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Oh you can do that easy with that budget, do you know what kinda rail system do you want? Lots of people are going key mod or m lok, personally I'm used to old fashioned and prefer them but I also tend to not much like rails as I am a minimalist by heart. Also a touch lighter that way.

For most builds I think a good old a2 flash hider is the way to go, and they are cheap. Do you want a whole upper or build yourself ?

For lowers, anything metal imho. I have had one poly and thought it was just a meme or snobbery to hate on them, till mine cracked from sitting in my safe :| So go as gucci as you want or simple.
 
I'll be getting my first NFA item soon. Took advantage of a loan offer from my credit union and will be using the money to get a SilencerCo Maxim 9. For those who don't know, the Maxim 9 is an integrally suppressed 9mm pistol that uses GLOCK G17 magazines. I still need to save a little more money and set up a checking account for the $200 tax, which I will be doing after the Holidays. Then I get to wait for the NFA process.

I'll also hopefully be able to get optics for my Mk14 and AUG A3 this year, but the priority will be saving for a house. I'll likely be getting either the IOR Valdada 1-6x Pitbull or Steiner M536 combat optic for the Mk14 and the new Aimpoint Comp M5 for the AUG.
 
Getting stamps is no thing, it's just a wait, I got one toy I'm waiting on I bought in April. :( Deff get a copy of paper work and never forget you have to tell the ATF if you travel out of state with a goody, it's just a single form.

Cans are great, I need to get more as I'm already hard of hearing from unrelated things and shooting sure isn't helping.

Please do review what you think of the Maxim, I've really been on the fence on them and trust your thoughts on the matter.

Next buy will probably be a better BP rifle. Missed a deer the other week. I was the fault and wiffed a shot but I'm so mad at myself and blame the gun :P
 
I really need to join a shooting club eventually, would love to get a Straight Pull Steyr AUG.
For now I'll just need to be content with my Deactivated stuff, currently on the look out for a Deactivated M3A1 grease gun.
 
Hui said:
@timecop

post your guns niggo
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i used to have a WASR 10 and a mossberg but times were tough
 
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Over the past few months, I took a little time every few weeks to craft a pair of Boer War-style leather ammo bandoleers. Each pouch snugly holds a 5-round stripper clip, and the flaps are secured with simple stud-buttons that can be unfastened with just a swift tug on the flap. I attached an old box-type purse to one bandoleer, in place of a proper leather binocular case or cartridge box, and I'll probably use it to stash loose rounds and extra clips and a pair of binos. I haven't tried them out on the range yet, but they wear comfortably over the shoulder or at the waist, and it's very quick and easy to pull out the clips.

I saw the repro Boer bandoleers for sale online cost 100+ USD, but I was able to make the same thing with just $30 of craft store leather, a few historical reference books, and an old purse. If it turns out to be handy on the range, I might add some more pouches to the bandoleers, as historically they would have had 12 pouches each
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millais said:
Over the past few months, I took a little time every few weeks to craft a pair of Boer War-style leather ammo bandoleers. Each pouch snugly holds a 5-round stripper clip, and the flaps are secured with simple stud-buttons that can be unfastened with just a swift tug on the flap. I attached an old box-type purse to one bandoleer, in place of a proper leather binocular case or cartridge box, and I'll probably use it to stash loose rounds and extra clips and a pair of binos. I haven't tried them out on the range yet, but they wear comfortably over the shoulder or at the waist, and it's very quick and easy to pull out the clips.

I saw the repro Boer bandoleers for sale online cost 100+ USD, but I was able to make the same thing with just $30 of craft store leather, a few historical reference books, and an old purse. If it turns out to be handy on the range, I might add some more pouches to the bandoleers, as historically they would have had 12 pouches each
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That's a 95 Mauser right? I swear, some milsurp bolt actions are so fucking hard to find but when you do it's like $150 lol. I've never really cared much about retro military equipment aside from guns but there's a certain aesthetic to late 1800s/early 1900s ammo pouches.
 
odius said:
That's a 95 Mauser right? I swear, some milsurp bolt actions are so fucking hard to find but when you do it's like $150 lol. I've never really cared much about retro military equipment aside from guns but there's a certain aesthetic to late 1800s/early 1900s ammo pouches.
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Yes, it's a Chilean contract Mauser 1895 Mosqueton/Short Rifle. It's intermediary length, between the full size infantry long rifle and the cavalry carbine, originally issued for artillerymen and the Chilean mounted police. Chilean '95s of all models can be fairly cheap depending on the condition. The infantry long rifles and carbines are usually in ok condition because most were never issued, but the moquetons are often really beat up because the Chilean Carabineros used them for 50+ years until they acquired American M1s after WW2. But I like the Mosqueton because it has the cavalry-style sling swivel mounting for easy wearing across the back or chest, combined with the modernized and more practical sliding tangent sight, as the long rifle and carbine are stuck with the clumsy flip-up ladder sights. The wing protectors for the front sight are pretty cool, but supposedly back in the day people would take them off because it was easy to accidentally mistake a protector for the front sight blade in the heat of combat. My Mosqueton is mechanically and internally in great shape, so I don't mind the beat-up exterior.

I think all non-8mm Mauser rifles are so cheap because the 6.5mm/7mm/etc ammo is comparatively expensive, so there is little demand for them as a frequent shooting rifle. It's not too bad if you wait for the batches of import ammo that will occasionally flood the market and send prices on rare ammo tumbling, but it is probably too much hassle for most people.

Obviously the leather bandoleer is inferior to modern webbing arrangements, but I wanted the matching accoutrements for the rifle, and I think the Boer bandoleers with the protruding bullet points sticking out is a pretty badass look. There was a South African reenactment group that had really good photos and diagrams of historical Boer bandoleers, so combined with my own reference books, it was actually pretty easy to reverse engineer the original design
 
millais said:
Over the past few months, I took a little time every few weeks to craft a pair of Boer War-style leather ammo bandoleers. Each pouch snugly holds a 5-round stripper clip, and the flaps are secured with simple stud-buttons that can be unfastened with just a swift tug on the flap. I attached an old box-type purse to one bandoleer, in place of a proper leather binocular case or cartridge box, and I'll probably use it to stash loose rounds and extra clips and a pair of binos. I haven't tried them out on the range yet, but they wear comfortably over the shoulder or at the waist, and it's very quick and easy to pull out the clips.

I saw the repro Boer bandoleers for sale online cost 100+ USD, but I was able to make the same thing with just $30 of craft store leather, a few historical reference books, and an old purse. If it turns out to be handy on the range, I might add some more pouches to the bandoleers, as historically they would have had 12 pouches each
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Those are insane nice. I adore that time period. Willing to make some for sale?
 
Bassomatic said:
Those are insane nice. I adore that time period. Willing to make some for sale?
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thanks! It should be faster and easier to make these now that I've worked out most of the kinks. I could make some more for sure, if time and material provides. The templates I made for the pouches are fitted exactly for my clips and cartridges (Swedish 6.5mm clips holding 7mm Mauser cartridges), so it should be a close fit for other rifle rounds and clips provided they are close in size. Also, you should know that the pouches won't be good for securely holding loose single rounds, the way the pouches are constructed, the rounds have to be in clips. It's hard to explain in words, but I can take some closeup photos later to show you why.
 
For a long time, I've been thinking about getting either a "Bolo" broomhandle mauser or some kind of revolver in .357. For the latter category I've been looking at Cimarron SAA clones, but I'm not absolutely sure yet.

For now, the only gun I own is a 1917 Lee-Enfield mk 3* in .303 British.
 
Varg Did Nothing Wrong said:
God I wish someone made replicas of the Bergmann pistols. They are so aesthetically pleasing.
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I was fortunate enough to see one in person. In advance of American WWI centennial commemorations, part of the Smithsonian's WWI firearms collection is touring the country, so I got to see all those early European automatic pistols in one place. Borchardts, Bergmanns, Mausers, it was like the whole catalogue of Forgotten Weapons video showcase laid out in one display case
 
Crossposting this from the other shooting thread.
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The fruits of my recent leisure project: a pair of home-made reproductions of late-1890s Boer-style ammo bandoleers. Each pouch holds a 5-round clip of 7mmx57 Mauser, which is easily accessible for quick loading. The repros for sale online are exorbitantly overpriced, but with the right reference material and some ordinary craft store supplies, I found the basic functionality and appearance can be replicated on the cheap.
 
millais said:
Crossposting this from the other shooting thread.
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The fruits of my recent leisure project: a pair of home-made reproductions of late-1890s Boer-style ammo bandoleers. Each pouch holds a 5-round clip of 7mmx57 Mauser, which is easily accessible for quick loading. The repros for sale online are exorbitantly overpriced, but with the right reference material and some ordinary craft store supplies, I found the basic functionality and appearance can be replicated on the cheap.
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We definitely need to ban these late 19th Century assault Mausers. Someone could go on a rampage with a weapon of mass destruction like this!
 
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