WHAT’S WORTH ORDERING FROM ROYAL TIGER IMPORTS?  I give my personal opinion.

[@theblindsniper9130]

I worked at RTI up until like 2 weeks ago. There are a massive, massive ton of orders and guns going through that place, to the point to where time spent on individual guns just has to be minimal. Ethiopia guns are absolutely luck of the draw, B grade and better is at least functional unless a mistake is made. As of recent, bores are looking better when I left just due to the particular batch they got in being from the top of the pile, away from ground funk rotting them out. Guys at RTI are great, fantastic to work with, very determined and trying very hard to get people what they want. White knuckled and redlining themselves all hours of the day. Biggest thing is that it isnt their fault for the condition of the guns, it is the fault of the century of sitting in a barn. Many put there before many of us were even born. That is just the state of the stockpile that was found; almost like these are very hard used tools are war held by people that killed and were killed, carried through mud, blood, sweat and tears. We find rifles with blood rust and bullet holes in them all the time. Letters from Ethiopians who carried them too. Many notes home to families that never made it home to those families. These aren't just 'crappy guns from a barn', they are a desperate last ditch effort for survival and a defense of a homeland from people who didn't win that fight. The cashe is near the same status as a graveyard.

[@imperialhonorguard1483]

Up until 2 weeks ago? Why'd you quit?

[@Evergreen509]

Overall, I have been pretty happy with Royal Tiger Imports. It’s awesome to have a source of guns at a great price as they do. Their customer service has always been great and for the most part their shipping is less time than they say. Got a bunch of new rifles from them recently to make some more videos took a break for a while.! I hope you can keep up the great videos always love watching and thank you for sharing! 🤝😁

[@Evergreen509]

@@imperialhonorguard1483 hope you’re leaving doesn’t affect your video schedule😂 love your videos

[@davidjenschke631]

Would you recommend “Original “ Grade from RTI? Is it slightly better than a “B” Grade or about the same as a “B” grade? I’m interested in original grade iraqi marked Lee Enfield no1 mk3

[@davidjenschke631]

@theblindsniper9130

[@jasontorre3267]

If you must buy from RTI, I would recommend buying individual listings so you can see what you are buying. Otherwise, it is a crap shoot, and it favors the house.

[@jarodcrazyindian]

MilsurpMunitions is manufacturing 8x50r and it won't be real cheap, but it's coming. When it's available, my guess is that RTI may bump up the price on the 8x50r Steyr/Budapest models. 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@oneparticularharbor144]

Thst amp finally hit the market- not bad, They are also loading 6.5 Vetterlli

[@bfgivmfith]

I have only bought what I paid for from RTI. It is rolling the dice. Four rifles in and I have not been screwed yet. I would never need to reach out to them. I know what guns are which.

[@thewolfhunter]

RTI cornered the C&R market and is definitely in the cat birds' seat,they have no competition and inflating the prices away from lower income C&R holders along with those who don't have a lot of money to spend.. GREED.

[@wyattcollins303]

I just received 3 rifles. The calvary carbine was from Italy, and the M95 and Long rifle Carcano was from Ethiopia. All are WW1 dated. To be honest, I think they are over priced. I say that due to the amount of work needed to get them to standard which includes removing all rust, oils and any stock work needed. I went 3 for 3 on the negative side. Not sure I will pay full price for another rifle. I may look for a sale. Again, way too expensive for the condition.

[@matthewjames4334]

RTI for certain things is kindve the only option.. like the mannlicher rifles…. And the vetterlis And the m1917 rifles For other stuff like k98s Enfields And various mausers. Hunters lodge is way cheaper and generally better There is for some reason…. A massive stigma about RTI M1 garands….being “overpriced junk” They are $100 more than a CMP m1 garand field grade…. And are in great mechanical shape….. yes the parkerizing is worn but I bought 2 of them. Both in excellent Mechanical shape With really good bores And decent original USGI wood Some have milled trigger guards some are stamped Some have early ww2 flared front sights others have the later Korean War style Pretty much all of them have the T-105 rear sights. My first m1 from them was a 1943 Springfield with the correct front sight, stamped trigger guard and T-105 rear sight and a Winchester bolt, Harrington and Richardson hammer.. and a 1964 SA barrel Second one is a 1952 Springfield with the correct front sight stamped trigger guard and t-105 rear sight and original SA 1952 barrel The 1952 rifle is entirely Springfield armory with all of the batch numbers matching or within a few digits of each other. So my Korean War m1 was built with at that time ALL new current production inventory it was not assembled using existing stock My personal opinion if your going to collect milsurps ….. you need to know as much as possible about any weapon your considering acquiring.. beforehand…. To know what to look for….. and if your attempting to collect milsurps you NEED to be willing to learn how to. And invest in reloading…. As the years go by most military calibers are getting harder to find and more expensive….. But things like 8x50 mannlicher can be easily made Using 7.62x54r brass Run it through 8mm lebel sizing dies Or 8x50 dies if you can find them And load with 8mm projectiles A good source of 8mm projectiles is that lot of Turkish 8mm Mauser we got a couple years back…. The ammo itself is junk… so it tends to be really cheap. It’s good for pulling the projectiles I got like 500 rounds of it for $40….

[@infamousjustice7083]

Interesting, I’ve been considering hunters lodge lately. What’s your general experience with them? How long does shipping generally take? Any tips and tricks? I’ve heard calling them to see currently inventory is a smart idea(if you can get someone to pick up)

[@matthewjames4334]

@@infamousjustice7083 I haven’t ordered from them … they only have or had… two things I was interested in…. And I’ve never once really heard a good story about them …. They’ve been around since the 60s or so. And have literally never once “gotten with the times” … They won’t accept cards or anything No online payment…. You have to mail them cash or a money order with a written note of what you want….. or a printed invoice….. They don’t email …. So you will never know when your order is made and shipped until you get it …. And I’ve heard of people waiting anywhere from 3 months to almost a year to get their order….. I’ve heard of money being taken and orders just straight up not being made… etc etc. They still operate like it’s 1960. And advertise like it’s 1960….. but their prices are good. That’s about the only plus side …….

[@gandhi3625]

now do a video on how to find 8x50

[@Evergreen509]

@@gandhi3625 apparently there is a company that’s now going to be making it due to the influx of these 8 x 50 rifles. I’m hoping that ppu will pick up the slack. Currently I just fire form brass to make my own.

[@gandhi3625]

@Evergreen509 awesome, I really want one, I found an ad on ammoseek at 4.25 a round

[@garrylycos4795]

Who is selling the ones from Italy

[@Evergreen509]

Royal Tiger Imports was for a while haven’t seen them listed for a minute now though I think Atlantic Farms had some up for a while also unfortunately I think that ship is sailed now😢

[@imperialhonorguard1483]

Carcanos from Italy. that's all I can say because I got one and it's really good. Recently I ordered a K31 from them. I also cleaned up a No1 Mk3* enfield from 1918 that I got hand selected from them.