Hi Folks! .. What is it?

[thewillisprepper]

Hi Ya'll, glad to be here!

I live in Georgia and have been an avid hunter all my life.

Just getting into the milsurp arena. Got my first SKS yesterday along with a rifle that I can't identify (got these at an estate sale cheap I attached a couple photos below (I think I did this right)
If you can help me identify this rifle I would be very grateful. Basically it's a semi-auto, box-fed (no mag came with gun) rifle with only a few numbers on the receiver and the butt stock. The action is funky - you slide the triangular shaped receiver cover forward and them back to drop the bolt...

Anyway, looking forward to learning from all of you and having fun.

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[Patrick Chadwick]

That is an upside-down photo of the action of an Egyptian Hakim - basically the 8x57 version of the Swedish Ljungmann AG 42B, made by the Egyptians at a plant in Helwan, under Swedish guidance. But do not expect either Swedish finish or Swedish accuracy! It was a replacement for the 8x57 version of the SAFN 49. You will probably find it a bit rough to shoot, but there is a "volume control" for the gas, accessed through a hole in the handguard.

And good luck with looking for a magazine!

[Gil Boyd]

An Australian HAKIM SLR anyway as its upside down, you got there before me Patrick. Saw a few on the recent uprising so they must still be about in numbers there

[Aragorn243]

It is an Egyptian Hakim. Fit and finish is not as fine as the Swedish version but accuracy for an 8mm is very good. They are not rough to shoot, just extremely loud and no one should be standing to either side of you when you do so. They have almost no recoil because they weigh close to 12lbs and that muzzle break on the front which produces the noise and the side to side blast effect effectively eliminates it. Do not under any circumstances place a finger, thumb or any other body part into the open bolt area unless you are positive it is locked to the rear.

Don't use Turk ammo in it, it can damage the action. All others, you should adjust the gas port so it throws the casing about 6 to 8 feet.

Don't shoot it under a roof either due to the noise.

[jmoore]

And be extra sure to wear shooting glasses. Lots of gas in your face with most ammo.

[Aragorn243]

LOL, after reading all the special instructions that other rifles don't seem to have, it IS rough to shoot. You can lose a finger, you can lose your hearing, you could injure your friends and you could lose an eye.

But recoil, nah, no recoil.

[Bruce_in_Oz]

Now, of course, you need its "little brother", the "Rashid", in 7.62 x 39

[Cronic]

LOL, after reading all the special instructions that other rifles don't seem to have, it IS rough to shoot. You can lose a finger, you can lose your hearing, you could injure your friends and you could lose an eye.

But recoil, nah, no recoil.

Excellent !! I'll take it........... really

[303tom]

Attachment 49759Another direct impingement, gas-operated rifle from that era is the MAS 49/56..........