New baby! Israeli 7.62

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Scored a nice one at the Brandon show today (Saturday). I was rather surprised to find that the bolt and receiver actually match. Reasonable rifling, and very nice stock. Stock probably does not belong originally to the rifle as it does not have the 7.62 cattle brand. Maybe some were sent out without, but I don't know that for sure. It is a dou45, "a" block 14XX. Could be that the bolt was "matched" by the Israelis, but the "a" looks to be original. I'm not too fussy, as it was a good price, a nice looking rifle, and right up my alley!

Odd looking wood. Anybody care to comment on that?

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looks like a early IDF stock with no finger grove . beech with sun damage. sold the .22 companion to that one last week even had about the same amount of sun bleaching.
 
Well, I was running a bit low on these. This one makes four. These are great boomers for shooting the copper washed Chinese 7.62. Last year I made the serious mistake of selling one. :( It went to a young fellow who was excited to get it, so that's not so bad. :)
 
I'm quite fond of mine.

The bonus to these running 7.62, is the extra mag length you get, so you can have the bullets sit just shy of the rifling, and they can still fit the mag.

My first group at 100m had all 5 shots inside an inch, 11 inches high and to the right mind you, but an excellent group none the less. These are great shooters.
 
I quite like these. Neat little rifles. Does anyone have an idea on which bullet weights these guns prefer? Classic 150ish grain classic ball or heavier?
 
I've looked at a few, but never managed to get my hands on a good one. A rampant lion one would be best. I don't like how some bolts don't have the guide rib. I've heard that some don't cycle nicely, and like to jam, any truth to that or is it one of those, bad parts and user error things.
 
Volhv said:
I've looked at a few, but never managed to get my hands on a good one. A rampant lion one would be best. I don't like how some bolts don't have the guide rib. I've heard that some don't cycle nicely, and like to jam, any truth to that or is it one of those, bad parts and user error things.
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Well, that all could be, but seeing as I'm not likely to end up in a firefight on a two-way range, I'll take what I get. I have three dou45's now, and an FN. I can't say that I've had too much trouble with jamming. IIRC, maybe one of them showed some trouble cycling, but not sure. Doesn't really matter to me.
 
No, not at all, I did not mean to sound condescending. If I did come off as that I'm sorry.
Generally just curious if cycling could be an issue given the shorter cartridge. I know the is no issue with a longer cartridge, as I have a 98 Mauser in 30-06. A few in 8mm also.
Of course I also use mine just for a bit of fun blasting anything from steel gongs to milk jugs. The targets are unarmed, and just sit there and take it. A smooth cycling action does increase the fun level.
I'd really like to try one out in 7.62x51, but will need to decrease the collection first.
 
Volhv: Often they can be had at gun shows for a reasonable price. There are some nice ones out there. I have an FN Israeli in 7.62, a nice one. I have an FN .22 Israeli trainer to go with it.

Oddly, people will complain that 8x57 surplus is next to impossible to find at a decent price, but will pass up an Israeli 7.62, for which Chinese surplus is available and reasonable price. The one I sold at Calgary last year was nice one. I am just now starting to feel less regretful for selling it. It went to a nice young fellow who will give it a good home, so that helps! :p
 
That looks like a really nice rifle kjohn. Thanks for sharing.
I have an Israeli 7.62 that has a German marked stock so I am sure it was replaced at some point in it's life as I am sure the Israelis wouldn't keep swastikas on their rifles. I also have an FN Belgian Navy .22 and a Gew 98 Israeli .22 conversion with a Remington barrel. They all shoot well.
 
I’ve bee shooting them for over 30 years now. They are really good shooters. I love ringing the 14 inch gong at 300 yards at local range and the response from shooters with scoped hunting rifles is priceless. And I don’t ever remember a jam using sporting or milsurp ammo. It extracts the steel cased China ammo likes a champ. I’ve probably owned a dozen over the years
 
mcminn: I have a nice old 98/22 as well. Darned thing is quite accurate. (Broad term when I'm shooting!)
 
My Jew Mauser is on my never sell list.
Literally mint bore and this thing can SHOOT!
All the awesomeness of the best bolt action ever made without the horrible ass pain of finding, buying or having to reload the hard to find and crazy expensive 8mm!

It is scary accurate even with bulk 147gr fmj
I can hit my 18" plate at 300 Meters prone using the irons almost every round.
They can still be had for around 500 too! One of the hidden sleeper gems of the milsurp world. It amazes me they aren't more popular.
 
Volhv said:
No, not at all, I did not mean to sound condescending. If I did come off as that I'm sorry.
Generally just curious if cycling could be an issue given the shorter cartridge. I know the is no issue with a longer cartridge, as I have a 98 Mauser in 30-06. A few in 8mm also.
Of course I also use mine just for a bit of fun blasting anything from steel gongs to milk jugs. The targets are unarmed, and just sit there and take it. A smooth cycling action does increase the fun level.
I'd really like to try one out in 7.62x51, but will need to decrease the collection first.
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Many Israeli K98k's in 7.62 have a block installed in the mag well, as do some commercial 98 actions chambered in short rounds. I would assume this was to correct feeding issues with the short round so it might be worthwhile looking for an Israeli with this modification if you're worried about it. The one I had was modified in this way and fed perfectly.
 
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