Bought a new (to me) gun
I was reading another post today about Mauser actions and remembered that the local Big 5 store always has surplus military rifles for sale. I went down there and found a Czeck VZ24 8 mm Mauser. It was on the shelf for $99.99, but the manager sold it to me for the last sale price for $59.99. The barrel was dusty, but with some hoppes #9 and a wire brush and a whole bunch of patches, it came clean. The action functions smoothly, no catches or anything, and the gun is in overall pretty good condition. I don' t like the trigger that much, though. It doesn' t have a very heavy pull, but there is a lot of play before it engages the firing pin. Just thought I' d let everybody know of my new (to me) purchase. Now I can' t wait until my fistula in my arm matures so I can go shoot the darn thing.