Look for them all, set your standards and when one comes along that comes up to those standards grab it.

It took me about 5 years to find the type 99 that I finally ended up with.....I wanted all the gadgets still on the rifle, I wanted an intact mum, I even got an original sling with the rifle. Anymore these guys are hard to find....any of them.

One thing is so true however....none of this stuff is going to get any more inexpensive.....with the american and german stuff leading the way with england not far behind.

If you do go carcano....about the best buy now that 91/30's have gone up, be sure you get a couple clips for it....having a single shot rifle is not a great deal of fun.