New Acquisitions October 2017

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Looks like we need an October thread.

Late last month I picked up a 1916 Enfield No. 1 Mk. III* SMLE, and today I received a 1940 M38 Carcano. The two of these complete my WW2 sub collection. The Enfield is a rebuilt mismatch save the bolt, and the Carcano is a stock mismatch, albeit in a Terni stock. The Carcano has a K98 sling which is a correct possibility. The Germans gave the Italians permission to copy the K98 sling; the Italians deleted the frosch, reversed the sling, and connected the loop end with a button. I still need the uncommon folding M38 bayonet for it; that will cost 3/4 of what the rifle did. The Enfield has a 1918 Wilkinson bayonet, and a 1943 sling and frog.

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Picked up a Monson, MA Dan Wesson 715 6" revolver. Also bought a new DW 2.5" barrel which will be sent back since they forgot to engrave the "357 Magnum" on the side of the barrel shroud....Bob at DW was surprised and pissed when I told him it wasn't engraved. I said no biggie and he's like "no it's a big deal to me, it never should have left the factory that way".

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I've been wanting a 243 for quite some time.

Never really even came close to finding the right one.

Saw this...ran the bolt.....search over.
 

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Just picked up a new Colt Competition 1911 in .45 ACP from an NES Member in the classifieds. Great guy - super smooth transaction.
Came home and grabbed my range gear to put it through it's paces. Result is the gun is way better than I am, but I still managed to put together some tight groups with just Federal Target 230gr ammo.

This Colt features:

National Match barrel
Novak adjustable fiber optic sights
Oversized thumb safety
Upswept beaver tail
Dual recoil spring which I immediately noticed with recoil reduction and split times.

Original owner had a reliability service done by Santurri. Polished the feed ramp, replaced the extractor, installed a new bushing and swapped the factory blue front sight with red. Gun was basically brand new with 50 rounds down the pipe.
Stock photos but the gun looks exactly like the one pictured. Very happy with the purchase and got a great deal.

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Just picked up a new Colt Competition 1911 in .45 ACP from an NES Member in the classifieds. Great guy - super smooth transaction.
Came home and grabbed my range gear to put it through it's paces. Result is the gun is way better than I am, but I still managed to put together some tight groups with just Federal Target 230gr ammo.

This Colt features:

National Match barrel
Novak adjustable fiber optic sights
Oversized thumb safety
Upswept beaver tail
Dual recoil spring which I immediately noticed with recoil reduction and split times.

Original owner had a reliability service done by Santurri. Polished the feed ramp, replaced the extractor, installed a new bushing and swapped the factory blue front sight with red. Gun was basically brand new with 50 rounds down the pipe.
Stock photos but the gun looks exactly like the one pictured. Very happy with the purchase and got a great deal.

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Very nice.
 
Not October, but picked up a 1917 Swedish Mauser near the end of September (my first). Bore is in really good condition to my eye. Stock has some dings and dents but is matching to the rifle, along with most of the parts (bolt, barrel bands, etc.). Unfortunately, some smaller parts don't match (rear sight, bolt stop, magazine floorplate) but I'm not losing sleep over it. [grin] 3.jpg1.jpg2.jpg
 
Had to have a 3" 44mag - found a 629-4 with porting and it helps a ton!

Filthy because I have ben shooting the sh*te out of this girl

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I bought one of these almost three years ago and shot it for the first time last week. Ruger SR556ESC gas piston rifle.



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I have a Trijicon accupoint scope on it. And it is really really fun to shoot. Very accurate (sorry Maura!) and so little recoil that I can see the
bullet hit the target at 100 yards through the scope. The trigger is not particularly light, but it has a consistent pull and place where it breaks, and it happens to work for me quite well.
 
I just realized photobucket doesnt work.

KAC SR25 APC i got from Alex at Ridgeline Outfitters in Nashua 2 weeks ago. Gonna be picking an optic shortly as soon as my wallet recovers.

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