Two new rifles, or: "It's a good thing I don't have kids . . ."

[grimjaw]

. . . because they'd have to learn how to hunt to get any food. I spend all my money on guns!

Picked up two new rifles today, one very old and one very new. A Mosin Nagant 91/30, mfg date 1939 according to the receiver. Looks like it was Izhevsk arsenal, couldn't tell you if/when it was rearsenaled. It's got the spliced stock near the forend, and looks to be in good condition. I'll give a range report once I've had the opportunity to clean the cosmoline out and do safety checks. The other is a CZ 527 carbine in 7.62x39. It's light and handy, action is smooth and goes to my shoulder very well.

jmm

 

[ajax]

Sweet rifles!!!!

 

[BozemanMT]

. . ."It's a good thing I don't have kids . . ."
because they'd have to learn how to hunt to get any food. I spend all my money on guns!

So true, so true.

 

[M.E.Eldridge]

The mark under the Izhevsk arsenal mark is a rearsenal stamp, or so I was told. My 91/30 was made in '43 at Izhevsk and rearsenaled to excellant condition. I got all the goodies with it(bayonet, ammo pouches, cleaning kit, sling) for $84.00, tax included. Thats one heck of a deal.

 

[adaman04]

One more reason I don't have cats. Nice rifles.

 

[QuickDraw]

Looks like the cat likes cosmoline!
Hey wait a minute,if you leave it out overnight
it should be clean in the morning.

QuickDraw

 

[bobhaverford]

You need something to protect with those rifles!! Have some kids!!

 

[The Grand Inquisitor]

That cat looks very sweet, so he or she is more than worthy to have a serious arsenal for protection against idiotic and sub-human hunters from Wisconsin who would hunt your precious cat.


I have a sizable gun collection that is protected by a sizable cat collection.

 

[grimjaw]

People in Wisconsin hunt domestic housecats? I'm glad I was only passing through!

Thanks for the comments. I think the cat might be a gun snob, and was really just inspecting the receiver engraving.

jmm

ps. OK, make that three new rifles. Just got this one.

 

[M.E.Eldridge]

Exactly what is that? It reminds me of a Winchester 1895, but thats no lever gun.

 

[grimjaw]

M.E.Eldridge, that is a Remington Model 8, in .35 Remington. From what I read, Remington started producing them from a Browning Patent circa 1906. You can read some articles on them at these links, including Remington's page on it. I don't know if the cheekpiece was a factory custom job or not. Don't confuse it with the Remington Noiseless 8, which is not, as it might sound, a suppressed version of the same rifle.

jmm

 

[bearmgc]

That Remington is a great classic rifle, don't see too many of them. It looks to be in pretty good shape too. Nice find!