J&G $149 M44 Arrived!

[reverendbeer]

Ok, so....with two Type 53s under my belt, it was time for a "real" one...and the J&G $149 M44 was too good to pass up. Because, really:

(*cough* I'm technically Norwegian)

ANYway, three beers into the evening, IT. WAS. ON.

So, yesterday, a 1944 Izhevsk, uber-rearsenaled, showed up...

Fun fact...Plum receiver! Which I didn't take a picture of....but, since it's 12:35 in the afternoon, I'm 5 beers into the afternoon and can't be bothered to go upstairs and take a picture...

Stock was awesome! a couple of (OBVIOUSLY NEW) dings...but a q-tip of red oak stain, a scrubdown (0000 steel wool) with some BLO = everything fine.

Ohhhh...neato...brass fittings on the upper handguard....

Kissin' cousins! (top 2: T53, bottom; M44)

The bayo is really tight. Like, over-tight. Worked it a bit (awwwww yeahh) and it got looser after a while (that's what she said).

The bore is.....going to be a project. It has obvious lands and grooves, but there's a lot of gunk in there.

Don't really give a s*** tho. $149 M44. And it's in great shape.

 

[Alphabrew]

First brass fittings I've seen on an M44. Nice score!

 

[Ironnewt]

First brass fittings I've seen on an M44.

First time I've seen them on a M44 as well. Looks neat. Enjoy!

 

[iH8DemLibz]

Digg'in the brass too.

 

[Onwrd Farm]

Got mine on Friday and am pleased as well.

 

[Alphabrew]

Got mine on Friday and am pleased as well.

I know you didn't just say that without posting pics!

 

[Onwrd Farm]

I know you didn't just say that without posting pics!

In the just got it now thread...page 2.......

 

[j8064]

Aw, more nice M44's find good new homes.

Outstanding!

 

[Onwrd Farm]

 

[Alphabrew]

In the just got it now thread...page 2.......

My bad! Looks great, the stock looks almost laminated.

 

[Onwrd Farm]

My bad! Looks great, the stock looks almost laminated.

I thought it was cause its so durn shiny. Really a sweet gun. Can't wait to make some fireballs...

 

[toolness1]

Wow, those are very nice for 150 bucks! I will order one if they still have some in stock Friday.

 

[toolness1]

Did you guys take advantage of their awesome price on SKS's too? Only $520 for one with matching numbers!

 

[Onwrd Farm]

Did you guys take advantage of their awesome price on SKS's too? Only $520 for one with matching numbers!

That must be how they are making up for the cheap M44's...

 

[reverendbeer]

Yours has scratches in the exact same spots as mine. Must have been a rough ride in the crate on the way over...

Same splice in the forestock, too!

 

[toolness1]

Are these from Molot? The shade of finish and shellac, plus the scratches look very similar to my Molot 91/30s

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[yellowsled]

Are these from Molot? The shade of finish and shellac, plus the scratches look very similar to my Molot 91/30s

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No those are PW Arms. Prolly the same ones Dansammo was selling.

 

[Domer Dad]

View attachment 123321 Mine arrived too. Pretty ordinary to look at -- metal in excellent shape, great bore and rifling but the stock is pretty beat. I've been looking for a refinish project and I think this will be it. Cleaned it up quickly (no cosmoline to speak of) and got it out to the range to make few (few dozen is more like it) fireballs! Nice shooter.

 

[Onwrd Farm]

Yours has scratches in the exact same spots as mine. Must have been a rough ride in the crate on the way over...

Same splice in the forestock, too!

I definitely want to make those scratches go away. The Brass on yours is very cool.

 

[toolness1]

View attachment 123321 Mine arrived too. Pretty ordinary to look at -- metal in excellent shape, great bore and rifling but the stock is pretty beat. I've been looking for a refinish project and I think this will be it. Cleaned it up quickly (no cosmoline to speak of) and got it out to the range to make few (few dozen is more like it) fireballs! Nice shooter.

Awesome pic! Do you just film a video and grab the particular frame to get the fireball pic?

Getting more and more tempted to grab one of these. There's a battle going on in my brain right now between a Yugo M48 or 24/47, a Chinese Type 56, and one of these.