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Be assured that the "bayonet extended" is not a fluke.With a little care and attention you can "cork" the front stock area, and lose the bayo. Been there--done that. I hunt hogs ALOT with a MAK90--its a hoot!

bring this back,, military guns for hunting is my passion,, some good folks share this same thoughts !

In the 60's I hunted with 30-06 03A3 springfield and 30-06 Enfield.

I got a mule deer and an antelope this year with a VZ24 that I converted to 7mmRM.

I have been sporterizing rifles for 46 years, and this is the first time I ever killed anything with one of them.

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I shot my buck this year with my 98 8x57...



Certainly not pretty, but it gets the job done pretty well.

I have 6 Enfield sporters. The last 2 compliments of VAnimarod. I have Mausers, including Swedes. I have Mosin Nagants, including Finns. And some sweet Swiss K 31's.

My newest purchase is a Springfield 1898 .30-40 Krag. It was made in 1899 and has a beautiful Fajen/Bishop MO Walnut hi-comb stock. A side mounted peep sight and a military sling, it might get the call for a 75 yd deer shot this year.

Hey, nice buck with the old 98. They been shooting those German stags with the 8x57 for years.

Nice deer, congradulations. I am an old coot now so my M-1 and M1A pretty much stay in the gun safe. I have had to go to rifles equipped with optics as my eye site sucks. Part of getting old I guess. One of my favorite rifles is the Swedish 6.5x55 Mausers. I have taken more game with that than I have fingers and toes.

I also have a Krebs 03S AK in 7.62x39 that has harvested a couple of whitetails.

One of my old favorites is my Springfield Krag Carbine in 30-40 Krag. I also have a Brit. Jungle Carbine, Mauser 98 in 8x57, and a Springfield 03 in 30-06. Haven't taken game with them yet.

We have guys in a camp up by ours in Pa. who always hunt with MilSurp for the second week of the season. Anyone who doesn't tag out on the opener and wants to come back up has to hunt with an unaltered MilSurp rifle. They've had everything over there from Trap Door Springfields, to Enfields, Springfields, Mausers, Arisakas and even a Carcano. They have a good old time, and it seems like every year there's something new on the rack over there.

I hunt with my second 03-A3 Springfield, after completely shooting out the barrel of the first. Sadly, I had sporterized each. They were DCM purchases in the early 60's, for $10.00 each plus $2.50 Shipping and handling.

My youngest son has recently taken up hunting with the old Model of 1917. He's the fourth generation of our family to use that old rifle. It's not in "as-issued" condition anymore, but still a very good old hunting rifle.

This year he got a buck, last year a bear, both with the old warhorse.





Dad still has his Springfield, but seldom shoots it anymore. Looks like I may not have the M1917 much longer the way Junior has taken to it...

Glad somebody brought this back up - as I read it I was forming my post in my mind, and then encountered my old post and saved myself some typing.

I was in the "meat mode" this weekend and hunting out of my younger brother's house - he has a beautiful 303 and an M96 that were calling my name. If I would have shot them previously I'd have taken them out.

Wabbits with a BAR. Way cool.