Recent content by GD

My favorite are the accurate ones - the Finnish mosins, K31's, and M1917's. If I loosen the accuracy criteria a bit, the Garand, SVT 40, and the FN49 are a hoot to shoot!

I have two - I would say they are worth about $150 each based on what I have seen lately.

When I purchase a rifle, I take it out to my 100 yard range and test fire a 3 round group. Out of all my rifles, my 2nd K31 is the only only one which hit dead center of the bullseye with a 3/4 inch group using GP11. My 1st K31 did the same group size on the initial firing but was off the...

Most of my target shooting with my 995 carbine is betwen 75 and 100 yards. It is reasonably accurate (around 4-5 MOA) with the red dot scope I have on it. I have never had an extraction or chambering problem with the rifle. I wish the magazine had a larger capacity.

If you have ever examined a steel case after firing and compared it with an unfired case, you would know the claim that there is no expansion is false. I wish people would quit spouting internet falacies and state the facts. Steel does not conform to the chamber as well as brass does but does...

Probably the safest restaurant in the Philly area. Not much chance of a robbery there! Wish my daughter would move from that crime infested city.

Top 5 milsurp bolt actions (in order of my humble opinion of classiness) 1) Mauser - the epitome of bolt actions 2) Enfield #4 Mk1 - a rifle built for battle 3) Model 1917 - what the Springfield 1903 should have been with sights and robustness. 4) Finnish M39 - The best of the most...

The Finnish mosins are very much as good as any American made surplus bolt action rifle. I have had 6 M39's and every one of them 1.5 MOA or better with surplus ammo.

I enjoy going to shows in Kansas (and of course the big show in Tulsa, OK). I went to the Abilene show last weekend and bought Lake City .223 for 20 cents per round. Entry to the show was $3. I have found deals at just about every show. Keep an eye on the walkins and be patient. I agree...

I have a LIFE magazine from right after the invasion. It shows soldiers training for the invasion with Johnson rifles.

At the last two shows I went to this fall (Tulsa and Wichita) I got used AR15 magazines at $3 each, G3 magazines at $1.50 each, and .223 Wolf ammo at $179 per thousand. I saw plenty of under $100 mosins and 7.63x54 ammo for them at $75 per 440 rounds. Maybe its just location.

I thought the $3 AR-15 mags, the $2 HK91 mags, and the $179 for 1000 rounds of Russian .223 ammo at the Tulsa show was a pretty good deal. Firearm prices were all over the place. The promoters definitely need to have wider isles if we are going to experience more people in electric carts.

Nice rifle. I have to strip mine down after about 1000 rounds and give it a good cleaning otherwise it will have extraction problems. That is probably due more to dirty .22s than it is to any failure of the rifle. A very accurate rifle.

My 1st milsurp as a collector was an unissued Polish M44. It is pretty accurate rifle for a carbine (about 2-3 MOA). About 6 years ago, a guy was selling a crate of them for $50 each - they were rough but still was a great deal. Wish I had bought them all. I think the Poles probably spent...

I have had 4 M98/22's and all were very accurate (around 1 MOA). My single M38 Turk is a 3-4 MOA rifle.