U Fix Ems

[Delta Duck]

Got my C&R late last year took forever because I didnt write $35 or whatever the amount was in the credit card section so it say unprocessed until I started bugging them - by then you had to have the COE which I got earlier this year - I still havent used it - been building a few side projects -

I was hoping to get in on some of the u fix em deals at century - I feel like I missed them - there are a few Steyr available but are they worth it - I hear they kick like a mule - ammo is expensive (I am only set up to reload shotshell) and when you are done the gun isnt worth much

Of course I dont have one so I will probably grab a couple of the good incomplete for $79

Has anyone bought any of these - how were they?
How often do they add rifles to the list ? Some of you guys have been doing this for years and have seen the trends - hoping I didnt completely miss the boat on these type items

[Capybara]

For that particular rifle, I would just spend a few more bucks and by an intact nice one that is ready to shoot. Unless you enjoy spending more in parts, time and hassle than the rifle is worth, which is fine, some people enjoy doing that. They do kick like a mule but they are very interesting rifles. The ammo is a bit difficult to find and expensive too, but if you know how to reload, this would be a smart time to buy a cheap single stage and some dies and reload for this caliber (whichever one you get, there were several). Besides the Mosins, they are probably still the least expensive C&R rifle that is available in decent numbers. There are a few Calgunners that have entire collections of them. Like the Mosins, there are a lot of variants, they are cheap and fun to build a collection around. Definitely the cheapest rifle available that was used by the Nazis in WWII. I say spend $119.00 to $149.00 and get a nice one over a U-Fix 'Em, unless you have the spare time and patience to hunt down parts, do wood repairs, etc.

[Delta Duck]

Considering that option as well - may just wait and pick one up local - some of the stroes have had this make/model - usually over priced

Thanks

[DennisCA]

SOG (Southern Guns of Ohio) Did have Steyr's: $109 - Ready to shoot!
(they out of them right now)
(you'll have to sign up with them to see guns)

I bought mine a couple years ago from J&G Sales - A black Friday Special

AND YES IT DOES KICKS LIKE A ANGRY MULE (THAT IS ON CRACK!)

[DesertWalker]

Century U-Fix em's

I like looking at the Century U'Fix ems, also. I have had good luck with some of them, but I have to totally agree with what Cabybara wrote about the Steyrs.

[knucklehead0202]

I'd probably just spend more to buy a good one, unless you get a fixer for super-cheap. I got a free carcano and the better part of another for like 40 bucks, so it was worth it for me to go to the trouble of gathering the remaining parts and assemble them, but not all deals are that sweet. I do like the m95 though, still haven't perfected my handload but it shoots alright. They are kickers, which is fun to me.

[6mmintl]

Handloading will set you free

[knucklehead0202]

Handloading will set you free

Indeed, although they can be picky about powders it turns out. Most of the chambers are HUGE so you have to get it just right for them to upset the brass enough to seal the chamber. My first loads were downright scary. Super-sooty cases and a few frightening hangfires, like a goddamned matchlock. Switched to magnum primers and it's better, but I still need to up the powder charge.

[xrayoneone]

With every straight pull I've ever seen the bolt is specific to the rifle. Armorers would insure headspace and the locking lugs were in spec. Head space is important in any firearm but it is critical in straight pulls because they have a tendency to send the bolt into the shooters face.

For the price I wouldn't think it is worth it.

[Zedrek]

I love Century's U-Fix-Ems. Here's my thread on my experience with them: http://www.calguns.net/calgunforum/s...d.php?t=776862