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cpxxx · « **Reply #15 on:** August 19, 2004, 05:10:16 PM »

Gscholz, Ah the Steyr AUG, the only way I could get my hands on one of those would be too re enlist. But I'm too old.

Sorry couldn't get the original pic to work then deleted the post just as Gscholz quoted it. Ah confusion!!!!!!!!!!!

There are shooting clubs but I'm not sure what you mean by 'practical'?

These guys are fairly practical:

I used to serve in the 20th Battalion. Wish we had all that equipment back then. Standard issue was Lee Enfield No 4 and we had to buy surplus combat uniforms. I wore a combo of British and American. One officer had a surplus US army M43 jackey complete with US ARMY tags and the patch of the Big Red 1.

Nilsen · « **Reply #16 on:** August 19, 2004, 05:11:09 PM »

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Originally posted by GScholz
You don't have practical shooting clubs in Ireland?

are you in any of those pictures GS?

VOR · « **Reply #17 on:** August 19, 2004, 05:13:16 PM »

Nice rifle, lazs! Congrats. By the way, is the ammo you mentioned Turkish surplus? That price is hard to beat. What's the source?

lazs2 · « **Reply #18 on:** August 19, 2004, 05:16:11 PM »

Its czech I think.. late production from ammoman.com but it is "mildly corrosive"... means you gotta clean the rifle after you shoot it.

lazs

VOR · « **Reply #19 on:** August 19, 2004, 05:20:56 PM »

Thanks for the link. Corrosive ammo is something I'm used to dealing with, so no problem. I flush warm, soapy water down the breech with a turkey baster several times then clean/dry/oil. Works pretty well for me. (7.62x54R, .303 Brit, 8mm Mauser)

VOR · « **Reply #20 on:** August 19, 2004, 05:26:06 PM »

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Originally posted by lazs2
Its czech I think.. late production from ammoman.com but it is "mildly corrosive"... means you gotta clean the rifle after you shoot it.

lazs

It's Yugo ammo. I've used it in the past and it fires just fine, but the bright red sealant (whatever it is) around the primer will leave a bright red ring around your firing pin hole that's difficult to remove without alot of scrubbing. That bothered me for some reason. Yeah, I know, I know.

cpxxx · « **Reply #21 on:** August 19, 2004, 05:44:11 PM »

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Originally posted by GScholz
http://www.ipsc.org

When did you serve, right after WWII?

Ah I see, no there is no branch.

WW2?

No in the eighties. But we were equipped like a WW2 unit. Even the uniform had a closed collar, button flies on the trousers. WW2 British helmets. 1937 pattern web equipment, Lee Enfield no 4's, Bren Guns etc. There was no money for new uniforms. Having said that my unit rarely used the 303 . We worked alonside the the regular army and used the FN FAL and wore similar equipment bought by ourselves. I have some photos that look like they were taken in WW2.

kevykev56 · « **Reply #22 on:** August 19, 2004, 07:22:56 PM »

Lazs2 Almost hate to show you this but here goes.

http://www.dealerease.net/catalog/product.asp?pid=1005549&ret_id=140211

and here is another dealer.

http://www.gunsnammo.com/

I have over 20 WW2 era rifles. I love them all equally. They are a peice of history that I will be able to hold on for a while until I pass them on to my kids. I can tell you that the Mitchell mausers are some of the best I have ever seen as far as conditon. So dont feel bad on the price. Not sure if its your first Curio & Relic firearm but if it is it wont be your last, they are addictive.

RHIN0

TPIguy · « **Reply #23 on:** August 19, 2004, 08:19:38 PM »

Nice M48 there Laz. I've got a 24/47 mauser I bought from AIM. Its a sweet shooter, very nice trigger for a surplus gun.

http://www.aimsurplus.com/acatalog/Yugoslavian_VZ24_47_8mm_Mauser_Package.html

I buy alot of guns from these guys, great service and always a good price.

heres a pic of my mauser. Its (currently) my favorite bolt action.

I bought some of the 1942 turk surplus ammo, its not the most accurate, but 700 rounds was only $40 and it comes on stripper clips. The clips are so nice to have I had to buy some for my mosins and SKS's.

I love C&R guns, if I had more money I'd have a huge collection.

lazs2 · « **Reply #24 on:** August 19, 2004, 10:04:30 PM »

yep.. you can get em cheaper but the mitchels are really nice. I coulda got a shooter for less but this thing was so mint and packaged so well I suckered for it.

I heard bad things about the turkish ammo so steered clear.... anjy problems?

I have a SMLE a Garand and this and a model 97 trench gun winchester 12 guage... my son bought me a $75 nagant. fun to shoot these old WWII guns but gotta say... the Garand is the most fun.

lazs

anonymous · « **Reply #25 on:** August 19, 2004, 10:14:12 PM »

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Originally posted by cpxxx
Gscholz, Ah the Steyr AUG, the only way I could get my hands on one of those would be too re enlist. But I'm too old.

Sorry couldn't get the original pic to work then deleted the post just as Gscholz quoted it. Ah confusion!!!!!!!!!!!

There are shooting clubs but I'm not sure what you mean by 'practical'?

These guys are fairly practical:

I used to serve in the 20th Battalion. Wish we had all that equipment back then. Standard issue was Lee Enfield No 4 and we had to buy surplus combat uniforms. I wore a combo of British and American. One officer had a surplus US army M43 jackey complete with US ARMY tags and the patch of the Big Red 1.

talk about the evil side of lobbying in the military. i see the auto weapons guys somehow managed to get belted rounds inserted in that photo as "standard load" for a rifle packer with NO MENTION of beers owed back home for all the extra weight. dastardly machinegunners-theyll stab ya in the back and screw your woman while you bleed out on the floor of the church.

anonymous · « **Reply #26 on:** August 19, 2004, 10:18:09 PM »

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Originally posted by FUNKED1

does her face say "i am diiiiiiiiirty" or what? that combined with the overall shorts. oh baby. help me buy a ticket to damnation.

kevykev56 · « **Reply #27 on:** August 19, 2004, 11:13:42 PM »

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I heard bad things about the turkish ammo so steered clear.... anjy problems?

I have around 3000 rounds of Turk 8mm. I have 42,45, and even have over 1000 rounds of the dreaded 47 turk. I have never had a problem with any of them. Never had a FTF with any of it. And in my 98/22s and Turks its very accurate. Buy it while its cheap.

Really like the look of the Armalite .50 I am counting the days until I can get one.

RHIN0

TPIguy · « **Reply #28 on:** August 20, 2004, 05:16:44 AM »

My turk is all 1942, overall I think I got a crappy batch. 1 in about 20 rounds won't chamber. Also about 2/3's of em don't have the bullets pressed in strait.

I sorted out the ones that looked good and managed to shoot 1" and 1.25" groups @ 50 yards off a sandbag. I'll probibly yank the bullets out of the rest and reload them with something else. If I ever buy reloading gear.

I think the problem with the turk is the quality varries greatly. Some people love it, others are afraid to even shoot it. If you can inspect the batch you're buying its a great deal. Otherwise... its a crapshoot.

Also, I know $400-500 is about the going rate for an all matching german K98. So, you're price on the bosnian probibly wasn't too bad.

The problem with these old guns is there are simply too damn many of em. I've got 2 mosins and i need about 20 more to round out my collection. I've only got 1 mauser, so that means I need about 50 more.

If I had the money to buy them all I'd have to move into a bigger place to store them.

cpxxx · « **Reply #29 on:** August 20, 2004, 09:03:13 AM »

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Originally posted by anonymous
talk about the evil side of lobbying in the military. i see the auto weapons guys somehow managed to get belted rounds inserted in that photo as "standard load" for a rifle packer with NO MENTION of beers owed back home for all the extra weight. dastardly machinegunners-theyll stab ya in the back and screw your woman while you bleed out on the floor of the church.

It's worse than that anonymous. The Bren LMG is still standard issue in the reserves too. Many is the time I lumped a box of Bren magazines over hill and bog. At least belted rounds can be worn. Glad I wasn't in the mortar section!!! At least there is one consolation the Machine gunners always attract mortar fire.

And Gscholz, note that the 'Norwegian' shirt is standard issue. Definitely the height of military fashion. Our reserves could refight WW2: Bren versus MG34.