Here's the new Mas 49/56 - this forum needs a new post

[O.S.O.K.]

I got three more mags for her and have all the reloading components ready to go. The grooves in the bore still have some gunk in them - but I think shooting will loosen that up some and allow me to clean it more thoroughly. I remember that this really helped with my old Turk mausers... which were even worse - and cleaned up eventually to pretty nice bores - and good shooters.

[Helen Keller]

Nice


I had a NIB one last year with a pile of Mags/accessories.


Dunno why I sold it.

[gpwasr10]

Nice


I had a NIB one last year with a pile of Mags/accessories.


Dunno why I sold it.

Got one myself; love it! Don't rekon I'll ever sell it. It being a true Mil Spec MBR, it's alot of gun for the $$$$.

That is one hot rifle OSOK

[O.S.O.K.]

Thanks

And I think it's all about the caliber. The 7.5 is a great round but it's really a handloading proposition.

If they'd of chambered this for the non-existant at that time 7.62x51 NATO, then these would be cloned and cost $1200 or more.

Yeah, you can get them converted.... but for the money, I say just get the M1A1 or even a Saiga.

[whos2kno]

i got one many years ago from SOG and it's still on the grease

[O.S.O.K.]

Well, I'm looking forward to getting the milsurp ammo that I posted about over on the ammo forum - berdan primed which means that I won't be feeling the need to pick it up. And that means no brass catcher. I also want to see how it shoots with its original food...

[El Laton Caliente]

i got one many years ago from SOG and it's still on the grease

I fired mine a few times but the only ammo I could get back then jammed and I never tried again. The thing still is like new.

I wish I had bought one I found while working in Washington State at a Pawn Shop. IIRC, he wanted $200 or $225 because he could not get ammo from his usual sources.