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Old 09-21-2012, 6:48 PM
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I'm looking for a good surplus gun for around $300. I'm open to pistols or rifles. I was looking at a 1895 nagant revolver or a tokarev ttc. Are those durable guns or do you have another suggestion? Thanks.
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With 300 you can afford a CZ82 which is probably the best surplus gun on the market for the money. They run about 200-250.
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Old 09-21-2012, 7:16 PM
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With 300 you can afford a CZ82 which is probably the best surplus gun on the market for the money. They run about 200-250.
Isn't that the Czech version of the Russian makrov? If so I was also looking at those.
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Do you want a pistol or rifle more?
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Old 09-21-2012, 7:30 PM
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I was leaning more towards a pistol.
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I was leaning more towards a pistol.
you will fall over if you do that
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Mosin Nagant and a couple thousand rounds.
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Buy a Romanian TTC and a few hundred rounds. Then, with the rest of the money, buy a mosin-nagant

But if you just want a pistol, get a CZ-82. Ammo is cheaper than 9x19 when you buy bulk Brown Bear 9mm Makarov. $8.99 for a box of 50.
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Mosin Nagant and a couple thousand rounds.
Already have one but thanks. Very good gun IMO.
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Already have one but thanks. Very good gun IMO.
Indeed. I'm on the Mosin dick after picking up my first one recently.
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Old 09-21-2012, 9:49 PM
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buy something cheap to feed 82 or makarov would be a good choice as ammo is still cheap and readily available, you'll note that 7.62x25 has all but dried up. i have some and never bought the pistol for it, so i shoot it out of my mosins with a chamber insert. that sh*t really moves! seemed pretty sedate so i took off my muffs but it's loud as hell out of an m44. they say you're not supposed to use it in the longer rifles but at the velocity that stuff moves, i don't see it being an issue. i'll let you know when i try it. another good old pistol option is a walther p1. looks like a p38, shoots available cheap 9mm, and is a good pistol available at a reasonable price.
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Indeed. I'm on the Mosin dick after picking up my first one recently.
Hummmmmm is that a STD?....not even a full moon, could you post a picture of what this looks like? I'm lost.
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If you are still considering rifles a K31 is a sweet choice.
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tokoreve or a makarov.
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my vote a SKS or Mosin M-44. i have 4 Mosin 91-30s including a sniper but the M- 44 is more fun to me. the SKS is a ton of fun also. i am getting a Mauser but i will only buy a little ammo because it costs to much to shoot. you need at leas 1 Mauser.
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I'm looking for a good surplus gun for around $300. I'm open to pistols or rifles. I was looking at a 1895 nagant revolver or a tokarev ttc. Are those durable guns or do you have another suggestion? Thanks.
get a Mosin Nagant M38 Carbine! i love mine! at the range its so loud it always turns heads
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No love for a nagant revolver from anyone ?
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I love the nagant revolver. only revolver in world that i know of that can be silenced
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Get a Mosin, and a Nagant
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Of our handguns, I like the Tokarev the best. The Makarov and CZ52 are also worth considering.
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Go here: http://www.classicfirearms.com/c-r-eligible

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I was leaning more towards a pistol.
Star model B in 9mm
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little bit more than you were looking at, but you can buy 9mm anywhere, no special ammo required
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tok or a mak.
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Tok brother, Tok all the way, that little 7.62 will punch through most body armor, and the pistol itself just looks super sinister.
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Ok. Ive looked at a few of the recommendations and I thing Ive narrowed it down to either a tokarev, m95 nagant, or star model b. Eventually, I would like to get all of them but for now I think Ill get whichever is available locally to me (hopefully a tokarev). Thanks for the suggestions.
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Makarov- best gun for the price. +1 on an sks also
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Mosin Nagant and a couple thousand rounds.
Big +1 to that.

But if OP wants a surplus handgun, a Makarov might fit his bill. If he can score one here in the PRK...
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An early Arisaka model 99 with the mum ground might be in that price range. IIRC, I paid $375 for my 99 with the "anti-aircraft" sight and intact mum. Of course, 6.8 or 7.7 ammo is far, far more expensive than surp 7.62x54r, but the Arisaka is far less common on the range.
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No K31? Look at all you can do with it.
Right out to 1,000 yards.

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An early Arisaka model 99 with the mum ground might be in that price range. IIRC, I paid $375 for my 99 with the "anti-aircraft" sight and intact mum. Of course, 6.8 or 7.7 ammo is far, far more expensive than surp 7.62x54r, but the Arisaka is far less common on the range.
I actually looked at those and British endfields (.303) but the expensive ammo was the problem.
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No K31? Look at all you can do with it.
Right out to 1,000 yards.

Ammo is a bit much but that is a nice gun. I shot a friends and I loved it!
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think he mentioned he wanted a pistol. buy a tokarev or makarov. makarov is cheaper to feed these days, as 7.62x25 surplus has all but disappeared and if not, has doubled in price. still get 9 makarov pretty cheap if you look around. as for making a schmidt-rubin look like that? jesus.... if you're gonna buy a rifle, buy a mosin, be it a 91/30, m44, m38, whatever the first one you come across for cheap in good shape, go for it, everyone should have one. as far as nagant revolvers, neat, but that's because you can watch the slug go downrange to where it hits, lol. trajectory like a frickin' field howitzer because they go like 200fps or something. wouldn't be my first choice.
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No K31? Look at all you can do with it.
Right out to 1,000 yards.

These things are straight ill, dude. I've never seen a surplus rifle, with surplus ammo, do what my K31 does...
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I had a cz82 and have a P1. Both are great guns. I stuck with the P1 because it's 9x19 what with ammo availability. Kinda regret selling the cz82 though...
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Not saying that the Com-bloc pistols are "bad", but for a bit more $$, you might be able to get a 50-year-old 1911. This is not that long ago anymore; we're talking 1962 now. Same goes for a S&W .38 Special revolver from the old days, e. g. a "Victory" model or similar. I've seen old ones like that, lost their bluing, got all sorts of patina, etc. for in the $300's.
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I would definately go with a Tokarev variant of some sort. They are solid, Browning-style pistols with a great punch. New manufacture S&B ammo is available for about the same price as 9mm. And it will indeed go through most types of soft armor. If you want something other than a purely military gun, I would look at some of the older Colt or Smith and Wesson revolvers. You can pick up nice .38 Special versions for under $200 on gunbroker all the time.

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