Recent content by william benson

i would like to thank all of you for the great help you have been. this really is an awesome community. glad i can be a part of it!

I didn't even think about that. Thank you for telling me that. I will check around for good gunsmiths in my area.

That was my thoughts exactly. I was very surprised at the accuracy. I plan on keeping it and using it for hunting. Definitely a lot lighter that the smle my dad left me lol. And again thank you everyone for the great info and help on this gun.

now that you mention it i remember seeing an old add for those conversion kits in some of dads gun books. i will definitely look into that new safety. i might take the bolt to the local machine shop and see if they could do the bolt handle. is there somewhere you would suggest ordering parts from?

thank you both for the very helpful info. i checked the bore and do not see a chamber insert. i did find a marking on the side of the barrel "mod 39 7.62x39". not sure if that is any indication to anything other than the caliber. the guy i got the rifle from had it for nearly 20 years. it is...

hello guys. First of all glad to be part of THR. i recently acquired a brazilian mauser chambered in 7.62x39. i know nothing about mausers and would like to know if anyone could give me a little info on them. i have already tried Google but alas could not find anything on one in this caliber. i...