Which Vintage Rifle for the Camp Perry Vintage Sniper Team Match.
Which rifle and why? If OTHER, please specifity.
Thank You
Which rifle and why? If OTHER, please specifity.
Thank You
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Re: Please help me decide
Join the Dark Side - Mosin Nagant M91/30 PU sniper.
Join the Dark Side - Mosin Nagant M91/30 PU sniper.
Re: Please help me decide
Is price an issue? If not do something different, show up with a k98 sniper, an Enfield sniper, or a Mosin PU, PEM, or PE. The Mosin would be the cheapest choice which would allow lots of $$$ for ammo. Just my thoughts.
Is price an issue? If not do something different, show up with a k98 sniper, an Enfield sniper, or a Mosin PU, PEM, or PE. The Mosin would be the cheapest choice which would allow lots of $$$ for ammo. Just my thoughts.
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Screw the Mosins, get something outside of the typical lineup.
Lots of neat UNCOMMON rifles that would be much more fun to work with.
Screw the Mosins, get something outside of the typical lineup.
Lots of neat UNCOMMON rifles that would be much more fun to work with.
Re: Please help me decide
Why limit yourself to a 2.5X scope. Go with a 1941 and get a 8X scope.
Why limit yourself to a 2.5X scope. Go with a 1941 and get a 8X scope.
Re: Please help me decide
+1 on the "other" and what TimberWolf says.
IMHO anything with a 2.5 scope would be at the bottom of my list.
Enfield No4 with a No32 will give you x3.5, a ten round detachable magazine and a cheekpiece.
Mauser 98k with a ZF39 will give you x4 but no windage adjustment on the tube (or x6 and x8 if you can find one and they are CMP legal?). Plus, depending on the mount option you choose, the Mauser is more of a jaw/chin weld...so possibly not the best option for consistency until you are used to it.
Mosin with a PU, PE or PEM will give you x4
But if you want to stay "US" - a 1903 with a Unertl x8 would be my choice...just remember to return to battery if not using the recoil spring
But the old Zeiss and PE/PEM will give you better clarity.
Repros of all these scopes are pretty easy to find.
No surprise if I say I'd suggest a project rather than an "off the peg", just based on what I've seen and read about some of the commercial repros/replicas. You get to choose the rifle and components rather than take what somebody has sourced based on an end-user price point and profit margin calculation.
Edited....I'd even think about a Swede M41B if it is allowed (non-combatant nation?)...find myself already looking at this even though my Mosin M39 project is barely off the ground!!
+1 on the "other" and what TimberWolf says.
IMHO anything with a 2.5 scope would be at the bottom of my list.
Enfield No4 with a No32 will give you x3.5, a ten round detachable magazine and a cheekpiece.
Mauser 98k with a ZF39 will give you x4 but no windage adjustment on the tube (or x6 and x8 if you can find one and they are CMP legal?). Plus, depending on the mount option you choose, the Mauser is more of a jaw/chin weld...so possibly not the best option for consistency until you are used to it.
Mosin with a PU, PE or PEM will give you x4
But if you want to stay "US" - a 1903 with a Unertl x8 would be my choice...just remember to return to battery if not using the recoil spring
Repros of all these scopes are pretty easy to find.
No surprise if I say I'd suggest a project rather than an "off the peg", just based on what I've seen and read about some of the commercial repros/replicas. You get to choose the rifle and components rather than take what somebody has sourced based on an end-user price point and profit margin calculation.
Edited....I'd even think about a Swede M41B if it is allowed (non-combatant nation?)...find myself already looking at this even though my Mosin M39 project is barely off the ground!!
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I'd do a musket with toilet paper tube show goo'd to it, tell me I'm not the only one
I'd do a musket with toilet paper tube show goo'd to it, tell me I'm not the only one
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Which Vintage Rifle for the Camp Perry Vintage Sniper Team Match?
That's easy, I'd get out my Swiss ZFK55. I would prefer to use my No4(T) but the ZFK is a tack driver.
The James River A4 clone is getting good feed back, I'm real tempted to order one. I have about a third of the parts to build a A4 clone but it's going to end up costing more than a complete from JR or Gibbs.
Which Vintage Rifle for the Camp Perry Vintage Sniper Team Match?
That's easy, I'd get out my Swiss ZFK55. I would prefer to use my No4(T) but the ZFK is a tack driver.
The James River A4 clone is getting good feed back, I'm real tempted to order one. I have about a third of the parts to build a A4 clone but it's going to end up costing more than a complete from JR or Gibbs.
Re: Please help me decide
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: NoahbodyImportant</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Which Vintage Rifle for the Camp Perry Vintage Sniper Team Match.
Which rifle and why? If OTHER, please specifity.
Thank You </div></div>
None pick up an enfield, or if you've got the cash an L42A1
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: NoahbodyImportant</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Which Vintage Rifle for the Camp Perry Vintage Sniper Team Match.
Which rifle and why? If OTHER, please specifity.
Thank You </div></div>
None pick up an enfield, or if you've got the cash an L42A1
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gotta say id go...yep you guessed it. FAL
gotta say id go...yep you guessed it. FAL
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K-31/ZFK-55
K-31/ZFK-55
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<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: madcratebuilder</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Which Vintage Rifle for the Camp Perry Vintage Sniper Team Match?
That's easy, I'd get out my Swiss ZFK55. I would prefer to use my No4(T) but the ZFK is a tack driver.
The James River A4 clone is getting good feed back, I'm real tempted to order one. I have about a third of the parts to build a A4 clone but it's going to end up costing more than a complete from JR or Gibbs.
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I agree 100% on the ZFK/55 AKA K31/55 they are tack drivers. I own the MK 4T an original Izzy PU 91/30 sniper, the M1D Garand and a 1904A4 and none of them are any where near as accurate as the ZFK/55. The closest is the Mk 4T. The repro scopes for the A4 repro's are crap. I've seen 2 of them fail at my gun club after less than 20 shots.
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: madcratebuilder</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Which Vintage Rifle for the Camp Perry Vintage Sniper Team Match?
That's easy, I'd get out my Swiss ZFK55. I would prefer to use my No4(T) but the ZFK is a tack driver.
The James River A4 clone is getting good feed back, I'm real tempted to order one. I have about a third of the parts to build a A4 clone but it's going to end up costing more than a complete from JR or Gibbs.
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I agree 100% on the ZFK/55 AKA K31/55 they are tack drivers. I own the MK 4T an original Izzy PU 91/30 sniper, the M1D Garand and a 1904A4 and none of them are any where near as accurate as the ZFK/55. The closest is the Mk 4T. The repro scopes for the A4 repro's are crap. I've seen 2 of them fail at my gun club after less than 20 shots.
