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Remember the great influx of Turk Mausers?
Posted: Mon Jul 23, 2007 8:51 pm
by Niner
I bought three of them in "good" condition from Century. Each cost $50 including shipping and came with a bayonet with scabbard as well as ammo pouches. And....Turk ammo could be bought for less than $4.00 for a bandoleer of 70 rounds of WWII vintage ammo.
Not exactly ancient history. Mid 1999.
The rifles shot pretty well and the ammo was better than much of the spam can Nagant ammo for other rifles.
Thats 38 years ago !!
Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2007 2:52 am
by DuncaninFrance
It was really bad typing... and not checking what I typed
Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2007 8:42 am
by Niner
I think memory is the first to go............
Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2007 8:47 am
by DuncaninFrance
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Oh well, it will come to me some time
Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2007 2:13 pm
by ian27
Niner, don't listen to Duncan, he's an Englishman living in France after all !!!!!! Those are nice rifles, and if I had the chance I would buy a couple myself.
Duncan
No smart comments about the Irish please!!!!!
I don't know............
Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2007 3:23 pm
by DuncaninFrance
............WHAT you mean Ian
Just keep Frank Carson out of here
Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2007 4:32 pm
by ian27
LOL!!!!!!! I knew it wouldnt take long.
Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2007 9:47 pm
by Brass Rat
The first rifle I bought using my C&R license was a $39.99 Turk from Wholesale Gun.
That wasn't the cheapest either, in Arp of 03 I bought a MAS-36 from GPC for $36
The Turk Mausers started it all.
Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2007 6:37 am
by Stan in SC
In 1999 I saw an ad in Shotgun News by J&G Sales for Turkish Mausers selling for $39.95.I had my dealer order one.That started the milsurp side of firearms for me.That led to other Mausers,Mosins and finally..(sigh) my lovely Enfields.
Stan
Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2007 7:44 am
by Woftam
Started at the bottom and worked your way up to Enfields eh
Well Done.