Soon after I got my first Mosin Nagant, I picked up some cheap surplus at a gun show. I think it's 1952 Bulgarian light ball. It looks really dirty and when I shoot it, sometimes I get "blowback" in my face. It's not harmful, but anticipating it makes being accurate difficult. I stopped shooting...
Having caught the Mosin fever, I have the opportunity to compare my several rifles. What I notice is that they vary greatly with regards to stripper clips. One works flawlessly; it's impressive how fast it loads. But then I have another that is nearly impossible to load effectively. My technique...
So I bought a cheap Czech vz 24 Mauser a while ago from Aimsurplus, but it's just sat in my safe since. It was pretty beat up and mismatched, so I took it to a gun smith (David Schwarze in Fort Wayne). He told me he had never seen that much headspace in one of these and didn't think I should...
Just registered; looks like a great community. I have an interest in collecting and target shooting. Hope to find new ranges and activities in the Lafayette and Fort Wayne areas. I'm really into the idea of competitive shooting (IPSC maybe), so maybe these forums will push me in that direction...