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Recently I ran across one of the many Mauser sporters made after and during the Wars. They basically look the same with some variables. This one was made in March 1944 at Zella-Mehlis in Germany. It...

My matching #4mk1T also had a grey chest. There must be something to this. I considered painting it the expected green but thought better of it and let it be.

Please forgive my old school collecting ethic, but building rifles from this junk is unforgivable. If you don't have the money to collect a proper '03, then quit. I have been collecting US military...

Having messed with a single shot clip and finding out it wasn't worth the aggravation, I do what most of the guys here do. Just set a round on the follower, trip the op rod and gently guide the...

I have a 7.62 conversion of a Longbranch #4, a one off for a customer by Cogswell & Harrison. The mag is a .303 that has a spacer for the shorter cartridge and holds only 5 rounds. A new charger...

Having just picked up a Calvary Carbine, I simply Googled Carcano and got all the info I needed.

My cousin is buying one from a friend and I know the gun well. Look at http://www.subguns.com to see what they actually sell for. Our thinking is that these unappreciated SMGs will be the next big...

Can't help it. After a lifetime of lusting for a Mauser C96 I got a commercial 1934 rebored to 9mm. With it was a commercial 1930s wooden stock made in Germany. According to the Feds, this is a legal...

Check out Numrich, I bought one from them and am satisified with it. It came without the spare mag spring but they have them as well. Someone in the Shotgun News sells the same one but including the...

When I was an active shooter, I dragged my M1 into my doctors office and we spent some time with me sighting the rifle at a distant target while she tried various lenses until one worked best. That...

Bruce, have you tripped the op rod catch when starting the clip? With the bolt latched back, the clip should start easily and with constant pressure on the top round with your thumb, the bolt will...

My Red 9 turned out to be a M30 that had been rebored to 9mm Lugar. I hadn't done my homework on the C96 and should have know better, but I always wanted one so I jumped on this one at the Reno show....

My local M1 guy demonstrated that I was simply too gentle in banging the thing on. I have always been over careful when fitting parts, having seen horrible results from being too heavy handed.

Hey Guys, some time ago I got hassled big time on a Mauser forum by refering to my rifle as a ZF41. "They" said that ZF41 was the SCOPE not he rifle. The rifle is correctly refered to as a G-?....

My sad story is a Colt 1914 where the finish is 1 square inch of perfect original finish, followed by 1 square inch of bright metal. The whole pistol is like that, and it drives me nuts as to how...

John, I fell into the #4 Mk1/45-70 trap some years ago with the Gibbs/Navy Arms rifle conversion. The idea was to use spitser bullets through a box magazine to improve 45-70 ballistics. I had a...

Thanks Tex, I didn't expect so much hand fitting. Even the handguards with the stock set have to be modified, especially the rear one. What happened to Eli Whitney and interchangable parts?

My first attempt at installing a new Douglas barrel on an old receiver has gone very well except that my gas cylinder will NOT fit. It is so tight on the splines that tapping with a block of wood is...

Thanks Guys, it is then a B. I've been collecting for over 50 years and this Martini thing is the most confusing arm I've run across.

Never mind, I'm an idiot. It's OK.

OK, now I know that I have an Enfield Martini, A Pattern, thanks. In looking into removing the fore end, it looks like my barrel bands are reversed. (?) The bayonet lug is on the right side and so...

Richard, I didn't understand that and thank you for the info. I've entered it in my records for this rifle. Man, this is fun.

Thanks Double D but I just learned all this yesterday. I didn't do my homework and thought I should get one of these rifles before they were gone for good. Knowing the background of this rifle has...

The bright idea was to buy a MkIV Martini from IMA because that was the latest made and would have the shortest service life= best quality. The rifle I received, while very nice, turned out to be a...

Just took the easy way out and bought 20 rounds of both, 10 X ammo. from IMA.