Military arms are totally out of my area of interest and/or expertise. Have you researched to going price of those models in fully functioning "fair" to "good" condition typical of used military guns?
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only thing I could see that was wrong
missing buttplate
repaired spots on the stock.
the action was smooth. could not get an look down to bore, did not want to try to remove the bolt
they had 2 others there. one was in fair for around 300, the other look unissued, 450
I have an fondness for fixer upper guns. next time there, I am going to take a look down the bore.
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Is that in the .303 British caliber? I never was real impressed with an Enfield. I deer hunted with a fellow one year that carried one. He could not hit anything with that rifle. Also I can remember when they were advertised in magazines for about $85.00 for one, new still packed in cosmoline. Now they want hundreds for them. I did not like them at $85.00 and for a couple hundred I definitely don't like them.
Last, why would you consider even purchasing a rifle without an inspection of the bore? If that bore is rusted or pitted, I would run away from that rifle real fast. A gun dealer would understand that. Also check the trigger pull on that thing. Some of them were terrible.
I have two military rifles in my collection. One was handed down to me by my father. It is aModel 99 ***aneseArisaka. This is a very accurate rifle in 7.7 caliber. It is in terrible shape (my father was not careful with his care of rifles) but it sure shoots well. The other is a SKS in 7.62x39mm that shoots real good. But like Semisane, military rifles never really did much for me.
If you buy a used gun in bad shape, that is what you have.. a used gun in bad shape. Not much resale value.
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Just my opinon, if you buy a clap-trap Mk III .303 or whatever for $150 and put $150 into it you'll end up with a $200 gun that doesn't shoot all that acurrately, is a pain to reload for (.311 dia bullets), and no one makes a decent scope mount for.
Save your money if you want an accurate .308, shop the pawn brokers and gunshops. Many guns get sold in the months after Christmas when bills and taxes are due- it's a good time to shop with cash in your pocket. Savage 110's and Remington ADL's can be had for $300 and you'll be light years ahead of any $300, .303 you are likely to find.
I've always liked military arms. My dad bought a 303 british 8 years ago. Unissued and in the cosmoline. My opinion is if you really want one, buy the unissued one. Warning though for the one that is unissued if you buy it. Take it completely apart and make sure all the cosmoline is truly cleaned out. My dads is a shooter, but he wants to keep it orginal. So I don't know about the scope part. I have a Springfield M1 30-06 and I just bought the Russian Mosin Nagant 7.62 x 54R. Havn't shot it yet though. Spent almost a complete day cleaning it. Would love to buy a Mitchel K98 Mauser.
You can have alot of fun with a $100 Mosin Nagant, the trick is not to get carried away buying $300 worth of aftermarket accessories (says the guy with the $600 10/22 )
off topic but still need your thoughts
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