Recent content by amx4080

If people these K31's these "kick like a mule"... 1) Never try a M95 in 8x56r 2) Do you have a proper mount on your shoulder? 3) What would the same folks think of a M38 Mosin Nagant in 7.62x54r? The muzzle flash on the M95 or M38 are worth it! :)

It's a good time to build your own AR :)

The price of the SKS has gone up a lot in the last few years due to the panics. Even with the price increase, they are interesting. How many AR-15s have been converted to piston action? Hmmm, might be something to the design of an SKS after all (OK AR fans, flame on! Pitiful attempt at...

I have found both the 7.26x39 and 8mm Mauser from Yugoslavia has been very accurate.

For $600, just take it off his hands! The SVT-40 has been selling well North of $600 for a while (GunStockMarket SVT-40 sales). I've bought some rifles that people felt were junk. Found one put back together wrong for a song, correctly assembled it and funcions 100%.

Sounds like you need to take the bolt apart to clean it, and possibly the firing pin has a burr. Soak the area with some penetrating oil, and let it sit. Soak it the next day, and let it sit again. Yes, the pin can be a bugger to pound out. Use a brass punch and hammer. It shouldn't...

Back to the original question: Why the SKS is a better than the AK47 for civilian use SKS, as it's simpler but only by a small margin. Easier to shoot prone with a standard fixed mag.

The ads I've glanced at recently suggest that the Mauser they are selling is a K98, but it sure looks like a Yugo M48. Lot's of M48's for sale if you look for a lot less $. A piece of paper, unless it's real bring-back documentation, doesn't add any value to a rifle for me. Yugo M48s are...

In 2003, I purchased an M44 (1946, Izhevsk, 1.TRZ stamped) for $69.00 and an M91/30 (1938, [SA] marked) for $40 the same day. Two thoughts went through my head. First, my wife was going to be pissed off that I dropped over $100 on rifles. Second, that with these purchases I'd be set for life...

You did good on the price, the Romanian SKS has been averaging above $300 lately.

Use the sun, wipe it down every hour or so and it'll almost all sweat out. the heat is free, it takes time and patience. Shoot it and wipe it down again if more cosmo rises.

Just strip a bit of wire of the correct gauge, and use the sheath to slide over the front post. Start long and trim it to the height that works with the ammo you are using. No need to file anything and no need to modify the rifle.

The OP was asking about the recent imports, not rifles from years ago. The T53s have two stories floating around. Either they are also from Albania or someone had them in storage for years and finally sold them off. Personally, I think the Albanian angle makes more sense. The recent crop...

$350.00 is a little high for a 2A, and while not on every shelf these are out there. Recent on-line sales (GunStockMarket: Lee Enfield 2A Sales report) put it closer to $300.00 or less, but you have to add shipping onto those numbers for a comparison.

The discount between the asking price average and selling price is not always as great as expected. Check out SKS data for a bunch of auction sites: SKS asking prices SKS selling prices Just recently, with some of the panic subsiding (at least the volume of sales tapering off), the...