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Handguns, Rifles & Shotguns => Rifles => Topic started by: bkoenig on July 13, 2009, 08:21:52 PM
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Two of my favorite rifles:
1943 Lee-Enfield. It's a little beat up and the bore shows some wear, but it still shoots pretty good. I like to think this old gun took care of a few Nazis back in its heyday. It took a big fat doe last year:
(http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg215/bkoenig1975/1-1.jpg)
Finnish M39. For those who aren't familiar with these, when Finland declared independence from Russia they captured a large number of Mosin Nagant rifles. Over the years they made several different variants all based on the Mosin receiver. The M39's were given a heavy, match quality barrel, excellent sights, a slick trigger, and beautiful arctic birch stocks. Mine has a 1942 dated barrel, but the hex receiver is quite a bit older. The old Imperial Russian crest has been scrubbed but is still slightly visible. Barrel is virtually new inside, blueing is 90%, and wood has just a couple of dings. This is definitely not Ivan's Mosin Nagant:
(http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg215/bkoenig1975/m39b.jpg)
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I like the Enfield. I got this Enfield No 5 Mk I 'Jungle Carbine' reconditioned by Gibbs (now defunct I think) about 7yrs ago when they were cheap. Looks and shoots great. I plan to take it on a pig hunt in Florida this winter. Maybe it was used to clip a few Imperial Japs too?
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