Identify This Military Ammo and Gun

[Podunkadunk]

Wanna sell the M80? PM me if you do.

Podunk

 

[Ductape]

Thanks guys. No chance of me firing the Mauser anytime soon. I'll have to find the box with the rest of the parts. I'm just trying to figure out exactly whats here, and what I want to do with it. Not sure if I'll invest in re-doing the mauser if its only worth $300 in servivce condition. My brother wanted most of my father's fishing gear, so I ended up with his reloading press, dies, etc. I'll should start educating myself on reloading. Can anyone suggest a decent book, or somewhere to get myself started?


dunk, I suspect I'll keep the M80, but I'll let you know if I change my mind.

 

[SkyPup]

Here's a good intro to reloading.....

RCBS - Precisioneered Shooting Products - Step-By-Step Reloading


I use mostly RCBS and Hornady equipment for reloading my own shells, here's a pic of my little reloading bench:

 

[texbaylea]

Thanks guys. No chance of me firing the Mauser anytime soon. I'll have to find the box with the rest of the parts. I'm just trying to figure out exactly whats here, and what I want to do with it. Not sure if I'll invest in re-doing the mauser if its only worth $300 in servivce condition. My brother wanted most of my father's fishing gear, so I ended up with his reloading press, dies, etc. I'll should start educating myself on reloading. Can anyone suggest a decent book, or somewhere to get myself started?


dunk, I suspect I'll keep the M80, but I'll let you know if I change my mind.

Ductape.

Go to Midwayusa.com and get yourself a copy of Richard Lee's Book "Modern Reloading" 2nd Edition. I have been reloading off and on for 50 (fifty) years and this is one of the best. Some of his ideas and approaches are not "mainstream" but I think he is on the right track. The reloading equipment he produces is probably the least costly but is just as good as the RCBS, Lyman, etc. I have acquired over the years. And in some ways is superior.

Start with Lee to get what you need to add (that you may not have now) and if you really get into reloading then look at the other manufacturer to see if they hold more value for you.

Vernon

 

[Sigarms]

growing up my pop was pretty strict. He had a leather stap with a four slits on one end that was used as a discipline tool.......... I think it was one of those straps barbers use on their razors(??). I never actually got it.... just threatened with it, but i guess a few of the older kids got it. Somewhere along the way that strap got the name " Mr. Five Finger "........... we all searched every inch of that basement looking for Mr Five Finger, never found it. I think thats the one item we all would have fought to get. Funny how the punishment tool brings back fond memories

Funny you mentioned this.

Couple weeks ago my father was down visiting, and he left me my grandfathers coal miners belt (he found it "slowly" cleaning out his house and was happy that he came across it).

Now as an adult, I never remember being hit with that belt, but somehow I'll always remember my dad telling me, "we can do this one of two ways, you can stand there like a man and take the lick, or you can round around like a chicken with your head cut off and still get it. The choice is yours".

You're right, for some reason, it brings back very fond memories.

Sad that some kids get beat to a pulp from their parents. Guess it all depends on how you use punishment.

 

[DieselPower]

Funny you should mention reloading. I just went over that with Soundguy and some other members in another post. http://www.tractorbynet.com/forums/...ding-gun-range-suggestions-6.html#post1594006

 

[studor]

Look through the collection of reloading stuff for a set of 8x57 dies and brass. It would be a good indicator of what your Dad planned for the gun. The nice thing about Mausers is the parts are still readily available and there is a ton of sporterization products still available (stocks, floorplates, scope mounts, sights, prechambered barrels etc). If the bore is reasonable it would make a fun "project".
The NRA used to publish literature on beginning reloading as did the association of reloading manufacturers (can't remember the exact title). I think a web search would get you that literature)
regards

 

[MossRoad]

I took a pic of it, but it din't come out very well. I assumed it was the caliber, but perhaps the number has some other significance?

Try standing back from the object a bit more and using the zoom on your camera to get the close up, rather than getting real close with the camera itself. That should improve the focus.

 

[MossRoad]

Talk about sentimental, this thread made me think about my dad's .45 from WWII. I took it out and cleaned it last night, just for old time's sake.

There seems to be lots of Mauser's on the market at local sporting goods stores. Where did they all come from?

 

[studor]

Moss
The eastern European countries had large stashes of Mausers that were captured at the end of WWII and some (like Yugoslavia) made them well into the fifties. Stocks of these have flooded the North American market in the last five years or so but most of these are drying up now. every once in a while some country gets rid of its surplus arms and for a while at least you can get a good deal (like moisin nagants, SKS's etc).
regards