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Reddit » Military Surplus Firearms Collecting
4d ago
Promised a family photo after my other post. Thanks to those who replied. Started with the Garand, been a spiral ever since.
Left to right: 1861 Springfield, 1863 Bridesburg lock 1884 Trapdoor Springfield 1943 SA M1 Garand 1903 Springfield, made 1918 No.1 Mk.3 SMLE, Enfield 1914 1908 Brazilian Mauser 1895 Chilean Mauser
Not pictured: Pedersoli 1795 Springfield flintlock and coming soon Rampant Lion VZ24 receiver for something of a Franken mauser milsurp rebuild.
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How often do these end up mismatched? Mismatched bolt, but bolt matches itself. Any potential to the mismatch being why my action seems to be considerably tighter? Thanks in advance! Also; recent bayonet acquisition to go with it!
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I just bought a Norinco SKS last Friday after work. Already took it apart to clean it today and tried to date it but am utterly confused. What’s the proper way?
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Gew/Kar 98 and FN49 bayonets are interchangeable. Do with that what you will.
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I love hunting for parts so this will be my next project
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Hello, friends. When I was younger, my grandpa gave me this old Mauser. He was a gunsmith that used to build new rifles out of Mauser actions. Fast forward 2 decades, and my grandpa has since passed on. I have amassed a nice collection of weapons, but I never really thought too much about this old gun. Well, here I am with children of my own and I find myself wanting to restore this Mauser for elsentimental reasons. Through research, I'm fairly certain it's a M93 Spanish Short Mauser. I got a replacement hand guard ring, however, I've found it impossible to find a replacement upper handgu ..read more