What was the first milsurp rifle you bought?

[Torandir]

After inheriting my grandfathers collection, First shot was actually an 1863 Remington "Zouave" before even having m PAL. First bought, Russian SKS, still have it.

 

[Geoman]

Thanks Lone Ranger for the catalog posts!

 

[murph83]

P17, heavy but accurate. after that was an enfield. But that was 15+ years ago.

 

[Mitchell]

yugo 59/66 about 15 years ago

 

[AB.boy]

M91/30 Mosin-Nagant, I think I paid $150.

 

[CountryAndCalibre]

1959 Eatons of Canada fall & winter sale.

If only could go back in time...

 

[bushwhacker]

P14 bubba

 

[AB.boy]

If only could go back in time...

My dad tells me stories of the local hardware store in the small town he grew up in that literally had barrels of surplus Enfields for $15 per rifle. They were upright, barrel down in wooden barrels.

 

[CountryAndCalibre]

my dad tells me stories of the local hardware store in the small town he grew up in that literally had barrels of surplus enfields for $15. They were upright, barrel down in wooden barrels.

heathens!

 

[bjmurata]

1939 Mosin Nagant 91/30 from SIR mailorder, cost was 19.99 if I remember correctly.

 

[Quiet]

I bought my first actual milsurp when I was still a teenager in highschool and it was a Czech Vz52 in the original calibre with some painted arab writing on the buttstock. For about $130 I got the rifle and a full grocery bag of surplus 7.62x45 on clips. I bought it without knowing anything about the history or what it was but I recall unwrapping it in the dim light of the basement and looking at all the dings and scratches wondering where it had been and what wars it had seen. The strong smell of the old grease and the weight of it in my hands made it really feel like this was something old & powerful. I was hooked!

 

[fingers284]

Springfield !884 Trapdoor 45 govt.

 

[jetfixer]

Not sure if it's a true Milsurp, but I bought a Norinco 84S in 1988. I think it was in the $200-$300 range. After that was a Chinese SKS for $129 in 2002. Both are long gone, with the 84S put on the prohib list in the 90's.

 

[Winchester-1897]

Remington M1917 for $240.00

 

[grinder08]

Mosin 1936 Last year of the hex receiver $169. Since added a couple of SKS's, SVT, TT33 all at equally nice prices.

 

[big bear]

M1 Garand. Bought from a mean guy in small college town hardware store. He had a pit in the back of the store, lifted a little trap door, put in a clip, blasted off 8 shots. I said cool. $160 plus a Smith&Wesson Model 10 for another $120 and away I went! He had a bad leg and I am sure he beat his kid, his wife and his dog.I'll never forget him.
The "good" old days.
Oh yeah, I can't remember what ever happened to either of those two fine instruments.That was 50 years ago

 

[Bratwurst]

Lee Enfield No4 Mk2 in pristine condition, I was 17 and I still know who owns that rifle.

 

[dgradinaru]

First milsurp/rifle was a Geman Mauser k98k sporter (given to me for being a helping hand on the farm). That sporter hooked me into the milsurp world. Then followed by a yugo m24/47(350$) and a mosin nagant m44 Carbine for $150.....then the list goes on.

 

[highlander]

Lee Enfield # 5.

 

[Brookwood]

Vet bringback #'s matching 1937 BSW K98, bought it off the 'used' rack at the old Tisdale SK gunshop, I believe I paid $200. Times have certainly changed, another case of 'wish I knew then what I know now'