My rifle collection
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phatcyclist
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phatcyclist
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Thanks you!
I picked up a 100 pack of new brass for the K-31 earlier today. I'm going to get a powder to load it with, and load up some rounds.
I picked up a 100 pack of new brass for the K-31 earlier today. I'm going to get a powder to load it with, and load up some rounds.
- Jul 1, 2011
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Yeah, I think he's just going for the record. lol
motorcarman
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The 08'er thread got me thinking about people who don't post on here anymore. Phatcyclist is around but he posts like twice a year
Maybe he CYCLES more than collects or shoots?????
bob
phatcyclist
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What a surprise to see this thread pop up again.
I still have that Mosin, although I haven't taken it out to the range in years. It has seen a few slight upgrades, but it's not generally what I take out these days.
Unfortunately, the K31 was stolen from a "secured" storage unit late last year, along with some other firearms of mine, along with a few from my father's collection.
The Tikka was a fine rifle, but I ended up selling it after starting a 700 project. The 700 is an SPS stainless, in .243 Win, that I've dropped into a Bell and Carlson Alaskan II lightweight stock. I also bought an older trigger mechanism, and did a full internal cleanup on it, along with a lightened spring. The rifle has a clean sub-2lb. pull, and I can (and did with the original stock), slam the butt onto concrete and it will not fire. The original trigger mechanisms are amazing on the 700. It's also sporting a DNZ single piece scope mount and ring setup, and an older Bushnell scope made by Bausch and Lomb. Even with blue-box Federal soft points, this gun is sub-MOA without any fuss.
The M&P-15 got sold, as ammunition went up and I found it sitting in the safe more and more frequently on trips out to the range or my friend's ranch, I decided to put it on consignment and made some money when the prices skyrocketed on it. Although, it did have some extras on it as well.
Lately, I've been turning my attention to much older firearms. In fact, the last two long guns I've bought are not even considered to be firearms due to their age. I've got a nice Springfield M1884, made in 1889, chambered in the original-pressure .45-70. I load safe smokeless ammunition for it, and have aspirations of taking it hunting some day. Whenever I get the time however, the weather is no good, so the stainless Remington 700 is utilized instead.
My most recent purchase is an 1891 Argentine Mauser, made by Loewe Berlin in 1893. I got it for a song as it was previously sporterized some time in the 50's, and sold through Montgomery Wards, or maybe even Sears. Bore is very nice, and I still had to clean packing grease out of some nooks in it. Haven't even put a round through it yet, but I've got an RCBS die set already. Next step is buying some cases and loading some moderate 180 grain cartridges up. Since the stock has already been shortened, same with the barrel, there are some projects I intend on doing with it. A rubber butt pad is going on to replace the metal plate, as I want this to be a 'truck gun', so-to-speak. Open sights will be converted from the standard fare, to a nice three-dot set. I'm still debating whether I will be going fiber-optic, or making some custom tritium sights for it. Only time will tell with this rifle, but I've been interested in one for a while now.
As far as the cycling part of my name, I have been from time-to-time an avid bicycle rider. Haven't spent a whole lot of time on one this year though, my cycling has been of the motor-driven variety recently.
I'll update this thread with some pictures soon.
I still have that Mosin, although I haven't taken it out to the range in years. It has seen a few slight upgrades, but it's not generally what I take out these days.
Unfortunately, the K31 was stolen from a "secured" storage unit late last year, along with some other firearms of mine, along with a few from my father's collection.
The Tikka was a fine rifle, but I ended up selling it after starting a 700 project. The 700 is an SPS stainless, in .243 Win, that I've dropped into a Bell and Carlson Alaskan II lightweight stock. I also bought an older trigger mechanism, and did a full internal cleanup on it, along with a lightened spring. The rifle has a clean sub-2lb. pull, and I can (and did with the original stock), slam the butt onto concrete and it will not fire. The original trigger mechanisms are amazing on the 700. It's also sporting a DNZ single piece scope mount and ring setup, and an older Bushnell scope made by Bausch and Lomb. Even with blue-box Federal soft points, this gun is sub-MOA without any fuss.
The M&P-15 got sold, as ammunition went up and I found it sitting in the safe more and more frequently on trips out to the range or my friend's ranch, I decided to put it on consignment and made some money when the prices skyrocketed on it. Although, it did have some extras on it as well.
Lately, I've been turning my attention to much older firearms. In fact, the last two long guns I've bought are not even considered to be firearms due to their age. I've got a nice Springfield M1884, made in 1889, chambered in the original-pressure .45-70. I load safe smokeless ammunition for it, and have aspirations of taking it hunting some day. Whenever I get the time however, the weather is no good, so the stainless Remington 700 is utilized instead.
My most recent purchase is an 1891 Argentine Mauser, made by Loewe Berlin in 1893. I got it for a song as it was previously sporterized some time in the 50's, and sold through Montgomery Wards, or maybe even Sears. Bore is very nice, and I still had to clean packing grease out of some nooks in it. Haven't even put a round through it yet, but I've got an RCBS die set already. Next step is buying some cases and loading some moderate 180 grain cartridges up. Since the stock has already been shortened, same with the barrel, there are some projects I intend on doing with it. A rubber butt pad is going on to replace the metal plate, as I want this to be a 'truck gun', so-to-speak. Open sights will be converted from the standard fare, to a nice three-dot set. I'm still debating whether I will be going fiber-optic, or making some custom tritium sights for it. Only time will tell with this rifle, but I've been interested in one for a while now.
As far as the cycling part of my name, I have been from time-to-time an avid bicycle rider. Haven't spent a whole lot of time on one this year though, my cycling has been of the motor-driven variety recently.
I'll update this thread with some pictures soon.
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Yeah, I was about to say...
phatcyclist
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I was lucky enough to know Texas1911 and SIG_Fiend before this forum started up. When the idea of this forum was discussed I was happy to get on board early on. I'm getting back in to firearms and I want to be active on this forum again.
ROGER4314
Been Called "Flash" Since I Was A Kid!
I love those old battle rifles and have owned most of them over the years. Top dog IMHO is the Springfield 1903 or 1903A3. They've gotten pretty orbital in price. I kept the one that served in many 200 yard matches and traded the rest. These old eyes just can't use the peep sights any more.
The Enfields are great but .303 British ammo is about non existent today. It's easy to reload and uses the same bullet as the 7.7 Japanese.
The Ishapore version of the Enfield was redesigned with a new receiver and chambered for 7.62 Nato. I refinished two of them but never got them out to shoot.
The 98 K German Mauser is a terrific rifle but prices are out of sight for them, today. If you like that rifle, don't overlook the Czech VZ-24, a version of the Mauser. BRNO was one of the manufacturers and they are excellent in every way! That can satisfy the Mauser urge for a lot less money! 8mm Mauser is the caliber for the VZ-24.
Mausers usually have a 300 Meter zero but tall front sights are available at Brownell's pretty cheap to get a 100 yard zero for them. Mauser rifling is very deep so a rifle with a bore that looks like a coal mine shaft can still shoot very well.
Russian 91-30, M- 44, and all of the Finnish capture and rework rifles are first class. Finnish capture/reworks are absolute gems. What beautiful rifles they made! Their stocks are made in two pieces and joined together with "finger" joints. Nice stuff!
The Chinese version of the M-44 Russian is called the Type 53. It's fine metal workmanship but most of the stocks are beat to Hell. If you get one that is ragged out, the stocks are really miserable. There are aftermarket plastic stocks that work great.
Lot's of toys out there! Buy one, two or as many as you can afford. They're a lot of fun for the money!
Flash
The Enfields are great but .303 British ammo is about non existent today. It's easy to reload and uses the same bullet as the 7.7 Japanese.
The Ishapore version of the Enfield was redesigned with a new receiver and chambered for 7.62 Nato. I refinished two of them but never got them out to shoot.
The 98 K German Mauser is a terrific rifle but prices are out of sight for them, today. If you like that rifle, don't overlook the Czech VZ-24, a version of the Mauser. BRNO was one of the manufacturers and they are excellent in every way! That can satisfy the Mauser urge for a lot less money! 8mm Mauser is the caliber for the VZ-24.
Mausers usually have a 300 Meter zero but tall front sights are available at Brownell's pretty cheap to get a 100 yard zero for them. Mauser rifling is very deep so a rifle with a bore that looks like a coal mine shaft can still shoot very well.
Russian 91-30, M- 44, and all of the Finnish capture and rework rifles are first class. Finnish capture/reworks are absolute gems. What beautiful rifles they made! Their stocks are made in two pieces and joined together with "finger" joints. Nice stuff!
The Chinese version of the M-44 Russian is called the Type 53. It's fine metal workmanship but most of the stocks are beat to Hell. If you get one that is ragged out, the stocks are really miserable. There are aftermarket plastic stocks that work great.
Lot's of toys out there! Buy one, two or as many as you can afford. They're a lot of fun for the money!
Flash
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