I mentioned a while back that I bought myself a surplus Mauser- well a Mauser-pattern rifle, anyway. It's a cz24, from the serial # it was one of those made on contract for Romania. I still haven't gotten the cosmo off yet, but spring is coming, it has to be (please?) and I've already got ammo - a couple hundred rounds of Czech surplus I received as a gift.
Yes I spent actual cash money, in this the 21st Century, to buy stripper clips and bandoliers. All the searching I did online I found exactly one 'regular' merchant selling them - as in listing them as an SKU on his site - (buymilitaria.com) and he's perpetually out of stock. Finally I found someone on the 'bay who seems to have a regular supply, bought a set (2 x 7-pocket bandoliers and 28 brass strippers) and got them today. Decent price, too. He even sent me 2 extra clips, though they don't really work- but I appreciate the thought.
Anyone else with a surplus Mauser (or even SKS) who ran into this problem?
what century is this again?
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Greg
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what century is this again?
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Kommander
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Re: what century is this again?
Did you try E-bay/gunbroker?
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Greg
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Re: what century is this again?
Funny you should ask. I was just about to correct my original post- I automatically said 'the 'bay' (eBay) because that's the only auction site I frequent. But this time I found the goods on Auction Arms, which I had never been on before.
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Jered
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Re: what century is this again?
A lot of times you can find Turkish ammo that comes in bandoleers on clips.
Not the best ammo, but you get bandoleers and clips.
Not the best ammo, but you get bandoleers and clips.
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Greg
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Re: what century is this again?
I just did a little look around for Turkish surplus. The bandoliers and clips I bought look much like what the Turkish ammo comes in, just without the ammo.Jered wrote:A lot of times you can find Turkish ammo that comes in bandoleers on clips.
Not the best ammo, but you get bandoleers and clips.
(Except that my bandoliers are vaguely blue-ish.)Maybe we're just jaded, but your villainy is not particularly impressive. -Ennesby
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Sanity is the process by which you continually adjust your beliefs so they are predictively sound. -esr
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Wrenchbender1
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Re: what century is this again?
Turkish ammo comes in different colored bandoleers and types of stripper clips. The ammo from the early 30's had brass stripper clips and the late 30's had steel ones IIRC.
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Windy Wilson
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Re: what century is this again?
Wrenchbender, any word on whether the brass or steel strippers work better? IIRC the Mosin Nagant brass strippers worked better than the steel ones (or maybe it's the other way around -- I have CRAFT disease sometimes).
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308Mike
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Re: what century is this again?
Don't worry, you're certainly not alone in that regard!Windy Wilson wrote:(or maybe it's the other way around -- I have CRAFT disease sometimes).
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I remain pessimistic given the way BATF and the anti gun crowd have become tape worms in the guts of the Republic. - toad
A person properly schooled in right and wrong is safe with any weapon. A person with no idea of good and evil is unsafe with a knitting needle, or the cap from a ballpoint pen.
I remain pessimistic given the way BATF and the anti gun crowd have become tape worms in the guts of the Republic. - toad
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HTRN
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Re: what century is this again?
Champions Choice sells stainless steel stripper clips, but they're aimed at Highpower shooters and are not cheap.
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