I said I would let you guys know when I got the M48 and what I thought of it.
Well, I am impressed and happy. If you don't remember, I ordered a M48 from CDNN in "good" condition which is the lowest grade they had availible. It said they had mis-matched parts so I wasn't expecting much. I just wanted a shooter to blast some of the super cheap 8mm surplus amm that is on the market right now. I got one of the Turk Mausers when they came out and it was O.K.
This M48 is REALLY nice. It does have a bolt that doesn't match the rest of the gun but CDNN says it checks head-space on all the rifles. Every other part on the rifle (except bolt) match, which surprised me a little. What surprised me a lot was the condition of the gun, it is in what I would call "excellent" for a C&R. The blueing is deep and near perfect with almost no signs of wear or use. The bore is bright and free of any pits or darkness. The Wood is even in really nice shape and has a warm rich grain with lots of attractive red tones to the grain. They didn't specify whether it was the M-48 or the M-48A in the ad but it is the M-48A which is the one I wanted because it has the milled trigger gaurd. No broken or missing parts, even has the cleaning rod.
Needless to say, I am very happy with this gun. I have serveral C&R guns since getting my C&R license a few months ago and the only C&R gun that I like better is my Yugo SKS from Aim. This is a light, handy rifle and it feels so much better than either my Turk Mauser or either of my Russian M-44s.
Hear are my C&R guns to date:
1938 Turk Mauser
Yugo SKS
Yugo M48A
CZ-52
Russian M44 (2)
I really like the Yugo SKS and the Yugo M48A, the Turk and the M-44s are fun but lack the grace of the Yugo M-48A, the SKS is just plain fun.
Well, I am impressed and happy. If you don't remember, I ordered a M48 from CDNN in "good" condition which is the lowest grade they had availible. It said they had mis-matched parts so I wasn't expecting much. I just wanted a shooter to blast some of the super cheap 8mm surplus amm that is on the market right now. I got one of the Turk Mausers when they came out and it was O.K.
This M48 is REALLY nice. It does have a bolt that doesn't match the rest of the gun but CDNN says it checks head-space on all the rifles. Every other part on the rifle (except bolt) match, which surprised me a little. What surprised me a lot was the condition of the gun, it is in what I would call "excellent" for a C&R. The blueing is deep and near perfect with almost no signs of wear or use. The bore is bright and free of any pits or darkness. The Wood is even in really nice shape and has a warm rich grain with lots of attractive red tones to the grain. They didn't specify whether it was the M-48 or the M-48A in the ad but it is the M-48A which is the one I wanted because it has the milled trigger gaurd. No broken or missing parts, even has the cleaning rod.
Needless to say, I am very happy with this gun. I have serveral C&R guns since getting my C&R license a few months ago and the only C&R gun that I like better is my Yugo SKS from Aim. This is a light, handy rifle and it feels so much better than either my Turk Mauser or either of my Russian M-44s.
Hear are my C&R guns to date:
1938 Turk Mauser
Yugo SKS
Yugo M48A
CZ-52
Russian M44 (2)
I really like the Yugo SKS and the Yugo M48A, the Turk and the M-44s are fun but lack the grace of the Yugo M-48A, the SKS is just plain fun.