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@grantswartwoudt15577 ай бұрын
Bought a 91/30 at a local pawn shop in 2023 for 180 doll hairs. And the rifling is great.
@BattlefieldCurator7 ай бұрын
Great find!
@АлакПатрова4 ай бұрын
They are so fun too.
@OccamsToyota28 ай бұрын
I'd like to see a "faux misurp" niche kick in, with something like the Ruger M77 or Zastava LKM70 line, but with K98-style furniture, sights and bayonet lug. And a full five (or more) mag capacity, at minimum. The vacancy is there. No more rehashed fudd rifles, no more plastic Walmart junk, we want the real deal.
@naturaljoe7597 ай бұрын
Back in ‘04-05, my local gun shop had a storeroom full of SKSs, mostly all original and some with engravings on the stocks in various languages, for sale at $109 each in a box. Back then a decent AK was under $400.
@bfgivmfith3 ай бұрын
I missed the train! :) Too much life happening during that time. ;)
@jacobyoung46578 ай бұрын
I was lucky to get a very nice mosin at the start of 2023 for under 250 at a pawnshop, it was an anniversary gift from my wife.
@jacobyoung46578 ай бұрын
I also got lucky and my dad gifted me his original COMPLETE Chinese sks
@BattlefieldCurator8 ай бұрын
Awesome 😎
@michakav8 ай бұрын
Late 90's I was buying Mosins (91/30, M44, M38) and K-31's for $79 and Yugo SKS's for $109. You could buy crates of Mosins at Dunhams. Wish I knew then!!!!
@BattlefieldCurator8 ай бұрын
I know right!
@PassivePortfolios8 ай бұрын
These beater rifles are worth maybe $100 each. You might have to buy two to swap parts in order to have a shooter. Most are wall hangers, unsafe to shoot and ammo is rare and expensive.
@Mikhail-Tkachenko8 ай бұрын
@@PassivePortfolios Bet you won't sell yours for that though.
@bfgivmfith3 ай бұрын
I worked with a guy back then that taught me a lot about life. He told me specifically in the moment to get an SKS! That was the only advice he gave me that slipped past in the moment! Dammit! :) Why God? LOL! Probably for the best at the time.
@chrishahn38346 ай бұрын
A note on the Carcanos from Italy: Make sure to check inside the stock for white mold on the wood. They're in great condition for the most part but it's pretty clear they weren't stored in a humidity controlled environment. lol
@BattlefieldCurator6 ай бұрын
Yea I’ve seen some of that white mold. When I took off the stock in the last one I got, there wasn’t any in there but there was only some in the rear sling mount channel.
@Grantiese8 ай бұрын
You can still find Swedish M96s for similar pricing to Swiss rifles.
@BattlefieldCurator8 ай бұрын
Yes! That is true. I actually picked one up today 😁
@andrewgee2418 ай бұрын
The lack of ammo for the Carcanos is a deal killer if you plan to shoot it. And if you can find ammo its $50 a box. Same problem with Arasakas and the Mannlicher 1895.
@travisrolison96468 ай бұрын
Yeah unless you reload ammo thst works is hard to find since bore diameter is a bit weird if I remember right. Though with how hard reloading stuff is to get good luck
@Dem0nActual8 ай бұрын
Milsurp munitions is planning on having carcano ammo in production soon
@cmbart18 ай бұрын
There's commercial Jap 7.7 available. Blew my mind when I first saw it at my LGS and the owner was like yeah there are people buying it around here.
@jarodcrazyindian7 ай бұрын
I just ordered 4 boxes for $35 each. But, I use the internet. It's really great.
@JeremyS868 ай бұрын
if you're a canadian, get a lee enfield. they sell .303 brit everywhere here in eastern canada. canadian tire even had it last i was there
@AnonEMus-cp2mn8 ай бұрын
Are they importing into the US? I'm primally interested in modern manufactured FMJ instead of WWII surplus or soft-nose hunting bullets.
@AnniversaryRoad8 ай бұрын
Not in western Canada. Nearly impossible to get .303 unless you buy online. Main reason I haven't bought a Lee Enfield.
@JeremyS868 ай бұрын
@@AnniversaryRoad you can get it at canadian tire here man, cabellas. they even had it at walmart at one point. idk if they even sell ammunition now though
@Brickington238 ай бұрын
Im super partial to anything that shoots 7.62 ammo of any variety, maybe its luck but nothing from China, Russia, or Poland has ever let me down. Great video, it was super helpful!
@BattlefieldCurator8 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it!
@SweetheartQuest3 ай бұрын
china makes alot of junk but they make quality firearms
@timblack64224 ай бұрын
Nice shout of for Koba49! He pointed me your direction!
@BattlefieldCurator4 ай бұрын
Yep he’s very knowledgeable 😎
@NOLIFENECKBEARD9 ай бұрын
I got me a turk mauser with 440 rounds of steel cased romanian surplus ammo for 400 bucks out the door on a local gun trading forum. Stock has no cracks and the bore is mint which ik for turk mausers is uncommon. My best deal post covid on the same forum is a m38 6.5 carcano CLAPPED the hell out but with a shootable bore. 2 boxes of 6.5 andna steel surplus clip for 100 bucks. Yes you read that right. Your best bet imo is finding local gun forums and trading websites in your state and getting good with the guys on there. I just got me 900 rounds of 7.62x54R wolf non corrosive ammo for 45 cents a round. Learn the market value figure out what the average condition of the gun you want is and the price it sells for and then hunt it. Im currently hunting a 1896 swedish mauser and doing my research because manufacturer and condition matter. Rule of thumb tho is turkish and chinese surplus stuff is usually clapped out and the price typically reflects that.
@demonbright72925 ай бұрын
Woohoo, my sks is an arsenal 26, and my mosins a tula. love em both!
@BattlefieldCurator5 ай бұрын
Nice 😎
@Pavia15258 ай бұрын
Best deal out today is the Portuguese Mauser. They just came out of storage and little used. Basically a WWII K98k in great shape.
@andrewgee2418 ай бұрын
Atlantic is selling them for $1459. Where are these deals?
@travisrolison96468 ай бұрын
@@andrewgee241 yeah besides the cool factor, you can get some darn good rifles for 1500. Not like back on the day when you could grab turkish mausers for 200 bucks. One lucky guy on a reloading forum has boxes of turkish mauser actions he picked up dirt cheap on the 80s or 90s. He has some cool projects of guns he built. 450 bushmaster in a Mauser rifle for deer hunting was one. Plus others he built for different calibers.
@Pavia15258 ай бұрын
@@andrewgee241 $1500 with a matching bayonet and the rifle in great condition is a good deal, when you consider these are the same rifle model made by Mauser and used by the Wehrmacht during WWII. A matching German WWII K98k in that condition is almost $3000 today.
@scabcrawler6329 ай бұрын
I watched a beat up norinco sks bring $1000 at a sportsman auction few years back here in the midwest
@SweetheartQuest3 ай бұрын
theres so many types of SKS i had a guy at a pawn shop try to sell me a beat up chinese BARREL ONLY for over a thousand telling me these things are selling for THOUSANDS you can easily get norincos for 4 to 6 and yugos for 5 to 7 seems like theres alot of auctions and sellers who dont realize there are very specific expensive sks but 99% of them arent rare or worth thousands
@northumbriabushcraft12088 ай бұрын
Nice video, it would be nice if we could get this stuff over here, all the bolt actions you mentioned are here but on the secondary market and rifle licensing is a pain in the arse. My biggest regret was not getting a M1886 Mannlicher rifle when the big crates of them came into the UK from Chile. We could get them worn out as wall hangers for £150, with broken or missing parts for £100, £300 for field grade and £500 for mint condition. I wanted to go for the £300 one. We don't get much surplus stuff coming into the UK, but we still get Schmidt-Rubins from time to time in amazing condition, I've wanted to pick up one but when I had the chance locally I spent my money on a Edo period wakizashi instead which I don't regret, but I still want that swiss goodness. I'm not interested in the deactivated stuff common over here, I like my guns working, we get loads of pistols, smg's and assault rifles coming into the UK but they are all deactivated. And seen as I don't have space for a gun cabinet atm and for that reason sold my shotguns and now don't have a licence, I just collect antiques and airguns, so lots of late 19th century bolt actions/straight pulls, muzzleloaders and revlovers on the menu for me, because those antique semi autos like the Bergmanns or those antique Austrian semi autos are too pricey for my poor ass, I don't have 10 grand for a gun, if I did I'd buy a APC or a armoured car instead 😊 At least we have a abundance of surplus trucks, tanks, apc's, jets, artillery and naval vessels in the UK, despite me not being able to afford them 😂 Edit: that originally was one block of text 😂
@BattlefieldCurator8 ай бұрын
Yea a friend went to a reenactment there in Europe and was surprised at all the vehicles he saw
@jarodcrazyindian7 ай бұрын
I ordered the Cavalry Carbine from RTI for $229 Very Good, hand select bore. I should get it this week. 🤞 I have ordered 80 rounds, PPU so Im not expecting the best accuracy wise, but im hopeful.
@BattlefieldCurator7 ай бұрын
Should still be ok at under 100 yards! Hope you get a good one!
@AnonEMus-cp2mn8 ай бұрын
Pulled the trigger on finally getting an Enfield No 4. Luckily I got one that appears to be a late 1943 ROF Fazakerley production (cheaper machining and finish) that was most likely upgraded during or after the war (brass buttstock, Canadian stamped-steel adjustable rear sight, rifling with no discernible wear). Only downside is that .303 British is fairly expensive but I'd rather have modern non-corrosive cartridges than surplus of questionable condition.
@BattlefieldCurator8 ай бұрын
Don’t downplay HXP (Greek) surplus ammo… I’ve shot a lot of it, non-corrosive and brass can be reloaded. Just picked some more up recently from a gunsmith
@AnonEMus-cp2mn8 ай бұрын
Thanks I'll look into it @@BattlefieldCurator
@theblindsniper91308 ай бұрын
The big 3 i normally recommend are mosins, mausers and enfields. Carcano is close, but needing to source a clip puts people off. Besides that, the rest are not exactly beginner guns, more so oddities here in the US
@armorer948 ай бұрын
The Royal Tiger Ethiopian cache is bringing a lot of Lee-Enfields in. The quality is hit and miss, but for $400...
@theblindsniper91308 ай бұрын
@@armorer94 I normally stack the c grade rifles for dirt cheap. I do refurbishments, have a few on my channel at this point. Theyre worth it haha
@nikkonikko86848 ай бұрын
@@theblindsniper9130seen em... great videos
@sammartinez80848 ай бұрын
Great show 👍👍👍👍 and thanks for the info 👍👍👍👍😁
@BattlefieldCurator8 ай бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it 😁
@chh37818 ай бұрын
Thanks for disclosing on the RTI, I know I’ve commented before and it seemed harsh, lol But great content man! Keep it up!
@BattlefieldCurator8 ай бұрын
Appreciate it!
@d.b.11765 ай бұрын
If I was new to the game I’d get a SKS. Decent prices and it’s basically a Garand AK
@BattlefieldCurator5 ай бұрын
Good way to put it
@joshuaregrut31508 ай бұрын
I got my mosin nagant m91/30 for 495 I really like the mosin
@xlerb22868 ай бұрын
For any new collectors that find themselves getting serious about the hobby look into getting a C&R FFL. It's not a total no brainer - do your research and understand the plusses and minuses. But it opens up a lot of options for a collector.
@chadbuxton20639 ай бұрын
Awesome info. Thank you sir.
@alanb28458 ай бұрын
And for god’s sake, don’t give the Gunjoker scumbags reselling CMP garands for 3k a single cent
@travisrolison96468 ай бұрын
Got my garand for like 1k from the civilian marksmanship site. Shipped to my door. Just had to show my ID, dd214 and nra membership
@TheWolfElder6 ай бұрын
Fuck GunJoker. Enough said.
@prueensgloria4743Ай бұрын
@@travisrolison9646Your DD214 and NRA membership? Why’d they need to see all that?
@travisrolison9646Ай бұрын
@@prueensgloria4743 showed i had experience with fire arms. Otherwise i would have had to submit something from a gun club or range showing i had training
@Wicked5059 ай бұрын
Pulverized the like button 😂
@BattlefieldCurator8 ай бұрын
😁🍻
@antonsydzyik68708 ай бұрын
My 1886 Lebel is my baby right now, currently saving for an RSC, I had enough for a bid not long ago but I missed it, big sad
@BattlefieldCurator8 ай бұрын
Good luck!
@cheesenoodles83162 ай бұрын
Be patient, buy what you like, are you going to shoot it?. SKS is still a great bargin... ammo is cheapish. The varity of Mausers is wide, the design is excellent... The Mosin Nagant also was a wide veriaty, the design works.
@Baltimoreed23 күн бұрын
Would not buy any of these except maybe the Swiss. Have 2 ‘03s, a No1 Mk3, 2 Swedes, a commercial M1, a 1917 and 3 Krags. Great rifles. The 03s, 1917 [can of worms] and Enfield were sporters that I rebuilt. And I reload for them all.
@baneofbanesКүн бұрын
Don’t buy them then.
@travisrolison96468 ай бұрын
Honestly for the prices even beat up mosins are going for, its better to skip them. Unless you want it for the cool historical factor or just for fun. But for value you can get some good budget model guns that will shot more accurately for less and if you buy used you can get some high quality rifles as well. Gone are the days of cheap war surplus rifles and ammo that you can hunt with or take to the range.
@SweetheartQuest3 ай бұрын
are the mosins actually selling for those prices? i see them for 700 to 900 but i only see the sub 500 actually sell
@sam__3048 ай бұрын
I remember Norinco SKS's for $69 wholesale
@dongilleo97438 ай бұрын
I remember when Chinese SKS rifles first came on the market. There were so many, and they were priced so cheap. I thought they were ugly, and swore I'd never buy one. I finally ended up buying one. Hard to resist with the price under $100. Turned out to be one of my favorite for shooting. Broke my heart when I had to let it go when I retired and downsized.
@sam__3048 ай бұрын
@dongilleo9743 The $69 price was in the early 90s, and ammo was cheaper than 22lr is today. Agreed , they are ugly, but they work. I never bought one.
@flipster90254 ай бұрын
@@dongilleo9743 and that's your excuse?
@Josh93B937 ай бұрын
Yeah i would have recommended an SMLE over anything mentioned in the video
@gregewing39166 ай бұрын
I had two sport rised smle rifles and I love them. I don't think most people realize how fast and smooth that bolt action is. Sadly there was a wildfire...
@jessefiorinif60578 ай бұрын
Carcanos it’s like α mosin with all of its downsides, plus the clip & ammo issues.
@BattlefieldCurator8 ай бұрын
Yea I’d say more finicky things to deal with than a Mosin
@Zown-ej3fl6 ай бұрын
I see mil surplus as an investment. The price will always go up. It’s like buying gold.
@BattlefieldCurator6 ай бұрын
And what did Gold just do the other day? All time high?! These collectibles are pretty decent alternative assets, but I do think that stocks and real estate do more for an individual’s retirement for the long term. Just my opinion.
@HomesByPatrick9 ай бұрын
Would like to see you review the Portuguese m937 Mauser
@armorer948 ай бұрын
$1000 mosin? I paid $150 for one 10 years ago. $300 for a Chinese SKS 5 years ago. Looks like my timing was good.
@АлакПатрова4 ай бұрын
Gun haven't gotten more expensive our money just isn't worth anything.
@SweetheartQuest3 ай бұрын
anyone paying 1k for a mosin has lost their mind i cant believe anyone is buying that plenty of people trying to sell for it but the only mosins i ever see actually selling are selling for under 500
@mikemcshea59198 ай бұрын
I bought two mosins in 2012 for a total of 200 bucks.Theres still a shit ton of them out there the price is ridiculous.
@danielcurtis14348 ай бұрын
The carcano was sabotaged. See it uses .267” bullets instead of .264” every other 6.5mm uses. Even ammo manufacturers didn’t know. The result was undersized bullets no gas seal and awful accuracy and performance. A similar issue happened with the 7.35mm guns. As a result Italian guns were thought of as inaccurate.
@CoryAlley8 ай бұрын
I got my all numbers matching tula mosin last summer for 500 i plan to deer hunt with it i already have a all numbers matching yugo sks i just started collecting milsurps born in the wrong era
@SweetheartQuest3 ай бұрын
yugo doesnt have chrome lined barrel make sure you keep it clean
@johncalliope1978 ай бұрын
I remember my dad buying a mosin about twenty years ago for 70 bucks. Sold it a few years ago for 700.
@PassivePortfolios8 ай бұрын
A fool and his money were soon parted.
@xlerb22868 ай бұрын
I've still got about 3 unopened crates of Mosin ammo for me that's a lifetime supply and then some. It's corrosive ammo but that's not so bad to clean up, you just have to do it. If you can find a Mosin at a reasonable price and some old Russian ammo it's still a great rifle to have some fun with at the range. Fire it at dusk and you'll be impressed by the fireball from that ammo.
@АлакПатрова4 ай бұрын
Same i have 3 cans of it I walked around at a gun show trying to sell it 5 years ago for 180 then moved to 160 a can (of 440rds) and no one wanted them. Glad they didn't sell.
@Bones69877 ай бұрын
Sold all my M44 carbines when then reached 300 I was in a 65 to 95 each Sorta regret it but the others that money bought was a better investment
@markpalmer78324 ай бұрын
Long time ago, a mosin nagant was worth less than $100
@admiral_franz_von_hipper54368 ай бұрын
Spanish Mausers, especially the 1916 short, are really cheap for some reason. My local outrageously overprice gun store sells usable, but not pretty quality ones for around $300. Their Carcanos are around $500 for no good reason though.
@BattlefieldCurator8 ай бұрын
Hahaha! That’s crazy, I wonder if they got word that Carcanos are selling so they marked them up. The Spanish M1916 Mausers I’m seeing elsewhere are also around that as well.
@admiral_franz_von_hipper54368 ай бұрын
@@BattlefieldCurator This gun store is kind of known in the area for overpricing most of their stuff. Those Carcanos have been sitting in their store for several years at least by this point. The 1916 is in a weird spot, the stores that actually know what they have sell it for a significantly higher prices than the stores that have no idea what it is. I found mine at a place where they labeled it as a "8x57 Mauser, Country: Unknown"
@bobthenailer31717 ай бұрын
There's a few m91 mosins on gun broker that someone thinks they're gonna get $2k for
@BattlefieldCurator7 ай бұрын
Oh snap! 😯
@kylekatarn59642 ай бұрын
M91 non-Import marked Mosins are fairly hard to find.
@martinm34748 ай бұрын
1911 Argentina Mauser rechambered into .30-06 and not marked. I 'think' the rechambering was by Argentina.
@jaylockwood87018 ай бұрын
wolf ammo 30-06 blew my gas tube off the front
@BattlefieldCurator8 ай бұрын
Oh snap! 😯
@SwaddleBeard8 ай бұрын
I purchased my first Mosin during the pandemic as I was trying to get into Milsurp a little bit more and it was a Hungarian M44….i paid 600 for it which everyone called me insane for but at the time we all thought that was the new price for passage.
@SweetheartQuest3 ай бұрын
please tell me it was really really good condition and had bayonet a sling maybe some extras with it?
@SwaddleBeard3 ай бұрын
@@SweetheartQuest it’s in really really good condition like unbelievable good with perfect wood which clearly has either been changed out or someone just loved the gun that much but no extra accessories just the gun and nothing else for that price during the pandemic…and in my area where I was looking and located that honestly at the time was considered a good price.
@SweetheartQuest3 ай бұрын
@@SwaddleBeard hungarian m44s were sometimes refurbed in romania and there would be signs of that like non matching for example if its not refurb that would be better
@SwaddleBeard3 ай бұрын
@@SweetheartQuest ya it’s non matching so I’m gonna assume it saw some refurb work at some point plus again the stock basically looks brand new and well maintained. The rifle receiver itself is dated 1958.
@SweetheartQuest3 ай бұрын
@@SwaddleBeard i dont know enough about hungarian refurbs to give you much info about them i will say when it comes to simonov and mosin i prefer heavily refurbed and proof marked however those types should never command a premium and dont let anyone up sell you on a refurb even if it is arsenal refurb (sorry for the spam comments yt algo loves to over moderate pewpew discussions)
@undamagedpuppy48308 ай бұрын
have a izzy sks 1953r collection. go get yourself an sks
@undamagedpuppy48308 ай бұрын
also like the 2nd synthetic stock is a norinco paratrooper stock. super rare if you see one, grab it.
@jrob89315 күн бұрын
I propose a ban on any comments like “Back in my day you could get Mosins for $10 apiece sold in barrels in hardware stores”
@MrHobgoblin13967 ай бұрын
got a Russian sks a few months back for 500$, 1952 tula
@BattlefieldCurator7 ай бұрын
Whoah! Nice score!
@ColleenPustelnik-t5l8 ай бұрын
Do you have any info on the British Enfield rifles like availability price and maybe were to find one.I was told they are smooth actions and good shooters. thanks for your help..Rick
@BattlefieldCurator8 ай бұрын
Might have to search around online and at local stores. There’s plenty of them out there, and fair value is around 600 for them
@mattmorrison93798 ай бұрын
Come to NH, every k31 i see for sale in a gun shop is 1k or more. M1 garands 1500 for a clapped out one. Finnish mosin especially if its a Sako they want 1400 bucks for it. And they sell which is crazy imo. Chinese sks still around 600 bucks , not to bad for that atleast.
@BattlefieldCurator8 ай бұрын
Wow. Yea I’ve noticed that specific areas tend to have some high priced stuff in their stores. People buy them at those prices which keeps the shops from pricing them lower. Some online websites have cheaper deals. I definitely think that the CMP is the way to go for a solid M1 Garand because they got them for around 1k and even some fair to good condition ones are around 700.
@johndill73807 ай бұрын
Could you play Dixon Dallas in the background?
@BRToweАй бұрын
I really don't understand the fascination with Mosin-Nagant rifles. I thought they were high at $100. If you're just looking to fill out your WW2 collection, I understand that, but $500 for a regular old Mosin is ridiculous. You can buy a decent AR or a decent, accurate modern bolt gun for less. Mil-surps are cool, but getting fleeced for junky old Mosins isn't cool at all.
@baneofbanesКүн бұрын
It’s a standard issued WW2 rifle used by a major combatant with significant military history behind it. Like it or not but they have the same drive for collectibility as American and British and a German stuff does. Milsurp hasn’t been a cheap hobby for years dude. It’s a collectors game.
@terryjeffries32338 ай бұрын
I just traded a 6.5 Swede for a 270 Rem with 4 boxes of ammo .22 Savage Auto rifle and 200 bucks because of the ammo Was hard to get and Is expensive and it was Sported. I’m thinking I got the good deal
@stevennutz11098 ай бұрын
yup, got my M44 for 70 lollipops,,, wish I had bought more,,,also got my Chinese SKS for 99 beans.. my Russian for about two bottles of vodka
@BattlefieldCurator7 ай бұрын
Nice score!
@jarodcrazyindian7 ай бұрын
You have rather odd trading material. I'm slightly jealous 😀
@petermonck54488 ай бұрын
Excellent choices. 👍 🇺🇦😎
@talltimberswoodshop75529 ай бұрын
The Italian Carcano was very cheap because they are crap. I bought one in the early 1960s for about $19. I was only about 16 or 17 years old. I tried to put a shot on paper at about 50 feet and couldn't. I could shoot very well. I was on a rifle team at the time. There's no way Lee Harvey Oswald hit President Kennedy with 2 or 3 shots with that rifle.
@ericvantassell68099 ай бұрын
well, you shouldn't have given your rifle to oswald
@scabcrawler6329 ай бұрын
🤫
@behindenemylines33619 ай бұрын
Commerce Carcano rifle ammo isn’t up to original spec’s, I believe the original ammo was a .284 bullet and commercially-made is slightly less. So it makes sense that most rifles aren’t as accurate as they could be. Hand-loading is probably the best bet for Carcano’s.
@behindenemylines33619 ай бұрын
I bought a CMP-Special years ago, (it had a new stock and new barrel) once sighted in, it has become a absolute tac-driver!
@behindenemylines33619 ай бұрын
@@ericvantassell6809😂😂😂😂😂😂
@johnelliott73758 ай бұрын
You would be surprised 😯 what people are interested in after playing video games with different types of rifle and vehicle combinations in them. The ones that are in 6.5×57, or 7mm×57and a couple of others that are great condition in the bore and a little bit scuffed up on the outside of the finish and stock. Especially the South American and Spanish/Turkish ones are nice also. I believe that Sweeds had a beautiful version of them in I believe and in the 6.5 or 6×55, is going to be a great, flat shooting caliber that your going to be able to taylor to you needs ;if you know a ballistician who you trust in, he make or load it for you if he has the dies, and equipment to do so. If not offer to get them some and the rest of the supplies, or you could ask them to help you get started with doing of your own. So many ways to go if you study and really do your due diligence if you research. Not for the impatient or people in a hurry.
@scotttwombly65288 ай бұрын
Prices are crazy. I did my collecting late 80,s to 2000,s. Milled like new M48 69 bucks on sale. I bought a lot. My U.S. WW2 guns are non import marked. I can’t sell my kids want them. Minty BYF 41 Luger original holster and matching magazine under 1000. In my 20,s and 30,s. My friends would ask why do you like smelly old guns. Lol
@hakimcameldriver8 ай бұрын
The best deals dissapeared in the 1960s..
@kirkboswell25758 ай бұрын
The Italian Carcano rifles are VERY well built and accurate rifles. The reason that they haven't received a good reputation in the States is quite simply because they aren't standard. A 6.5 Carcano uses a 268 bullet diameter - NOT the 264 diameter that every other 6.5 uses. If you don't use the correct diameter bullets, you WON'T get good results and consequently WON'T like the rifle. A 7.35 Carcano uses a 300 caliber bullet - NOT the 308 diameter that every other 30 caliber rifle uses. Same thing applies - use an incorrect diameter bullet, and you WON'T get good results. Use of surplus ammo hides these details, but surplus Italian made ammo has become rather scarse. Are the rifles good? ABSOLUTELY. Are there details that you need to be aware of in order to be happy? Again, absolutely.
@northumbriabushcraft12088 ай бұрын
I was surprised he didn't mention the non standard bullet sizes, apparently even some commercial ammo used .308 bullets not .300 in the past, so it wasn't just reloaders messing up. I personally like the long rifles and the ts carbines, I think the folding bayonet cavalry carbines are kinda janky looking. Wouldn't mind a carcano to sit beside my ww1 Italian sword, which is a beast of a sabre
@travisrolison96468 ай бұрын
Same with the mosins. Their 30 cal bullets are .310 i think and not the .308 unless you get a finish model
@kirkboswell25758 ай бұрын
@travisrolison9646 - Yes, although Mosins are nominally 311/312. QC on Mosins wasn't the greatest, and you'll come across some as large as 314/315. The Finns rebarreled captured rifles and the specs call for 308/309. Finnish Mosins are definitely the better ones.
@travisrolison96468 ай бұрын
@@kirkboswell2575 yeah i got a rebuilt model, hex receiver for 120 a few years ago and slugged to bore. It was .312. Originally wanted to cast bullets for it and shoot reduced loads as a cheap shooter. Had trouble casting and getting molds for that size so didnt work well. Finding actual lead wheel weights for cheap got harder also. Then with the shortsges and prices and non availability of primers and powder it killed it. If I could shoot cast bullets for like 12cents a pop id do it, but now with prices its gone up to almost 30-40 cents a pop. Might as well use my 308 and have accuracy and not have to spend time casting.
@kirkboswell25758 ай бұрын
@travisrolison9646 - Best option currently available is the Missouri Bullet Company. They make a lot of different calibers, and they are also Hi-Tec coated to prevent leading. Check them out. I think they make a 32-20 bullet that weighs 115 grains which would make a great plinker load and should be accurate.
@Anti_Outcast19 ай бұрын
I got a norinco paratrooper sks for a tad under 500
@SweetheartQuest3 ай бұрын
recently? if so that is a steal
@trench_raider82479 ай бұрын
Came here to figure out which particular rifles will jump up in price because of this
@bfgivmfith3 ай бұрын
The main thing I took from this? Never invade Switzerland in a ground war. LOL!
@AnniversaryRoad8 ай бұрын
***Cries in Canadian***
@jarodcrazyindian7 ай бұрын
trudeau is a horrible horror.
@AnniversaryRoad7 ай бұрын
@@jarodcrazyindian As a moderate left wing voter, I agree.
@isaiahflaten38175 ай бұрын
What would be a good deal for the Swiss K11 now?
@BattlefieldCurator5 ай бұрын
Probably around the 400 range, but a good deal would be closer to 300 or under. Plenty of websites have the K11s as surplus now. Probably best to shop around
@David_Quinn_Photography8 ай бұрын
is 6.5Car cheaper to reload? if so it maybe ammo people want to reload over buying unless they get a deal on it
@BattlefieldCurator8 ай бұрын
Yes I know someone who reloads for them
@nickriley46098 ай бұрын
Seriously where are these surplus firearms...I've looked high and low and it's more hit and miss now....more miss than hit
@BattlefieldCurator8 ай бұрын
I might have make a video on how I do my research
@dustincarner66758 ай бұрын
Milsurp is a collectors market now....Milsurp is a collectors market now.... Ughh the thought of paying $500 for a Mosin is insane. Even more for an SKS.
@bernardrizzo83057 ай бұрын
Christ!!!! That much for a Moist Nugget???!!! I remember when they were UNDER $100.00!!
@BattlefieldCurator7 ай бұрын
Right! It was shocking to see people BUY a standard M91/30 Mosin for $1k during the pandemic.
@TimothyTerrell-o2oАй бұрын
If it's over $200 dollars leave it where it is.🤣 Carcano leave it at any price.🥺
@LMYS5697Ай бұрын
No love for the K31?
@LMYS5697Ай бұрын
Oh take that back just saw the bonus rifle lololol
@BattlefieldCuratorАй бұрын
lol yea, they’ve gone up recently
@johnelliott73758 ай бұрын
The Swiss are still armed to the extent of every male.
@wickwilkinson42088 ай бұрын
RTI, no way, never again.
@jonathanl27488 ай бұрын
Why is that?
@wickwilkinson42088 ай бұрын
@@jonathanl2748 Received a really expensive crappy M1 Carbine from them.
@belisioglipet46558 ай бұрын
What should I expect to pay for an SVT?
@kylekatarn59642 ай бұрын
$2,000 or more for sure.
@cotwhunter87898 ай бұрын
I got a Finn capture m91 dated 1912 with a ww1 bayo. For 600 Is this good for my first milsurp rifle?
@BattlefieldCurator8 ай бұрын
Imo, that’s a fair deal in today’s market!
@TheWolfElder6 ай бұрын
Gun store near me wants $995 for a 1903 with a sewer pipe barrel. They want $1500 for a K31. They want hundreds on hundreds for rifles worth less than half of what theyre asking.
@BattlefieldCurator6 ай бұрын
Jeez! There are quite a few shops like that I’ve been to… quite sad
@baneofbanesКүн бұрын
Yah that’s about how gun stores near me go too.
@johnelliott73758 ай бұрын
Made a little under the numbers say 6,000,000 @ the most. I would have to look it up and it might be something a little less than that like 5.5 or 5.8/.9 million of them. Sad part is that there's ships and warehouses full of them that need to get back to America and the Obama administration banned the import of these rifles home and get them back by contract that we signed with many nation's out there. The M1 Garand is very picky about the ammo as you day had to be loaded with 150 Grain bullets and the charge has to be researched but commercial ammunition will bend the operating rod, that is as given as the sun will rise in the East unless the world be lows up. Happy shooting the M1
@wasntmeXYZ7 ай бұрын
Absolutely the worst people I’ve ever dealt with in my entire adult life @ RTI.
@BattlefieldCurator7 ай бұрын
You posted the same comment on a few other of my videos. Your experience with them must have been pretty bad, please share…
@dougshelton698 күн бұрын
Be careful about going to people's houses to buy milk syrup rifles you might be looking for a Mosin when you really get a man likker instead😅
@richvest72127 ай бұрын
There are no deals on milsurps Just buy new
@chrisfrank42677 ай бұрын
ALL MILSURP BOLT ACTION RIFLES ARE A RIP-OFF, DONT BUY THEM TILL PRICES COME DOWN!!!!
@frankT.potter72588 ай бұрын
What about the Lee Enfield? I've had my eye on a No4 for a while now, but i'm always concerned about finding ammo. @BattlefieldCurator
@BattlefieldCurator8 ай бұрын
I haven’t seen very decent prices on them lately, nor have I seen much ammo either. But hey, they are pretty good 😁
@frankT.potter72588 ай бұрын
That's what everybody I talk too says. They love the Enfield platform and I always enjoy the unique cock on close action. Thanks for the response BTW :)
@ericvantassell68099 ай бұрын
weapons platform system? Buzzword bonanza
@stasylumbassist18 ай бұрын
Imports and mil-surplus is a waste of cash, buy american buy in Nato carts
@travisrolison96468 ай бұрын
Got a garand from civilian marksmanship website. About 1k. Yeah its probably overkill as I could have got an AR or some nice new bolt guns for it. But it was the cool factor that ai bought. Not all original of course but looks nice and shoots ok
@baneofbanes8 ай бұрын
Nah
@dustincarner66758 ай бұрын
Only if you're talking about range or modern use guns. For historical collections nah.
@stasylumbassist18 ай бұрын
@@dustincarner6675 u could spend ur time collecting guns worth collecting. Considering most people dont have a stamp to own full‐autos... most surplus are bolts and in that case just save ur money and not buy WWI n WWII era bolt rifles. Accept pistols, those are still awesome and are worth it. Garand and 30carbs are great, but not at 5k
@jarodcrazyindian7 ай бұрын
I have 7 ARs, over 10k rounds, over 100 magazines. I love milsurp and I'll never stop buying. Thanks for stopping by a milsurp video and sharing your profound wisdom with us.