Good luck with the MAS! I'm lucky enough to have a first pattern model my grandpa brought back from the war, in used but solid condition overall. I think he used it for hunting for a while then it went unshot for a few decades. I love how simple it is.
Thank you! I’d love to see it if you have any pics. My family used the MAS 36 during WW2 and they had no complaints with it; neither do I. It’s a solid rifle, one of my favorite to shoot.
@@RetroRetrieverSurplus Ya know back in those days, it was obvious when a big shipment of surplus weapons came to the US. Even demilled receivers and parts kits came in big batches. Nowadays, those big shipments are pretty rare.
@@RetroRetrieverSurplus it’s in pretty decent condition, if you already know how to disassemble it, cleans it thoroughly every time you shoot, it gunks up a lot, and when I first separated my barrel from the rest of the gun, there’s was a bunch of gunk where the extractor touches the barrel, was rock solid gunk, so just keep it clean
Both are beautiful rifles, man, those tube fed .22s are my favorites! I can't believe you got them for that cheap man once and a lifetime deal!
Thanks dude, your .22s are sick too! Yeah I got pretty lucky, but they definitely need some work.
Good luck with the MAS! I'm lucky enough to have a first pattern model my grandpa brought back from the war, in used but solid condition overall. I think he used it for hunting for a while then it went unshot for a few decades. I love how simple it is.
Thank you! I’d love to see it if you have any pics. My family used the MAS 36 during WW2 and they had no complaints with it; neither do I. It’s a solid rifle, one of my favorite to shoot.
@@RetroRetrieverSurplus Sure, do you have a discord account or something I can send pics to?
Damn! We were buying 36’s for $139 and 49/54’s for $169 out of Shotgun News back in the late 90’s.
Who would have thought.
I wish they were still that much! Most MAS 36’s will cost you at least $600 now a days & a MAS 49/56 will cost $800 on average.
@@RetroRetrieverSurplus Ya know back in those days, it was obvious when a big shipment of surplus weapons came to the US. Even demilled receivers and parts kits came in big batches. Nowadays, those big shipments are pretty rare.
Those are some nice rifles, I have a 552 speed master that my grandfather gave me when I was 11, I think it’s from 1962
Nice man, hopefully it’s in better condition than the one I have to fix up haha. Got any tips for the 552?
@@RetroRetrieverSurplus it’s in pretty decent condition, if you already know how to disassemble it, cleans it thoroughly every time you shoot, it gunks up a lot, and when I first separated my barrel from the rest of the gun, there’s was a bunch of gunk where the extractor touches the barrel, was rock solid gunk, so just keep it clean
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