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Posted: 10/24/2001 9:25:14 AM EDT

Well since this is a gun board, how bout this. A gun of the day thread. Kinda like a show and tell of firearms. One firearm at a time. A firearm that has some story behind it. (might not be as popular as the Babe of the Day thread, but hey its something)

My Mosin
by: lordtrader

I bought this Mosin M44 carbine for $49. The blueing was about 70% and the wood was pretty beat up. So I decided to refurbish it. Stripped the original finish and blueing. I re-blued it(cold blue) using a Birchwood Casey kit. I used the Jacobean Ace hardware stain to refinish the wood.

This pic shows you various stages including the stripped metal and wood. Then some close ups of it after I applied the finish and blueing.

Here is the finished product finally assymbled.

Posted: 10/24/2001 9:27:33 AM EDT

[#1]

Nice job........fun too.....

Posted: 10/24/2001 9:31:00 AM EDT

[#2]

Nice pics, might be a Mosin, but hey, if that is your bag, go for it.
Ice

Posted: 10/24/2001 9:36:00 AM EDT

[#3]

You might recognize this one

Remington 700P .300 Win Mag. Springfield Armory 6-20x56mm Gen III. Starlight case.

So far, still breaking in, it is holding .5 moa groups. I hope to get better groups after I get a trigger job and work with loads a little better.

Posted: 10/24/2001 9:36:26 AM EDT

[#4]

Here's my gun of the day. I've picked the DSA SA58 OSW. This is a home grown, highly sophisticated tactical FAL, of course in .308.
Most of us will never shoot or own one, but drooling is always allowed.

Posted: 10/24/2001 9:42:57 AM EDT

[#5]

Here's my contribution:

It's a 1950-vintage Savage Model 99EG in .250-3000 with a Weaver J2.5 scope in a Stith mount. More Savages to come.

Posted: 10/24/2001 9:50:21 AM EDT

[#6]

I don't have a pic of mine available, so this will have to do. Bought "just because" it's different. Pretty good on pins & plates. $ucks in a combat shoot because I can't reload moon clips.

Posted: 10/24/2001 10:00:52 AM EDT

[#7]

My latest Addition.... Almost finished, need to put my leupold rings on, the smaller Harris bipod and a good leather sling. ( Any recommendations on the leather Sling?????

Remington 700P in a 308. 6.5-20x50 Leupold Long Range Target 30mm tube.

Posted: 10/24/2001 10:13:21 AM EDT

[#8]

............

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Posted: 10/24/2001 10:14:42 AM EDT

[#9]

Finally a worthy topic for a gun website!!!!!

Posted: 10/24/2001 10:18:19 AM EDT

[#10]

Here's my pre-ban Oly-Arms w/ a 137 round magazine.

(In case you can't tell, it's fake.)

Edit- to add comment below picture.

Posted: 10/24/2001 10:53:14 AM EDT

[#11]

Ohhhhhh Goooooodie! Here's a couple of my rifles boys!
Two Bushies and a STG58

Posted: 10/24/2001 12:54:31 PM EDT

[#12]

WOW, ybbeat, what's the story on that STG? What brand, model, mods???

Posted: 10/24/2001 1:06:28 PM EDT

[#13]

How about 'Gun of the Day held by a babe with a huge rack'?

Posted: 10/24/2001 1:06:33 PM EDT

[#14]

Quoted:
Here's my pre-ban Oly-Arms w/ a 137 round magazine.

If the male lead in a porn movie ever needed an AR-15 prop gun, you'd fill the bill!

Posted: 10/24/2001 1:14:23 PM EDT

[#15]

Just picked it up yesterday, Marlin 795

Posted: 10/24/2001 1:15:30 PM EDT

[#16]

And LT, here's my Mosin (and my workbench before it was a mess)

Posted: 10/24/2001 1:16:52 PM EDT

[#17]

Here's my shortened Mini-14, also visible in the "equipment exchange" forum:

Posted: 10/24/2001 2:01:00 PM EDT

[#18]

Hey MP906,
It is a DSA STG58 Carbine (16" barrel).
I have the DSA scope mount, cheek peice, and a nice little 30 round mag attached!
Boy it is a fun blaster!

If you want more pics I will take some.

Ybbeat

Posted: 10/24/2001 3:00:33 PM EDT

[#19]

Colt Preban Ar15. Started out as a 20" Hbar with fixed stock. Sent it to Fulton Armory, where Clint put on a 16" Upper (with full handguards), collapsible stock, and a C-more Red dot sight.

I LIKE!

Bulldog OUT

Posted: 10/25/2001 3:49:49 AM EDT

[#20]

Here's another Savage:

This is a 1910-vintage Savage 1899B in .32-40. It was owned by an old target shooter in PA and is set up for scope blocks.

Posted: 10/25/2001 5:07:00 AM EDT

[#21]

deer rifles

Posted: 10/25/2001 5:09:34 AM EDT

[#22]

1886 is in 45-90 made in 1895
1876 is in 45-60 made in 1881

Posted: 10/25/2001 5:25:15 AM EDT

[#23]

Hey LT - how even did that Birchwood Casey blue come out? Any splotching? I'm about to attempt the same with an old percussion pistol (Built from a kit in the '50s, not an antique

)

Posted: 10/25/2001 5:32:58 AM EDT

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Posted: 10/25/2001 5:41:16 AM EDT

[#25]

Kel-Tec P32 .32ACP

Kahr Arms P40 .40 S&W

Posted: 10/25/2001 5:42:24 AM EDT

[#26]

Riot Guns

Posted: 10/25/2001 5:58:53 AM EDT

[#27]

bulldog1967 I like your rifle. It looks unique.

Here is my new SAR 1. I bought it yesterday.

Haven't shot it yet.

Posted: 10/25/2001 6:06:44 AM EDT

[#28]

NDM-86 Dragunov in NATO .308

Posted: 10/25/2001 6:13:22 AM EDT

[#29]

Ok...Ok here is another!
LTR, Leupold Long Range Tac. 6.5-20x

Posted: 10/25/2001 6:24:27 AM EDT

[#30]

hey, nobody said we have to own them, right?

SVDS:

Posted: 10/25/2001 7:08:43 AM EDT

[#31]

700VSSF in a 223, Jewell 8oz. trigger, simmons 8-32x 40 ( soon to be a Nikon 6.5-20x44 )
Will shoot under .150" all day long

Posted: 10/25/2001 7:20:51 AM EDT

[#32]

(SBR) Oly lower w/DPMS Kitty Kat

(SBR) IMI "B" w/ AWC Mk-9

Posted: 10/25/2001 8:16:22 AM EDT

[#33]

Colt .45ACP Government XSE
Colt .45ACP Officer XS

Posted: 10/25/2001 8:18:51 AM EDT

[#34]

SBR7_11, have you had any malfunctions with that OLY/DPMS SBR???

Posted: 10/25/2001 8:19:56 AM EDT

[#35]

Those CIII guys always gotta piss us little guys off, don't they?

Posted: 10/25/2001 8:24:28 AM EDT

[#36]

::in my best homer simpson muttering::
...yeah, i really hate those lousy #%@##&'s, thinkin' they're better than___OOOOH! doughnuts!

Posted: 10/25/2001 8:25:48 AM EDT

[#37]

Quoted:
Those CIII guys always gotta piss us little guys off, don't they?

The secret is join the military, and then you will get all the Class III you can handle.

(edited to say it looks like you already did that)

Posted: 10/25/2001 8:29:08 AM EDT

[#38]

Quoted:
SBR7_11, have you had any malfunctions with that OLY/DPMS SBR???

I have had the lower since "88, no probem there, just holds the upper in place along with the fire control parts.
The only problem was when new. The tag attached did not indicate # of rounds test fired, it would not cycle with new or max handloads (3 powders/4 bullet styles). Called DPMS, explained situation, sent back, they repaired (gas port to .070), returned to me, and has worked fine since. Next adventure is I may take the 7.5" to the C3 around the corner from my grandparents (have free 223 can coming, stop to see him), he has RR M-16 that I may see if he/me can test drive my upper on, as I have not seen if it will function in the auto mode.

Posted: 10/25/2001 8:32:55 AM EDT

[#39]

IF the birchwood casey question was directed to me.
The 1886 is original finish. believe it or not. The 1876 just has lemon oil coated on wood. I am not sure how iam going to restore it.

the 1897 are original finish except have lemon oil lightly applied. Oh wait the 1876 had one coat of true-oil added. but not buffed . when i found the gun it was bare .

Posted: 10/25/2001 8:36:26 AM EDT

[#40]

www.marlinfirearms.com/firearms/1894_centerfireRifles/1894CP.htm

I just picked up one of these a few weeks ago. I was on the fence between this and the Winchester Trapper, but then I saw one of these up close at a gun show and bought it. It's a great little rifle and nicely complements my S&W Model 19.

-kill-9

Posted: 10/25/2001 8:49:39 AM EDT

[#41]

16th century combat gear

Posted: 10/25/2001 4:57:33 PM EDT

[#42]

S&W 4" M28

Posted: 10/25/2001 5:25:59 PM EDT

[#43]

Quoted:
Hey LT - how even did that Birchwood Casey blue come out? Any splotching? I'm about to attempt the same with an old percussion pistol (Built from a kit in the '50s, not an antique )

When I first did it, yes tons of splotching. So I stripped it again and did it in small sections and no more splotching. So my advice is to do it in maybe sections of about 4-6in. let it dry and then go on. Then go back and re-do the light spots. If you look at the pic of the muzzle its pretty dark and even. It like that all over that Mosin. Took me 3 tries but got it right I think.

Posted: 10/25/2001 5:28:29 PM EDT

[#44]

tloc45, what is that "16th century" thing? How is it used?

Posted: 10/25/2001 5:41:38 PM EDT

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Posted: 10/25/2001 5:48:23 PM EDT

[#46]

FANTASTIC!
Great guns and pics!
This has got to be the best topic on this forum!
Hope all the "personal garbage" steers clear of this thread!
I would enjoy learning about the 16th. century pieces too!
TF

Posted: 10/26/2001 2:46:00 AM EDT

[#47]

The flask depicts a man circa 1550ad, loading the flask from a suspended container. this was used for a wheellock to prime. The main charges were hung from a bandoleer in wooden "mags" . This is germanic in origin and is made of ELK horn. The fine people at the Metroploitan museum of art helped me identify it. If you ever get the chance to visit NYC. Go enjoy the fantastic firearms collection displayed by the MET. This item was found in conjuction with a flintlock "kentucky rifle" cira 1750. The best i can figure was it was just passed on and on until someone migrated here and used it for his modern flintlock. Anyway just for note it had powder in it when discovered in 1955 by my father.

Posted: 10/26/2001 2:48:40 AM EDT

[#48]

Here's another Model 99 to start your day:

This is a 1941-vintage Savage Model 99EG in .250-3000 caliber. This particular gun came from a Massachusetts police department. Supposedly they were unable to get any military-type rifles at the beginning of WWII and took whatever their supplier could offer, hence this gun (the same PD had another just like this that now resides in the collection of dealer Ray Giles of Dallas). The police apparently never used these guns as mine and the other appear more or less unused.