Anti-Tank Mauser

[Saigon1965]

Up until recently - GIs were allowed to bring home captured weapons - I am not sure when this practice cease -

I wasn't trying to come off sarcastic actually so I apologize if I did...I wish Idda been there to see this piece of history myself...hell, I'd be really curious how one would ship this puppy home - course then again if it was WW1, who knows what the regulations were back then.

[B Strong]

In the good 'ol pre-68 days as a kid, I fired one of these in the original 13.2, from the prone as intended.

The only rifle and round I could compared it to in my experience at the time was a Winchester 70 in .458 mag, and the Mauser was to the .458 as the .458 was to a 06 - it was the most unbelievable recoil i'd ever experienced up to that time, and it only took that one round to satisfy my curiosity.

We were shooting at a split-rim truck wheel downhill, at a range of approx 100 yds. When the round hit the wheel it rang the thing like a bell, and would punch straight through without deforming. 06 black tip would dent or penetrate, depending on the part of the wheel hit.

[pullnshoot25]

Extra cool with irons!

I understand you can detach your retinas if you shoot it too much.

No way, are you serious?

ETA: Yep, you are! Seems to be a big problem with age and heavy recoil rifles as well as race car drivers and boxers...

[SimpleCountryActuary]

[M. Sage]

... I'm sure there's been a million stories about people finding valuable stuff in walls in old houses.

Tons, actually. I know at least a couple of people who've either found a gun in a wall, or have a gun that was found in a wall.

Not all that uncommon.

[Dr. Peter Venkman]

Tons, actually. I know at least a couple of people who've either found a gun in a wall, or have a gun that was found in a wall.

Not all that uncommon.

My dad's friend found a musket from circia ~1820 in his attic.

[Gunaria]

I think there is one of those for sale here in way Northern Cali. Search Gun Broker.