Blasphemy!!!

BeaverMeat said:
Perhaps "blasphemy" is inappropriate for this subject. Yes, it was the thing to do in those days. Now a days... not so much. The availability of reasonably priced rifles on the market and the rising cost of a vintage milsurp, what's the point.

Perhaps I am just jealous that I missed out on all the dime a dozen milsurps.

It always makes me cringe when I am reading my Gun Pro texts.

Chapter One: Setting up your shop
Chapter Two: Accurizing military rifles.
Chapter Three: Sporterizing military rifles; 1903, M98, P17, Arasaka, Krag... etc.

Right into the good stuff I suppose. :(

I don't consider myself a "gun snob"' I just like the vintage feel of an old military rifle and I like to keep them original.
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Right now I have an old magazine from 1961 in front of me, Klein's (of Lee Harvey Oswald fame) are advertising M1 Garands for $79.95, Jungle Carbines for $24.88, 1903's for $44.95, and Swedish Carbines for $29.95. These are not dime a dozen, or even cheap considering the value of a 1961 dollar. The Garands are the same price as the Marlin 336 and the 1903 the same price as the Colt Woodsman.
 
If you can do this to your one of the 17 million historic pieces, then why not?

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I understand why people did what they did to firearms but I hate seeing it being done today. The whole 'oh there a dime a dozen' argument has no value for me. Just because there is plenty of M91/30's or SKS's out there doesn't mean destroy/deface the firearm for pretty much no benefit. Right now there common but I seriously doubt if it will be the same way in 15 years. If a modification is non-permanent then I don't mind it (such as exchanging a stock) but drilling a scope on it for basically the same cost as buying a modern sporting rifle with a scope is pointless. You can't undue the past but you can provent mistakes in the future. Also just because it is a Yugo Mauser doesn't mean it is worthless or less important. It is still a important piece of history the building up of arms for potential WW3, the Balkans war, and just as a service rifle for the Yugoslavians.
 
I've "bubba'd" three "restorable" milsurps over the years: an LE No4 that was my main deer rifle for years and is now my backup; a Turk Mauser I rechambered to 8X63 Swedish and installed a receiver sight; and a Swiss Vetterli bolt that I converted to centrefire so I could shoot the gun. All three conversions were immensely satisfying.

No regrets, but I would probably search for something already bubba'd if I was to do it today.
 
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