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Thats them.....No, they don't join at the top. Roger | |||
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........I have no idea what that means  Roger | |||
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Bump To Top...btt....to keep this thread going. James | |||
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Thank you, I'm glad everyone likes it so much.  Roger | |||
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Around these parts it means BACK to top, lol.  Aut vincere aut mori | |||
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Mine.  Grizz Indeed, no human being has yet lived under conditions which, considering the prevailing climates of the past, can be regarded as normal. John E Pfeiffer, The Emergence of Man Those who can't skin, can hold a leg. Abraham Lincoln Only one war at a time. Abe Again. | |||
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Guys, keep them coming. Reminds me of when I hunted pennsylvania in the late '60's. Lotta old guys (i was 22 at the time with cut down mausers, enfields,krags and one guy who had a cut down savage 99. My pennsylvania rifle was a jungle carbine completely glass bedded stock and forend, williams rear a ramp front sight. excellent work wether it just involved bobbing the barrel or a full home custom. Frank | |||
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I'm taking the liberty of posting this, as the m/1895 Winchesters were to a great extent (and this one was!) made for the Russian army; and many saw use in the Civil War in Finland in 1918. The caliber has been altered from 7,62mm to the more common 8,2mm. The most common mods on these are: cut front stock, altered sights, modified caliber. It certainly isn't uncommon to see some kind of modification on the rear stock, as well.   This one is more "obvious": it's a m/ 98 Mauser in 8x57mm, used by my father's friend for decades. The stock has been cut and the front sight altered.  Today, we still quite often see modified "Pystykorva" rifles which, in turn, is essentially based on the Mosin-Nagant rifle. - Lars/Finland A.k.a. Bwana One-Shot | |||
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Grizzly Adams, you forgot to give details.  | |||
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Lars, on the '95, was the original mil stock laminated ?? Roger P.S. any krags ?? | |||
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Nope, see here:  The front stock on this one has been cut, too. And, alas, no Krags.... I'd love a 6,5mm Krag, however! My brother has a Swedish Mauser m/ 1896 in original condition. What a joy to shoot it is! - Lars/Finland A.k.a. Bwana One-Shot | |||
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Man if that doesn't give ya a tingle down below nothin will. I would prefer a shorter laminated fore end myself but that's something I'll have to save for my own when I get it I guess. Someday... "I would rather have a German division in front of me than a French one behind me." -- General George S. Patton | |||
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@all Here my sporterized Version of a military rifle. It's a K31 Schmidt & Rubin in caliber 7,5x55 Sporterized K31 Sporterized K31 Good shooting and good hunting Collani Gian Marchet Colani - the most famous mountain chamois hunter in the European Alps.... | |||
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I like it! | |||
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Me 2  but I would remove the scope or the open sights and try to lighten it some what. JMHO.  rogerOld age is a high price to pay for maturity!!! Some never pay and some pay and never reap the reward. Wisdom comes with age! Sometimes age comes alone.. | |||
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Lars, I noticed the rear sight base on the laminated rifle is from a K98K Mauser. Did the gunsmith convert a K98K barrel or just use the base for a mounting point? Bob | |||
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?? Is it? I'll have to compare that to the Mauser rifle! To my eyes it looks different; but I have never really had a good look at it. A Weaver rail has been fitted on the rear sight base. Thus, it can be taken off and little work was needed by the 'smith to fit the rail. But to answer the question: No, he didn't. The modified rifle has been in the family a long time and it has been "molested" in the 50's due to the then-gun laws. Consequently, I had no moral problems in further modifying it. So the barrel and the sights have been altered way back then! On the other rifle the sights also have been changed by someone, some time (I bought the gun last summer), but the barrel is of original length and original 7,62x53R caliber.  For sure, I wouldn't cannibalize a Mauser rifle or allow one to be cannibalized to obtain a barrel and/or sight for an old Winchester, rest assured, Bob! - Lars/Finland A.k.a. Bwana One-Shot | |||
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Lars, There have been take-off K98K barrels floating around for years, so I wouldn't be surprised if a gunsmith re-threaded, re-contoured, and chambered one to a 8mm rimmed round to use in these rifles. Is it in 8x56R, 8x57R, or some other 8mm? Bob | |||
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Suppose so.... Mine is in 8,2x53R i.e. necked-up 7,62x53R (a.k.a. 7,62x54R). - Lars A.k.a. Bwana One-Shot | |||
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I had a problem posting pictures earlier so here goes take #2 http://s793.photobucket.com/al...current=IMG_0548.jpg http://s793.photobucket.com/al...current=IMG_0551.jpg http://s793.photobucket.com/al...rrent=IMG_0553-1.jpg The rifle started as a BRNO 98k that I assume was modified (large triggerguard) for the Russian Front. A hinge assembly from a Galil was welded to the top tang A Sten SMG loop stock was welded to the Galil hinge A pre-threaded .30-06 rifle barrel was installed and shortened to 16 1/2 inches A ghost ring rear sight and ramp front sight were installed along with a rail mounted Leupold Scout Scope All the metal received a Teflon coating The original laminated birch stock was modified to fit, sanded, and given a coat of Harley Davidson black crinkle finish paint The rifle ow travels around Alaska in a bush plane taking up as little space as possible | |||
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   I'll get the hang of this yet......... | |||
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 On your picture link: Click on "share" then "more options" then "get link code" finally "IMG for bulletin boards, full size" Copy and paste that code. | |||
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Truck guns are special. They should be cheap so we don't care if they get scratched but they should also be darn functional.....such as this .275 Rigby. It's an original VZ-24 in 7 X 57 and maintains the original barrel and stock Williams sights were added and a recoil pad I found laying around and a walnut root forend tip. Toomany Tools blued the barrel and engraved the .275 Rigby for me. I have about $250 in it all tolled!     The action is 100% original except for a bit of polishing. The trigger, safety, and bolt handle are all original. It shoots 120 grain TTSX bullets close to 3,000 FPS.....Bambi beware! /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// "Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery." Winston Churchill | |||
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I have a similar VZ24 project underway, will look alot like your rifle, and my G33/40. I enjoy these rifles just as much or more than expensive customs or collector rifles. NRA Life Member, Band of Bubbas Charter Member, PGCA, DRSS. Shoot & hunt with vintage classics. | |||
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Me too. rogerOld age is a high price to pay for maturity!!! Some never pay and some pay and never reap the reward. Wisdom comes with age! Sometimes age comes alone.. | |||
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It would take very little to add an A&B barrel in .257 Roberts, 6.5 X 55, or 7 X 57 and a hogue over moulded synthetic..... The problem then becomes.....where does one quit....and IMO it was a case of least cost function. I had the barrel blued only because it was so badly pitted and filing required rebluing..... Once that was done it did need new sights as the old soldered ones just didn't do it for me. I consider anything but rubber on the butt of a gun to be inadequate safety as plastic and steel will slip on many floors. The only splurges were the engraving on the barrel and the root wood forend tip... In reality, it's as functional as (almost) any rifle in the cabinet......and some at quite a bit extra cost! /////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// "Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery." Winston Churchill | |||
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I posted a suggestion in the moderators section of the website, basically suggesting that they create a Sporterized Military Rifles forum page. I thought that it would fit in right nicely around here. Based on the amount of responses here, I think it would have no problem supporting itself. Afterall, everyone's got family heirlooms, brush beaters and truck guns that once started out as war rifles. furthermore, most of these guns, (at least mine) would not qualify as a "Custom Rifle". Anyway, if anyone else thinks it's a good idea, give me some backup and post your support on the moderators section. ----------------------------------------------------- Do not answer a fool according to his folly, or you yourself will be just like him. Proverbs 26-4 National Rifle Association Life Member | |||
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I think that is a great idea! | |||
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 I'll play.  rogerOld age is a high price to pay for maturity!!! Some never pay and some pay and never reap the reward. Wisdom comes with age! Sometimes age comes alone.. | |||
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Rub Line, we are thinking along the same lines. Extreme Custom Gunsmithing LLC, ecg@wheatstate.com | |||
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gteat idea | |||
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.........I started this thread, so you know my answer Roger | |||
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Post your support here. ----------------------------------------------------- Do not answer a fool according to his folly, or you yourself will be just like him. Proverbs 26-4 National Rifle Association Life Member | |||
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+1. | |||
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I got this ol' Krag...  I pray for mud on my boots the day I die... Go see the nights of Africa..... | |||
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My pawn shop '09 Argentine 30-06. The rear sight was screwed down fixed. A trip to the range with Wally World Rem 180's and three shots landed inside 4" an inch high at 100 yards. Only gun I do not handload for.   | |||
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My little brother's Spanish 93 Mauser, 7x57.  | |||
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Some out there are so nicely finished and handy that sporterising is not needed. One example is 7x57 short cavalry carabine made by Mauser Werke for Chile in the thirties. The fit and finish is exceptional right down to Mauser monogram. It would put many modern factory rifles to shame. | |||
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Has anyone handled one of Mitchel mausers "tanker carbine" these look to be quite handy. | |||
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