Historic rifle collecting WW1 & 2

[Montkun]

I did love the loading box on that Krag, that was a rather handy design. And the magazine lockout so you could hand load one at a time for distance shots was rather innovative back then. Great old guns were those Krags, i would love to have one of those in my collection.

[Ace]

Don't forget the venerable arisaka rifles. Though you will most likely have to reload to shoot them. Also the steyr manlichers have some of the best actions you can get on a military bolt. There are also canadian ross rifles that saw a little action during the great war, while they did not fare well in the trenches, mounties pu them to good use in the canadian wilderness.

[chrismetallica1]

Well impressed now. A RFD friend of mine just gave me a muzzle brake for nothing. I asked what rifle is it for and he said find out for yorself. Just did a little digging on another forum and its for a Nagant M44. Superb



Cant beat free stuff

[CJS3]

I did love the loading box on that Krag, that was a rather handy design. And the magazine lockout so you could hand load one at a time for distance shots was rather innovative back then. Great old guns were those Krags, i would love to have one of those in my collection.

My BIL gave me my Father in Law's Krag ( I always took it out of his gun cabinet and fingered it when he was alive) a couple of years ago. The action is smooth as butter, but I can see why they didn't last as military weapons. Loading one round at a time into a box mag is definitely more time consuming than a stripper clip. The one I have now was sporterized at some point and is an excellent hunting rifle. The 30/40 is like a 30/30 on steroids.

[ncfarmer]

I would suggest picking up the Japanese battle rifles - the Arisaka Type 38 and the Ariska Type 99.
I'd love to see pictures of your collection when you feel like showing them.

[dbeardslee]

Why am I getting the feeling that Hickok45 is lurking this thread? His latest video seems right up the OP's alley...

[chrismetallica1]

I'd love to see pictures of your collection when you feel like showing them.

No problem, I just spoke to my mate and he's got a Mint M44 just come in on his books so as soon as my paperwork is through I can pick that up. Next time im down the club range I will take my camra and do some pictures of my rifles and upload them. Dont think it will be this next week through as its competitions season and Im enterd in a bunch of then in Derby so It will probably be the week after when im back

rgs

Chris

[srt 10 jimbo]

Have a Mosin 91/30. Two M44 Carbines. 2 M1 Garands. 1 Plainfield M1 Carbine. 1 Enfield Jungle Carbine

[chrismetallica1]

This is the M44 he just got in. Basically its mine as soon as I get the paperwork back from the Police to pick it up.


Dont know how long that will take as its usually weeks

[chrismetallica1]

This evening keeps getting better. Just had a phone call of another dealer im friends with. He was at the Auctions today and picked up a lot with a K11 in it. He says I can have it for cost so I hope my paperwork come back aprooved and quick