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Title: A few pictures of the M44 and my Mauser.
Post by: gsd on May 10, 2011, 08:14:04 PM
Just thought i'ld get a couple decent pictures to make up for the crappy one i posted earlier.

1891 Argentine Mauser, 7.65 ARG
M44 Carbine, Monte Carlo composite stock

(http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u156/topdownbimmer/SAM_0094.jpg)
(http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u156/topdownbimmer/SAM_0095.jpg)
(http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u156/topdownbimmer/SAM_0096.jpg)
(http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u156/topdownbimmer/SAM_0097-1.jpg)
(http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u156/topdownbimmer/SAM_0098.jpg)
(http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u156/topdownbimmer/SAM_0102.jpg)

Any comments are accepted.
Title: Re: A few pictures of the M44 and my Mauser.
Post by: justsomeguy on May 10, 2011, 08:30:41 PM
Couple of nice clean rifles you've got there. Looks like you've got your sling on backwards though. ;D
Title: Re: A few pictures of the M44 and my Mauser.
Post by: bkoenig on May 10, 2011, 08:35:13 PM
That looks almost exactly like the sporterized Argy my dad has.  I used it last year to take a buck after I discovered my eyes weren't good enough anymore to use iron sights in low light and had to ditch my first rifle choice.  I've been trying to buy it from him for years.
Title: Re: A few pictures of the M44 and my Mauser.
Post by: gsd on May 10, 2011, 09:45:34 PM
Thanks guys.  The sling was put on by my grandfather, who passed it to my father prior to his passing.  When I got it from my father, i just decided to leave it.  It still shoots great, just trying to account from the unpredictability of the surplus loads is a pain.  Farthest I've ever lobbed one was using handloads at she laid out a 3 inch pattern at a little over 250-ish yards.

Haven't had a chance to shoot the m44 yet, but i was pleased to note that the monte carlo stock has a buit in recoil pad lol.:)  That should come in handy with the 250 rounds I got when i bought the rifle last week.  It somehow feels heavier than the other m44 i had, not sure if that is the stock or if it's just been awhile since i carried one.  Probably a bit of both.

I may bring one down to the next Ike's match, I have access to a little used runway down south where i do most of my shooting.  I should be heading down there next weekend.

By the way,I plan on attending, in an observatory fashion, on saturday.  Look forward to seeing some of you guys there.
Title: Re: A few pictures of the M44 and my Mauser.
Post by: justsomeguy on May 10, 2011, 09:52:38 PM
3" at 250 yds. sounds like she shoots pretty good. That's just over 1 MOA. You might be able to hold a little tighter if you turn the sling around and use the leverage it provides. Maybe. At 1 MOA there's not much room for improvement. Good Shootin!

Improving your shooting #7. Using a leather rifle sling. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IaRCFpH27-w#)
Title: Re: A few pictures of the M44 and my Mauser.
Post by: Dan W on May 10, 2011, 10:09:06 PM
gsd, you need to resize that  extra large image 
Title: Re: A few pictures of the M44 and my Mauser.
Post by: gsd on May 10, 2011, 10:18:39 PM
Dan, noticed that, resized.  Better?

Guy, I was pretty proud of that grouping.  That was also on a dead wind day, prone out of the back of a truck, with bags.  Pretty much my max is around 100-150.  Beyond that its a crapshoot, so to speak.
Title: Re: A few pictures of the M44 and my Mauser.
Post by: Dan W on May 11, 2011, 12:07:28 PM
Much better!