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Section 9: Military Weapons Subject: MAS 36 Msg# 1016415
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| I remember picking that up at the Local Shop for $150 or so.... Now, good luck even FINDING one. It was definitely a nice rifle. Easy to shoot, some felt recoil, but the PRVI 7.5 French load that I shot out of it was pretty mild. The forward leaning bolt handle was also nice and the bayonet storage method was pretty cool, making it part of the rifle rather than an afterthought like the Mosin M-44. | ||||||
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For reference, the above message is a reply to a message where: Why don't I remember seeing this? We surely discussed this ten years ago, but this rifle was almost definitely NOT refinished, but rather a post-war rifle built by the French in the early 1950s when it had already been surpassed as a first line rifle, but was still being built due to demand for rifles, primarily in Vietnam. Many ended up never being issued, remained new-in-the-wrap, and were imported to the US in just that condition, in the early 1990s. Image below from TJ Parmele - Image Title: photos Image Info: This has always been an oddball rifle in my collection. This rifle looks like it's been refurbished as the wood and the metal are in great shape! I think the stock is Beech, and all the metal has been re-parkerized.  |
