Thread: Gun Porn, show off your new toys

My new 7mm rem mag proof research. Was looking at Christiansen arms but i got offered this for the same price. First hunt it scored a stag. Shoots great with factory sako ammo. Nice and lite. Action really smooth. Trigger is crisp.

Called into see my bud Ben @ GunCity in the Tron on Friday, came home with this

Ruger Custom shop competition 10-22, It may look odd, but fuk me it's the best fitting rimfire I've ever handled, has a decent long LOP for a start, mounted a 3- 15 firedot VX5 can't wait to shoot it & will post up a range report - review when done

Originally Posted by Philipo

Called into see my bud Ben @ GunCity in the Tron on Friday, came home with this

Ruger Custom shop competition 10-22, It may look odd, but fuk me it's the best fitting rimfire I've ever handled, has a decent long LOP for a start, mounted a 3- 15 firedot VX5 can't wait to shoot it & will post up a range report - review when done

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You bloody mongrel. I could have sold you that.

Originally Posted by fernleaf

Recently added new toy.....

Israeli Mauser starting life in 1943 being made at Steyr...



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An Israeli Mauser, made by Steyr.... wow, that sounds like a story. especiall when in 1943, there were still concentration camps and Isreal did not become a nation until 1948.... I just had to look it up.

Most gun related sites are blocked here at work however this from Wiki...
Israeli Mauser

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Israeli soldiers training with the Karabiner 98k in 1954.

Israeli Mauser Karabiner 98k (7.62×51mm NATO)
A number of non-European nations used the Mauser Karabiner 98k rifle as well as a few guerrilla organizations in conflicts to establish new nation-states. Israel issued Mauser Karabiner 98k rifles from the late 1940s until the 1970s, which are today sought after by collectors. Many were acquired under Operation Balak.[53]

Many Jewish organizations in Palestine acquired them from post–World War II Europe to protect various Jewish settlements from Arab attack as well as to carry out guerrilla operations against British Army forces in Palestine.

The Haganah, which later evolved into the modern-day Israel Defense Forces, was one of the Jewish armed groups in Palestine that brought large numbers of Mauser Karabiner 98k rifles and other surplus arms (namely the British Lee–Enfield bolt-action rifle, which was used on a large scale by these groups) and the Mosin–Nagant from Europe after World War II. Many, though not all, Israeli-used German surplus Mauser Karabiner 98k rifles have had their Nazi Waffenamt markings and emblems stamped over with Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and Hebrew arsenal markings.

As the Arab-Israeli conflict approached, the Haganah and other Jewish forces in Palestine tried to get hold of as many weapons as they could in the face of an arms embargo by British colonial authorities. One of the most important purchases was a secret January 14, 1948, $12,280,000 worth contract with Czechoslovak Government including 4,500 P-18 rifles, as well as 50,400,000 rounds of ammunition. Later, the newly established Israel Defense Forces ordered more Mauser Karabiner 98k rifles, produced this time by Fabrique Nationale.[46] These have Israeli and Belgian markings on the rifle as well as the emblem of the IDF on the top of the rifle's receiver. The FN-made Karabiner 98k rifles with the IDF markings and emblem on the rifle were produced and sold to Israel after it established itself as an independent nation in 1948. At some point, Israel converted all other Mauser 98-pattern rifles in their inventory (most commonly Czechoslovak vz. 24 rifles, but small numbers of contract Mausers from sources ranging from Ethiopia to Mexico were also known to have come into Israeli hands) to the now standardized Karabiner 98k configuration. The original receiver markings of these conversions were not altered, making it easy for collectors to identify their origin. The Israeli Karabiner 98k utilized the same bayonet design as in German service, with a barrel ring added.[citation needed] Swedish Gevär m/40 rifles were converted to the 7.92 Mauser round.[54] The Israeli bayonets were a mix of converted German production and domestically produced examples.

During the late 1950s, the IDF converted the calibre of their Mauser Karabiner 98k rifles from the original German 7.92×57mm Mauser round to 7.62×51mm NATO following the adoption of the FN FAL rifle as their primary rifle in 1958.[55] The Israeli Mauser Karabiner 98k rifles that were converted have "7.62" engraved on the rifle receiver. Rifles with original German stocks have "7.62" burned into the heel of the rifle stock for identification and to separate the 7.62 NATO rifles from the original 7.92 mm versions of the weapon still in service or held in reserve. Some Karabiner 98k rifles were fitted with new, unnumbered beech stocks of recent manufacture, while others retained their original furniture. All of these converted rifles were proof-fired for service. The IDF employed a 22 mm rifle grenade adapter for the Mauser K98k rifle.[56]

The Karabiner 98k rifle was used by the reserve branches of the IDF well into the 1960s and 1970s and saw action in the hands of various support and line-of-communications troops during the 1967 Six-Day War and the 1973 Arab-Israeli War.[55] After the rifle was retired from reserve military service, the Israeli Mauser Karabiner 98k was given to a number of third-world nations as military aid by Israel during the 1970s and 1980s, and sold as ex-military surplus on the open market, with many Israeli Mausers being exported to Australia (the Israeli Mauser is the most predominant variant of the Mauser Kar98k rifle on the Australian surplus firearms market today) and North America during the 1970s and 1980s. The Israeli Mausers provided to third world armies began to be exported for civilian sale, and tend to be in significantly worse condition than those sold directly out of Israeli storage.

Originally Posted by fernleaf

Recently added new toy.....

Israeli Mauser starting life in 1943 being made at Steyr...



Sent from my SM-G980F using Tapatalk

An Israeli Mauser, made by Steyr.... wow, that sounds like a story. especiall when in 1943, there were still concentration camps and Isreal did not become a nation until 1948.... I just had to look it up.

Most gun related sites are blocked here at work however this from Wiki...

Israeli Mauser

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Israeli soldiers training with the Karabiner 98k in 1954.

Israeli Mauser Karabiner 98k (7.62×51mm NATO)
A number of non-European nations used the Mauser Karabiner 98k rifle as well as a few guerrilla organizations in conflicts to establish new nation-states. Israel issued Mauser Karabiner 98k rifles from the late 1940s until the 1970s, which are today sought after by collectors. Many were acquired under Operation Balak.[53]

Many Jewish organizations in Palestine acquired them from post–World War II Europe to protect various Jewish settlements from Arab attack as well as to carry out guerrilla operations against British Army forces in Palestine.

The Haganah, which later evolved into the modern-day Israel Defense Forces, was one of the Jewish armed groups in Palestine that brought large numbers of Mauser Karabiner 98k rifles and other surplus arms (namely the British Lee–Enfield bolt-action rifle, which was used on a large scale by these groups) and the Mosin–Nagant from Europe after World War II. Many, though not all, Israeli-used German surplus Mauser Karabiner 98k rifles have had their Nazi Waffenamt markings and emblems stamped over with Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and Hebrew arsenal markings.

As the Arab-Israeli conflict approached, the Haganah and other Jewish forces in Palestine tried to get hold of as many weapons as they could in the face of an arms embargo by British colonial authorities. One of the most important purchases was a secret January 14, 1948, $12,280,000 worth contract with Czechoslovak Government including 4,500 P-18 rifles, as well as 50,400,000 rounds of ammunition. Later, the newly established Israel Defense Forces ordered more Mauser Karabiner 98k rifles, produced this time by Fabrique Nationale.[46] These have Israeli and Belgian markings on the rifle as well as the emblem of the IDF on the top of the rifle's receiver. The FN-made Karabiner 98k rifles with the IDF markings and emblem on the rifle were produced and sold to Israel after it established itself as an independent nation in 1948. At some point, Israel converted all other Mauser 98-pattern rifles in their inventory (most commonly Czechoslovak vz. 24 rifles, but small numbers of contract Mausers from sources ranging from Ethiopia to Mexico were also known to have come into Israeli hands) to the now standardized Karabiner 98k configuration. The original receiver markings of these conversions were not altered, making it easy for collectors to identify their origin. The Israeli Karabiner 98k utilized the same bayonet design as in German service, with a barrel ring added.[citation needed] Swedish Gevär m/40 rifles were converted to the 7.92 Mauser round.[54] The Israeli bayonets were a mix of converted German production and domestically produced examples.

During the late 1950s, the IDF converted the calibre of their Mauser Karabiner 98k rifles from the original German 7.92×57mm Mauser round to 7.62×51mm NATO following the adoption of the FN FAL rifle as their primary rifle in 1958.[55] The Israeli Mauser Karabiner 98k rifles that were converted have "7.62" engraved on the rifle receiver. Rifles with original German stocks have "7.62" burned into the heel of the rifle stock for identification and to separate the 7.62 NATO rifles from the original 7.92 mm versions of the weapon still in service or held in reserve. Some Karabiner 98k rifles were fitted with new, unnumbered beech stocks of recent manufacture, while others retained their original furniture. All of these converted rifles were proof-fired for service. The IDF employed a 22 mm rifle grenade adapter for the Mauser K98k rifle.[56]

The Karabiner 98k rifle was used by the reserve branches of the IDF well into the 1960s and 1970s and saw action in the hands of various support and line-of-communications troops during the 1967 Six-Day War and the 1973 Arab-Israeli War.[55] After the rifle was retired from reserve military service, the Israeli Mauser Karabiner 98k was given to a number of third-world nations as military aid by Israel during the 1970s and 1980s, and sold as ex-military surplus on the open market, with many Israeli Mausers being exported to Australia (the Israeli Mauser is the most predominant variant of the Mauser Kar98k rifle on the Australian surplus firearms market today) and North America during the 1970s and 1980s. The Israeli Mausers provided to third world armies began to be exported for civilian sale, and tend to be in significantly worse condition than those sold directly out of Israeli storage.

Originally Posted by Rushy

You bloody mongrel. I could have sold you that.

Thanks to insurance i have my replacemnet.Tika T3x,308,18"barrel,Minox ZX5 2-10x45 H4 and Contessa TAC 30mm rings.Has a nice balance and light enough.Nice glass,fine retical and FOV.Out to the range sometime soon.Big thanks to Gunworks.

Originally Posted by Trout

Thanks to insurance i have my replacemnet.Tika T3x,308,18"barrel,Minox ZX5 2-10x45 H4 and Contessa TAC 30mm rings.Has a nice balance and light enough.Nice glass,fine retical and FOV.Out to the range sometime soon.Big thanks to Gunworks.Attachment 168080Attachment 168081Attachment 168082Attachment 168083

Very cool. You will love that. Deer will hate it.

Not my 'new toy', but definitely my favourite!! Anschutz 1771 .223 with a Kahles 3-9x42 scope. Check out the 100m groups with the Sako ammo!!

This thread has some damn good viewing

Originally Posted by JohnQT

Not my 'new toy', but definitely my favourite!! Anschutz 1771 .223 with a Kahles 3-9x42 scope. Check out the 100m groups with the Sako ammo!!
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Nice set up and nice shooting id be happy with any of those groups

some more Jacinda bucks found a new

Original land pattern Brown Bess.

Originally Posted by res2

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some more Jacinda bucks found a new

what is this rifle @res2

can we get a pic of the other side ?

Originally Posted by rockland

what is this rifle @res2

can we get a pic of the other side ?

Its a IWI Travor X95