Alittle help...

I don't know if this belongs here. I browsed about the web, looking rather randomly and came up with nothing. Does anyone know where I could find a decent Russian captured Mauser 98k?

Thanks,

Knight of Honour

Knightofhonour25 said:

I don't know if this belongs here. I browsed about the web, looking rather randomly and came up with nothing. Does anyone know where I could find a decent Russian captured Mauser 98k?

Thanks,

Knight of Honour

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No it probably doesn't belong here and you're about a year too late.  To my surprise Classic Arms has some, maybe they're coming back in?  http://www.classicarms.us/htm/firearms.htm  They come off as rednecks but I've done bussiness with them myself and was quite happy with them.  I've yet to hear of anyone having a bad experience with them either.  Although I wouldn't mind bayoneting him in the leg for the chrome jobs.

Cole's Distributing is still showing some but you have to email for details  http://www.coledistributing.com/  These guys have a first rate reputation.

Interordance has some but they've pulled some sketchy stuff in the past with their description of repro snipers.  http://www.interordnance.com

Two handpick dealers to check every so often are Allans Armoury http://www.allans-armory.com/aa.php  and Empire Arms  http://www.empirearms.com/  Allan and Dennis may have higher prices but they're first rate acts.

If all else fails there's the auction sites Gunbroker and Auction Arms.  Whatever you do stay far away from SOG/Southern Ohio Gun.  They've pulled some very dishonest crap over the years and still insist on selling corrosive ammo as non-corrosive.

BTW the next time you have a firearms collecting question head over to forums on www.gunboards.com

If you want my advice take a look at the Finn M39's too.  Supplies have to be running low and they excellent shooters.

One last thing if they specify importer go with T.G./Tennesee Guns they use a small import stamp on the underside of the barrel near the front sight.  Century Arms uses it's infamous "billboard" these days. Which is big nasty dot matrix stamp generally on the left side of the receiver.  Don't know if that matters to you or not but I personally don't care for those ugly Century stamps.  If it's specified as an older Century stamp it'll be more discrete like the TG stamp. 

wow... just the thread I need... I've been looking for some firearms too. I guess I'm dumb, but I've searched for working (real or replica, as long as it can shoot) revolvers from the war between the states, and found nothing.

LavaLampMaster said:

wow... just the thread I need... I've been looking for some firearms too. I guess I'm dumb, but I've searched for working (real or replica, as long as it can shoot) revolvers from the war between the states, and found nothing.

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If your looking for blackpowder you can try these links.  http://www.angelfire.com/ny5/shenandoah/Black_Powder.html

Just my own 2 cents.  Blackpowder is nasty and corrosive.  Pyrodex is a little better but not by much.  Expect to spend a lot time after shooting cleaning up. 

On a revolver advance the cylinder by hand as you cock it.  As it fouls with powder you put more and more stress on the internals.  In my experience the most likely part to break is #18 "Hand Spring" in this schematic  http://navyarms.com/html/1858_Diagram.html

Brass frames look nice but tend to fatigue over time if your going to be doing a lot of shooting.  Steel's a better choice for frame material.

Do a little research on chainfires, easiest way to avoid them is after you've loaded a cylinder go over each bullet and fill the rest of the cylinder with Crisco shortening.  It prevents chainfires and makes cleaning a little easier by keeping the powder residue softer.  There's also commercial products to prevent chainfires but Crisco is a lot cheaper.

And please be safe.