j8064
Garrett Co Hooligan #1
Three points above got my attention:
Ah, the dreaded C&R addiction...
- Widener's M24's are Yugo 24/47's. I have a couple of them I got from other sources a few years ago. In unissued re-arsenaled condition they are fun mausers and fairly accurate. If what Widener's has are in re-arsenaled condition, for < $200, not a bad C&R buy IMHO.
- Turks. Don't discount them. I've restored several I've acquired for ~ $100 each. They won't give you 2" groups at 100 yds, but they're simple mausers to work on. They're mechanics are basically the same as K98's. They (like the Yugo 24/47's) are fun shoothers with:
- Surplus ammo. No matter what you hear, almost all 8x57 surplus ammo is corrosive. Cleaning up after firing surplus ammo is simple - especially with a mauser platform rifle. The surplus I've bought cheap goes bang as well as any factory rounds or hand loads I have. I put my 8x57 reloading efforts on hold because I can still find surplus ammo to shoot for much less than my cost to reload the round.
Ah, the dreaded C&R addiction...
