[Gun thread] How things have changed...

[Fastguy]

Wow that is in awesome shape.

[JRD77VET]

Originally Posted by RedLS1GTO

... and some of you guys have some AWESOME rifles!

I see folks posting about all of the modern stuff all of the time but didn't realize that there were so many of you who had an interest in the older MILSURP as well.

Here's my primary carry weapon ( plus a Vietnam era K-Bar )

[Uncle Pervey]

Awesome firearms guys! Collecting milsurps has always been my passion. My rifles get fired but not as often as I would like. One of my cheapest rifles was a Turkish 98 Mauser K.Kale 1941, it is also one of the best shooting of all my Mauser rifles. It is about 5 feet long and heavy as lead, the stock is beat up, I doubt there is a square inch of wood that doesn't have a ding, dent or gouge but the action is as smooth as glass.

[RedLS1GTO]

Originally Posted by Fastguy

Wow that is in awesome shape.

It is in amazing shape. The really cool part is that I actually know the history of that one all the way back to the pilot it was issued to. I am the 4th "owner". The pilot who carried it for 3 years of the war (and after the war), his widow, and the collector that I bought it from. Needless to say, it hasn't been fired much over the course of it's near 7 decade life.