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[jkingrph]

Looking at that stock which I think was slotted for a sling, makes me wonder if it was not originally a M94 carbine. I just looked up a couple of auctions on Gunbroker ant that slot on the left side is definetly a M94 sling slot.

 

[DeaconKC]

JKing, I think you are right. It definitely was a sling slot.

 

[jkingrph]

Several things look well done, the turned down bolt handle, at that point they were straight, the pistol grip addition, and the inlays where the sling attached on the buttstock are all well done.

Sad thing is that what would today be a very valuable carbine was "sporterized" and is probably worth 10-15% of what it could be.

I'm guilty also, just got a nice looking sporter built on a Mexican Mauser action, which is not often found. This one has a E.R Shaw barrel, and a rather fancy grained stock. Trigger was not good so I dropped a Timney in it, and whoever did the original work got the holes for rear scope bases out of alignment, off to the right side so you could see that the two piece bases I wanted were not level with each other.( when I got it it had a one piece rail so nothing evident) My gunsmith did some studying over the weekend and milled one of the bases so it leveled back up and everything should be good now. As it was even with extra high rings , the bolt handle barely missed the scope ocular bell, now with med rings it clears as it should. The other thing the way it was originally, did not have enough adjustment in a new Leupold VX3i 3.5-10 scope to bore sight it, now the adjustments are close to centered.

My wife just had some surgery, so it will probably be the end of next month before I have an opportunity to shoot it, and am looking forward to do so.

 

[DeaconKC]

Sounds like you like "mud puppies" too! That sounds like a nice rifle, what is it chambered in? If, and this is a BIG if, the existing stock can be patched, I may try staining it. I am a glutton for punishment, and after talking to a guy at Richard's Microfit Stocks, they have a couple of sporter stock "seconds" that would be under a $100 shipped.....

 

[plain old dave]

Finally got tapatalk to work. 1918 Erfurt Kar98a, retirement project.

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[jkingrph]

Sounds like you like "mud puppies" too! That sounds like a nice rifle, what is it chambered in? If, and this is a BIG if, the existing stock can be patched, I may try staining it. I am a glutton for punishment, and after talking to a guy at Richard's Microfit Stocks, they have a couple of sporter stock "seconds" that would be under a $100 shipped.....

This one is in the original 7x57 caliber. Had I not already had a Ruger #1a in that caliber I probably would have passed.

 

[MikePotts]

I keep trying to decide between A No.1A in 7x57 and one in .303...........consequently I haven't bought either one!

 

[DeaconKC]

Picked up a Ruger Blackhawk today. It has both the .45 Colt and .45 ACP cylinders, been wanting a short barreled one for a while, I do like the convertible option.

 

[green papaya]

The Springfield Armory XD9 sub compact in 9mm

The HS2000, or XD are a series of semi-automatic pistol that are polymer-framed and striker-fired. Manufactured in the city of Karlovac, Croatia by HS Produkt, Sold in the USA as the Springfield Armory XD pistols (Extreme Duty)

 

[TPD166]

Mine is it's twin in blue - one of my favorites!

Picked up a Ruger Blackhawk today. It has both the .45 Colt and .45 ACP cylinders, been wanting a short barreled one for a while, I do like the convertible option.

 

[TPD166]

Here's one you don't see too many of - an S&W Model 520 in .357 Magnum. Until very recently, it was the only fixed-sight .357 on the N-frame that S&W ever produced. If you are not familiar with this model, 3,000 were made for the New York State Police in 1980, but never delivered. They were eventually sold off to the public and most buyers put them away in their gun safe. That's most of the ones you see are NIB and cost waaay more than mine did (not that it was cheap). I was quite pleased to find one that had been carried and shot (as I plan to do). The M-520 was orignally sold with S&W Magna PC stocks, but mine did not have the originals on it, so I replaced the grips with Altama aftermarket "Coke-bottle" target grips (very nicely made & reasonably priced). It is also shown with my HC Leather Tom Threepersons holster.

 

[TPD166]

I have "wanted" one of these little guns for nearly 40 years, but never actually "needed" one - so extra money always went elsewhere at the gun shop. But it never left my wish list, and a bargain came up last month at the gun show and this very early Charter Arms Bulldog in .44 Special came home with me. I could not be happier with it - lightweight, easy to carry, & not bad to shoot. Until I bought one, I did not realize they are basically a 3" S&W J-frame chambered in .44. It did not have the original grips, but these are my favorites for small frame guns anyway. Based on the serial number and other markings, it is likely a first-year production gun.

 

[RJR]

Just lucked into a Sig P227;shoots like any Sig,has the feel of the P226.

 

[MarkStar]

HK USP45c

 

[DesertDan]

Very Nice, Congrats!
I've been thinking along those line quite a bit lately but I am well-stocked with revolvers and have decided to acquire a new 1911 instead


[quote/]Picked up a Ruger Blackhawk today. It has both the .45 Colt and .45 ACP cylinders, been wanting a short barreled one for a while, I do like the convertible option.

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[DeaconKC]

Mark, I do like those USPs. Watch CDNN Sports, they run sales on the mags occasionally.

 

[Oldsarge]

I'm looking into a hunting trip to Italy and want to shoot driven game. The wild boar there are as big a pest as feral hog are here. Anyway, being a bit embarrassed to admit that I am probably the only enthusiastic American shooter/hunter who has never owned a 30'06, I wondered if a Remington 7600 might be legal there. It is! The magazine will have to be pinned to restrict the contents to 3 rounds but if I got a couple for quick reloading just in case a LOT of pigs came by . . .
And it will be just the ticket for elk in November, too.

 

[jkingrph]

I'm looking into a hunting trip to Italy and want to shoot driven game. The wild boar there are as big a pest as feral hog are here. Anyway, being a bit embarrassed to admit that I am probably the only enthusiastic American shooter/hunter who has never owned a 30'06, I wondered if a Remington 7600 might be legal there. It is! The magazine will have to be pinned to restrict the contents to 3 rounds but if I got a couple for quick reloading just in case a LOT of pigs came by . . .
And it will be just the ticket for elk in November, too.

As far as the pinned magazine, I don't think that would be a problem.

After the first shot those things move fast, so one, maybe two follow up shots at the most.

That's a fun game. Back in the early 70's I was stationed in Izmir Turkey and we used to go out in the mountains for driven hunts for wild boar. The villagers liked for us to kill them but a lot of those folks did not want to even touch one thinking them very unclean. Most we hunted fed on acorns, fallen olives and crops they raided, so the meat was quite tasty, not much fat though. I guess they walked or ran it off in the mountains as every one I saw was lean with hardly any fat.

Due to some laws there rifles were illegal unless they were in country before a certain date. There were a few floating around, most owned by Army personnel, I was USAF and passed along, price constantly increasing. Most of us used shotguns with slugs or 00 buckshot with good results.

 

[jkingrph]

I keep trying to decide between A No.1A in 7x57 and one in .303...........consequently I haven't bought either one!

I lucked into my 1a at a gunshow some years back. The metal was perfect but the wood looked horrible, as though it had set in the sun for years. All the finish was cloudy and large spots missing. It took a lot or careful scraping to get the remainder off. I don't know what Ruger used but that stuff was tough. I found a very nice piece of wood under there and it's now one of the nicest looking rifles I have.

As far as 7x57 vs .303, the Boers in South Africa gave the British fits with their 7mm Mausers vs the .303.

 

[MikePotts]

I lucked into my 1a at a gunshow some years back. The metal was perfect but the wood looked horrible, as though it had set in the sun for years. All the finish was cloudy and large spots missing. It took a lot or careful scraping to get the remainder off. I don't know what Ruger used but that stuff was tough. I found a very nice piece of wood under there and it's now one of the nicest looking rifles I have.

As far as 7x57 vs .303, the Boers in South Africa gave the British fits with their 7mm Mausers vs the .303.

Yeah for sure but I think that was the indians not the arrows :0