Picked up a few new toys . . .

[spencerhut]

We picked up some new toys.

The first find was a 6.5x55 Swedish M38 Mauser built in 1942. It's been buba'ed but it's going to be used by my wife for hunting so that is okay with us. Bore is bright and clean and we are very happy with our find. It came with 100 rounds of brand new factory Federal ammunition. Cost us $200.00, the ammunition is worth ~$125 alone.


The next find was another 6.5x55 Swedish Mauser, this time a M96 built in 1899. It's a Kimber rebuild with a scope on it and is in really good condition. It came with another ~100 rounds of ammunition, dies, sling and an older Tasco scope. $475.00. Not the best deal, I know. But I wanted it and now the wife and I have matching deer (dear?) rifles.


The last find was a 1943 vintage P.38 Walther (mfg by Mauser) correct with all matching numbers.

[Pthfndr]

Holy Crap! The muzzle on that Garand is MESSED UP something awful!

http://picasaweb.google.com/spencerhutc/SomeWeapons/photo#5091729476330745650

[ballistic]

Very cool. Swedish Mausers are really nice guns. Every one I have tried has shot very well.

Oh, about that Garand. Is that Chinese or Arabic writing on the muzzle?

[spencerhut]

Garand Muzzle

Yeah, the muzzle is trashed. I think someone was doing filing practice on it, got it that way from CMP. It's my "beater" Garand. I actually did pretty well with it at a 3-Gun match. The first three shots I fired from it after taking it out of the CMP box all hit the mark, bowling pin@35y, 12"x12" dinger at 100y and another 12"x12" at 150y, all standing off hand. I do intend to fix the muzzle in the near future. For now I hid it with a Smith Comp.

[Bucc]

Holy Crap! The muzzle on that Garand is MESSED UP something awful!

http://picasaweb.google.com/spencerh...29476330745650

That's child abuse.

[Boomer1961]

Holy Crap! The muzzle on that Garand is MESSED UP something awful!

http://picasaweb.google.com/spencerh...29476330745650

Can't believe CMP sold it to you that way.

Everyone is always bragging about the virgin never fired but scratch in the stock field grade, so I guess like Las Vegas, you were the other folks that balances out all those "GREAT FINDS" that you see on these forums where members brag about that great CMP purchase.

How would ya go about fixing that. You say it shoots straight so would you still counter-bore? Would you just file down the end and smooth it out? If so would you now have to counter-bore from your filing?

Looks like the end of the barrel was beat into the pavement during parade during fancy drill. Back in the day I saw fancy drill teams with old concrete filled 03's bouncing the rifle off the pavement by banging it down barrel first. Reminds me of the damage one would see if ya did this.

If ya want to sell the badly damaged and embarrassing garand at a heavy discount just let me know. We don't want you to be embarrassed again having people snoop through all your pictures when all you posted was the Mauser pics, then call you out in public as an owner of a banged up garand? I will be more than happy to alleviate you of this pain!

[spencerhut]

I was going to use one of these: http://www.midwayusa.com/eproductpag...eitemid=168568

Very carefully until the crown was smooth. Now that you mention it though, I might just file it flat first.

[thisismyboomstick]

Where are you located? I could fix that on my lathe in about 20 minutes.

[spencerhut]

Fresno Area