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[plumbernater]

Yep its a mini 14 Its the second year they made them 181 series. She is not picky . Will shoot anything Ive put through her, cheap or what ever ammo, with out any problem. I did put a stabilizer on the barrel to tighten up the groups and the front sight/muzzle break. Like I said she is very dependable. Had many rounds put through her. And yep the other is a mossberg 500. It use to be a pistol grip but I hated that and got a stock and fore grip off ebay for 20 bucks. It has the extended magazine and will hold 7 , 2- 3/4 double oo buck 8 with one in the pipe.

 

[plumbernater]

Buy the way Kyle I like that saiga you have. You are fortunate to have a good one. I knew some one that had one and had to have quite a bit of work done on his to get it to function well. Once she was working it was a hoot to shoot. Kind of like my mini. she is fun to get out and burn up a few 100 rounds. Alot will tell you they arent accurate. I can hit what I shoot at. Ther all all kinds of certain gun fans out there. Hell I like all kinds.

 

[Cuervo25_1]

Once everything settles here I am going to save up for a custom built 30.06 involving a argentine mauser action and some really nice grained wood for a stock. Something along these lines.

I am also wanting to get a rem 870 in a 12 gauge super mag with a field, rifled, and home defence barrel.

 

[Kyle Weiss]

Holy crap, Cuervo the furniture on that Mauser is dead gorgeous. :shock: Definitely put something together that pretty. :cheers: I love Mausers. A lot. I only have one, a Yugo, but it's neat to shoot. 8mm works for me; I have an FN-49 that takes 8mm, too, so...that works.

Plumber, I think the Mini-14 looks better with the standard rifle stock anyway. I hear the older ones are way less bitchy than the newer ones, so that makes sense. I'd grab an older one if I had the chance--I was pretty good iron-sights with a Mini out to 100 yards...when it was working for me. *shrug* My father had a Saiga-20 that would not work right. I tried a little smithing on it to smooth out the hangup-spots, ported the gas chamber a little, but it never seemed to want to play dice. Then there's mine, that will take hot loads, crappy loads, brass loads, 3" mags, it eats it all up. I am lucky, and it'll be the last piece of hardware that leaves my safe. I was asked to leave the trap club here because they didn't like it (even with the 5-round mag)...but meh. Screw 'em. That's what the desert is for. :lol:

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[Cuervo25_1]

Holy crap, Cuervo the furniture on that Mauser is dead gorgeous. :shock: Definitely put something together that pretty. :cheers: I love Mausers. A lot. I only have one, a Yugo, but it's neat to shoot. 8mm works for me; I have an FN-49 that takes 8mm, too, so...that works.

I know the guy that built the one pictured, I am not one to have an ugly firearm, nor one that sits unused just for looks. So I am going to have him build me a 30.06 for hunting. As far as the stock goes I usually prefer a synthetic stock, but like pipes when it has a wonderful grain such as the one pictured I will take that.

I would like to get a nice collection of military rifles period, but there are several mausers I particularly want.

 

[Kyle Weiss]

I'm a sap for nice woodgrain. I'm right there with ya.

Old military arms are wonderful things to have. I went overboard for a while and had to get rid of a lot of them, but I have a few gems. Like pipes, we're merely their stewards until the next guy gets to experience their appreciative moments with them, be they the gentle stillness of the briar or the history of a real battle weapon. Intense stuff...opposite sides, same coin.

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[plumbernater]

Kyle if you ever want to get ride of that FM 49 You call me. Ive wanted one for a long time. They are better than any SKS out there. I f you like mausers I have a pre WW2 sporterizes on that was taken from a sniper and sent back home by my uncle during WW2.

 

[Cuervo25_1]

just out of curiosity how hard are FG42's to find? I would also like a luger in all three calibers, a mp 40, and about a dozen others at least lol. I luckily have a firearms dealer nearby that specializes in thes type firearms.

 

[Kyle Weiss]

If you have the cash, anything is easy to find, Cuervo. If you're looking for that old-man-basement deal where he thinks you're a "nice kid" and will sell something to you for $100, well... I have a feeling those days are gone. :lol: Nevada and its infamous gun shows, I've seen the gamut...rip-off partial replica garbage for over-the-top prices to hidden gems for half their worth.

Plumber, that FN49 is going to be with me for a while. It ain't no tackhammer, but I'm good to about 200 yards for a few trigger-pulls, open-sights with a little drift...I mean, those 8mm jacketed rounds go where they want and how they want. :lol: Mausers are about the only rifles that can fling those babies with any prayer or accuracy. If I want accurate, I have a slightly thrashed Russian Mosin-Nagant that, even though the barrel is pitted, the rifling is worn, and the parts aren't matching, I can group 4 out of 5 shots in an 8" circle under 400 yards, with no scope. Go figure.

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[plumbernater]

I already got a mosin. This is what I like to send 7.62x54 down range with. Its a SVT 40 RUSSIAN. Shes down right accurate too. My tack driver is a old Carl Gustaf Swedish mauser in 6.5x55

 

[Cuervo25_1]

I have a friend that specializes in Mosin Nagants if you need parts or something. I am not looking for a basement deal just trying to find one. From what I understand there wasn't many made and they changed them later one which those are even rarer to find.


I know if I can customize a mauser I may be in for some serious cash. I am right handed but shoot leftie due to cross eye dominance. I am fine with lever, pump, and semi auto actions but bolt may be an issue. Either way I want one, maybe more gotta have one for super big game like the Brown bears and Kodiaks , and a .22 just because I can lol. The Germans actually had a kit to switch the nomal mauser to a .22 to save costs on ammo for practice.

 

[plumbernater]

I got a mosin that I might would get rid of . They arent rare. Mine is a Tula arsenal made, all matching numbers with a good bore. Wood is so so. I just dont care for them. Good dependable and accurate rifle though. Its a shame you aint in Alabama. They will go for around $125.00 all day. The SVT in above post is what was suppose to replace them during WW2 but the solders werent smart enough to maintain a auto loading rifle, so they went back to the mosin. As far as the eye dominate thing. Close that left eye and practice using the right and you will eventually come around to be able to use which ever eye you choose. It takes some practice though.

 

[Cuervo25_1]

As I said I have a friend that specializes in Mosin he is in Va but due to the age of them he can ship to a FFD near me for around the same cost. My main intrist right now lays on the Shotty and the sportirized mauser. As far as the eye dominance thing once I get time I have some exercises that I can do to help my right eye become better. It would be quite benificial to be able to shoot ambidextrios in hunting situations.

 

[Kyle Weiss]

Heck, Plumber, I'd trade my FN49 for that SVT-40... I've always wanted one of those. :lol: Too bad I don't have my C&R FFL03 anymore. *sigh*. Mosins are lovely rifles. I have a few very interesting pieces, and they were cheap, $100 or so around here. All matching numbers, various wartime and post-war models. Yeah, putting those SVTs in the hands of Russians after the dead-easy Mosin rifles was kind of cruel to the Ruskie farmboys, but... then the SKS came out, and they seemed to work those alright.

I'm sure any of the rifles we're talking about would be fine for bear. Battle rifles used some serious powder loads and lead, and the bolt-action models usually are shockingly accurate. They were just made very well in most cases (wartime variants got a little lackluster due to churnin' 'em out, but... meh... still got the job done).

I think you'd do better getting a Mauser clone (modern make variant) rather than possibly tearing apart a relic, Cuervo, but I'm kind of a "keep 'em as they are" kind of guy. There's a few companies that are milling wonderful modern Mauser receivers and bores that are just perfect, some even in stainless steel. I'd bet the amount of money spent converting a relic versus piecing together a new one would be a wash in price, overall.

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[plumbernater]

This is what I have as far military surplus. Bottom to top. Mosin . enfield, spanish mauser, Carl gustaf, 1903A3, and the SVT.

 

[Kyle Weiss]

1903As are so cool. Never owned one. What model Enfield is that? .308 or .303 chambered?

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[plumbernater]

No.4 MK1 303. The 1903, is a Remington, shes a straight shooter too. as well as the enfield

 

[Cuervo25_1]

Kyle the thing is the argentine action is superior and can be had as an entire rifle for fairly cheap. Those tend to have barrels that are worn or mistreated and wood that has seen better days. Thus by using just the action and haveing a barrel made I would be breathing new life into it. These actions have been used for everything from the 7.57 all the way to african big bore rifles because they are that strong,durable and reliable. Now if I found one in excellent shape it would go into a collection rather than be torn down.




The 30.06 is good for most game in the continental US, but for what I want to do I need something with more oomph. I would like to go on an outdoormans dream vacation where I would go to alaska and do all the hunting and fishing I could possibly do. Due to the hardcore terrain and weather I need a dependable rifle that can reach out and knock a goat off a mountainside in high winds, drop a Kodiak in its tracks in a blizzard, or take out a moose in heavy woods in a freezing rain. Like I said homeboy don't play games when it comes to his hunting hardware :twisted:

 

[kaiser83]

Welp in addidion to the LAR-8 I grabbed an M4 today. Yay.

http://www.core15rifles.com/core15-m4-rifle-100278.html

 

[user 2031]

Dang, Kaiser! When tshtf, I want you on my side! :lol: