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Well, there is only one thing better than a P.13 rifle - and that is two P.13 rifles!
Just got it today, perfect timing for an Easter present. Sorry for the bad quality, it's raining outside and already dark. Better pictures soon, I promise!
(Oh, and the coolest fact on them. is that they're only a few digits away of each other)
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Holy Cow! two of them. Nice, I wish I had just one, Ray
Gotta agree with rayg. Wish I had even just one. My P14 is one of the greatest rifles I've ever owned.
Very nice.....
In fact, very, very nice!
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I could not resist posting mine. I tried mating them but nothing has happened so far. The differences of the Pattern 1913 vs. the Pattern 1914 are interesting. The safety area was changed for the later version.
Yours are very nice and for anyone to have just one makes it a special event.
The good thing about owning one of these in England is that because the ammunition is not available, you can own one without any foirm of licensing whatsoever!
Ha .. I knew there was someone out there who has at least one more than me! If you don't mind me asking, what serial are your rifles? And are they all three fully matching (rear sight, bolt, receiver and stock)?
Two are matched and one has the wrong number bolt. I don't have serial numbers readily available as they are currently in deep storage.
So how do your German collector friends like the "British Mauser"?
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Very nice gentlemen,.... Very nice indeed!
Promo, are these rifles for shooting, or just for looking at? I'd be interested to hear what the procedure is for making the ammo (parent case, what bullet used) is.
Attachment 53826 If you remove the belt from the 275 H&H (center cartridge) you have a good start, but there are other cartridges that can be used too
Since I'm not a reloader and aswell more a collector than a shooter, these rifles are sentenced to be unused until I happen to come across ammo for it. I anyway have quite some P.14s and M1917s which give the same feeling in regards of handling. And only for the different recoil it's not worth the effort.
I once inquired at a company, they even had reloading dies in stock for the .276 Enfield. I didn't purchase them though.
I have seven rounds and two stripper clips. No incentive to shoot them up.
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Originally Posted by RCS
As Promo lives in Austria, a better choice for a reformable cartridge would be 8x68S.
How about it Promo ... you just give me one of the P13s and I'll make up some ammo for it :D
Patrick,
if you make up some of the ammo I'm willing to make a meeting of us two where each of us can shoot one of the two rifles. That is no problem. I anyway live close to the border of Germany.