You always remember your first

[24Pink14Stink]

C&R that is. What was your first purchase? Why?

For me it was a K31. Came up in the oddest of places. Had my choice of it, or a few others, but it just spoke to me. Did a bit of research and was even more happy. If you have one, you know what I'm talking about, if you dont, get one while you can.

Tell me all about your first.

[thughes]

M44. Is it bad that I had to look at my book because I've bought so many C&R that I really couldn't remember my first?

[Meketrefe]

I am not in the C&R but I do appreciate them. I guess the only C&R is a very old shotgun I got passed from my grandpa.
IMO do complete meaningful thread titles otherwise we start going like on the other side of the mississippi ...if you know what I mean. lol.

[dwa12479]

Plain jane, run of the mill Mosin Nagant 91/30. Manufactured in 1940, matching numbers.

[thughes]

Run-of-the-mill? Looks like a laminate (or at least really nice grain) to me. I've got a 91/30 laminate hex that's a looker. BTW, did the smell from that rock hard "rubber" butt pad ever go away or does it still smell like the inside of a Harbor Freight store?

[Pissed Off Patriot]

1950's something Chinese SKS. Beat up stock, but works like a charm. Why? Because SAFE Act. Semi-auto fun with quick loading strippers.

[JVG]

Mosin Nagant 91/30 because it was only $80. Now I have more than I can recall. Couple mosin's, french mas bolt and semi, Several different mausers (german, swiss, argentine, chinese), SKS, couple K31, carcano, Enfield, dutch mannlicher. Still looking to pick up a Garand, 1903, Arisaka. If its old, decent shape and ammo is still available ill do my best to lowball until i own it.

[thughes]

Semi-auto fun with quick loading strippers.

Sounds like my kind of party!

[dwa12479]

Run-of-the-mill? Looks like a laminate (or at least really nice grain) to me. I've got a 91/30 laminate hex that's a looker. BTW, did the smell from that rock hard "rubber" butt pad ever go away or does it still smell like the inside of a Harbor Freight store?

Not too sure on the laminate. I'm not much of a C&R collector. I am more of the black rifle disease variety. But I enjoy wondering when I take the Mosin out what kind of action it saw, if any. How many enemy kills? Who was it first issued to? It's a piece of history for sure.

Put on a 1" rubber butt pad that I found on Amazon for about $12. It made the rifle a lot more pleasurable to shoot. I still have the original steel buttplate if I ever had to put it back on for full C&R effect.

[jonboy 69]

c&r covers a big field between commercial & military. so in the same order; probably a winchester lever gun, a 92 or 94. on the other side maybe a rem 513t. memory, not so good.
otherwise, mary jane rotten crotch, that i do remember .........

[GUNSICK]

Enfield No1 MkIII matching #s, it was a birthday gift from the wife about 20 years ago. Makes me feel old.

[Calculon]

Mosin 91/30 closely followed by an M44 and Chinese SKS.