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11/29/2004 9:43:32 AM EDT
I have the bug for one of these real bad.  I saw four at the curio shop I frequent, but don't know which one is the best.  They pretty much all have a bad quality to them, each different.  One is a select grade..really nice, but the numbers dont match.  Another is all matching, but the blue on the muzzle is pretty sorry.  The others look like they walked to the US by themselves.
What am I looking for...HELPhinking.gif
11/29/2004 10:33:24 AM EDT
[#1]
A lot of butt stocks in particular look beat, no biggy. If the allmatching has only blue wear and still has a clean crown, that may be it. If the nomatch has a 2 digit number stamped on the tang behind the bolt, that's the re-arsenal year of service.  
11/29/2004 11:54:56 AM EDT
[#2]
The determining factors for me when purchasing a milsurp are (in order of importance):

1.  Bore condition
2.  Matching numbers
3.  Stock condition
4.  Cosmetics
11/29/2004 3:44:08 PM EDT
[#3]
What kind of price were they asking? Do you have your C&R license? If so, a lot of people have been very happy with the ones from AIM Surplus

www.aimsurplus.com/acatalog/Swiss_1931_Carbin_Scmidt_Rubin_K31_7_5Swiss_Cal_.html

And you can't go wrong buying from Allan's Armory either. I've bought 5 from him know and all were even better than the descriptions he gives on the web site.

allans-armory.com/aaresult.asp?PageId=31
11/30/2004 4:55:58 AM EDT
[#4]

Quoted:
What kind of price were they asking? Do you have your C&R license? If so, a lot of people have been very happy with the ones from AIM Surplus




They were $119.00, I thought a pretty decent price.  Thier Mosins are $89.00.  The place is in PA.  I use my firearms ID for purchase.  Whats a c&r allow for ?
Thanks for the links
11/30/2004 8:05:05 AM EDT
[#5]
A C&R is a Federal Firearms license which allows you to buy C & R guns without going through a gun store or having another FFL do the transfer for you.

It costs $30 for three years.  It is worth every penny.  If you had a C & R, you could buy the K31 from Aim for $79.00 and have it shipped right to your house.

Edited to add...just follow the tacked thread at the top of the C&R threads...How to get that C&R.  That explains everything.
11/30/2004 11:21:17 AM EDT
[#6]
Sounds great....thanks
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