Sounds like me. Mine was so rough and mismatched I figured it had no real collector value, so I bubbaed it. Steamed out dents, did some scraping and sanding on the stock, and had the metal reblued, no polishing, I just cleaned off the bit of rust present. Refinished the birch stock and it's a nice looking rifle, again no collector value. I have several more, that have only been cleaned up, basically rubbed stock down with 4/0 steel wool with linseed oil and beeswax, and cleaned old dried lube and crud off the metal and relubed. My pride is a 2 digit serial number model 38 conversion, by Mauser Obendorf, with a 1900 mfr date, everything matching. Picked it up a a local gun show about 10 years ago, the show was winding down and the dealer did not want to carry it home so got it for about $125. My other love is the Swiss straight pull rifles, K 38 and M 1911. I was too late to the dance to get into our Springfields at a decent price, back when I was in college nice one's could be had for 40-50 dollars, but money was hard to come by then. I would not mind one of the Enfields but do not know much about them. I also have one of the Yugo Mausers, which is a nice rifle.
looking to buy another milsurp which one?
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Sounds like me. Mine was so rough and mismatched I figured it had no real collector value, so I bubbaed it. Steamed out dents, did some scraping and sanding on the stock, and had the metal reblued, no polishing, I just cleaned off the bit of rust present. Refinished the birch stock and it's a nice looking rifle, again no collector value. I have several more, that have only been cleaned up, basically rubbed stock down with 4/0 steel wool with linseed oil and beeswax, and cleaned old dried lube and crud off the metal and relubed. My pride is a 2 digit serial number model 38 conversion, by Mauser Obendorf, with a 1900 mfr date, everything matching. Picked it up a a local gun show about 10 years ago, the show was winding down and the dealer did not want to carry it home so got it for about $125. My other love is the Swiss straight pull rifles, K 38 and M 1911. I was too late to the dance to get into our Springfields at a decent price, back when I was in college nice one's could be had for 40-50 dollars, but money was hard to come by then. I would not mind one of the Enfields but do not know much about them. I also have one of the Yugo Mausers, which is a nice rifle.
Get a K-31 before all the good ones disappear.
These are interesting rifles (straight pull action), exceptionally well made, accurate, and inexpensive at the moment. GP-11 surplus ammo is pricey for surplus ammo, but cheap considering it's match grade quality.
These are interesting rifles (straight pull action), exceptionally well made, accurate, and inexpensive at the moment. GP-11 surplus ammo is pricey for surplus ammo, but cheap considering it's match grade quality.
