Here's my M44

[WarPig1976]

What's wrong with the stock? Looks good to me. Blueing is pretty much gone no big deal gives that nice patina look.
Please don't whine like a little girly man "came home with a bruise" its unbecoming of an M44 owner. Is that a recoil pad? there's no recoil pads aloud in M44 ownership.!!

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[Littlejohn]

Please don't whine like a little girly man "came home with a bruise" its unbecoming of an M44 owner. Is that a recoil pad? there's no recoil pads aloud in M44 ownership.!!

Not whining, just stating a fact. That steel buttplate slams my bony shoulder harder than anything I've fired before. The fireballs make it worthwhile though.

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What generates bruise/blood blisters worse than anything for me is shooting an M14 type rifle with the fold-up buttplate whilst wearing a light shirt. Getting pinched at some point is almost a certainty.

Agreed. My M1A leaves a mark also. The recoil doesn't seem as strong as the M44 though.

[vintage hunter]

dove hunting must not be a very popular sport up north.

[SVT-40]

Very nice rifle how much did you pay for it ? i've been trying to find one for quite a while

[Littlejohn]

Very nice rifle how much did you pay for it ? i've been trying to find one for quite a while

Thanks. I got it for $139.00 last summer.
Here are a couple of pics from a range trip right after I bought it. In the first photo, note the puff of smoke right behind the cocking piece. I had just fired a dud round, the primer was pierced but the powder charge did not ignite.
My 1978 vintage M1A is in the background.
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