Was given a gun the other day
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Was given a gun the other day
This ended up in my lap the other day from an older genetleman who has giving up shooting and wanted it to go to a good home, a Mauser prewar 22. model ms350.Now all I need to do is find a couple MAS 22 trainer mags for spare clips and I m all set.
Re: Was given a gun the other day
Wow....that's super cool!
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Re: Was given a gun the other day
NICE....VERY NICE.
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Re: Was given a gun the other day
Hope you took him out for a VERY NICE dinner at a SWANK place.
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+1!jnyork wrote:Hope you took him out for a VERY NICE dinner at a SWANK place.
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Re: Was given a gun the other day
Are my eyes deceiving me, or are there little gator clips from the battery hooked up to the rifle??
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Re: Was given a gun the other day
No that's just the way it looks in the pic.
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Ooooooh, oooooooh, ooooooh, those are WONDERFUL guns! You are VERY fortunate!
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Re: Was given a gun the other day
I guess I need to start being nicer to senior citizens!
Congrats on being the chosen recipient!
Congrats on being the chosen recipient!
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Re: Was given a gun the other day
Man that is sweet!!
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Re: Was given a gun the other day
I think I need to do more of that than I have been doing.
But I have given a lot away recently.
But I have given a lot away recently.
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Re: Was given a gun the other day
There's an oldtimer who really cared about that rifle, and not to mention the fact those pre-war .22 mausers are not in every gunshop.--------6
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Re: Was given a gun the other day
Nice one
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Re: Was given a gun the other day
That is a sweet 22!
Here I was expecting some rusted old Monty Ward rifle with a busted stock!
I've no doubt the gent made a good choice, you'll take good care of it.
Here I was expecting some rusted old Monty Ward rifle with a busted stock!
I've no doubt the gent made a good choice, you'll take good care of it.
Re: Was given a gun the other day
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Good on him ! ! .
I'd ask on www.rimfirecentral.com about obtaining magazines, since there's quite a few over there with those rifles, and would most likely point you in the right direction.
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Good on him ! ! .
I'd ask on www.rimfirecentral.com about obtaining magazines, since there's quite a few over there with those rifles, and would most likely point you in the right direction.
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Re: Was given a gun the other day
Excellent gift! But, is the rifle 6 or 12 volts?
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Re: Was given a gun the other day
The guns in very good condition for the most part and I m considering refinishing the stock.The bolt handled has been altered and reshaped to allow use of a scope and the barrel has been drilled and tapped for a long tube target scope.Also the front sight is not original so refinishing the stock won t affect any collectors value as it s mostly gone the way I look at it.The bore is excellent and it loads ,feeds and ejects like a champ.Also the rust bluing on the barrel and action with exception of the muzzle is 100% and doesn t require reblueing though the bolt could be polished to make it shine.It s a shame the gun was altered but back in the day it was it was probably considered just another 22.
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That stock is awsome looking as is.
Not so sure other than a few coats of hand rubbed conservators wax
I'd do anything to it.
Not so sure other than a few coats of hand rubbed conservators wax
I'd do anything to it.
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Re: Was given a gun the other day
Up close the stock has scratches bumps and brusies of a gun 80 or so old.
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Re: Was given a gun the other day
Barbarossa: God bless that nice old gent.
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Re: Was given a gun the other day
Lucky dog!... Wow, VERY Nice...
I had the MAS 45 trainer assembled by the French from the same Mauser tooling your rifle was made on... It loved bullets in .224 diameter range... If you wind up having a hard time finding a brand that runs in that range, I'm sure Paco's tool would dial you in Perfekt
I'm prevented from recalling what brand I had succses with due to Old timers disease. Sorry about that. Good luck!
I had the MAS 45 trainer assembled by the French from the same Mauser tooling your rifle was made on... It loved bullets in .224 diameter range... If you wind up having a hard time finding a brand that runs in that range, I'm sure Paco's tool would dial you in Perfekt
I'm prevented from recalling what brand I had succses with due to Old timers disease. Sorry about that. Good luck!
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Re: Was given a gun the other day
Does that old timer have a sister? Very cool old .22 you got.
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