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[STopaz1982]

I'm sure a lot of you have stockpiles of surplus 8mm Mauser ammo, but anyone looking for new production brass cased ammo might want to check out MidwayUSA. They've got 196gr PPU soft points for $21/box, and they have a deal going today for free shipping on orders $49+

Thanks for the heads up. Already had some 8mm but can always use more. Not as cheap as I'd like but don't see the price coming down much anytime soon.

 

[Nugget]

Here's why I was on the look out for 8MM Mauser ammo earlier this week... I finally joined the Mauser club last weekend. A while back I had sworn off adding any more calibers to the collection, but that went out the window when I bought that Arisaka Type 99 earlier this summer. So, when the same fella offered me these two beauties for what i thought was a decent price, I decided I may as well take him up on the deal.

Top is a Yugo M24/47; bottom is a Czech vz.24. Nothing really special about either that I can tell by looking at the markings, but they both seemed to be in pretty decent condition with nice bores, so i figured they'd make fine shooters. The Yugo has its crest, but the one on the vz.24 was scrubbed and over-stamped "1937". I gave $750 for the pair, along with one box of Portuguese commercial 8mm ammo.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

Here's why I was on the look out for 8MM Mauser ammo earlier this week... I finally joined the Mauser club last weekend. A while back I had sworn off adding any more calibers to the collection, but that went out the window when I bought that Arisaka Type 99 earlier this summer. So, when the same fella offered me these two beauties for what i thought was a decent price, I decided I may as well take him up on the deal.

Top is a Yugo M24/47; bottom is a Czech vz.24. Nothing really special about either that I can tell by looking at the markings, but they both seemed to be in pretty decent condition with nice bores, so i figured they'd make fine shooters. The Yugo has its crest, but the one on the vz.24 was scrubbed and over-stamped "1937". I gave $750 for the pair, along with one box of Portuguese commercial 8mm ammo.

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Very nice!!

 

[Nugget]

Very nice!!

Thanks! I took 'em out for a test drive earlier in the week using the Portuguese ammo, while i waited for my new PPU ammo to show up. Both shot pretty well, but i think i favored the Yugo just a bit due to its hooded front sight, slightly less weight, and half as many sling swivels clanking around. I was amazed how light the recoil was, given the size of the 8mm round.

 

[DoggyDaddy]

Thanks! I took 'em out for a test drive earlier in the week using the Portuguese ammo, while i waited for my new PPU ammo to show up. Both shot pretty well, but i think i favored the Yugo just a bit due to its hooded front sight, slightly less weight, and half as many sling swivels clanking around. I was amazed how light the recoil was, given the size of the 8mm round.

I've got two VZ-24's. Someone mounted a Lyman rear peep sight on one of them. That is so much nicer than those tiny Mauser sights!

 

[roscott]

I’ve sold off most of the WWII collection lately. Sad to see them go, but they’ve all gone to owners that will use and appreciate them more.

 

[Firehawk]

This might be my new favorite thread!

The first gun I ever bought was a Mosin Nagant 1891/30 when I was 20 for $100. Barrel is stamped 1943. Not long after that the movie Enemy at the Gates came out and I got see my rifle as piece of history. I’ve been smitten by Milsurps ever since. The clean lines, the wood, the stories, the milsurp smell, love all of it! I also have a Yugo M48 that I love. I traded a High Point, a .22 trainer rifle and a beat up Mosin M44 for it. Those three guns were gifted to me so I basically got the M48 for free! Pics coming soon!

I remember looking at FN49 at the Indy 1500 years ago for $250 and passed it up. I regret that.

Milsurps I’d love to collect if the budget allowed: M1 Garand, K98, 1903, PSL (aka Romak 3) and something clean in 7mm Mauser and 6.5 Swede

Does a CETME count as “milsurp” and if so how about the Century Arms C308 version that claims to be built from milsurp parts? I have a C308 that I put an actual milsurp CETME wood stock on.

I’m at a place where I think black rifles are boring. I love all the pics and stories on this thread!

 

[Firehawk]

I know some guys are purists, and I respect that, but I’m not. I like working on things and tweaking them to my own personal taste. (If I had a Garand or World War 1911 I’d leave it alone and just enjoy the history of it)

The Mosin was my first gun and first project. I wanted a clean more modern look without loosing the classic look and feel.

I’ve done nothing with the M48 yet except field strip and clean it. That mount was already on it. I’m still deciding if I want to find a rear M48 sight to put back on it or put a scout/pistol scope or red dot it. Any thoughts or ideas?

I don’t know if the CETME C308 counts as “milsurp” but I included it since I swapped out the plastic stock with a Spanish CETME stock. I couldn’t find the color I wanted so I mixed my own custom stain for it. I love how it turned out!

 

[rlfrye]

Youngest son gave me the bayonet for my birthday. As of today I own a mil surp. An Arisaka 99.

 

[55fairlane]

Youngest son gave me the bayonet for my birthday. As of today I own a mil surp. An Arisaka 99. View attachment 226080 View attachment 226081

Does your rifle still have the mum on the receiver?

 

[rlfrye]

Does your rifle still have the mum on the receiver?

No, it has been ground off, couldnt justify full mum prices.

 

[Nugget]

No, it has been ground off, couldnt justify full mum prices.

Nice rifle, and nice bayo! Hopefully you already had a lead on some ammo for it too? Looks like $45 - 50 per box is the cheapest online according to ammoseek.

 

[rlfrye]

Nice rifle, and nice bayo! Hopefully you already had a lead on some ammo for it too? Looks like $45 - 50 per box is the cheapest online according to ammoseek.

yeah, thats what I found too. good thing it will be a low volume shooter

 

[Nugget]

yeah, thats what I found too. good thing it will be a low volume shooter

That's how mine has been so far... I've put 5 rounds through it as a function test. It hurts the old wallet to think that that was $12 of ammo.

 

[Vanderbilt]

....buying ammo for Milsurps will damage your wallet. Bought two boxes of Match 30.06 the other day. $25 a box. Need to get a set of dies and reload after this. Bought a box of Hornaday hunting ammo right after buying my 03. It's a low number gun, only shot a couple just to get a feel for it. Not afraid of these guns like some are. No need to strain the old piece, will save that stuff for the zombie apocalypse

 

[55fairlane]

No, it has been ground off, couldnt justify full mum prices.

Guy who sets up at one of our local gun shows, has 2 or 3 striped receivers with the mums still intact.........not all that expensive if memory serves me right.
Pm me if you want his info.....I believe he has enough parts to build up the receivers into rifles

 

[TheJoker]

Here is an interesting video on the AA Sights:
How the Anti-Aircraft Sights on the Bolt Action Type 99 Arisaka Worked

 

[TheJoker]

And of course, you'll need one of these...

 

[Nugget]

Just got an unexpected deal at a local gun store... They had a bin of unpriced "Misc" pistol mags. Found two standard 8rd Tokarev mags and a 9rd Yugo M57 mag. None of them had any markings, so they may all be newer commercial production, but they look decent, so im happy. These mags go for $25 - 40 each online, but the guy gave me all 3 for $20 (total) after telling me he was pretty sure they were 1911 mags. I kind of feel like I robbed them, but they obviously didnt know what they had.

 

[Mongo59]

Here is an interesting video on the AA Sights:
How the Anti-Aircraft Sights on the Bolt Action Type 99 Arisaka Worked

Joker, I hope you don't intend to stand inspection with that rifle...

As my brother would say. "Oh Luuuucy, you got some splaining to do..."