At one time, many milsurp rifles fit that category, but not so much today. The last really good deal I had on one was about 10 years ago. I bought a Spanish M1916 Mauser (7mm) short rifle in excellent condition for $15 at a gun show. It needed only a magazine follower to make it shootable (I made one from a M1903 follower I had). And it shoots amazingly well at 100 yards. The perfect compact pickup truck rifle. I successfully resisted the temptation to sporterize it. It wasn't too long ago that those Turkish 98 Mausers were selling everywhere for around $40, but not today. Around that time I managed to buy a nearly perfect Swiss K31 rifle for $110. Talk about craftsmanship in gun making. The Swiss wrote the book.
Last edited by DWalt; 01-14-2020 at 04:07 PM.
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