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Slugged the bore, it measures out at .323. Now, time to load some pills for it in time for the match....maybe
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sigpicCertainly there is no hunting like the hunting of man and those who have hunted armed men long enough and liked it, never really care for anything else thereafter.
Ernest Hemingway, "On the Blue Water," Esquire, April 1936
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Mine came from South America via SOG. Wood was a mess, but barrel was like brand new, it slugged @ .320. I use 16 grains 2400 with 180 grain cast bullets from an old Ideal mold. Shoots great, very little kick. Hardest to get was some Mannlichler clips, this gun still has the original magazine. Lots of fun to shoot, kinda like a 71/84, but kicks less.Comment
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Great rifle and story...Always nice to recover something with so many great memories!!!
They also made these rifles in a carbine version as the Kar 88..It kicks like a mule
The bright receiver and bolt is correct for these. Every screw and piece is numbered to the carbine.
Poke'm with a stick!
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I've been reading about the carbine, have a serious case of wants....like that turned down bolt!sigpicCertainly there is no hunting like the hunting of man and those who have hunted armed men long enough and liked it, never really care for anything else thereafter.
Ernest Hemingway, "On the Blue Water," Esquire, April 1936
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Very nice carbine! I used to see these fairly often at gun shows in western Pa in the early 70s. I think it was because they were a handy length and kept unmolested for hunting by the white tail deer hunters of the era. I also used to see sported Gew 88s that were also used by deer hunters but very few unmolested examples.Great rifle and story...Always nice to recover something with so many great memories!!!
They also made these rifles in a carbine version as the Kar 88..It kicks like a mule The bright receiver and bolt is correct for these. Every screw and piece is numbered to the carbine.Comment
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Great rifle and story...Always nice to recover something with so many great memories!!!
They also made these rifles in a carbine version as the Kar 88..It kicks like a mule The bright receiver and bolt is correct for these. Every screw and piece is numbered to the carbine.
OP, that's a great story. Those GEW 88s do have a silky smooth action. SVT, could it be that the front sling loop is on the wrong slide? It doesn't look like most cavalry/carbine mounts, but that's a nice one. Are thay still to be found? PAXLast edited by echo1; 01-10-2014, 9:09 PM.You need a crew
"A free people should be armed and disciplined" (George Washington),
Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other.~John Adams 1798Comment
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Beautiful rifle!
I really like it!Comment
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Darn someone noticed
... These pic's are a few years old. Worry not ,it was changed back a few years ago when another sharp eyed guy noticed I had it backwards after cleaning....
I guess I should shoot some new photos.....
Good eye!!!!!!!
They are not real common.. I had two, but sold one off years ago...Kept this one....
I really screwed up though, as the same fellow I got them from also had a real nice 1871 Mauser carbine....I just brain farted and didn't get it too...I have never seen another since....I really regret missing that rifle.....Last edited by SVT-40; 01-10-2014, 10:01 PM.Poke'm with a stick!
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Here is one that I restored that was imported from Ecuador by OWS.
Spandau 1896
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nice!sigpicCertainly there is no hunting like the hunting of man and those who have hunted armed men long enough and liked it, never really care for anything else thereafter.
Ernest Hemingway, "On the Blue Water," Esquire, April 1936
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You can still check out the old gew88.com web site using the Archive.org wayback machine...
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pretty rad looking rifle...must be nice to have it back home
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Shot the Gew 88 after the silhouette match yesterday, it goes bang everytime....just not sure where the bullets are gonna go! The battle sight is supposed to be set at 250 meters but using Remington commercial it was WAY off. Only had 16 rounds for it and just couldn't get it tightened up. Maybe some reloads will do the trick.
sigpicCertainly there is no hunting like the hunting of man and those who have hunted armed men long enough and liked it, never really care for anything else thereafter.
Ernest Hemingway, "On the Blue Water," Esquire, April 1936
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Remington bullets are .321 and if your bore is .323 and worn at the muzzle then this could be your accuracy problem. I shoot Sierra 150gr .323s through my 88/05/35 and get great accuracy.Shot the Gew 88 after the silhouette match yesterday, it goes bang everytime....just not sure where the bullets are gonna go! The battle sight is supposed to be set at 250 meters but using Remington commercial it was WAY off. Only had 16 rounds for it and just couldn't get it tightened up. Maybe some reloads will do the trick.
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