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I've never seen the binoculars. All we know is that Edmund Satulla was my father-in-law's cousin. I found his enlistment info on the NARA site and also his obituary (he passed away in July of 2010)....

Several years ago, my father-in-law gave me a pistol he'd acquired from a relative. My father-in-law was a WWII vet who passed away last year. The pistol is a WWII -era Belgian Hi-Power....

After a year break, it is time to renew my search for the M1 shown in this picture. SN 2860035.

It was issued to my dad when he was in boot camp at Parris Island in June 1946. Although he missed...

Lynn was taking pictures while she was waiting her turn - we had another fiend there who had never shot a rifle before. Lynn and JoAnne shot an M1 Carbine, an Enfield No1 Mk5, the Garand and a Mosin...

I was out shooting on our range on Sunday and my wife happened to catch this picture. It was my last round - you can see the brass casing ejecting to the upper right of the picture, and the en bloc...

Most likely the clip latch spring. I always have a full set of spare springs for my Garands and M1 Carbines around, just in case.

I'm pretty much done with the MkII. She isn't perfect but I think she cleaned up nicely. As I suspected, the rust and pitting on the barrel looked worse than it really was. I was able to clean out...

Haven't stripped it down yet. I'll start on the outside and then use penetrating oil on the screws to loosen them...hopefully. There's no mold - the sunlight on the dust makes it shine white outside...

My son and I got to IMA at about 11:00. They had about 25 Mk IIs, most with wrist cracks, some very serious. We found maybe 3 that had butt stocks without cracks. I ended up with a nice 1876 Enfield...

My son and I are heading to the Easton store to see if we can find 2 MH Mk IIs to restore. We'll post some pictures later today after we see what we can find.

My '43 Tula has that same dark coloring - it does add some additional beauty to the rifle, I think.

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I think that you'll find that just about every Mosin will have its "favorite" flavor of bullet shape, size, weight combination. Most of my serious shooting with my PU is match related - prep,...

My match load uses 174gn .311 Sierra Match King bullets and 43.5gns of Varget. I've used both Winchester and Tula primers. My match partner moved up to 45gns of Varget and seems to have better...

Well, that was my thought as soon as I read that it was a Weaver rail......:lol:

What screws are loosening? The 91/30s PU are infamous for the thumb screw loosening. I learned that lesson the hard way during a VS match when, after 3 misses at 600 yards after being dead on at 300,...

Sweet looking PU. The scope should have the letters CB on the elevation knob - that designates that the dials were swapped to reflect the 91/30 characteristics. I reload but use Varget for my powder...

Mosinitis strikes again!! The Type 53s are battle worn beauties - they just need some TLC to get them bck in shape. It happens to most of us as we age! :)

But, pictures are required!

Non-import, non-refurb PUs are like same condition M1 carbines, Garands, etc. High end collectors will pay huge $$ for them. But, the reality is that almost all WWII vintage US and Soviet rifles were...

It all depends where you are shimming/grinding. You are right if working on the front of the mount - making adjustments at the rear would be the opposite.

I have two "43 Tulas - one just like yours and one a restored ex-sniper. Your rifle is just as collectible as any other refurb PU - don't let people run it down. These rifles command the same amount...

Have you shot the rifle, yet? I would invest in an inexpensive laser bore sighter, rough it in, and then take it out to the range to assess the POA vs POI. It may just be that the turret has moved....

The Russians used their snipers differently than other nations. Get down into the prone position with a PU sniper and look down the iron sights - have a shot at 50 or 100 yards? 200 yards? Iron...

A friend brought this 4/53 No4Mk2(F) to me today to look at. He bought it years ago, put it in his safe and hasn't touched it since. He wants to sell it. Can anyone give me an idea on value?

It is...

I'm looking forward to seeing the pictures when you get her!! i'd love to add one to my collection.:cheers:

Or send it my way!!! :thup: