Recent content by Wolfsburg

Ah, I think you're right! I thought that was an odd wear pattern if that were the case...

Well for me it would be a historically significant collectible and occasional shooter. It's good to hear than you think the varnish might be factory. Is flaking blue just what it sounds like (flaking off) or is just an aged blue patina?

Yeah, that's the question. They don't strike me as knowing much about guns, so I'm a little leery of their "excellent" descriptor. I'd be buying the gun primarily as a collectible and occasional shooter. Still, being refinished wouldn't necessarily be the death knell for me as long as the price...

Understood. I'll see if I can't find valuation that way. Looking around the internet, pricing on these seem to be all over the place, so I'm a bit bamboozled as to what would be a good deal and what wouldn't.

Not sure whether this is more appropriate here or in the blackpowder forum, but I'll post it here anyways. Anyway, an 1886 will be going up on the auction block locally in a few weeks and I've been looking for information on these rifles, as I'm potentially interested. The condition is...

I guess I need to break the gun back down and look at how all that integrates together. I recently put a wood buttstock on the PTR and while the metal stock ferrule slips over the rear receiver and lower, the pins also seem to hold it tightly in place by going through another set of holes in the...

Hmm, so is it only held on by friction? I guess I don't understand how the buttstock stays put without those pins holding it onto the lower.

I'm thinking about buying a clipped and pinned steel lower for my PTR but from looking at the pics I've seen, I don't understand how the stock attaches to them. On the "Navy" style polymer lowers there are two holes for the two buttstock pins to go through, but the steel lowers don't seem to...

Well, a friend of mine looked at it and says it looks fine to him. Maybe I'm just getting cockeyed. I guess I need to put the gun in a mount and see how it looks then. I certainly hope the receiver isn't out of spec! I know the bumper people are referring to, but I didn't have any problems...

I recently bought a Fero Z24 scope for my PTR. The scope is in very nice condition with clear optics but when it is mounted the reticle is canted a few degrees off from horizontal! I don't have any experience with these scopes but is there any way to correct this? It's not a huge deal I guess...

Not really an AK despite some superficial external similarities, but the Vz58 is a great little rifle. I really like mine.

Gorgeous

Not crazy about AKs... *dodges thrown vodka bottles* ...but I do like the look of those Polish Tantals.

That's pretty cool. One to keep an eye on...

I really like my 1915 SMLE, but I think I'd rather go to war with my 1943 Garand. ;)