As a rule of thumb, do you have your milsurp rifles inspected before shooting?

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We all know the risk potentially associated with shooting older rifles and beyond the usual inspection we do before shooting (looking for corrosion, rust, etc), is it worth it having a gunsmith take a look at it too?

I ask because I assume most gunsmiths deal first and foremost with modern firearms and might not be particularly familiar with older rifles like, for instance, a Ross Mk3 rifle.
 
Only were my 577 conversions to make sure the breech stayed locked. Last owner had them for 30 years or more and never shot them.
Otherwise I dont.
 
Some of those old mil surps look pretty scary. Always figured if it worked for the previous owner, good enough for me. :)

Grizz
 
Nope. Don't own anything old enough or beat up enough to have it inspected. I would likely tie the gun to a tire and fire it with a rope from distance if I was really suspect of a gun.
 
Yes, by me.

I never bother with headspace because if it was out of spec I'd still shoot it. I have several gauges that I only use when reaming a chamber. After firing I neck or partial F/L resize, so headspace isn't an issue for brass life.
 
Only one, my dads old no.1 LE I inherited. It was missing the safety and I couldn’t remember when it last was fired, at least 30yrs. I had a gunsmith check it out while he replaced the safety, was fine.
 
I shoot my milsurps in the nude and wear my Superman Boots and Cape, so I have Super-Powers to protect me from Murphy's Law should anything possibly go wrong!
 
Nope.

Generally they've been through arsenal inspection before being surplussed, which is a better inspection than you'll get at a lot of gunsmiths. And they're built to be grunt-proof, which is a heavier beating than 99.9% of owners put them through.

If it has been pro-actively messed with by some kitchen gunsmith, it's generally speaking obvious and I just don't buy it in the first place.
 
I have a fair sized pile of milsurps that I've fired, and have yet to have a gunsmith inspect any. Not that it isn't a good idea, but I usually clean the barrel, look the action over and go to it.
 
I would only have a gun smith inspect it if its over 150 years old and only if it looks really beat up.

Any thing made after 1900 is probably fine

If you have any worries just hold it away from your face and shoot it
 
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