Recent content by Red Dog

The bore looks good. Haven't had a chance to shoot it yet, but after refinishing and cleaning, it does feel like a heck of nice rifle. The range will tell. I ordered all the missing parts today, looking forward to finishing it up. Has anyone on this forum ever found long lost parts with...

I meant to post this pic.

Like I said, I refinished the stock, cleaned all the metal which is in surprisingly nice shape, and de-blued the butt plate. The stock has a faint Waffenamt, everything else is all mismatched.

All of those, except for the X and the peened swastikas. Here are some pics:

Good stuff guys, thanks. What are the telltale signs of a Russian Capture? This one was imported by Century International.

Dear Forum, New guy, new to K98s, but fairly adept firearms restorer: know the FAL and all it's variants inside and out, the M1 Carbine and the M14 (lots of wood stocks on all those); HK G3, the Galil, the M16...built many of these from parts kits. I've tinkered with my dad's Pattern 17...