[ARCHIVED THREAD] - First C&R purchase

Posted: 9/11/2010 5:05:46 PM EDT

A 1954 Fabrique National Israeli 98k
Have been looking for one for sometime now, this one kind of fell in my lap....

Posted: 9/11/2010 5:26:29 PM EDT

[#1]

Very nice, usually when I see a thread title like yours I don't open it because I almost always see a Mosin Nagant.

Posted: 9/11/2010 5:43:51 PM EDT

[#2]

Very true, I own two and they are great rifles. As far as collecting the MN is probably one of the best starter rifles out there.

Posted: 9/11/2010 5:48:46 PM EDT

[#3]

Looks to be much better than most of the Israeli Mausers I've seen. Nice score!

Posted: 9/11/2010 5:58:17 PM EDT

[#4]

very nice....

Posted: 9/11/2010 6:37:53 PM EDT

[#5]

The stock is kinda beat up, but that is to be expected. The bore is a bit dark but not real bad. Hopefully I can get out in the near future and put some rounds through it to see how it shoots at a distance. I picked this one over a War dated German 98, I hope I made the right decision.

Posted: 9/11/2010 7:53:42 PM EDT

[#6]

Nice. Congrats.

Posted: 9/11/2010 8:10:17 PM EDT

[#7]

That first C&R purchase is always a special one. Mine was one of the Enfield No5Mk1's that SOG was selling for $169 several years ago. Yours looks good, post more pics.

Posted: 9/12/2010 1:00:19 PM EDT

[#8]

Here are a couple more

Posted: 9/12/2010 1:11:41 PM EDT

[#9]

Ah, if that rifle could talk. Looks good.

Posted: 9/12/2010 1:18:28 PM EDT

[#10]

I'd love to get one for the history and irony behind them...but all the ones I have found look like shit and have sewer pipes for barrels

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