Buying a Mitchell Mauser from a buddy

[OLDER THEN DIRT]

All matching Turk? Hmmmmm.....

Matching Turks of any kind are almost unheard of, as a matter of fact downright rare.

You cut it down for a sporter? Well, as you said, it's your rifle. "Parts is parts" as an acquaintance of mine used to brag when he did this sort of thing.

I`m not a BS`er, matching #`s. And now "For the rest of the Story". After I aquired this rifle, I did a lot of research on the 03/38 Turk & was told that they are a dime a dozen, I way over paid ($295.00) for it, which I probably did, it will only be a shooter & it will never have any collector value to it. So I did what I did. Do I have any regretts, no because it`s one hell of a shooter & that`s what I wanted? End of story. Here it is.

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[gew8805]

I`m not a BS`er, matching #`s. And now "For the rest of the Story". After I aquired this rifle, I did a lot of research on the 03/38 Turk & was told that they are a dime a dozen, I way over paid ($295.00) for it, which I probably did, it will only be a shooter & it will never have any collector value to it. So I did what I did. Do I have any regretts, no because it`s one hell of a shooter & that`s what I wanted? End of story. Here it is.

https://www.milsurps.com/images/impo...1001575v-1.jpg

Yes, you could say that 03/38 Turks are "a dime a dozen" but 99.99% are mismatched but still sell well at about $95 - $125 apiece as mis-matching military rifles because they shoot great. A matching numbered rifle is on the collector's wish list since they are practically non-existent and being matching would probably have sold at about what you paid when you got it so you didn't do badly. Nowadays, it would be worth about twice what you paid or more since the Turks are finally coming up in value, especially if matching and still in original, un-messed with, military configuration. It looks okay so as long as you are happy, that is what counts; if you wanted to sell it you could probably get what you paid for it.

[Bubba's friend]

That is a fine looking rifle. Should make any person proud to be the owner.

The older one gets the more they can appreciate the beauty of variety.

[FailsafeOperator]

Update:

I took advantage of a nice sunny day here in the big KY and took a trip to my buddy's range. I was worried at first that maybe the front site might be off as it wasn't completely centered but after drilling a 5x5 plate @ 100 yards repeatedly, I was more than satisfied. This thing shoots like a dream, the action is nice and smooth and the bore is like new. I've got myself a shooter fellas. The wife even shot it a few times.

This one is destine to be used for hunting.

Should I refinish the stock or leave as is? Also, does anyone know what kind of wood the stock is made from?

Thanks

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