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**44 AMP** · December 15, 2019, 10:14 PM

Soviet made military rifle that was obsolete when first built and went out of production soon after in favor of the SKS then the AK47

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American made budget version of a classic deer rifle who's base design is still in current production?

A rifle which has certainly been fired with corrosive ammunition, and may have a questionable bore due to that

vs.

A .30-30 that has vey likely never seen a round of corrosive primed ammo?

The Combloc surplus rifles became very popular in the US because with the fall of Warsaw Pact, they got dumped on the US market dirt cheap, along with shiploads of surplus ammo, again, dirt cheap.

That is no longer the situation, the cheap stuff is mostly long gone (and it never was hunting ammo to begin with).

If you want it because its a milsurp and becoming more and more a collectible, fine. Other wise, full speed ahead on the Marlin!

December 15, 2019, 10:14 PM	#11
44 AMP Staff Join Date: March 11, 2006 Location: Upper US Posts: 28,839	Soviet made military rifle that was obsolete when first built and went out of production soon after in favor of the SKS then the AK47 vs. American made budget version of a classic deer rifle who's base design is still in current production? A rifle which has certainly been fired with corrosive ammunition, and may have a questionable bore due to that vs. A .30-30 that has vey likely never seen a round of corrosive primed ammo? The Combloc surplus rifles became very popular in the US because with the fall of Warsaw Pact, they got dumped on the US market dirt cheap, along with shiploads of surplus ammo, again, dirt cheap. That is no longer the situation, the cheap stuff is mostly long gone (and it never was hunting ammo to begin with). If you want it because its a milsurp and becoming more and more a collectible, fine. Other wise, full speed ahead on the Marlin! __________________ All else being equal (and it almost never is) bigger bullets tend to work better.