As long as the bolt number matches the receiver number you're in business. The Finns needed rifles in the worst way between '40 and '44, so many of their arms were well assembled "grab-bags" My own...
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As long as the bolt number matches the receiver number you're in business. The Finns needed rifles in the worst way between '40 and '44, so many of their arms were well assembled "grab-bags" My own...
96 and 38? Sounds sort of Swedish! Both are great arms. The Swedish 6.5x55mm cartridge rocks!
My own 96/11 rifle had had its stock refinished by the Swiss soldier who carried it. Uncommon, but not unheard of as the rifles were inspected for overall condition annually. The fellow may have...
Walnut or birch? They're all excellent rifles.
You'll forget all about the price after you've shot your first sub-MOA group. Bear in mind what the cost of that rifle would be if it was new-about $1500 to $2000. Best quality materials and...
The last issue bolt action was the best! My own 1940 manufactured K-31 will out shoot any other rifle of its era. I even like the issue sights. The only change that I've made is the addition of a...
I once owned an almost identical rifle. Stick with moderate loads and 220 grain round-nosed bullets-be prepared to be amazed! The perfected Krag was THE match rifle until the post WWI matches...
My father, who was a WWII veteran (army), always called all rifles "pieces", as in "pieces of ordnance". He also called all pistols and shotguns "pieces of ****"! He was a medical officer who was...
Why remove the hammer spur from a revolver that hopelessly inaccurate as a DA-only weapon? The S-F boys developed their combat techniques for use with either superb American Smith and Wesson or Colt...