range, but I'd rather not chance it.

>>33872833
Doesn't ammo have to say AMMO on it if it's shipped? I usually get all my stuff shipped to work, but even though I think most people in the office are cool with guns (we have a couple gunshops as clients) I'd really like to avoid shipping it to work.

>>33873651

>6 dollars for shipping
>6 dollars to drop it in a padded bag

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>mfw trying to find decently priced 7.7mm Japanese ammo
>$1.65 per round on midwayUSA

mother of god

>>33873692

There's a local indoor that doesn't allow Mosins because all the people shooting steel core but they sell Brown Bear on their shelves.

When I asked the clerk if I could shoot my Mosin if I just shot what they sold he said I probably could, but it depended on who was working at the time.

>>33873711
>>6 dollars for shipping
>>6 dollars to drop it in a padded bag


I suppose transporting it from wherever it is to wherever you are is free?

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>>33873795
>6 dollar shipping
>6 dollars to drop it in a cheap bag and have it picked up from the carrier
>literally an item that can be dropped into a any mailbox and sent without a problem.
>30 bucks before tax.


Yeah, nah.

>>33873692
>Doesn't ammo have to say AMMO on it if it's shipped?

There was a little sticker on the outside of the plastic wrap that was holding the boxes together by the shipping label. But it wasnt a HUGE ASS OMG BOOLETS thing. More fine print type of thing.

>>33873969
You'll be amazed to hear this, but dropping a flat-rate padded envelope into a USPS mail collection box costs about $6.50.
You can't put those inside a standard letter envelope (one that would only cost you a stamp), they're much too wide, and other-than-flat-rate is more expensive.

Is there a recommended /k/ guide to refinishing old wooden stocks?

>>33874353
Yes; Don't.

There's your guide.

>>33873969

>it's a babby who's never sent a letter complaining about wanting shit for free thread.

This isn't exactly milsurp, but I think you guys will appreciate it. I was just given my grandpa's medals from WW2. He doesn't exactly have a huge set, but it's still pretty cool.

>>33870353

Do you plan to blow your cases frequently?

>>33872547

K31s are going for $500+ on GB, so if it's in decent shape that's a great price.

>>33874470

>Paying 6 bucks to ship two pieces of plastic in the day of free shipping.

>>33874479
>He doesn't exactly have a huge set
Clearly.

>>33874488

If it's so free you fill your car up with free gas and go and pick it up.

>>33874479
Please post the pic anon.

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so when does 7.7mm Japanese get cheap?

it's a seasonal thing right?

>>33874567
It gets cheap during reloading season.

>>33874586

>reloading season.

when's reloading season?

>>33874597
Varies depending on your location. Some people never get it, others (like myself) it's year round.

>>33874597
after squash hunting season

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>Bought a Yugo Mauser from J&G in poor condition around July of last year.
>Finished cleaning it up two months ago
>Haven't shot it yet because nobody locally stocks 8mm
The anticipation is killing me.

>>33874710

>Not just buying ammo online.
>Not asking someone, anyone, to special order it for you

wat

>>33874710

buy online senpai

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I got a 1943 Sako M39, barrel looks good on it. I can't wait to shoot it.

>Cosmoline all over and inside my damn barrel
>Mineral spirits cleaned up all the other parts well, but this is still a dirty ass mess.

What do I do /k/?

>>33874978
Plug one end and fill it with spirits?

>>33874488
>the day of free shipping.

>giving free shipping when shipping is going to be 20% of the total cost
Yeah right.

>>33874989
I'm considering doing this.

I'm also considering just buying a container large enough to fit the whole barrel and filling it full of mineral spirits.

Can anyone tell me about how good CMP M1s lately? I've wanted one for years but never really bothered to look at the CMP til recently considering gun show prices are outrageous.

>>33875141
No matter what you're getting a quality M1 from them, I drove down to the south store a bit back and picked one up. They don't have much of an inventory though. But you can get the same thing for the same price or even less if you just look around gun shows. The cheapest one they have is $830 and its always sold out, expect to pay atleast 1200 + at the store.

>>33875154
I live in SE Wisconsin and good milsurps are impossible to find. I used to see dudes charging $700 for cleaned up m38 mosins. My girlfriend swears we looked at an M1 for $800 but most dudes buy them in bulk and resell them for double at gun shows. I had to go through a pawn shop in Virginia to buy an SMLE that wasn't chopped in half if that's any indication to how poor the milsurp market is here.

>>33875189
Damn, I live in south carolina and the last gun show I went to I saw multiple SP1's and Garands lieing around. Must be a rough life, CMP is probably your best bet then.

>>33875202 Last time I went to the local show it was the last day right before close but the only good shit I saw was a 1921 mosin m91 that was practically mint, an m1, and an m1D sniper. I found a way to meet the firearm activity requirement without actually having to be in an activity and there's a range down the road so I figured if I can't find an m1 at a show I'll just go through the CMP

>>33875237
firearm activity requirement, go to the range and make them fill out this : http://thecmp.org/wp-content/uploads/marksmanship.pdf you can join a club while you're there... boom a Garand

>>33875434
I was just going to get a c&r license for 30 bucks so I can have this shit sent to my front door but I may just do this anyways.

>>33875481
The north store i've heard has pretty shit inventory compared to the south store

>>33875491
I've heard a lot about the CMP drying out. Although the 86k garands that are possibly coming in should hopefully change that. I'm still pissed about the 1911s becoming available.

>>33875515
I'm actually 19 years old so can't buy pistols anyways, although i've seen some original 1911's and theyre fucking sweet.

>buy last ditch arisaka for 400 bucks
>find shit loads of other arisakas with monopods and dust covers for less than 400

god dammit.

>>33875524
I've got 3 months til I turn 21. And do you mean at the CMP stores? I haven't seen anyhting online.

>>33875531
Bro I know those feels. I bought a 1955 Romanian made mosin m44. Took it to the range and the bolt was stickier than hell. Had to beat it to close it and I fired it once. Decided it recoiled way too hard to even continue. Got home and the whole thing just rusted up.

>>33875548
nope none at the CMP stores and they have a sign there saying dont ask about them. I have a collector nearby I met at a gun show and he showed me his collection and saw a couple there.

>>33875557
I've seen a few vietnam era 1911s. My original plan was to buy a luger for my 21st and use it for concealed carry. But I really don't go anywhere that would warrant having a gun except for school as odd as that sounds. Most shootings are on college campuses I wrote a paper about it blah blah blah. And reading the headline "White Man in German Greatcoat Shoots Non White Man With Nazi Pistol" is probably gonna spark some racial controversy

>>33875582
Man I love me some nazi pistols, they're way too pricey for my budget though.

>>33875603
I've been dying to find any form of PPK. There's a ton of Nazi party PPKs for like 6k floating around but I just want an all blued one. The S models and the 22 lr guns are everywhere but a genuine PPK is nearly impossible to find from what I can tell.

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I have started building my collection finally, and this is my everything so far. I am looking into what I should buy next. Anybody want to tell me what I should be excited for? I was considering a mauser or a k31. Thoughts?

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>>33875911
>I was considering a mauser or a k31.
>Thoughts?
Yes.

>>33875953
You aren't making this easy, anon.

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I'd like to buy myself a Luger in 9mm, and am willing to spend $1000-$2000 on one.

What are the things I should be looking for in one? I don't need a really fancy one or anything but i need basic info if possible so I don't end up with an expensive PoS. Thanks.

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I picked up an all matching Yugo SKS at a little gun store in LA. Its got a super shiny stock and while the outside was free of cosmoline, the inside was still filled with it. The stock has matching numbers as well, could this have been made this way and imported shiny? Seems strange to refinish a stock this nice and never clean out the cosmoline. The bluing is 100% and there wasn't a single bit of wear on the internals. Not even the hammer.

I just ordered an 1893 steyr Mannlicher chamber in 6.5x53r for $300 shipped. Its a carbine version. I read that i shouldnt fire modern ammo in it (no issue since i reload) but how badly did i fuck up? All my non /k/ friends said i really screwed the pooch... are they correct?

>>33876309
Romanian?

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>>33876309
>i shouldnt fire modern ammo in it (no issue since i reload) but how badly did i fuck up?
I don't think there is any modern 6.5x53mmR; the Dutch were the last ones using it and that was 60 years ago. Paying $300 for an M.93 carbine I think you got a great deal; they're relatively rare since Romania got it's shit pushed in by the Germans.

>>33876321
I believe so. Tbh i just kinda bought it on a whim. But im 99% sure. Its a staight pull if that helps.
>>33876331
Thanks for the info! Im glad to know that if nothing else, im getting at least a fair deal for a rifle i will probably barely shoot

>>33876331
There is modern 6.5x53r. Buffalo bore makes it but it's like $3 a round.

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>>33876361
>Its a staight pull if that helps.
Romanian M.93 Mannlichers aren't straight-pull; they're a turn-bolt. None of the production-level Mannlicher straight-pull rifles were in 6.5x53mmR either.

>>33876379
Then it must be a bolt action. The guy probably didnt know what he was talking about because i am positive of the chambering. My guess would be that you are correct in it being the Romanian M95 and this seller has no idea what he is talking about.
However, i wont know until i get it (will post pics) but i have no doubt that you know what youre talking about! Thank you!

>>33876413
No, you got this.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swiss_Mannlicher_M1893_Carbine

And yes, the cartridge is pretty much a hand load only proposition. You can use Swiss GP90 loads I believe, but not GP11. So yeah.

For $300 though that's hard to beat. I usually see them go for $1200-1500.

>>33876458
Awesome! But that good of a deal almost sounds kind of suspicious. Should i worry?

>>33876458
If it's that, then it's not 6.5x53mmR.

>>33875911

There's a lot more Mausers than K31s around. I'd suggest going K31 first as I expect their price will go up for a while before levelling out. Also there's still Swiss milsurp ammo around, which is match grade for plinking price.

Mausers are probably about where they will be for the long haul already, and their milsurp ammo is uncommon and of questionable quality.

You probably won't be upset with either choice though.

>1941 manufacture Lithgow No. 1 Mk III*
>Mediocre bore
>$375

Am I fucking up /k/? I'm buying it regardless, but am I fucking up?

>>33851761
No surprise really, The savages are considered the best made and most accurate after the Long Branches. I have had 2 and regret selling/trading them.

>>33876471
It could be fucked with obviously but the guy might just figure it's in a fairly unshootable caliber and want to get rid of it. Probably should have done more research before dropping $300. But that's life, the most valuable lessons usually cost money.

>>33853368
If the hollow part is in the Ball of the bolt handle, you may have a number 5 bolt. Lots of them got mixed up and they are interchangeable. It was a weight saving thing for the Jungle carbine. As long as the head spacing in correct it is not a problem.

>>33877337
No you are not. Even mediocre bores can be surprisingly good shooters sometimes.

Is there a good way to make sure a rifle barrel is free of cosmoline? I think I finally got it all out of my SKS, but want to make damn sure before I try to shoot it.

>>33877647

Look down it? I'm fairly certain that if there's just some in the grooves or something then it's safe to shoot and will get blown out with the first couple shots. But I could be wrong.

>>33877662
It looks clean and patches are coming through clean. I'm probably being paranoid, but I'd hate for something to go wrong.

Lgs has a mark iii enfield 1945 (I think) what should I be looking at on marking wise? I think it's numbers matching

>>33878147

Look on the wrist, I'm no expert but I don't think there should be No. 1 Mk IIIs in production in '45, I thought that all of them has switched to No. 4 by then.

>>33878215
I think the Australians and Indians were still manufacturing No 3s in 1945

>>33878215
Lithgow and Ishapore kept producing them through the war. Brits did minor production until something like '42.

>>33878272
>>33878281

I thought of that (At least the Aussies, didn't know about the dots) right as I was posting.

>>33878281
>>33878272

Don't want an Indian one. How do I tell where it was made?

>>33878332

It says on the wrist. Ishapore is the Indian manufacturer.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee%E2%80%93Enfield#List_of_manufacturers

were the Israelis the only ones to convert k98ks to .308? I posted here awhile ago. Where is the best place to find them?

>>33850176
You very well could, you just need to have the motivation to do it. I'm working towards a T-72 myself

>>33849948
Make sure to put something to mark /k/'s ownership of the tank. Maybe an ave nex alea or koko the loko on the inside, or maybe put the /k/ emblem on the side. I promised I'd do that with my armored vehicles when I get them

>>33879006

think so. believe the Norwegians did theirs in 30.06

there are south American mausers that were put into .308 but I don't think they are 98ks

>>33879163
Seems like those Norwegian ones are even harder to find.

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The safety check came back and it's safe to fire, so I picked up my Lee-Enfield.

Lithgow No. 1 Mark III SMLE, 1941 manufacture. Looks like it's not a Mark III*. Bore is mediocre and there's a slight wobble to the stock, but I'm happy with it.

>>33879393

Damn, that's blurrier than I thought it was. Oh well.

Now I just need an Arisaka, Carcano, K98k, Garand and maybe a MAS 36.

>>33879411
>maybe a MAS 36
>maybe
You DEFINITELY need a Mas 36.

>>33879574

The French barely even counted in the war though.

That said the MAS 36 is unique.

Oh, I also want an M24/47 or /52. The Yugos made at least as much of a contribution as the French did.

>>33879615
French resistance, free French forces, Vichy France, French Syria and Indochina...

All played a part, on top of the tradition 1940s French government.

Nothing but speedbumps. :D

>>33879664

There's actually a couple on GB that I'm eyeing, but the MAS 36 is actually pretty expensive. Also I've got a few gun shows coming up so I want to save my money for them.

>>33879393
Is the wobble is in the forestock?
It could be from the front trigger guard screw being lose, or short.

>>33880261

Nope, the back of it behind the wrist wiggles just a little bit.

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Goodnight 'surps you've been a great crowd.

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>>33875122
PVC with a cap on one end fool

>>33876275
>in LA
where and do they have any more?