If you can get to a UK auction house you will thanks to our laws find that older sporters even in good condition get chopped in to clear stock, as a dealer thats where I come in. It doesnt matter about condition as many will have had a hard life on the scottish hills, that said many look rough externally but still shoot well. The Ghillies tend to treat them as issued tools rather than as their own. I buy them cheap often with great glass on top and then buy a replacement barrel if needed from a firm with part worn stock and use them as client stalking rifles for a year or two. Then I'll sell them on usually making a few quid on the way. The scopes normally get sold seperately unless they are just good condition run of the mill germans. I have a bid on a No1 in the sealed bid sale for £120, fingers crossed as I would like it!
7x57 Milsurps?
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If you can get to a UK auction house you will thanks to our laws find that older sporters even in good condition get chopped in to clear stock, as a dealer thats where I come in. It doesnt matter about condition as many will have had a hard life on the scottish hills, that said many look rough externally but still shoot well. The Ghillies tend to treat them as issued tools rather than as their own. I buy them cheap often with great glass on top and then buy a replacement barrel if needed from a firm with part worn stock and use them as client stalking rifles for a year or two. Then I'll sell them on usually making a few quid on the way. The scopes normally get sold seperately unless they are just good condition run of the mill germans. I have a bid on a No1 in the sealed bid sale for £120, fingers crossed as I would like it!
1910 Mexican, I think it's an Oberndorf but I'll have to look at it when I dig it out. Condition is fair to good in my estimation (considering it's age and service), shoots 175 gr bullets well. All the bits are there, except the bayonet. I also have a commercial (solid receiver wall) 96 Husky in the same caliber. - dan
Have to buy a special hacksaw for that one!
It aint done right untill the sawzall comes out.
I've actually been looking for a VG+ M1936 to go along with my VG+ M1935.
As for bayonets, they are even rarer than the rifles. The last one I saw went for $225 at the Kamloops show last spring. It lasted about 1/2 hour.
As for bayonets, they are even rarer than the rifles. The last one I saw went for $225 at the Kamloops show last spring. It lasted about 1/2 hour.
"Have to buy a special hacksaw for that one!
It aint done right untill the sawzall comes out.
Be Canadian and inclusive, mustnt forget the sanders and grinders now!"
You guys are way too fancy schmancy. I just use a pipe cutter. - dan
It aint done right untill the sawzall comes out.
Be Canadian and inclusive, mustnt forget the sanders and grinders now!"
You guys are way too fancy schmancy. I just use a pipe cutter. - dan
Sadly, back in the day I bought a few of these (and a 1954 and the 1910 and various other Mauser models) to turn into sporters. They were ideal for it, and made very nice hunting rifles. Remember, back then your choices were pretty limited from the factory, and mil-surps were a nice cheap way to start a build on a nice hunting rifle. Oh well, that's what makes the remaining ones worth so much I guess. - dan
Pipe cutter is for rich folks, I have a buddy hang off the back of my tailgate holding the muzzle against pavement as I drive around town. Shortens the metal & wood at the same time, a great time saver. Sometimes I get lucky & have access to an industrial wood chipper! One quick pass & I get the same great shooting results as the sawzall !
Funnily enough enough the badly done (for badly read home quick sporter rather than D&T central by bubba) can be rescued now and turned into the nice sporter that they should have been when sold off! The D&T monsters are really parts bin specials now!
