ligonierbill
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My resolution should be, "Quit foolin' with 'em and shoot", but not to be. The '35 Brazilian had a good session before Christmas, but the old girl won't do better than 2", usually 3". She has the original barrel, and I haven't tried to bed the action, but I think it's time for a new barrel. The only question is, 8x57 or 9.3x62?
Enter yet another addition to Bill's Home for Aged Mausers, a Polish K29 made in Radom in 1930. Hadn't even heard of these. The model is listed in Jerry Kuhnhausen's book, but no further mention is made. I know that after WWI, Poland took over Danzig, now Gdansk, and took the tooling first to Warsaw, then to Radom. I understand that a rifle in original condition from there commands a premium, but mine is "sporterized", stock replaced, original barrel cut down, sights removed and drilled and tapped. When I get it, I will mount a scope and see how it shoots. The seller noted wear on the rifling. We shall see. If it's a good shooter, I will shoot 8x57 from the Pole and rebarrel the Brazilian to 9.3. If not, I guess they both get new tubes, one of each.
So much for a sensible New Year. Anyone shooting a Radom Mauser?
Enter yet another addition to Bill's Home for Aged Mausers, a Polish K29 made in Radom in 1930. Hadn't even heard of these. The model is listed in Jerry Kuhnhausen's book, but no further mention is made. I know that after WWI, Poland took over Danzig, now Gdansk, and took the tooling first to Warsaw, then to Radom. I understand that a rifle in original condition from there commands a premium, but mine is "sporterized", stock replaced, original barrel cut down, sights removed and drilled and tapped. When I get it, I will mount a scope and see how it shoots. The seller noted wear on the rifling. We shall see. If it's a good shooter, I will shoot 8x57 from the Pole and rebarrel the Brazilian to 9.3. If not, I guess they both get new tubes, one of each.
So much for a sensible New Year. Anyone shooting a Radom Mauser?