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**beardman2** · 12-07-2005, 03:40 PM

Ok its clear to me I need to get my C&R. I bought the three C&R guns last weekend and I'm hooked! I love the history of them etc. Heck the turk I haven't even started working on yet and I can wait to get them cleaned up as best as possible not to mention buy some more.

My question is... what do I get next!? I've always wanted an SKS... but there are so many options in C&R land!

**Fennellco** · 12-07-2005, 05:32 PM

C&R's are addicting

I deffinately recommend a SKS. I love mine. IMO a russian is the way to go if you plan to get just one SKS. I also love my M91/30 which is russian also. However, a Finnish M91/30 are the best. It all depends on if your just collecting or if you love to shoot em'

mr0w1 · 12-07-2005, 06:53 PM

Go get a good Yugo 59/66. Start cheap. Maybe then a 91/30. Or a Yugo M48 Mauser. See what really intrigues you. It may just be the SKS. Then you can go crazy nuts buying them up. Or Mosins...you could spend the rest of your life buying different variations of nothing but.

One I'd strongly suggest is the Swiss K31. You'll be amazed the first time you take it apart, and the first time you shoot it.

chupacabrachus · 12-08-2005, 12:47 AM

3 letters. SKS

Snotrules · 12-08-2005, 01:40 AM

if you want a good cheap semi-auto, nothing beats the yugo sks. Get some stripper clips for it for sure. If you are looking for a collector piece though, stay away from the yugo. But if you want to shoot the ever loving crap out of a gun, it can't be beat. The Yugo's with the grenade launcher have a thicker barrel so it doesn't get warm as quick.

**hobocircus** · 12-08-2005, 05:05 AM

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Originally Posted by beardman2

My question is... what do I get next!?

Some of my stuff

and I don't have a C&R license, but I've done well through the the ages by scrounging gunshows, gunshops, pawnshops and the like. Surplus arms are still plentiful for the most part, but some things are drying up fast. A centerfire rifle for under $100? Nowhere in the world except the good ole USA

**beardman2** · 12-08-2005, 08:26 AM

my current invantory is in my sig.. well the new stuff anyway.

I love the 91/30. The K31 is awesome but I expected it to be. The mosin was the real surprise.

Looks like you have a great collection. I'd love to get the american historical stuff first but almost all of it is to damn expensive. M1 Garande from CMP maybe but considering how much other stuff I can get for the money its hard to justify.

I like shooting a lot more than I like looking at them. However, I believe in using whatever it is your collecting and not just looking at it.

Brickboy240 · 12-08-2005, 09:22 AM

Did you get AIM Surplus' latest mailer?

Ugh! ...and right before Christmas...thats playing dirty!

They have really cool stuff, like M-39, 91/30 and M1891 Finnish Nagants (yeah...haven't seen those in years!), laminated stock Russian Mosins, minty looking Czech VZ-24s and super cheap MkIII Enfields. Makarovs, P-38s and cheap K-31s, too.

Damn you AIM Surplus! I'll be ordering a Finnish M1891 long rifle in the next day or so. The Finnish re-worked Mosins are the cream of the crop and fairly rare birds.

- Brickboy240

**beardman2** · 12-08-2005, 10:04 AM

thank god they are out of my budget until after the new year...

I'm having a hard time not planning a trip up the J&G when my father-in-law is here for christmas.... he recently got in to firearms. I could intro him to C&Rs mwahaha

Brickboy240 · 12-08-2005, 10:16 AM

I think hobocircus has been digging in my safe! LOL

Yep ,the Mosin 91/30 is a good shooter, but the M-39 Finnish Nagant is almost in the Swede Mauser category for accuracy. They were made by SAKO and Valmet and are very accurate and fun shooters. They are also fairly rare birds. I have a Tikka-built M-27 in pristine shape and according to every Mosin expert I have contacted, only 16,000 or so were built. Thats a fairly rare rifle...and to think I paid 80 buck at a pawn shop for the thing!

- Brickboy240

12-07-2005, 03:40 PM	#1
beardman2 XDTalk 4K Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 4,955	I'm a C&R addict... Ok its clear to me I need to get my C&R. I bought the three C&R guns last weekend and I'm hooked! I love the history of them etc. Heck the turk I haven't even started working on yet and I can wait to get them cleaned up as best as possible not to mention buy some more. My question is... what do I get next!? I've always wanted an SKS... but there are so many options in C&R land! __________________ - He that would make his own liberty secure, must guard even his enemy from opposition; for if he violates this duty he establishes a precedent that will reach himself. ~Thomas Paine I will not be involved with the dreams of angry men. Founding Documents Freedom isn't free: http://www.anysoldier.com

12-07-2005, 05:32 PM	#2
Fennellco XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 468	C&R's are addicting I deffinately recommend a SKS. I love mine. IMO a russian is the way to go if you plan to get just one SKS. I also love my M91/30 which is russian also. However, a Finnish M91/30 are the best. It all depends on if your just collecting or if you love to shoot em' __________________ Every normal man must be tempted at times to spit on his hands, hoist the black flag, and begin slitting throats. - Henry Lewis Mencken, 1880 - 1956

12-07-2005, 06:53 PM	#3
mr0w1 XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 2,533	Go get a good Yugo 59/66. Start cheap. Maybe then a 91/30. Or a Yugo M48 Mauser. See what really intrigues you. It may just be the SKS. Then you can go crazy nuts buying them up. Or Mosins...you could spend the rest of your life buying different variations of nothing but. One I'd strongly suggest is the Swiss K31. You'll be amazed the first time you take it apart, and the first time you shoot it. __________________ guns.freaksho.net - My awesome gun website! More guns than ever! (Last updated: July 24, 2006)

12-08-2005, 01:40 AM	#5
Snotrules XDTalk Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Ellsworth AFB Posts: 75	if you want a good cheap semi-auto, nothing beats the yugo sks. Get some stripper clips for it for sure. If you are looking for a collector piece though, stay away from the yugo. But if you want to shoot the ever loving crap out of a gun, it can't be beat. The Yugo's with the grenade launcher have a thicker barrel so it doesn't get warm as quick. __________________ XD-40 yugo SKS 870 express boy scout slingshot and a big rock

12-08-2005, 08:26 AM	#7
beardman2 XDTalk 4K Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 4,955	my current invantory is in my sig.. well the new stuff anyway. I love the 91/30. The K31 is awesome but I expected it to be. The mosin was the real surprise. Looks like you have a great collection. I'd love to get the american historical stuff first but almost all of it is to damn expensive. M1 Garande from CMP maybe but considering how much other stuff I can get for the money its hard to justify. I like shooting a lot more than I like looking at them. However, I believe in using whatever it is your collecting and not just looking at it. __________________ - He that would make his own liberty secure, must guard even his enemy from opposition; for if he violates this duty he establishes a precedent that will reach himself. ~Thomas Paine I will not be involved with the dreams of angry men. Founding Documents Freedom isn't free: http://www.anysoldier.com

12-08-2005, 12:47 AM	#4
chupacabrachus XDTalk 3K Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 3,431	3 letters. SKS

12-08-2005, 09:22 AM	#8
Brickboy240 XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Houston, TX, USA Posts: 9,853	Did you get AIM Surplus' latest mailer? Ugh! ...and right before Christmas...thats playing dirty! They have really cool stuff, like M-39, 91/30 and M1891 Finnish Nagants (yeah...haven't seen those in years!), laminated stock Russian Mosins, minty looking Czech VZ-24s and super cheap MkIII Enfields. Makarovs, P-38s and cheap K-31s, too. Damn you AIM Surplus! I'll be ordering a Finnish M1891 long rifle in the next day or so. The Finnish re-worked Mosins are the cream of the crop and fairly rare birds. - Brickboy240 __________________ The top 25% of wage earners in America pay 86% of all federal income taxes collected. (according to 2007 IRS website data) Es mejor morir a pie que vivir arrodillado Volvo...the Swedish Brick!

12-08-2005, 10:04 AM	#9
beardman2 XDTalk 4K Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 4,955	thank god they are out of my budget until after the new year... I'm having a hard time not planning a trip up the J&G when my father-in-law is here for christmas.... he recently got in to firearms. I could intro him to C&Rs mwahaha __________________ - He that would make his own liberty secure, must guard even his enemy from opposition; for if he violates this duty he establishes a precedent that will reach himself. ~Thomas Paine I will not be involved with the dreams of angry men. Founding Documents Freedom isn't free: http://www.anysoldier.com

12-08-2005, 10:16 AM	#10
Brickboy240 XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Houston, TX, USA Posts: 9,853	I think hobocircus has been digging in my safe! LOL Yep ,the Mosin 91/30 is a good shooter, but the M-39 Finnish Nagant is almost in the Swede Mauser category for accuracy. They were made by SAKO and Valmet and are very accurate and fun shooters. They are also fairly rare birds. I have a Tikka-built M-27 in pristine shape and according to every Mosin expert I have contacted, only 16,000 or so were built. Thats a fairly rare rifle...and to think I paid 80 buck at a pawn shop for the thing! - Brickboy240 __________________ The top 25% of wage earners in America pay 86% of all federal income taxes collected. (according to 2007 IRS website data) Es mejor morir a pie que vivir arrodillado Volvo...the Swedish Brick!

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