Bought some new guns

[Nyles]

My only problem with Mosin carbines is that they shoot so damned high! I put two holes in the crossbar of my gong the first time I took out the M38.

It's funny, working in a gun shop in Winnipeg I deal a lot with first nations people off of reservations, and they buy a lot of Savages. Doesn't seem to bother them.

[Spartan198]

Why do you keep making me more and more envious of you? The 1903 and Mosin in particular are real beauties.

[S&Wshooter]

Originally Posted by Nyles

My only problem with Mosin carbines is that they shoot so damned high! I put two holes in the crossbar of my gong the first time I took out the M38.

It's funny, working in a gun shop in Winnipeg I deal a lot with first nations people off of reservations, and they buy a lot of Savages. Doesn't seem to bother them.

They're still fun! So glad I got one before they jumped up in prices. Yours looks very well taken care of; how's the bore? I didn't check mine against the little "here's how to tell if your Mosin is garbage" guide floating around online until last week, but mine looks pretty good despite it having a rough exterior

[Nyles]

The bore's actually pretty good. There's a bit of a crack in the stock, but it looks pretty stable. Caused by drying rather than recoil I think.

Spartan - thanks!

[S&Wshooter]

Originally Posted by Nyles

The bore's actually pretty good. There's a bit of a crack in the stock, but it looks pretty stable. Caused by drying rather than recoil I think.

Spartan - thanks!

I have seen exactly TWO Mosins with stocks that were not all tore up, a sniper Mosin from WW2 and the perfect 91/30 my buddy ended up with, so I don't think just a bit of a crack is a problem at all

Sometimes the coolest guns are kind of tore up, you know? My Parker Hale looks like it was thrown off a cliff, but it's just too good of a rifle to let that flaw get to me

[Nyles]

Exactly! I buy guns because they have history, if I wanted something perfect I'd go buy a Sako Bavarian at work.

[S&Wshooter]

Originally Posted by Nyles

Exactly! I buy guns because they have history, if I wanted something perfect I'd go buy a Sako Bavarian at work.

If I ever felt the need for another hunting rifle, and could find a leftie one, a Mannlicher stocked rifle like that Sako would be it

[Nyles]

I'm not really into hunting, although I'll admit a certain temptation to take my Rem Model 8 .35 on a bear hunt.

Speaking of vintage semi-autos, I just received this 1908 production Winchester Model 1907 in .351 WSL, to replace my 1954 production model. Seeing as I'm interested in these for their use in WW1 and the gangster era of the 30s, I definitely wanted the pre-war model with it's lighter stock and smaller cocking plunger. The postwar model is definitely an all around improvement, although the earlier one is a lot nicer looking! It's not as nice as my newer one, and it has a split forend (all the prewar ones do, the wood was way too thin to stand up to the pounding from the counterweight inside), but it's the one I really wanted. As a bonus, this one has the special order factory sing swivels!