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+1, also when you clean I like to have the gun upside down, with the bayonet lug facing upward. This way when you are cleaning the solvents dont drip into the gas hole on the barrel and into the gas cylinder and it keeps solvent from dripping in the action. Remember Garands like grease too, the CMP forums are a great place for information and picking up some deals. Watch out, it starts out with one Garand then turns into Garanditus which evolves into Correctitus which is making the gun the way it was when it rolled off the assembly line.

I watch it. One of the guys I work with is from West Monroe and supposedly their antics in real life are 100% worse than what is on TV. They are really wackjobs in real life.

My issue with the Molot guns is they were specifically refurbished for civilian sales exports. They purdied them up for resale rather than a true arsenal gun. Almost like the Mitchells Mausers of the mosin world.

turn the little slotted screw on the windage side of the sight with a screwdriver counter clockwise one click. that is a spring loaded screw which keeps pressure on the windage adjustment. If it was turned one click too tight the windage doesn't want to adjust. To do a check for accuracy adjust elevation for the rear sight fairly high and try to wiggle the aperature. If it wiggles either the rear sight spring is worn or the aperature is worn. Both are fairly common issues and easy fix.

steer clear of sarco

I am working out a deal right now for a 1857 Napoleon 12lb cannon. I am wondering about the legalities of such a item in NJ. I know it is technically BP and considered an antique, but would the state of NJ consider this a destructive device? No this is not a joke at all, I just want to change the 4th of July forever in my neighborhood

Well I was all over the world as downed aircraft recovery. I was special and had a detail of Marines out of Rota Spain that would hold my security when I worked. I carried a 16 twice into the field and never again. It wasn't reliable enough and didn't have the stopping power that I think a rifle in the field should have. From then on it was a sweet relationship with a 14, that lasted a couple of years but unfortunately we had to seperate when i came stateside.

be cautious, very cautious when getting from anyone but the CMP. Every gunshow i go to i see about 3 rewelds and other rifles that "look good" but otherwise are trashed.

be sure to remove the stock, and do a full disassembly. After rinsing i dump a teapot of boiling water down the bore for a final rinse and it heats the metal so any residual water evaporates almost instant. As precaution i hit everything with the air compressor and then oil good. You will be amased what comes out of a "clean" bore.

really, not joking 100% serious one of my favorite cleaning methods is scrubbing in the sink. Dawn power dissolver works wonders on bores, squirt some down the bore scrub a few times and dump some hot water down to flush it out. For hundreds of years of firearms history water and soap has been the favored solvent of choice. If it worked then it must still work now. I shoot rifles worth more than most peoples cars and clean them with this method. I assure you there is nothing wrong with using water to clean a firearm. Proper drying and oiling must follow immediately though.

I get home from work in 2 weeks and will be doing a group trip to sarco to help a bunch of people pick out some gems. If you want to tag along on the "shopping trip" just let me know.

Welcome from Blairstown

if you do it in conjunction with free floating you have great results. Most of mine like it near the end cap but a few like it a couple of inches closer to the chamber end of the barrel. it is a matter of finding the SWEET SPOT

there are several things that can be done to a mosin to make them shoot darn good. Crown and bore condition are number 1. They tend to like upward pressure on the end of the barrel so i normally put a piece of leather between the stock and the barrel right near the endcap of the stock. The "scout" scope setups are normally a POS when it comes to accuracy. Shoot with irons and see what it will do, i pretty much gurantee that it will shoot tighter groups than with the scope. Also a triger job is almost a must when it comes to accuracy on these.

I personally despise counterbored rifles. Will never touch them. A counterbore was done to restore accuracy in a rifle with a worn bore from improper cleaning. I look at it as a bandaid to help a otherwise bad bore. others may disagree though.

I see stuff on a daily basis that would make you never wish to go in the ocean again................

I was at sarco yesterday and the Mosins they had were nothing special. They were ALL counterbored and not in the best of shape. There was a bunch of Yugo Mausers in 100% new condition for 200 though.....

I have a couple of them, they were imported in the mummy wrap about 5 years ago. I took one and unwrapped it and it is my shooter, the others are staying nicely wrapped up. They do get a higher price than normal m-44's I have been offered $450 a couple of times for one but they dont eat much so they hang around.

I do it outside all the time. Sometimes on the front porch, and I aint kiddin. Neighbors wave when they drive by, nobody cares when you live in the country. But if you live in the "urbanized" areas, although legal i am not sure it is worth the hastle.

OMG these NJ waters are horrible, the barge carrying mine sank during Sandy. I have no clue where they ended up other than the bottom of the Bay.

speachless. absolutely stupid.

hmm, I may need to send you some pics then. I was given another type 99 and a type 38 (I think) the other day by a friend. The 99 is partially sportered but a new stock is on the way and the 38 is 100% matching including dust cover and intact mum. Anyone know any good Jap collector sites? I will admit I know JACK about Japs.

There needs to be a support group

with the recent import of the vz24's from romania that many of the online dealers sold there was a substantial shipment of Romanian 8mm with it. It has not been released yet. I have friends that work for the importers and this came from them. 7.62x54 is still used through the world and is believe it or not a current caliber. As long there isn't a import ban we should have ammo for a little bit. But with all surplus ammo it dries up eventually, ask anyone who has been into Enfields for a while and they will tell you about the $.10 days of surplus .303. Buy it cheap and stack it deep. Buy reloading components in bulk when you find them cheap. Rainy days are unpredictable when they come.

i am picking one up in ohio in a couple of weeks. I will let you all know how it is.