What do you love about Milsurps?

Dustin

Dustin

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For me, since I started collecting WWII rifles, I love the instant connection to events of over 60 years ago. Sure my rifles may not have seen action in the places I think about, or even at all, but you really never know...
 
same..

the history..
i pick up my colt 1911 from 96 some odd years ago and it blows me away to think of where its been.
it deserves a lot of respect, i have it in my home, but it's older than me.
it's the man of the house
 
- For the history, as noted.

- For the price. $350 for an accurate, powerful and simple rifle? What's not to like?

- Collectable. All sorts of different makes and models to pick from. It makes them very flexible to an individual's needs.
 
yeah thats another thing yeah.

for 350 you get a historical, interesting, beautiful rifle.

meanwhile for modern rifles its like 1500 bucks..for what? cold soulless steel and plastic..

not to say they arent fun too :D
 
gonna sound like a parrot here but for the history more than anything. its staggering to think that, possibly, one bullet from my rifle had the power to alter the outcome of history to a certain degree. these firearms are so much bigger than any of us
 
For me its the history and of course its fun. And the chance to show and teach my future kids things that they couldn't learn in a classroom. They can learn about a battle in WWII, but to hold a rifle that could have been there, a rifle that WAS in the (or a) war, will say something. It says something to me. That War isn't cool. It sucks. I hold onto these rifles in memorial to those guys who came before. I have a lot of respect for those ppl when I pick up one of my rifles. And I hope to instill that respect into my future kids.

I remember a scene out of "THE LAST CASTLE" where the General inmate shows up for the first time in the CO's office and the CO is showing off all his stuff like its a war trophy. The General looks at a Civil War ball and remarks about how much pain and agony it cost some poor bastard on the field of battle.
 
I've always liked older things . They have a more distinct character and better built .
New rifles are like newer cars - they all look the same. Todays so called "hemi's " are nothing like the muscle cars of the '60's and '70's.:rockOn:
I've always had a thing about older women too ...;)
 
Military surplus rifles (especially the Battle rifle class such as the bolt action rifles and semiautomatic rifles of the world wars) have these features that current "sporter" rifles do not have:

-> Full wood stocks
-> Good Iron sights (don't like the forward rear sights but rifles like the M1903A3, M1, FN49, No. 4 Lee Enfield etc have nice ones)
-> Are more rugged then sporter rifles.
-> Not everyone and their brother goes hunting with them.
-> They are not light weight rifles but have a good weight to them, which is nice.
-> They got buttplates made of metal that do not wear down, get ripped etc over time.
-> As a rifle have been proven to be able to go to hell and back. So they wont be letting you down any time soon.

Plus yes there is history to it but myself I do not consider the rifle, the fighter plane, the battle ship or the submarine what is important in war, I think its the man using the equipment to its full potential who is the one who wins the war. :)

Dimitri
 
For me it's the history and the workmanship.
I mean look at the Mauser 96 pistol, no screws except for the grip screws.
There's just something different about holding a milsurp rifle/pistol as compared to a modern one.
 
Dimitri said:
Military surplus rifles (especially the Battle rifle class such as the bolt action rifles and semiautomatic rifles of the world wars) have these features that current "sporter" rifles do not have:

-> Full wood stocks
-> Good Iron sights (don't like the forward rear sights but rifles like the M1903A3, M1, FN49, No. 4 Lee Enfield etc have nice ones)
-> Are more rugged then sporter rifles.
-> Not everyone and their brother goes hunting with them.
-> They are not light weight rifles but have a good weight to them, which is nice.
-> They got buttplates made of metal that do not wear down, get ripped etc over time.
-> As a rifle have been proven to be able to go to hell and back. So they wont be letting you down any time soon.

Plus yes there is history to it but myself I do not consider the rifle, the fighter plane, the battle ship or the submarine what is important in war, I think its the man using the equipment to its full potential who is the one who wins the war. :)

Dimitri
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I agree, plus it is a bit hard to store a submarine in your basement!:D
 
Mind you Slick Nick mentioned 2 important ones I forgot. :redface:

Stripper clips for faster loading and bayonets for using the rifle as a big poking stick. :D

Dimitri
 
some have said the workmanship, but look at it this way, some of the mausers (argentina 1909, brazilian 1935, etc) are among some of the finest industrial products ever produced.
 
Owning a piece of history, knowing my grandfather may have carried it in WWII, being able to pass along any knowledge I have to younger generations and letting them shoot a piece of history.
 
I have more reason to collect Milsurps. They don't depreciate in value, they hold their value. They don't apreciate enough to call them a real investment (they only give you about 5%, the same as a GIC), but it's still something.

Whereas buying black rifles they go down in value as newer models come out with better features and so on and so on...
 
I don't know about all of you but I like corrosive ammo, the smell, the taste, and what it does to my rifle - this is why I love milsurp ... :) jk didn't want to have to put the same as everybody above.
 
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