Recent content by cal30_sniper

Nice looking .270. I've come to really enjoy shooting mine over the last year. Husky Model 640 in .270 Winchester, 1952 Production I just bought another Husky 640 in .220 Swift, 1951 Production. Looks pretty close to identical to my .270. I'll post some pictures of it when it gets...

If the Spanish is still in original condition, and not bubbad, that's a heck of a deal. Since it's a Model 1916, it won't have the 3rd locking lug of the 98, but it's not necessary at all with the moderate pressure 7x57 cartridge. Even in the 98 with the 3rd lug, its not a bearing surface, so...

It sounds to me like that's exactly what you're trying to do, and being quite patronizing while you're at it... Interesting that we never hear from anyone who has carried an AK into combat. You always hear about super reliability, "close to AR" accuracy, and a huge increase in knockdown...

I paid $300 for my Husqvarna 640 in .270. They can be had for less than $400, the problem is finding one. They're not the most common bolt action rifle out there.

That is a gorgeous rifle...

Here's a few of my favorite Mauser sporters from my collection... M96 Carl Gustaf Swedish Mauser Sporter, 6.5x55. 20" barrel, Fajen walnut stock, Weaver mounts and rings, and an old El Paso Weaver V9. M95 Chilean Mauser, 7x57. 24" barrel, walnut stock, single stage trigger, Weaver...

I also enjoyed qualifying on the A2, though I would completely agree with your comments on the non-adjustable A2 stock. However, with the plethora of readily available excellent adjustable stocks, it would not be hard at all to add an adjustable stock to a flat-top M16A4, aka the rumored M16A5...

Perhaps it had something to do with the fact that the M14 operated and handled almost exactly the same as the M1 Garand that every service member was very proficient in at the time, which had also proven itself with distinguished service in the greatest war of all time? Surely not... You are...

Float, thanks so much for the great info. I didn't know what the white stripe on the buttstock was, but I figured it was something important. The squareness and shape of the outline was too good to just be a random smudge or import inspection mark. What are the chances of this stock being...

Hey all, I mentioned this rifle the other day, and I thought I would go ahead and post some pictures up. I found it in a pawn shop down in Corpus Christi a few weeks ago. I can't imagine who let this one go, but once I saw it, I knew I had to have it. I ended up paying $425 for it, which I...

I've got a Bush Rifle (the old version of the Scout Squad without the scout mount) made back in '94 out of USGI parts. I love it. It wasn't terribly accurate in the factory walnut stock, but dropping it into a USGI Fiberglass stock cut the 5-shot groups down less than 1.5" at 100 yards. I just...

You can buy one heck of an older commercial Mauser 98 or a really, really nice sporter job for $400. I have never understood why so many people buy "brand new" rifles of dubious quality and worksmanship when such fine old examples are available, and usually for less money. A well cared firearm...

My advice for what you're looking to do would be to find a sporterized Swedish Mauser. They are the cream of the crop of military rifles, especially in the accuracy department. 6.5x55 is the perfect cartridge for what you're looking at doing. For my bobcat/coyote to deer sized hunting, I have a...

7mm WSM vs 7mm what? There are a lot of 7mm cartridges out there...

The .243 and the 7x57 are in two completely different classes of cartridges. There is twice the difference in bore diameter between the .243 and 7x57 than there is between the 7x57 and the .30-06. Where the range of useful bullet weights is very similar between the 7x57 and the '06, they are...