How is the milsurp market these days?

[MILSURP Collector]

Hit the range earlier today at 9am and no one there! Also took out my Sig P226, original mag won't pick up last round, replacement mag no problems!

Argentine FN 49 in 7.62 Nato and a 1942 No1 MkIII Ishapore!

 

[will4me]

Went to Creekside today to break in that new garand barrel. Fired 1-shot, then wet swab, then dry patch, repeated for 20rds. Then i shot a few enblocs, cleaning her up after every three rounds. She's incredibly accurate with HXP, Danish surplus, and with new PPU ammo, consistently giving me 1" groups at 100 yds once i got the sights adjusted. Towards the end i was picturing the bullseye in 4 quadrants and calling my shots almost every time.

Barrel is a new criterion from cmp, all other parts are correct SA. Receiver is an SA '43. Trigger pull is crisp and predictable and the action cycled smooth as butter. Absolutely no feed or extraction issues. The front sight blade was slightly off center but i just compensated for it with my windage adjustment for today.... I'll take care of that before next time.

Had such a great time that i forgot to take pics. Many thanks to will4me and 10thmountain for all your help and advice!

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Told ya those barrels after broke-in are Awesome shooters LOL .
And BTW Great job on Break-in most people do not take the time and it makes a difference.

 

[alleycat]

Told ya those barrels after broke-in are Awesome shooters LOL .
And BTW Great job on Break-in most people do not take the time and it makes a difference.

Thx man, I was being so careful that i even let her cool down between shots

 

[will4me]

Heck yes alleycat !!!! That makes me want to convert one of mine into a "special" with that new barrel.
Oh how crowded was creekside? I will be up there next week fo sho working with my match gun.

I know someone who can do that my friend (the conversion) LOL

 

[TheGman]

Sadly I am relaregated to cleaning up old stocks. Sad to be poor. I will be putting a coat of BLO on an old rebuild stock tonight, looks like it was ran through AA twice (Augusta Arsenal).

 

[Hayata]

Congrats and nice range report alleycat !

 

[TapcoFan]

Sadly I am relaregated to cleaning up old stocks. Sad to be poor. I will be putting a coat of BLO on an old rebuild stock tonight, looks like it was ran through AA twice (Augusta Arsenal).

I feel the sadness of being poor.
But I am poor because I picked up another Enfield.

 

[will4me]

Sadly I am relaregated to cleaning up old stocks. Sad to be poor. I will be putting a coat of BLO on an old rebuild stock tonight, looks like it was ran through AA twice (Augusta Arsenal).

To me those are the best ones with lots of history.

 

[alleycat]

Sadly I am relaregated to cleaning up old stocks. Sad to be poor. I will be putting a coat of BLO on an old rebuild stock tonight, looks like it was ran through AA twice (Augusta Arsenal).

Post some pics of those stocks?

 

[TheGman]

alleycat I just took a couple of pics. Shes a little worse for wear but for being 70+ not bad. I will try to take a picture in the sun before Church tomorrow. I took off a coat of varnish likely from being a ceremonial gun (Veterans Club) likely.