Or is soft point needed? Want to save money and buy s&b fmj bulk, but idk how it will do hunting. Also never hunted before. Is the soft point necessary?

I think the grease that’s on the K31’s is called Waffenfett. The only thing I don’t like about the K31 is that it usually has this grease on it and I’m wondering how do you clean this?

I’ve been looking up the quality of Mitchell’s Mausers and the post war refurbished Mosin Nagants and I’m trying to see if someone has experience with those vs something like a good condition K31? The Mosin and something like a Kar98K would be more relevant to WW2’s history which I think is cooler but these are also refurbished rifles and I don’t know what the quality of them is. I know most people like genuine surplus rifles because of the actual history of them so I’m curious which you’d go for and why?

Having a hard time telling if these Yugo rifles are minty or heavily reworked. The numbers on the stock are raised and fairly crisp. Thoughts?

My SPSh-44 purchased at a online auction.

Angles, recesses, steel on steel, lugs. Should I use lubricating oil or grease on the bolts of my milsurps? Does the world milsurp have a plural?
I never put so much that collect dirt and debris that could impact functioning, and the bolt face and firing pin stay clean. But what do you use? Yes, you.
I use it both internally and externally, sometimes I go with grease, sometimes with oil. But I can’t decide what’s better. Am I retarded? Maybe, probably even.
I just want to pick one and stay coherent. Every time I disassemble a bolt and clean it I stumble upon the dilemma. This week I lean towards grease.

Figured I'd come on here and share my latest and oldest milsurp. An 1876 Oviedo Rolling block that was listed as being chambered in an unknown 35 caliber. Within 20 minutes of it showing up I had the chamber cast and to my surprise it was 357! Gun has been reblued and is in pretty good shape. Anyone know anything about Fenwick Barrels? Deep dived on the Internet and found nothing. Anyone ever seen another Spanish rolling block chambered in 357 like this?

Sort of the golden age of military surplus.

I'd never sell it, but I am curious what it's worth for insurance purposes. To me it's priceless.

Got this for a fairly reasonable price I’d like to think for a Finnish rifle (4 bennies and a Grant). All numbers match except the butt plate. On a 1938 Tula receiver, in what looks to be a Russian stock with some splice repairs on the front, and parts wise it’s an overall Heinz 57. But regardless for all pretty uncommon Mosin, I’m happy with it!

Hey guys, i wanted to show off this neat rifle i picked up, its an FN-49 sniper rifle, and it appears to be SN# 01, the rifle has no crest and appears un-issued, unfortunately it has the wrong scope, but I am in the process of finding the correct one.

Yes i know I should just run something more modern but I hate the plastic its fantastic and love my milsurp guns. Are there any parts in the tokarev I should replace for reliability sake havent had any issues its ran probably 200 rounds flawlessly. Also looking for a good holster if anyone knows of somewhere other than Etsy. Also curious it anyone else carries a comblock pistol

I bought this from a pawn shop for ~$500. There are no import marks anywhere on it. I know these were very rare in the US until a few years ago. So I am guessing this is a ‘Nam bring back.

My qualifications:
1. Gun keeps all furniture intact
2. Older style scope and mount that would not look entirely out of place as a faux-sniper type gun

Enfield for example:

I know the scope and mount aren’t quite the right time frame for the 40s, but certainly the 60s. Hence, why I created the “Lee Harvey Oswald” category. Do these styles of gun have a name or are we gonna just refer to them as this from now on?

This might not be a milsurp question and might be more of a backpack question in general, but how can I fix the straps on this bag?

I just got a Taz 57 rucksack, which normally clips onto a Swiss M70 jacket, that was modernized to have straps. However they are not adjustable and it hangs really low if weight is put in it. Any tips for shortening it up the straps? Anyone have a similar bag? I love alpenflage and would love to use this as a school/range bag, but not if it hangs that low. Thanks yall!

I bought this cz52 with 2 mags and leather holster for $380 out the door today. Was curious how i did and what you educated people may be able to tell me about it from the markings. Thanks

Dont know if this is the right place but i need help.

For context I live on Poland and my neighbour is a recently retired army major. He dropped a box of old stuff from his time in service, mostly some older polish WZ uniforms but I can't seem to identify these suspenders. If anyone can help me find out what they are and if they're worth anything on the surplus market I'd highly appreciate it.

Google keeps telling me that they're an old czech model but there's several differences between them so I doubt that that's the answer.