From the Mind of BUBBA

I've had a little auction experience. Seems to me the available items fall into a few catagories:
  1. Unloved orphans - failed projects, been in a fire, "individualized" to the point where it's not reasonable to attempt to get it back to decent condition. Too far gone to save. Best used as an organ donor. Fascinating to behold, but a lot of sad tragedies in this group. "Used to be a gun" is a thing you can buy at the auction.
  2. Excess stock from the gun stores - Turkish pump shotguns, BNIB rifles, etc. These sell for more than retail, plus buyer's premium.
  3. 'We lost another one" - old fellow died and rather than fuss around with the EE or Town Post, the auction house comes to the home of the widow and loads everything up. This group contains items from group 1 plus some real gems, if you're lucky. Bidding on mint Remington Model 8s, or very nice military-stock '03 Springfields, or hand built muzzleloaders will be fiercely competitive, as it should be. Prices will be about on the button, as those seeking these items will know the fair market price. But the buyer's premium will come as an unpleasant 15% surprise.
Knowing this, I still wade in at the gun auctions, and yep, pay more than I should now and again. But that's the addiction, isn't it? :)
 
Here's my Frankenmauser.
I picked u[p a 1908 Brazilian Mauser action at a North Bay gun show about seven years back . It was fitted up with a 1909 Argentine Mauser trigger guard assembly with the hinged floor plate. I had my smith fit up an NOS 03A3 barrel I had on hand for emergencies like this. At the same show, a friend had 1908 Brazilian Mauser stock and handguard with hardware. After it was all together, I modified a previously altered Lyman 48 sight made for the SMLE and fitted it. The front sight is from an American Krag.

It is now on our Masters' prohibited list, item #29567 and they will give me $1490 of your tax dollars for it.
 

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tiriaq said:
Why would this be prohibited?
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His one wouldn't be. It's just models with more then 10k j evergy. Similar to how some Ruger no1 were banned. There must have been one registered/imported back in the day chambered in something big.

"1908 Brazilian Mauser: Banned in paragraph 96 on page 301. Prohibited since 2020, though ONLY
models with muzzle energy that surpasses 10 000 joules."
 
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