what should be my next mil surp rifle

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im thinking maybe nagant k98 or maybe a sprigfield. :runaway: i think im hooked on this rifle thing lol anyways im lookin for some suggetions ideas ur thoughts as to best one for some palying with on the range. price of course factors in to dont wann break bank
 
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Your most inexpensive rifle will probably be a Mosin-Nagant. There are a variety to choose from, Russian, Polish, Chinese, and lots of others. The Finnish ones are probably the best for quality, but the Finns did not make any receivers.....they used other manufacturers ones. The M-39 is one of the best Nagants, but Sako and Tikka made some too. Ammo availability is a factor here.

A K-98 is next up the line for price. Depending upon maker and collectors value, you have a wide variety of choices. Ammo is fairly easy to obtain. Stay away from the 1944 and 45 German military ones as the quality deteriorated during the WWII. Lots of choice here, and ammo is not bad to find.

The Springfield will set you back the most. Ammo is easy to find, but being an American rifle, there is a high demand, and consequent price. Watch out for low numbered ones as there is questionable heat treatment.

You might consider a Swedish Mauser. Fine workmanship, ammo reasonable, and a quality rifle. Usually found in good condition. Trade Ex has some FSR target rifles for about $350, a good bargain.

SKS rifles are available for under $175 or about $350 for the rifle and crate of ammo. Most are in good condition, or arsenal refinished. Ammo is usually military corrosive, so you have to clean EACH time you fire it.

There are others available, just check out the EE.
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You don't say what you already have but any of the ones you are considering are excellent choices. The M-N's are cheap and fun to shoot if you can find surplus ammo. I like the carbine versions: M38 or M44.
 
Personally, I would say how do you plan to use it? Pure collection, do you plan to shoot it, if so, will you reload for it? Choose based on your caliber, that is how I do so. I have only 5 calibers I use, anything outside of that I stay away from. Then I look at rifles made for those calibers, what countries etc, and do some reading up on it. Do you have a specific historical direction? My collection is mostly "short rifles and carbines from WWI and WWII Era". I also do not go after un-issued rifles, those that are complete, but maybe mismatched or have seen service time. This keeps the overall cost down, while still giving you a fair representative of history.
 
im thinking i may go with the moison nagant carbine, maybe m44 seen one at local gun club very nice. i currently have a sks so ill stick with the russian stylings i guess. like the k98 and its not so commoan around so perhaps a future purches. ya i agree about the enfield our family has had a few in the past so maybe, theres quite a few here in newfoundland.
 
I had a 98K RC but sold it. I regret selling it, was one of the funnest guns to shoot. The action was so smooth, and very accurate.
 
I'd recommend a Czech VZ-24. It is an affordable Mauser and ammo is available at stores(albeit not as hot loaded as European std), if you reload, you'll be rocking. MN rfiles aren't a bad choice, plenty of them out there.
 
Newfoundland, me old son, has utterly scads of Lee-Metfords from the old HMS CALYPSO still wandering about, also Martinis from the Church Lads' Brigade and lotsa other rifles from other groups before the Great War. The rest of us can't get at these because of all that damned water between North Sydney and Port-aux-Basques.

You also have the best chance of any of us to find a genuine Newfoundland-marked Lee-Enfield Mark III or Mark III*. You can tell these by the little brass disc in the stock. A genuine rifle which was 'liberated' from the Army in exchange for a bottle of rum to the Armourer will have the letters "NFLD" on this disc. Most of the rest of us would eat DOG for a chance at one of these.

Take a careful look at what's out and around The Bay before you cast your sights too far from home.

When I lived in Newfoundland, I picked up milsurps from 1775 and onward... and I'm darned sure I didn't get them all!

Start looking!

And be sure to let us know what you find!
 
Any non sporterized Enfield is good, Mosin Nagants (91/30 or m44) are fairly common (if you manage to find a Finn M90 or other variant, grab it!), any military Mauser is a bonus, Jap Arisakas are relatively uncommon and unknown in Canada, so sometimes you can get a really good deal on them...a lot of sellers will practically give them away because they don't really know what they have, and a lot of later War Type 99's look very crude and "junky".
SKS's (russian and Chinese) are a dime a dozen on the west coast right now too.
The list is endless-I just go to gunshows and look online and I discover endless possiblities for the avid collector (that's me!):p
 
smellie said:
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When I lived in Newfoundland, I picked up milsurps from 1775 and onward... and I'm darned sure I didn't get them all!

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:rolleyes: "...From 1775 and onward...", just how old are you anyway??? :owned:

To answer the OP, buy something you don't already have that interests you at a good price...

You'd be amazed at what shows up...
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Why no one talks about SVT 40. Great freaking rifle and it is not only because I sell it. It is really freaking good rifle. If you collect Russian SKS Mosin then you have to have SVT 40. It is from the same family of fun rifles to own.

PS I was waiting for someone to say it but no one did.

Sorry
 
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