Recent content by BigShell

Glad you made it here (the best place by far for K98 info), but as stated in other groups there are many many things wrong with this one.

Love the description….”One of a kind!!!! Only 338,000 made in 1944!!!! A LOW number!!!!”

Rest assured the tough (but fair) feedback comes from the best of intentions. You have a very interesting variation. Haven’t personally seen one so I appreciate you sharing!

This was a fixed one piece rod. Function check was fine but buyer had concerns about firing (rightfully so). Re-assembly was a little tricky because it was very hard to keep the rod in place while inserting the take down lever. Anyway, I settled it with the buyer and bought him a new one so all...

I second USPS but the more important issue is how you pack the rifle. Should be wrapped tightly with ample bubble wrap, with EXTRA padding between the end of the stock and the box, as well as the muzzle and the box. Can be paper, bubble wrap, whatever. This is to prevent the stock from breaking...

Make a long story short - I sold this Vis35 a couple months ago and the buyer just contacted me stating the recoil guide rod had the ears broken off. This is from a “D” block (second letter series) pistol. I never noticed it had a problem and am wondering if this was an oversight on my part, or...

Sent via PP. Thank you Bruce, Mike, and all moderators, forum experts and regular contributors. This forum is truly one of a kind.

Man I thought it’d be a cold day in hades when you picked something other than a Mosin or Type 99! Congrats buddy its a keeper!

No RC traits shown on the BNZ. Also not an SS rifle. Depending on what parts are matching if any, it could be worth right at 900 or substantially more. Looks like an Oberndorf stock though. 900 is out of line for the BCD which is certainly a RC.

This rifle is a mess. Bands have been ground and re-stamped to match. Same with the bolt.

Most of their inventory comes from flipping gunbroker auctions (which usually are already overpriced). Then they will swap parts and make their stuff “ORIGINAL MATCHING MINT CRISP!!!!!!!” You can easily find their completed auctions. They buy from multiple different accounts. I have called...

My thoughts are - don’t do business with those asshats. Ever.

Yeah this one has been discussed. Legit barreled receiver but that’s it. Price is laughable but much of Collector’s stuff is. Every once in a while there is a gem to be found, especially since they’ve begun taking consignments. I know from speaking with some of their people that the consignment...

Merry Christmas gents. Cheers to all!

Those machining marks on the receiver bridge are awesome.