looking for a certain milsurp

for my bday present to myself.

i love milsurps so it has to be that and these-

NOT semi auto
more than 60 years old
either easy to mount a scope onto NON permanently
or have aperture sights. preferably the latter.
not impossible to reload for, i dont mind casting for the bullets either.
accurate by means of at least 4" 100 yard groups.
preferrably able to be better with handloads
and last but not least- fun fun fun.

+1 for rich history.


I'm thinkin enfield .303 or MAYBE mas 36 (but because it doesnt have a rich history im not sure)

of course there are the 1917's and 1903's....budget wise im looking at less than 1500.

i have three k31's, got them when they were cheap. yeah my budget is high cause i have been saving up for like, 6 months.
um, im liking these suggestions!

question about handloading the .303. i heard enfields have extra large chambers that would over work brass.
is there some kind of special die, like for the k31 (the k31's chamber are a little bit larger than the k11's, redding makes a die that's a little bit larger, not working the brass so bad. actually standard k11 dies work fine, but slightly overworks brass), however to my understanding the british chambers are a bigger difference.
i have until february to figure it out. im seriously thinking between the 1903a3 and the enfield. of course for the ultimate fun gun (to my mind) would be buying a sporterized 1903a3 that doesnt have a D/T reciever and refitting it to its military configuration.

thats a good one, swedish mauser. have a carl gustaf 1920 m96, no target though. i was thinking sniper though....

only problem is i have more than a couple k31s already.
okay what is the going price for no.4 mk 1
and no.1 mk. 3

also, which is better? i am not educated between the models