Chach, nice Albanian. An Albanian SKS is pretty rare. Seems like only 10,000 were built and half of those were destroyed. I never did understand the sling swivel right where your cheek would lay. I guess all Albanians shoot left handed.
January 29, 2014, 03:13 PM
Sunset_Va
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Originally posted by Texas Bob C.: Chach, nice Albanian. An Albanian SKS is pretty rare. Seems like only 10,000 were built and half of those were destroyed. I never did understand the sling swivel right where your cheek would lay. I guess all Albanians shoot left handed.
The Albanian SKS had another unique feature, that differd it from the Russian and Yugo models, can't remember what it was... Handguards?
Just remembered, the shape of the bolt retractor.
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January 29, 2014, 05:07 PM
kz1000
Picking up a wire wrapped SMLE tomorrow.
------------------------------------------------------------------------ "Yidn, shreibt un fershreibt"
"The Nazis entered this war under the rather childish delusion that they were going to bomb everyone else, and nobody was going to bomb them. At Rotterdam, London, Warsaw and half a hundred other places, they put their rather naive theory into operation. They sowed the wind, and now they are going to reap the whirlwind." -Bomber Harris
January 29, 2014, 05:46 PM
RogueJSK
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Originally posted by kz1000: Picking up a wire wrapped SMLE tomorrow.
One of AIM's recent batch? British, Indian, or Australian? (They apparently only had 4 Lithgow Aussies.)
They are supposedly in the process of unwrapping and sorting another batch. Depending on the reports from this first batch, I may snag one from the next round to keep my BSA company.
January 29, 2014, 05:49 PM
kz1000
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Originally posted by RogueJSK:
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Originally posted by kz1000: Picking up a wire wrapped SMLE tomorrow.
One of AIM's recent batch? British, Indian, or Australian? (They apparently only had 4 Lithgow Aussies.)
They reportedly have another batch to unwrap and sort. Depending on the reports from this first batch, I may snag one from the next batch to keep my BSA company.
British, asked for WWI date. Its a blessing and a curse that I work 20 mins from AIM.
------------------------------------------------------------------------ "Yidn, shreibt un fershreibt"
"The Nazis entered this war under the rather childish delusion that they were going to bomb everyone else, and nobody was going to bomb them. At Rotterdam, London, Warsaw and half a hundred other places, they put their rather naive theory into operation. They sowed the wind, and now they are going to reap the whirlwind." -Bomber Harris
January 29, 2014, 05:52 PM
RogueJSK
Be sure to snag a surplus discharger cup to complete the "grenade launching rifle" getup.
Originally posted by Texas Bob C.: Chach, nice Albanian. An Albanian SKS is pretty rare. Seems like only 10,000 were built and half of those were destroyed. I never did understand the sling swivel right where your cheek would lay. I guess all Albanians shoot left handed.
The Albanian SKS had another unique feature, that differd it from the Russian and Yugo models, can't remember what it was... Handguards?
Just remembered, the shape of the bolt retractor.
Their handguards and stocks were also different.
The Albanian SKS has an elongated handguard and stock that runs the length of the entire gas system:
The standard SKS (including Russian, Romanian, Chinese, and Yugoslavian SKSs) has a shorter handguard and stock:
January 29, 2014, 11:30 PM
David Lee
Hey Rogue, fill us in some time on the stock disc information sir. Maybe on a Swede..Thanks. I used to know something about those but its been a long time.
January 30, 2014, 05:29 AM
Archie Teuthis
Gentlemen, thanks for the photos & history lessons.
Less is more.
January 30, 2014, 06:24 AM
RogueJSK
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Originally posted by David Lee: Hey Rogue, fill us in some time on the stock disc information sir. Maybe on a Swede..Thanks. I used to know something about those but its been a long time.
Unfortunately, Swedish Mausers aren't one of my areas of expertise. Perhaps George85019 or Gambit, or another Swedish Mauser owner, can help us out.
January 30, 2014, 07:13 AM
45 Cal
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Originally posted by David Lee: Waiting to see if 45Cal will post up his Greasy Old Mil-Surp Kimber Target..such a horrible old rifle I have never seen..
Well I will try,pb dumped my downloads twice this am.
I cant leave things along so
January 30, 2014, 11:33 AM
David Lee
Beautiful 45 Cal, I want one of the Kimbers. Its the kind of target rifle I like.
I have had to date a Remington 40XR and a 540X or as I have seen them later called 541. Whats not to like about a heavy barrel target .22.
January 30, 2014, 01:13 PM
45 Cal
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Originally posted by David Lee: Beautiful 45 Cal, I want one of the Kimbers. Its the kind of target rifle I like.
I have had to date a Remington 40XR and a 540X or as I have seen them later called 541. Whats not to like about a heavy barrel target .22.
Fine rifle,but after a few shots its boring . The one I bedded just does the same hole off sandbags.Trigger is adjustable but it breaks like glass at 1 1/2 lb. Seems to like the Rem target match mil spec surplus that comes in tin foil.Actually that is all that I have tried I have another one in box and got to bed it also for other grand daughter. The peeps are pretty good,and I am not planning scopes. My girls were first taught with irons and are decent shots,their hunting remingtons have scopes,they think that is cool even though their are cheep scopes.Their a/r's are irons also.
January 30, 2014, 03:41 PM
raggedhole
Isn't that aKimber 82M Government Target. Single shot 22lr. Did yours have the box knife "razor cut" in the stock...?
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January 31, 2014, 07:48 AM
45 Cal
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Originally posted by raggedhole: Isn't that aKimber 82M Government Target. Single shot 22lr. Did yours have the box knife "razor cut" in the stock...?
One does have a slight one ,one in pic. The other one I have in box does not. They got that out of the back and I made sure Leon did not cut too deep. 1200 sand paper and two passed took the scratch away ,it is not visible. The were some on the rack that looked like crap with the deep cuts.
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