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Old August 19, 2010, 05:58 PM   #51
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P08...for sure! A very very close second is the M1 Garand.
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Old August 19, 2010, 08:01 PM   #52
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1899 Krag Carbine
I may change my mind tomorrow.
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Old August 25, 2010, 08:44 PM   #53
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It's a tough choice, I must say. My Norwegian Krag is so dang cool! My Swiss ZFK55 is straight pull, rare, and has that chunky muzzle device. But no, I'm afraid I must go with my Swedish M41b.

I went down to Samco's warehouse and hand selected it myself. The scope & rifle match, and the scope itself is pristine. The wood on the rifle has an incredible tiger stripe on it, and the rifle itself is immaculate.

It shoots like a dream, and while not as dead nuts accurate as a modern sniper, I can certainly hit what I'm aiming at with it. And it's just plain fun to shoot.
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Old August 29, 2010, 12:18 PM   #54
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Man that must have been Cool going to that warehouse, and picking one out.
I could spend all day in a place like that.
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Old August 29, 2010, 01:42 PM   #55
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Swiss G1911.
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Old August 29, 2010, 03:58 PM   #56
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I've got to say my favorite is my Hungarian Mosin Nagant M-44. That may change when I get the Arisaka type 38, but for now, my M-44.
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Old August 31, 2010, 02:26 PM   #57
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Swiss K-31 The Quality, The Quality
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Old August 31, 2010, 06:10 PM   #58
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The Swiss K 31 is starting to grow on me, I am very tempted to get one.
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Old August 31, 2010, 06:58 PM   #59
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my german luger with matching mags and holster
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Old September 2, 2010, 10:48 PM   #60
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come on over and shoot mine Txhunter, I love mine and haven't even shot it enough to get it sighted in yet


if you can ever catch me at home that is.
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Old September 2, 2010, 11:58 PM   #61
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Swiss K31. I own 3 of them and just love the quality of the workmanship. I don't think anything even comes close.
.. but I don't have enough experience with firing other C&R rifles.
I do own a Mauser and a MAS, but their workmanship and materials are not even remotely in the same league as the Swiss.
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Old September 3, 2010, 07:12 AM   #62
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Thanks for the invite Cjal

Thanks for the invite, Unforturnately Ive gotta work this weekend, we will have to find a time we are both not working, and fire a few old guns.
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Old September 5, 2010, 08:56 AM   #63
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Any of my 6.5's are very cool for lots of reasones the first is accuracy.


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Old September 5, 2010, 09:07 AM   #64
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@MJ1= Beautiful rifles. I love the Swede 6.5s. I had to pass on a 96 Sniper about a year ago. Just didn't have the $1000 to spend at the time

My M1896 Swedish Mauser is my fav vintage gun. Just edging my M1 Garand
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Old September 5, 2010, 05:44 PM   #65
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This is my VZ24 mauzer 8mm along with cartridge pouch with cartridges with 42 on base of bullets and still in strippers.The scope is a OIGEE Berlin mounted onto the rifle with a quick connect out fit machined to the receiver. Stock sporterized. My dad gave this to me and it was brought back from WW2 by my uncle who was with patton. It was taken from a sniper after said sniper was killed. At least this is what I was told long ago.
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Old September 5, 2010, 07:29 PM   #66
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Plumbernator,
Thats a neat rifle, and special because your uncle was involved with its history. A great rifle brought home by a brave American.
I love it.
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Old September 5, 2010, 07:40 PM   #67
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My old 7 X 57 1916 Spanish Mauser is a sweet shooter. I've had her for hunting deer since I was 17 years old. I think I paid something like $16 for it out of the Wards catalog.
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Old September 7, 2010, 09:29 PM   #68
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Here is my favorite, in fact only, that would qualify as C & R. But I think it is a pretty good one. It is a Model 1873 Winchester and was made in 1891. I hope my dad didn't put too much money into it, he paid $5 for it. But that was in 1930 and nearly a weeks pay for him then.





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Old September 8, 2010, 09:40 AM   #69
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1) 1873 Winchester rifle 38/40 made in 1886
2) 1897 Winchester 12GA made around 1912
3) Rifle Cal .30 M1 made by Winchester
4) Enfield No 4 Made in Canada 1950
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Old September 10, 2010, 06:05 PM   #70
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Man the stock on your rifle is awesome,I love the tiger stripe pattern.
I got kind of cheated out of a simiar rifle, my Grandparents had, it was promised to me, but my Cousin ended up with it after a family dispute.
The one I had promised to me was like yours chambered in 32 20.
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Old September 10, 2010, 10:50 PM   #71
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I notice I didn't post the caliber of mine. It is .38-40.
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Old September 11, 2010, 10:22 AM   #72
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Wow - How'd I miss this thread? One of my favorite subjects!

My sentimental favorite - Grandfather's Inland M1-30 Carbine:


Best looking sporter - 7.7x58 Arisaka with an old restored fajen stock added:

I did the stock work and bedding. It also shoots!!!


Favorite carry around hunting rifle - Restored Swiss K31:

The above pic was entered but scratched from the 2010 August PICs due to being over sized. So I entered this reduced PIC for the 2010 Sept contest:
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Old September 11, 2010, 10:24 AM   #73
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I'm not through:


My sporterized Vz-24 - Rebarreled to 9.3x62 for african plains game:

I did the stock restore and bedding on that one, too.

My favorite truck rifle - Sporterized Enfield:

Talk about making lemon aid from a lemon! Got that one "free" cause Bubba had made such a mess of it! Shot 6" high and 8" right at 25yds - Barrel and stock were hacked, Crown was a mess, Front sight was drilled was offset. Now, got the peep sight dead on at 50 yds, the lob sight on at 100 yds and have several 3 shot groups under an inch at 100.

My latest work-in-progress - A Yugo M48a for my son:

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Old September 11, 2010, 11:31 AM   #74
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dcm M1


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Old September 12, 2010, 08:46 AM   #75
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Win73 - fantastic wood grain pattern on that rifle of yours. Wow...that is one of the best I've seen outside of crazy high end hunting rifles. Thanks for sharing it with us.
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