Milsurp After Hours

After years of sitting on the sidelines when it came to German snipers and realizing my best bet was to go reproduction I decided last year to pic up a reproduction SSR, and a LSR to shout and enjoy. But I always wanted a High Turret sniper but never seemed to realize the dream, until now. Last August a very high quality set of reproduction HT mounts and scope came available from a very respected collector and I jumped on them. Then I began my search for the correct rifle for the build, and after some searching I picked one up from a buddy of mine last December that I had seen earlier in the year for sale. New Years Eve I shipped it all out to a respected Gunsmith in NY and after he did his magic, he shipped it back to me and it showed up today at my front door.


Its a BYF44, L block K98k in a white glue laminated stock. The mounts are a set of Robert Spielaur High Turret and the scope is a wartime Ajack 4x90. The builder bedded the stock , tuned the action, and even did a wartime "sloppy" solder job on the Mounts, just like the late war HT's are known for.

All that is left is getting a little range time this weekend to try it out.

Nice looking setup. You do have one heck of a lot of really nice toys. Congrats on adding another.

Very nice Walt. A range report in due course I hope!

Well done, Walt!

Thanks Gentlemen, hoping to pick up some ammo tomorrow for a Saturday range visit. I will.post up the results afterwards.

Great looking rifle, you do have some very cool toys.....

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Well after some range time with some 8mm surplus I finally got some time with some good ammo.

Shot some 200gr PPU FMJBT Match ammo and some PPU brass loaded by a buddy of mine. My HT doesn't seem to like the PPU match ammo, but loves Andy's hand loads.
PPU 200 Gr match ammo

Andy's hand loads

Good job Walt, well done!

There is nothing wrong with the zero on that scope.

Nice shooting, great looking rifle......

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