tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515829.post4852308265984290985..comments2024-03-28T11:07:52.205-07:00Comments on Irons in the Fire: Not long ago I mentioned a Turk Mauser I'd bought,Firehandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04562365951182027709noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515829.post-56197115441805197292014-11-26T10:36:11.739-08:002014-11-26T10:36:11.739-08:00I keep thinking I need to buy a Lee 8mm Kar or 8mm...I keep thinking I need to buy a Lee 8mm Kar or 8mm Max bullet mould for my Mausers...<br /><br />Good story, and I bet you had fun doing it.SordidPandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00657526230826604643noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8515829.post-91186878342195957482014-11-24T23:10:42.980-08:002014-11-24T23:10:42.980-08:00About ten years ago or thereabouts I got a Curio a...About ten years ago or thereabouts I got a Curio and Relic license. I immediately went to Office Despot and had 50 copies made along with a form letter asking ............... fill in name of wholesaler to send me whatever ads, catalogs, internet specials they had, after signing and dating the copies in blue ink. The firs respondent was Century Arms who offerred a welcome package consisting of an unissued Turk Mauser and a Russian M95 Nagant revolver for around $55 shipping included. I sent my $55 by snail mail and less than a week later I had my first delivery via the BBT aka UPS. I still have the revolver, but I sold the rifle a couple of years ago for $350. It was a strange mix of gorgeous wood, crudely finished, excellent metal well blued, but barely machined. The chamber and bore were ezquisite and the thing shot very well with handloads made up on reformed US .30.06 brass which I had about 75 lbs of. I even bought a Lee 8mm mold and a Lee lube/size kit. It was a real good shooter with that bullet in wheelweight alloy powered with 20mm cannon powder. Kinda dirty, but accurate and no leading.<br /><br />Yeah, I miss it. I named it "Mehmet" after one of the guys I worked with, a Turk, don'cha know?Gerry Nnoreply@blogger.com