![]() The French rifles have by far the most gorgeous bayonets, however. It also uses an enbloc system (either 3rd for the earlier models or 5 round for the 07/15, m16s and inter-war artillery carbines), and those clips are additional money. The Long rifle though is a virtual pike and is very, very long and intimidating, especially with the correct bayonet fixed! its fun as a display piece not so much as a shooter. I have a lebel long rifle and carbine and i dont think i can endorse them as shooters (although man the carbine is LOUD which is kinda fun in its own way). The Lebel ammo is about $1 a round and virtually impossible to find in a gun store, you have to order it online. (Side note on a few other mauser variants: If you're really interested in a g98 as a system, the Persian mauser, made by the czechs, is almost identical (except for the sights i think) and are often found in pristine, almost unissued condition. They can have a few different bayonets, the long thin "quillback" or the stouter "butcher blade" from the latter phase of the war. Annoyingly, the G98's sights start at a very optimistic 300m so its difficult to become effective with at 100y ranges. The G98 is $400-600-ish? Can be more if its class.The German G98 is a pretty decent shooter, just, like all the ww1 long rifles, very cumbersome if you're used to more modern carbines and especially if you're into black rifles. The German/Czech 8mm Mauser ammo's not hard to find, its just not as cheap as it once was. (eventhough the swiss werent actively involved in ww1 its still time appropriate) You could also consider the swiss G11, italian carcano long rifle, or the steyr m1895. Springfields? Out of my budget though I have shot them Currently I do not reload except for the muzzleloaders!įrom what I've researched these are some candidates: The pieces do not have to be specific to WWI, give or take a decade or two.Ĭolor me "The Frugal Shooter/Collector." (Read as being practical) I really don't want to purchase a calibre that is difficult to find. Last year I purchased a Mosin-Nagant (1937 Tula) so it would fall under the "no-name" registration scenario.Īfter reading various posts and with the 100th anniversary of World War I coming up I would like to know what rifles would be considered decent purchases without breaking the bank for this era or prior to WWI. I currently shoot black powder (rifle-.50, pistol-.45 and shotgun-.12g.) on a regular basis. ![]()
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