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Any of you ever collect older military rifles? I did years ago, some of these pics are older too. all of these are semi auto.
H&K 91 and 93
FN FAL and FNC
Galil in 5.56 and 308
Valmets
BM-59
AR15 A2
M1A with an E2 stock
Styer Aug
AR180 with quick dissconnect scope mount and a cheap scope. i have two of these one is unfired and this one has been fired many times.
Old semi thompson with a very early serial number.
45 caliber UZI, the barrel on it in this pic is fake. it has a longer barrel to be legal
SKS, one Norinco and the other russian
03,03A3 and 17 enfield
Model 44
BM 59 Golden state reweld
Maadi and norinco AK's, i changed the Maadi up.
Mas 49
Winchester 30 carbine
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HK41 here.
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I always liked those rifles, and the FN/FAL and the Israeli Galil.
The only older military rifles I own are a couple of Mosin Nagants; a 1932 Tula Arsenal 91/30, and a 1944 Izhevsk Arsenal M44 Carbine.
They're a lot of fun to shoot, and the shorter barrel carbine has a great fireball.
I have a M1A and a custom AR, the only other rifles I own.
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I still have some of the rifles that I bought over the years.
Winchester M1 Garand
Late Inland M1 Carbine
1903
1903A3
Spanish FR-8
Columbian Mauser in /30-06
Chinese SKS
Chinese Type 53 Carbine
A few AR's in different forms
AK47 built from a Romanian G kit
Century CETME
Couple Swiss K31's
Enfield No1 MK3
Enfield No4 MK1
Enfield No5 MK1
Enfield No2 MK4
Martini-Henry MKIV
Finnish M28-76
I think that is all of them.
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My M1A and my custom AR, both set up as LRR's:
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Wouldn't those be M38s? Thought M44s had attached bayonets.
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Wouldn't those be M38s? Thought M44s had attached bayonets.
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Look closely and you will see that the bayonets have been stowed in their folded position.
Hi, my name is Steve and I'm a milsurp junkie.
Iraqi M48BO marked with the crest of the Iraqi royal house.
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If you want old, does a Chilean 1895 count?
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I can play:
1944 IBM M-1 Carbine
1943 IBM T-3 M-1 Carbine
C-96 Broomhandle w/Chinese shoulder stock
No 4 SMLE
No5 Jungle carbine
Martini Citadel 303
Siamese Mauser (Palace guard version)
Spanish 98 Mauser (8mm)
M-1965 Rumanian Trainer (22 LR) have 2
Norinco SKS
M44 Russin
Complain (7mmx57)
M-95 Hungarian Rifle (8x56R)
03A3
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That's a fun collection. Always wanted a Galil.
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I have an early HK 41, some Green Label Colts, a few Belgian FALs, some Valmets and an early, 1904 SMLE...
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Dads bringback K98(Dou 44)
I've cared for Dad's bringback since I was 7 or 8 years old always wiping it down with Johnson's Baby Oil. He got it brand new out of a case of rifles in a German Warehouse they overtook. No pitting on this rifle and the blueing is in great condition. I saved his duffle cut stock and put another stock wiping it with 6 coats Behr of tung oil.
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I've cared for Dad's bringback since I was 7 or 8 years old always wiping it down with Johnson's Baby Oil. He got it brand new out of a case of rifles in a German Warehouse they overtook. No pitting on this rifle and the blueing is in great condition. I saved his duffle cut stock and put another stock wiping it with 6 coats Behr of tung oil.
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WOW, neat story and a brand new never shot one just don't come up everyday.
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You guys are a lot braver than I am posting lots of pictures of semi-auto military rifles in the current political climate.
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08-06-2022, 08:58 AM
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Some good looking shootin' sticks. I like how the background in the photos evolves/changes. Thanks for sharing.
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I enjoyed collecting milsurps, even went the 03 FFL route to ensure I was always gun rich and money poor! A lot of my focus was on French and Finnish rifles with some U.S. and Commonwealth examples for good measure. The herd has been thinned by at least 50% from its glory days but still have a few favorites.
In no particular order:
MAS 49/56
MAS 36 both 7.5 & .308
MAS 36/48
MAS 36/51
Berthier 07/15 Mle.16
POF Enfield No. 4 MK 2
Lithgow Enfield No.1 MKIII
Persian 98/29
Turkish M38
Finnish M39 and 91/30
Polish M44 Mosin Nagant
Russian M38 Mosin Nagant
U.S. Springfield M1903A3
Swiss K-31
Russian, Albania, Norinco and Yugo 59/66 SKS
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At one time I had 16 Swedish and German Mausers. I'm down to 9, profit is hard to pass up.
Old military rifles can be quite eye catching like this 1912 Swedish m/96 FSR.
I shot this 1918 Swedish m41/B in competition, 800 yards is doable for young eyes.
1937 Sauer and Sohn German K98k.
1908 Swedish m/96 FSR, my favorite at the range. Set up for the Swedish shooting societies in the 40s and 50s. This one will do 1/2 m.o.a. if I do my part.
1901 Swedish m94/14 with an m1914 bayonet attached.
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I've got a few:
1842 Harpers Ferry .69
1861 marked 1853 Enfield
1863 Springfield cut down to 33"
1873 Trapdoor cut down to carbine length
Snider-Enfield .577
Martini-Henry .450-.577
K31
M44 M-N
Smith-Corona '03A3
FR8
SKS carbine
Ishapore SMLE Jungle carbine, converted by Navy Arm to electroless nickel, .308
Oh, I forgot one-.43 Spanish rolling block rifle
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Around 2005 I was in a small town in Oklahoma for a meeting and the guy called and was going to be an hour late so I drove around and saw a pawn shop and went in to kill some time. There was a big barrel full of 8m/m Yugo Mausers in cosmoline, take your pick for $89.95. They were pretty much in unfired condition but had a few dents and dings in their stocks so I picked out the best one with all milled parts and matching serial numbers. I loved shooting that gun and it didn't kick bad for a steel butt plate but sold a few years later for $275. Sure wish I had it back.
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Excellent photos and the bayonets deceived me.
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Very nice OP. I only have the 1917 Enfield that I have had since the mid 70's and I restocked it with a surplus black walnut stock. Then got a second surplus to cut down and make a sporter stock
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I was on business in Pensacola Florida several years ago and saw a beautiful commercial Mauser in 7x57. I shoot left handed and this was a right hand bolt action. I thought about it then decided not to buy it. When I got home a day or two later I called back to the shop to see if they still had it, Alas, they did not. I definitely should have bought that rifle.
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Very nice collection. I aspired to a similar collection when I was younger, but only bought a Mosin Nagant and Ishapore Enfield. My level of expertise directed me to newer firearms and I realized that I was a hand gunner and shotgunner at heart. In the end, I decided that a Mini-14 was enough semi-auto center fire rifle for me. Thanks for posting.
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I’ll jump in with one I haven’t seen mentioned - a Madsen MG1A. The last military designed bolt action. The history is available on the internet and I posted a link below. Madsen offered it in any caliber the customer wanted but the only country that bought them was Columbia who bought 5,000 in .30-06 but by the time they were delivered they went into storage.
Madsen Lightweight Military Rifle – Forgotten Weapons
Mines a great shooter which I bought in like new condition off a used rifle rack at LGS for $125.00. Mine is from 1958 and has the Columbia crest set into the stock. Because of the muzzle break, pistol grip and rubber butt plate it shoots much softer than my 03a3.
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One I don't see mentioned is the Czechoslovakian VZ-58. I have two of the Century Arms VZ-2008s (3rd Gen) and they are great shooters and not typical of some of Century's "drunken monkey" produced firearms.
The Czechs always were fantastic weapons designers, and the 58 is an excellent rifle in all respects. Lightweight, accurate, and reliable with good ergonomics. Still in use today.
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We had issue M14's when I was a second LT in Germany in '69 and '70. In my platoon we had two E2 variants per squad. On one yearly evaluated training operation, where each squad track had to go down a path and engage various targets, one of my squad's tracks tried to engage with the top mounted .50cal, which malfunctioned. So one of my Sp4s threw his E2 up top, and successfully engaged the targets at something like 800 yards or so. Just a great gun, the E2. SF VET
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One I don't see mentioned is the Czechoslovakian VZ-58. I have two of the Century Arms VZ-2008s (3rd Gen) and they are great shooters and not typical of some of Century's "drunken monkey" produced firearms.
The Czechs always were fantastic weapons designers, and the 58 is an excellent rifle in all respects. Lightweight, accurate, and reliable with good ergonomics. Still in use today.
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When was in Afghanistan, 2004-2007, some of our Afghan security officers were armed with these- with full auto capacity. Even though they were built better, the guards that had them wanted AKs.
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"New guns". Remember folks, the AR15 is a weapon of the Space Age, which was back in the 1950's, when Cadillac cars weighed 5,400 pounds and Buddy Holly was tearing up the charts.
Always laughed at "21st century weapons system". Mid 20th sounds about right.
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I had a small but reasonable milsurp collection but I liquidated it some years back. Nice collection there!
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