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[forager]

Original C 96 Mauser in 9mm Parabellum.
Branded with a “nine” filled in red to distinguish from more common 7.63mm.
Many original 7.63s have been ruined in recent years by folks firing 7.62x25 Tokerev in them.
That ammo is much too hot for these old guns, it batters them to pieces in short order.
I have a lot of stuff of this vintage and fire them less than I used to.
Value is way up and breaking a small numbered part is very detracting to that.

1917 "Artillery Luger I have owned 40 years. Fun to shoot with stock, but getting too valuable to risk.

I have a few mismatched pieces I fire more often.

[tankgeezer]

Gotta love the broomhandle, always a favorite, like it better than the Bergman Bayard.

[MJ1]

C96 +1 Very nice.

[forager]

Brooms tend to be unwieldy without stock, but attatching it really tames them.
Scnellfeurers are nuts-what were they thinking?
In the 60s they were illegal with stock, and I got caught in 1966 with a complete mint matching rig from a vet.
I was 19 and going into the army. They let me “abandon” it to avoid legal issues.

[tankgeezer]

The ATF had no sense of humor about the shoulder stock, their determination at the time was that attached or not, or even if missing the metal part that attached it to the pistol, it still constituted a short barreled rifle. Thankfully, the stock was added to the exceptions list, and allowed without a form 4.

[tankgeezer]

I took the Savage 110 BA in .338 Lapua to the range, was a nice day, its just a smaller range, target lines at 15, 50, and 100 yards, good for zeroing, and getting used to a weapon. Video here. Untitled - YouTube
The pics are left: is at 50 yd from boresight, the right is from 100 yards. Using Sellier & Bellot factory ammo for now, will load my own once I accumulate enough brass.

[MJ1]

I was reading a post the other day from a Savage 110 .338 owner who said it costs him $5 a shot. That is a lot of rifle. I’m getting by at $.75 a shot using 168g SMK’s.

…MJ…

Re-Cycle

[tankgeezer]

Factory ammo for the .338LM can be very expensive, even Remington gets $125. for a 20rd box. The average is closer to $90. The S&B I use is about $50 per 20rds. I don’t fire the BA that often, perhaps more once I begin to load it for myself.

[Cuts]

Some of us get it issued.

:lol:

[tankgeezer]

@Cuts

Some of us get it issued.

:lol:

Save me some

[Wittmann]

I normally shoot the M1 or M1 Carbines along with the FN FAL. I have a couple of K98Ks along with a few 91/30s, but I love the rear sights on the 03a3 and Enfield NO 4better than the other bolt guns.

Just picked up Brown Bess Second Land Pattern Pedersoli, still working the specifics on the firearm. Shoot cap and ball pistols also.

Honestly though, I shoot the .22’s most often, Ruger Mark 3, Single Six and Henry.

[Nickdfresh]

Is the ammo for the M-1 Carbine expensive or difficult to get?

[tankgeezer]

@Nickdfresh

Is the ammo for the M-1 Carbine expensive or difficult to get?

.30 Carbine ammo should be available through most any online seller, and is made by a large number of MFG’s. Prices commonly range between $23-$27 per 50 rds.

[Wittmann]

I agree with Tankgeezeer.

I can find it my area locally, but its sort of hit or miss. I normally compare ammo prices at http://ammoseek.com/ . I also research the ammo on the internet, I bought a batch of AMERC ammo at CTD and the cases split after firing, I thought both of my carbines were both messed up until I read the reviews and the ammo and it was a common complaint. I have since switched to Aguila .30 carbine ammunition and it did fine in both carbines. CMP is one source that sells the Aguila ammo for the carbine, there are other brands that good also.

[tankgeezer]

I’ve had this Rifle sitting around for awhile, and just lately had an opportunity finally to fire it. (public Ranges do not usually allow something like this, so had to wait till I could use a private range) It’s a Bull-Pup design,single shot Bolter, so looks quite short, but does a very good job at tweaking my shoulder anyway. It chambers the .50 BMG (12.7x99 for our metric brethren) Anyway, a bit of video for you.

https://youtu.be/HPe8B43hjtU

[leccy]

Its been a long time since I have seen any single shot weapon that loads like that - in fact the last time was our issued Ramset Bolt Guns, what a pain in the butt they were.

Looks an interesting weapon though, way out of my experience at firing a 0.5" as we only had a few L135A1 Barretts anti materiel rifles in the Sappers and I never got to play with one.

[tankgeezer]

The design is referred to as a “shellholder” you clip the cartridge into the bolt and insert, and lock the bolt. Being a Bullpup, this one incorporates the Shoulder pad with the bolt. It has a movie history too, one of the models was used in the movie Tremors by the Character Burt Gummer to shoot giant worms. The Barrett would have been more pleasurable to fire I think, even though the two weigh about the same, the L.A.R. Big boar I have kicks harder than some.
I believe that L.A.R. had a thought to selling these to the Government, or at least someone’s Government for field use, but I have to say it would be a bit clumsy in use having the shellholder arrangement.
I do recommend giving a 50 Rifle a try if you get the chance, they are fun, and make things far away fly to pieces. And ammunition is well cheaper than for the .338 Lapua Mag.

[leccy]

At a military museum they had some single shot clandestine weapons that loaded like that. Ok to be hidden away but a real pain if you need more than one shot.

[tankgeezer]

Yep, the Welrod’s, and Sleeve guns, things of that nature were a very interesting family of firearms. But as you say, just hope you don’t need two shots…

[Gutkowski]

Unforgettably I sold most of what I have posted through the 10+ years of being a member of these forums lol I still have my 1911 and a new .357