What next....

[Livefast]

Now that i've had a chance to get up close and personal with my Mosin it seems that the bug for WW2 rifles hasn't responded to medication and I seem to have an urge to seek out another for the collection aaarggh .

What should be the next on the list??

[snayperskaya]

How about a hex receiver Mosin or a M38 or M44 carbine......on the lookout myself for a hex receiver variant to go with my round receiver '39 91/30.

Or you could go for a Lee Enfield No.4 or a Mauser K98

[Alpha1]

A P14. I sold mine I deeply regret it I'm going to have another one this year. I also NEED a Mosin Nagant sniper. That would leave me with one slot left to fill. One only one how depressing. So few slots so many calibers to tempt you.

[WelshShooter]

As snayperskaya has pointed out you can't go wrong with a Lee Enfield or a Mauser. You con get nice Swedish mauser's too for a good price and the 6.5x55 is a nice round. Schmidt Rubin's are quite nice too and you can handload with standard .30 bullets too however they can be a bit finicky with neck sizing from what I've heard.

[ovenpaa]

Do you have an SMLE yet? I think everyone should own a No1 Mk3* at some point in their lives, I also agree with the choice of P14. There are also some 'bargain' Mausers such as the M1930 which can still be had for sensible money. I have a scrubbed version built by Fabrique Nationale which was not hugely expensive when I got it.

[saddler]

Get on the two day course in Finland....that'll be good medicine for the Mosin bug

[lasbrisas]

Oh god there are loads of choices, I hope you have deep pockets, I'm afraid I have caught the bug so much that my cards are maxed out and bank account empty. I like the history associated with rifles and everyone I get I have to have a bayonet to go with it, and sling etc if it doesn't already have one.

[snayperskaya]

Oh god there are loads of choices, I hope you have deep pockets, I'm afraid I have caught the bug so much that my cards are maxed out and bank account empty. I like the history associated with rifles and everyone I get I have to have a bayonet to go with it, and sling etc if it doesn't already have one.

I know what you mean!......when I got the Dragunov I got a Soviet era mag pouch, then I had to get two more mags as it held four.....and it has two small sections for a cleaning kit and cleaning rods so they had to be sourced and it also holds a PSO-1 scope when not fitted on the rifle so I had to get one.It turns out there was a seperate little pouch that holds an oil bottle, winter battery compartment for the PSO-1 along with spare bulbs, batteries and a tinted eyepiece so all those had to be sourced and so on!!!!!......I now have pretty much a complete Soviet Afghan era VDV snipers kit including a KZM snipers oversuit and a pair of blue and white 80s vintage Mockba sneakers!!!

[Livefast]

I've still got my eye on a No4 as it's what I originally set out to get before I was ambushed by my M44. Have a nice one that is owned by a colleague that I need to prize out of his hands.......plus I think if you are collecting WW2 you should really have the home nation rifle first.......and I just happen to have a slot for .303.

I would love a Nazi marked K98 but the prices seem to be rather steep and like the look of the K31.........god, I need to win the lottery!

[WelshShooter]

I would love a Nazi marked K98 but the prices seem to be rather steep and like the look of the K31.........god, I need to win the lottery!

That's exactly what I found. When I was looking they were going for £700 or so and weren't matching serial numbers or in that good condition. I came across a Yugoslavian M48 mauser made by Zastava during the early 50s. The rifle had never been shot (save for proof) and the bore was as shiny as a mirror. All serials matching except for the floor plate and it only cast me £300 including 10 stripper clips. I've shot two kar98 rifle's previously and they feel identical to my Yugo M48. There are some slight visual differences but functions the same otherwise.