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It's not really a military rifle,,,
But she is at least a genuine Mauser.

She (no name as yet) is an ES340B I purchased on Gunbroker.
...

Do not over oil the leather,,,
The worst mistake is to drench dried up leather in neatsfoot oil.

If the leather is stiff, drenching it will simply turn it to mush.

The trick is to use a...

I'll relegate this book to the "Interesting but not absolute truth" category.

Thanks for the replies.

Aarond

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I guess Mr. Dougherty did know what he was talking about.

Difficult to believe that in all my reading,,,
I never came across this info before.

Thanks again.

Aarond

P.S.

For Christmas I got a book titled,,,
The World's Worst Weapons,,,
By Martin J. Dougherty.

Personally I don't think this book is very good at all,,,
The author simply took a variety of...

I hope yours shoots as well as mine.

I've been doing some more reading about these little rifles,,,
It's amazing the labor they put into guns back then.

If it were manufactured today to the...

Which just begs for the standard French anecdote,,,

French army surplus firearm,,,
Never fired, Dropped once.

Aarond

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Well, it's not the biggest bullet in the world,,,
Most of the older handguns were of much larger caliber.

The pistol it replaced was an 11mm if I recall correctly.

But the 8mm Lebel did have...

Gads Custom Cartridges will make custom reloads from 32-20 cartridges,,,
I've ordered a few hundred for my Lebel over the years.

They are low power but do go bang,,,
So anyone who has one of...

Possibly or even probably,,,
Although I was jacking that bolt pretty dang fast and hard.

You can imagine just how scared I was,,,
I had to fess up and tell the parents before they found the...

My Father was killed in a truck accident when I was an infant,,,
When I was about 11 or 12 his brother gave me what was supposed to be my Father's deer rifle.

It was an 1898 Krag in 30-40.
(were...

I hate that commercial.

Well, maybe hate is too strong of a word,,,
But it always gives me a reaction,,,
It always makes me tear up.

Aarond

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That's what I was thinking as well.


Just a few years back I could have bought one at a gun show for $175.00,,,
I considered it as I love matched sets of unique guns.

But since I hadn't found...

Well, it wasn't exactly "given" to me,,,
I mowed lawns for $2.00 apiece.

Counting gas and oil as expenses,,,
I mowed 6 lawns to earn the money to bid with.

But yeah,,,
1962 was a lot...

I'm 2 weeks shy of 64 years old,,,
I've had this revolver since I was 11 years old.

I call her Margaux.

https://www.milsurps.com/images/imported/2015/11/lebel-1.jpg

I bought it and a sock...

It's good to know it's what I always thought it was,,,
To know it's birthdate and manufacturer is an added benefit.

I think all it needs is that hand guard,,,
I'll be calling Springfield...

This is the rifle my great uncle was said to have brought back from WW-II,,,
I've owned this old gal since November of 1963,,,
That was my 12th Birthday present,,,
My Grandfather gave it to me.
...

I am definitely afraid of that aspect,,,
Fortunately I'm not a rich man,,,
But I can drool a lot. :o

I have a passion for owning pairs of handguns,,,
One chambered for .22 rimfire and the...

Hello,,,
I am aarondhgraham

This is my latest purchase,,,
I picked her up just this last Monday.

WZ-48 Polish Trainer.
...

Hello good people.

I am just another aging gun guy looking for a place to learn more about some Military Surplus guns that have struck my fancy.

Guns I own:

K98 Mauser - this was a WW-II...