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Hey all, I've got a K31 with a bulge one inch from the muzzle; I picked it up in one of allans-armory's project sales. So, I want to get it inspected, and then slice off the forward section of the barrel (yes I will keep it above 16 inches!), recrown it, and re-attach the front sight assembly...

Hi guys, I was trying to figure this out on my own, but googling it is impossible with all these news articles getting in the way. Anyway, hopefully someone with an FFL can weigh in here; when you run a background check and file the 4473 for a customer or tranferee, what does the...

I went to a gunshow today and sold my Enfield since I didn't really want it anymore and need the money for school. My friends keep telling me I sold it way too low. I bought it for $150 and so let it go for $175. It was a 1943 Maltby in decent mechanical condition, but with noticeable pitting...

I have this .22 rifle that I picked up a few months ago, and it's a great rifle. One of those imported Polish WZ-78's. I really dislike magazine feed for .22 rifles though, because tube fed rifles have so much more capacity, and speed loaders make reloading a lot faster than having to swap 5...

So I bought a Lee-Enfield No. 4 MK 1 a few weeks ago and have yet to shoot it. I've dry fired it a lot though, and have a concern. The damn thing has to be the most uncomfortable gun I've ever shouldered! And considering how often I shoot Mosins, that's saying a lot. Whenever I shoulder the...

So I just got my first Lee-Enfield No. 4 today. I've got to say, it really is a beauty; with such a slick bolt and nice handling characteristics, I don't know why I ever liked Mausers so much! Here's a picture of her: It has a 1943 date, and I think it might be BSA, but I'm really not sure...

So after a recent move, I've basically got five or six milsurps without an official home. They just occupy one of the walls of my room, where I carefully spaced and leaned them up against it. Even though I have a really secure house, with lockable hurricane shutters that are generally closed...

I don't get it; what's the problem with thumbhole stocks? I've been prowling the forums for a while now, and anytime a fire-arm that sports them is mentioned, there seems to be unanimous disapproval for them and suggestions to remove them and swap them with standard furniture. Primarily with...

So I've got this VZ-24 that I'm running low on ammo for, but am itching to shoot. I was surprised to find that surplus is still pretty widely available for 8mm for impressively low prices, but I find that all of it is a mix of Yugoslavian, Iranian, Turkish, etc. I've had bad experiences with...

So my brother wants to get a semi-auto, and I'm having trouble giving him suggestions. Basically he has a tight budget and wants to stay under 500$. He's supremely adamant about getting an AK-47 pattern rifle, I suspect mostly because of the way they look. He wants it to primarily be a home...

I've noticed that there seem to be two schools of operation for bolt-action rifles; those who palm the bolts, and those who grasp it with their fingers. Is there any significant difference or advantage to either method? What method do you guys use? I'm speaking from the perspective of a...

All right, I know this question has likely been asked a hundred thousand times, but I just want to get my facts straight before I show up at the UPS counter tomorrow. I'm in FL and going to TX, and I've got a Mauser 98. I have a spare long box from a previous order that I made, so I'm set. I...

I bought a Turkish 1903 a few months ago and it's been sitting on a rack ever since. I bought it with intention to resell it, but I've come to like the gun too much. It's a dreadfully ugly piece, with cracks, gouges, and dents. It had significant rusting under the wood that I cleaned off and it...

So I bought this Turk Mauser 1903 the other day and was sitting down last night to disassemble it, but the problem is that the front band that holds the barrel to the stock won't come out unless the cleaning rod is removed. Naturally the cleaning rod is stuck in there. I mean practically welded...

I imagine that a lot of you get it done for free because you're buddies with a gunsmith, and the process really only involves inserting and testing gauges (so far as I know). But provided that you weren't how much would you expect to pay? In price-gouge land, America (otherwise known as...

I've heard a lot of argument going back and forth between whether polymer or polyurethaned-wood stocks are suitable for crazy-wet-cold-then-hot-then-cold-again-high-altitude weather conditions, but I wonder; Would a heavy tung oil finish be suitable for desert conditions? Such as, say, New...

I picked up a VZ. 24 a while ago (I included some pictures near the end to not choke up the thread too bad), and after searching for a new Mauser 98 to dry up my stockpile of 8mm, I've come across many aesthetically similar - or practically identical - Mausers. In particular, the 24/47 and VZ...

I'm thinking about picking up an old Marlin 81 for cheap, but I must admit that I'm not a big fan of the stocks that come up close to the action. How hard is it to get a separate piece of wood and graft it onto the fore-end of the old stock and achieve a nice consistent result? I've seen the...

I have a Russian capture VZ-24 bayonet that's really damn hard to pull out of the scabbard. It's really kind of frustrating, since I'm sure it isn't supposed to be this way, or else a lot of infantrymen in WWII ripped their frogs off their belts trying to fix their bayonets to their rifles...

I ask many similarly silly questions on this forum, but I'm interested in not using my parent's gas and not having to call on someone to drive me. My shooting range is about 8 miles from me, which I can cover in around half an hour on my bike. Assuming that I strap my rifle (in its soft case)...