The C&R Sporting Arms Forum

Olympic Scope Mount

feeds@yuku.com (Colin) — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:49:17 GMT

A friend came home with a pretty 6.5mm Mannlicher-Schoenauer carbine fitted with an Olympic mount containing a Weaver 330 scope; gives an idea of the age of the combination The Olymnpic has a front mount base screwed to the receiver ring and the mout is probably detachable from the base. The rear is a combination base and ring screwed to the side of the receiver. He'd like to mount a better scope than the 330 (it has a post and crosshair reticle, the only one available in the...

Need information on commercially sporterized CG M/38b rifle

feeds@yuku.com (pokeydoak2) — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 20:20:11 GMT

Looking for information about a commercially sporterized 1909 CG M/38b swedish mauser(maybe done by Kimber),which I found in a local shop about 12 years ago. It was drilled and tapped, reblued with a matte black finish,.has trigger guard plate and magazine removed, has been put in a synthetic stock with see thru rings and had a scope installed. It still has military safety and trigger. I hate to see them altered but when I find nice sporters and have the means I take them home to meet their...

Haenel Model 1909 Sporting Rifle?

feeds@yuku.com (Vladymere gr) — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 20:11:27 GMT

Fellows,

Here is a rifle that I picked up a while back and needed to make a repair to the stock. I needed to glue a portion back on on the rifght side high up on the receiver and repaired some internal cracks. To make the repairs I had to thoroughly degrease the stock which stripped the finish. I have given the stock a tung oil finish followed by a mixture of 1/3 turpentine, 1/3 beeswax & 1/3 BLO. I also recut the checkering. How hard can it be to follow a straight line?...

Any Browning A-5 expert ?

feeds@yuku.com (Blackbird) — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 09:17:22 GMT

Yesterday at the gunshop I saw a nice Browning Auto-5, 16 gauge. It looks quite old, and indeed, its serial number is 29XXX (5 digits!). According to Browning website, it's a pre-1939 production, but no exact year.

What would be the value of such a gun? It has a poly-choke (maybe the barrel was changed later), and English-style stock, original blueing.

Thanks

Is the Savage 23B a C&R ?

feeds@yuku.com (temperflash) — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 17:32:05 GMT

My 23B is pretty old and cartridges aren't manufactured for it on a regular basis, though ammunition is still available.

What criteria would it have to fit to be considered C&R?
BTW
Its near cherry mechanically and very good to excellent finish wise.
I've only shot a few rounds through it, and its pinpoint accurate out to fifty yards with single hole groups dead center to the iron sights.

Slazenger Lee Enfield 22 Hornet value.

feeds@yuku.com (Goondiwindi) — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 19:55:18 GMT

Hi all,
not sure if this is the forum for the question but 'm trying to get an idea of the value of a .22 Hornet built for Slazenger by Lithgow small arms on a '41 Number 3 Lee Enfield action. In original used condition. I know it's not a lot to go on but a rough ball park figure. Also are these getting hard to find and do collectors persue them? The rifle is in Australia.
Thanks heaps.
Mick.

Value guess please? PICS ADDED

feeds@yuku.com (Mountain Doctor) — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 12:30:35 GMT

An elderly patient has a rifle he wants to give away or sell. It was his father's. Its a Mauser 98 action with a .30- '06 barrel. Post war conversison. The receiver has the Nazi proof mark on it (hate to see that ruined but...) The barrel is perfect, and the polish and the blue on the action and barrel is amazingly deep shiny and professional. It's D&T'ed and some sort of antique...

Savage 99F

feeds@yuku.com (Sentimental Journey) — Sat, 08 Aug 2009 13:27:39 GMT

I have acquired a Savage 99F Lever Action Rifle in .300 Savage from my grandfather's estate. The serial number is 781706 and I am trying to determine year of manufacture. Best I can tell is it is an earlier to mid 1950's. Can anyone direct me to a source of more specific info?

Thanks!

Claw Mounts ??

feeds@yuku.com (DonW) — Fri, 15 May 2009 07:33:35 GMT

There is a fellow on the WTB that has an interesting Savage 99 with Euro-style claw mounts. He's looking for rings. Anyone know if these tended to be standardized regarding dimensions? Any suggestions on where he could find some rings? DonW

Krag Conversion

feeds@yuku.com (DonW) — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 12:45:59 GMT

Love them military Krags, but if you really have to covert one.........http://bearsview.com/Krag.htm

This had to have been done, what - 50 years ago? Since the 70's or so, Krags have commanded a pretty good bit of interest, and associated prices.

Wards Western Field shotgun

feeds@yuku.com (TommyKid) — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 11:16:00 GMT

Actually, I'm trying to find out if this 20 GA, bolt action shotgun is C&R or not. I plan on selling it and am not sure whether it should go into the book. The numbers 14M 215A...

Remo II

feeds@yuku.com (TommyKid) — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 14:56:15 GMT

Hey folks,
I picked this Remo II up at Sarco recently and thought I'd share.
Tom

Johnson Automatic marked '03.

feeds@yuku.com (bnz44) — Sat, 28 Feb 2009 19:45:45 GMT

I didn't know where else to post this so if I made a boo-boo please excuse me. I recently bought a really good looking custom 1903 Springfield with a "Johnson Automatics 30-06" marked barrel. It has a monte carlo stock that is just about perfect in fit and finish. It's built on a Springfield "Mark 1" action and has a 50's vintage Unertl 4x scope. The barrel has a taper about like most hunting rifles would and the floorplate is very ornately engraved with acorns...

Win M 62A Price Check

feeds@yuku.com (Colin) — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 00:47:24 GMT

I'm going to put a Winchester 62A 22 cal pump rifle out on the table at the Albuquerque gun show in two weeks. It's not in the pricing guide and I need some help establishing a price for it. It has about 97% original blue and the wood is un-dinged. The bore is perfect. Can someone ive me a SWAG on what I should ask for it?

1871 Buffalo Classic

feeds@yuku.com (Chief Oshkosh) — Thu, 05 Feb 2009 16:18:18 GMT

Recently bought an 1871 H&R Buffalo Classic single shot rifle in .45-70. The cartridges are huge. Haven't shot it yet. Anyone have one? Comments?

Photos of my Model M Mauser Oberndorf Factory Sporting Rifle

feeds@yuku.com (Vladymere gr) — Sat, 31 Jan 2009 13:13:17 GMT

Fellows,

Here are the photos I promised.

Vlad

I Scored an Original Model M Mauser Sporting Rifle today.

feeds@yuku.com (Vladymere gr) — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 00:07:39 GMT

Fellows,

I was set up at a show today and purchased an original oberndorf model M Mauser sporting rifle with factory mounted Gerard scope. This would be a Mauser catalog item number 271as described in Jon Speed's book "Original Oberndorf Sporting Rifles" on page 158.

Jon describes the model M sporting rifles on pages 155 through 158. The model M is a Mannlicher style/stocked rifle.

This rifle was made for export to the US as indicated by the word...

long range winner shotgun

feeds@yuku.com (curiokid) — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 01:56:13 GMT

among many things I inherited from my grandparents this summer was a very old looking shotgun, and I was right. it was my great grandfathers, so I know this thing is old because my grandfather told me his father had it since before he was born(which was in the 20's) and it has the markings "genuine armory steel"-on top of the barrel "choke bored"-on the side of the barrel "Long Range Winner"-on the side of the reciver. it is a single barrel break open with...

Linden Article on PDF

feeds@yuku.com (DonW) — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 11:49:57 GMT

After wrestling with this issue, I finally got the 10 page American Rifleman article scanned into a PDF file. Now what? How do I plaster the file to this site? Maybe I ought to order that "free" computer training disc as advertised by the guy on TV.

Until I get this sorted out I will EMail the file to those who PM me, unless/until it gets out of hand.

For those who want to know what this is all about, see RgrNo1Shtr thread below. Also remember Vlad's...

Linden Article on Converting Mosin-Nagant Rifle

feeds@yuku.com (RgrNo1Shtr) — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 19:52:35 GMT

Al Linden wrote an article for the American Rifleman describing a deluxe conversion of an M-N to a sporting rifle. The article appeared in two parts in December 1927 and Jan 1928 issues. I've tried to find copies of the articles but have been unsuccesful. Does anyone have access to these issues who would be willing to send me a copy of the article? Or perhaps you could direct me to a source. Thanks