What kind of milsurps do you mainly collect?

You guys have some nice collections. Here's mine. Just getting started.

M1 carbines, Winchester and a Rockola
Garand H&R
Smith Corona O3A3
2 K-31's
1889 Schmidt-Rubin
Colt SR-1
Swede M-38
 
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Big mauser fan. None in original military condition. Most would think I'm crazy but that's kinda how I like em.

German 98 in 257rbts.

Yugo (I believe) in 8×57

Smith corona 03A3 in 308 Norma magnum.

My collection of milsurp is a bit shy yet.
 
Too many to list in polite company. I tried to focus on a country, model or year, but it never worked out. After twelve years I stopped renewing my C&R. My wallet has continued to thank me.

If you want to be reasonable, I'm not, focus on a specific era or model or country.

TK
 
I did not plan to collect all of these, they just followed me home, usually after paying off the lay away.....
US Arms
1911
1863 Springfield
1873 SAA replica
1873 Trapdoor Carbine
1886 trapdoor rifle
Krag
1903
1917
M1 Garand
M1 Carbine

German
C96 Broomhandle
P08 Luger
P38
K98

Japanese
3 Type 99s
1 Type 38 Carbine

British
SmLE

Swiss
1911
K.11
K.31

Russian
91/30 Mosin
M44 Mosin Carbine
 
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I did not plan to collect all of these, they just followed me home, usually after paying off the lay away.....
US Arms
1911
1863 Springfield
1873 SAA replica
1873 Trapdoor Carbine
1886 trapdoor rifle
Krag
1903
1917
M1 Garand
M1 Carbine

German
C96 Broomhandle
P08 Luger
P38
K98

Japanese
3 Type 99s
1 Type 38 Carbine

British
SmLE

Swiss
1911
K.11
K.31

Russian
91/30 Mosin
M44 Mosin Carbine
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How do you keep track of the ammo
 
not that hard really.

45ACP, 45-70, 30-40, 30-06, 30 carbine, 30 mauser, 9mm luger, 8x57mm, 7.7 japanese, 6.5 japanese, 303 brit, 7.5 swiss, and 7.62x54R. not that hard really.


here my milsurps are
30-06, 303 brit, 8x56R, 7.62x54R, 7.7 japanese, 6.5 japanese, 6.5 swedish mauser, and I used to have 7.5 french, and 7.62x25 tokarev as well. in addition to non milsurps that shoot 9mm, and 45ACP...
 
Mostly WWII bolt actions here with a few others:

2-Smith Corona1903a3's
1941 K98
M38 1914 Karl Gustav
M41 1942 Husqvarna
1939 Tula Mosin Nagant
Springfield M1 Garand
1941 Remington Rand .45 acp
1914 Erfurt Imperial Luger


I need to add a M1 carbine and a 1903 and I would feel pretty good.
 
Mostly older US, but I do have a few modern guns thrown in here and there.

Long arms from the Civil War to the 1980's, does not include handguns or duplicates:
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I started collecting several years ago with no particular plane other that WW2 battle rifles and pistols.
I have a decent collection of K98’s and variants - sadly no German pistols as of yet, A number of Mosin Nagant and variants. A couple Russian TT33 and Yugos
Only lacking a M1 Garand to complete my USGI collection. I love Lee Enfield’s and will buy one of value any time I have the spare cash.
And looking for Japanese rifles and pistols as I have yet to acquire any good examples I can afford right now.
At some point need to get started on the Italian guns but that is at the bottom of the list
Very few are safe queens. I do have a few K98’s that rarely see the range.
I like guns that I can shoot but have collector value as well.
Just a great mix of WW2 guns that I enjoy to shoot and share with others.
 
How do you keep track of the ammo
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I reload and cast, ALOT.

it is not too hard to keep track, many are .30 caliber so I can use 1 bullet for a number of rounds. I use either a FMJ or cast, 150gr FMJBT or 165 FMJ in .30
I cast a 230gr RN in .45 that I can use in the 1911 and 1873 SAA,
a 160gr RNGC and 200gr RNGC in .30 that I can use in the Krag, 30-06, 7.5 Swiss, 7.7 Jap, .308,

the P08 and P38 are 9mm so those are easy,
I cast a 90gr RN for the C96.

I cast 58 Minni ball for the 1863, 50 ball and 44 ball, and a 405gr .45 RN for the 45-70

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When I set up to load anything, I load several hundred rounds at a time, and when you load 200 rounds of 45-70, you go thru a lot of lead.
 
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For several years acquired Enfields (#4s, #5s), a Yugo Mauser, two Spanish FR8s, two Yugo M59 (pre 66) SKS, two M-1s, Romanian M-69 Trainers: maybe civilian, but fun .22s. Sold the MN 91/30 and 44s.

Recently handguns: Sauer 38H, WW2 Mauser Hsc, CZ-82, E. German Makarov, German PPK/S.
This Mak's DA trigger pull is a little heavier, but as smooth as the DA on my new Sig 232.

The '80 ("IA") German PPK/S might not count as a true surplus, but more so than a S&W PPK/S.
 
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I mainly collect mosin nagants but I got a couple others. My favorites are my M/N 91 New England Westinghouse with SA stamps, S&W victory model in 38 special and Egyptian Hakim. I'm also partial to my mismatched Hungarian M44( first gun!!) and carcano M91 with marksmanship stamp. I got a total of 5 M/N 91-30s 2 M44s a M38 and the NEW M/N 91. I would love to add a Egyptian Rasheed and VZ. 52 rifle to my collection but I'll probably focus on carcanos and mosin nagants.
 
I never originally thought of collecting milsurplus guns. When I was younger I started out wanting a AR and all the gadgets on it. I did buy one, but when I got my first Mosin I was hooked. I don't have any plans other than if I see something for the right price I buy it. Mainly it's been WWII rifles though, I need a Jap rifle then I'll have a gun from all the major players. The ones I have the most of one kind are Garands, something about them just seems "right".
 
In 2006 I bought my first, a Savage built Lee Enfield No.4 Mk I. And there the collection sat until about 2 years ago when I started adding the following (in no particular order)

Lee Enfield Mk III
Lee Enfield Mk I (Sporterized)
Nagant M191/30
Nagant M44
Yugoslav Mauser M48
Carcano M1891/38 in 7.35mm
K31
MAS 49/56
FN SAFN (Egyptian order in 7.92mm Mauser)
Nagant 1895 Revolver
FN Hi-Power (early 70's Portugese assembly)
Walther P1 (great shooter)
Swedish Mauser m/1896
M1 Carbine (post-war Iver Johnson clone)
 
Trying out the instructor's M1 Garand in an NRA Basic Rifle class hooked me but I'm not a collector, just a wannabe CMP Games-type shooter. This is a working collection - they all get used and I reload for them all. Love the wood and steel.

-- SA M1 Garand started it;
-- HRA M1 Garand followed soon after;
-- Finnish M39 M/N because we lived in Finland for a couple of years;
-- Russian M91/30 M/N because...well, because it was cheap;
-- Smith-Corona 1903A3 because CMP released some last year and I didn't think I would ever have a chance at one at a reasonable price...until then;
-- Polish P64 (9mm Makarov) because I needed a pistol other than a .22;
-- Swiss K31 because I want to shoot all three Games matches; John C Garand, Springfield, and Vintage Military, and didn't want to use a Mosin.
 
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