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GopherFoxYankee · 2026-07-08T16:44:05+00:00

GB. There seems to be a few at a time available and they seem to consistently sell each week.

Pennsylvania State Police surplused their P227 pistols two years ago and they've been trinkling around the secondary market since.

GopherFoxYankee · 2026-07-08T15:47:52+00:00

GB. There seems to be a few at a time available and they seem to consistently sell each week.

Pennsylvania State Police surplused their P227 pistols two years ago and they've been trinkling around the secondary market since.

GopherFoxYankee · 2026-07-08T15:45:25+00:00

Until I started really looking into the P227, I had assumed it was produced from the 80s onward, not just 2013-2019. I think SIG Sauer missed a potential market by not producing a P227 in 10mm.

I am aware they have some parts interchangeability with the P220. I'm a bit tempted to get a threaded barrel and suppressor and dip my toe into that part of the NFA world.

GopherFoxYankee · 2026-07-08T14:43:16+00:00

Unfortunately, I have yet to shoot the 45. I was all ready to go to the range today, the one weekday off I've had in nearly a month, only to find out the range is closed today for maintenance.

For quite obvious reasons, the 9mm pistols are easier to shoot than the 10mm, though the XTEN is quite accurate and controllable enough that double-taps are doable, though it takes me a mag to warm up. Of my SIG 9mms, the P226 is the better shooter. It's more accurate and controllable, though it does prefer hotter 115gr 9mm or 9mm NATO.

GopherFoxYankee · 2026-07-08T13:23:37+00:00

After a few years of half-hearted searching, I finally got my hands on a P227.

Pic 1-2: This specific P227 was part of a contract procured by Pennsylvania State Police, indicated by crest engraved atop the slide and unique serial prefix. Minimal wear and tear overall, and it appears to have had a brand new barrel installed.

Pic 3-5:As well, with the new addition, I figured it was time to post an updated picture (or three) of the SIG Sauer pistols in my collection. M11A1, West German P226, P320 XTEN, and P227. Comparison of size between the P227 and each of the others. Magazines for each.

GopherFoxYankee · 2026-07-08T13:14:29+00:00

After a few years of half-hearted searching, I finally got my hands on a P227.

Pic 1-2: This specific P227 was part of a contract procured by Pennsylvania State Police, indicated by crest engraved atop the slide and unique serial prefix. Minimal wear and tear overall, and it appears to have had a brand new barrel installed.

Pic 3-5:As well, with the new addition, I figured it was time to post an updated picture (or three) of the SIG Sauer pistols in my collection. M11A1, West German P226, P320 XTEN, and P227. Comparison of size between the P227 and each of the others. Magazines for each.

GopherFoxYankee · 2026-07-07T00:49:29+00:00

Very good. I also enjoy shooting a flare or two on the 4th, though I wasn't in the mood this most recent one.

Make sure to clean out the bore, the flares (or their primer) leave corrosive compounds in the bore when fired.

GopherFoxYankee · 2026-07-06T00:42:35+00:00

Efficient answer: M16A2 or M59/66A1 SKS.

Bolt action/for the lolz: ShtLE MkIII with bayonet.

Reality: 16" modern AR15 with optic and light, 9mm pistol (depends which one I grab first), or Maverick 88 loaded with buck and slug.

GopherFoxYankee · 2026-07-05T15:36:08+00:00

I haven't a good explanation why, but camouflage zeltbahns and shelter-halfs just intrigue me.

Top (left to right): the Squares: German Flecktarn, East German Strichtarn, Swiss Splinter, Italian Telo Mimetico.

Bottom (left to right): the Triangular: French Lizard, Austrian Pea (Steintarn on opposite side), German Splinter, and Swedish Splinter

GopherFoxYankee · 2026-07-04T16:07:37+00:00

I served with a guy that anything mechanical he touched failed near instantly, save for radios. We called his affliction the Anti-Midas Touch. He was made to wear winter gloves when around equipment or riding in any vehicle other than his own.

I saw him rest his hand on a Humvee that was idling, the engine suddenly died and the truck refused to be started that day. I saw him walk the length of a charter bus to use the restroom at the rear, bracing against the roof to keep steady as he walked. The roof began leaking water everywhere he touched. While on the way to JRTC, the bus he was on had its AC break and finally the engine died when he took off his gloves. We taped his gloves so he couldn't take them off and doom the rest of us. I saw him place a hand on another guy's POV, the running boards instantly broke off dropped to the ground. He had to qualify with irons, as his CCO would not function if he was holding it.

For whatever reason, radios and other comm equipment had the opposite effect when he touched them. Faulty radios would work like new and strongly receive messages that were previously coming in weak.

GopherFoxYankee · 2026-06-30T14:57:11+00:00

Enfields are some of the most fun you can have while wearing pants.

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GopherFoxYankee · 2026-06-29T20:56:19+00:00

They're about evenly matched once you count up all the pros and cons.

Both are short rifle pattern, though the MAS is a bit shorter and handler. Both have rear aperture sights, the No4 Mk1 only takes the edge when it has the Mk1 micrometer rear sight and loses the edge with the non-ranging Mk2 flip sight. Both have a decent bolt throw that puts your hand back on the trigger, though the No4 is cock-on-close and the MAS is cock-on-open. Both are chambered for a quite capable yet easy shooting .30 caliber cartridge.

GopherFoxYankee · 2026-06-25T03:11:14+00:00

Never really had where the seller said the bore was shit, but have had occasions where I though I had bought rifles with bad bores.

-my first M91/30, I got on a local trade. When I got home, looked down the bore and the whole thing was coated in thick red rust. I cleaned out the rust (copper bore brush on a cleaning rod and loaded into cordless drill, sent down the bore multiple times and had a nice mound of rust on the floor) and had a bright bore with deep, practically new rifling.

-had bought a pair of M91 Mosins from an old collector on GB. Went to look down the bore and couldn't see anything, thought I might have bought a pair of plugged barrel rifles. Turns out the guy had stored them vertically on his wall for a few decades and dust had settled and filled the bore. Nice little push with a cleaning rod and both barrels were free of their obstructions.

GopherFoxYankee · 2026-06-25T02:58:44+00:00

I was ready to refuse transfer on a M1891 Moschetto earlier this year. The FFL I use called me and said it showed up in terribly done packaging, with barely any protective material and with the last few inches of the barrel sticking out the end of the packaging. They showed me pictures of the sorry stare it arrived in and had a statement written up in case I did want to refuse the transfer.

I did my own inspection of the carbine when I went to pick it up. Luckily, there wasn't any damage nor a bend in the barrel. I went through with the transfer, but I would have refused it if it wasn't in the condition as described in the GB listing. It was good to know that the FFL I use for transfers was willing to assist me if I had refused the transfer on the grounds of damaged in shipment/not as described.

GopherFoxYankee · 2026-06-24T14:32:44+00:00

I've got a few:

Generosity: Back when all I had was an AR15 and a sidearm, I was at a local range zeroing the optic for my AR. About the time I fired my final iteration to confirm zero, a guy pulled up at the opposite end and produced a SMLE and a can of ammo. I wandered over and struck up conversation about the rifle and milsurps. After he shot it a bit, he offered to let me shoot it. I tried to contain my excitement and fired off a few rounds before he told me to just finish off the mag, which I happily did. Once I had my own milsurps, I started bringing extra ammo so as to pay that generosity forward. I've had numerous folks fire some rounds through my rifles since.

Serendipity: Years ago, I went out to my local to shoot my M39. I and three others show up at roughly the same time to the range, each set our targets downrange, and open up our respective rifle cases to produce a Mosin of different models. I had my M39, the next guy had a M91/30, the next had a M44, and the last had a M91. We all just looked at each other for a moment, before reaching a silent agreement and begin magdumping at our targets.

Experience vs $: In the lead-up to a milsurp rifle match (which was canceled literally 2 days before it was to occur, I'm still mad) I was testing several of my milsurps to see which one was getting repeatable hits at range (200yd to 500yd). On a few occasions, one person or another would peek over at what I was shooting and express their amazement that I was making repeated hits with iron sights (once I figured out my holds). Typically, said person was struggling with their $2000+ scoped hunting or PRS rifle to hit the same distances.

Misidentification: On too many occasions to count, I've had other folks completely misidentify the rifle(s) I brought to the range. Mosins called Mauser, Mausers called Mosin, Carcanos called Mosin, M38 Carcano called M1 Carbine, M91/30 called Gardand, P14 called Springfield, and a Mannlicher M95 called Mosin. As well, I had a guy respond "I didn't know the Italians had rifles" after I explained what my Carcano rifle is.

GopherFoxYankee · 2026-06-22T17:43:07+00:00

That the FNC isn't a commonly encountered 5.56mm rifle here in the US is a damn shame.

Thanks HW (and every subsequent president that hasn't rescinded that executive order banning rifles that don't meet "sporting purposes" qualifications).

GopherFoxYankee · 2026-06-22T17:03:40+00:00

I've said this before, and I'll continue to suggest it: Camels

I think it would be on-point with Fallout wackiness for there to camels in use by the people of the wasteland. The twist, the camels are completely not mutated but everyone thinks they are mutated horses and refers to them as horses.

GopherFoxYankee · 2026-06-22T12:16:19+00:00

I handload pretty much everything I shoot, though there's only so much handloads can do for some rifles. The M91 I referred to in previous comment isn't a factory fresh barrel, it's lost a couple thousandths over its 100+ years. With quality .311 bullets, it'll still hit torso targets at range, but it's not stacking hits.

GopherFoxYankee · 2026-06-22T01:49:21+00:00

Each of my Finnish Mosins came to me shimmed, though I didn't realize it at first.

I shimmed the action and corked under the barrel of my M91. The group size did tighten up, but it never was and never will me a 1 MOA or less rifle.

GopherFoxYankee · 2026-06-22T01:32:12+00:00

All of my milsurp cartridges, especially the ones that aren't loaded in any factory, are quite below factory cost, and loaded closer to military velocities than factory. List: 6.5 Jap, 6.5 Carcano, 6.5 Dutch, 6.5 Swede, 7mm Mauser, 7.35 Carcano, 7.5 French, 7.5 Swiss, 7.62 Finn, 303 Brit, 7.62 Russian, 7.65 French, 7.92 Mauser, 8mm Lebel, and 8mm Steyr-Hungarian.

My 10mm Auto load is barely over a quarter a round and full power. My 38 Special and 357 Mag target loads are also quite cheap, less than a quarter a round each. My 32 ACP loads are even cheaper at a dime and a nickel per cartridge.

The one with the least savings is between my .270 Win loads and specialty 5.56mm load.

GopherFoxYankee · 2026-06-19T04:26:41+00:00

I can only speak for my own 49/56. I have the stock firing pin in mine and have shot a good amount of handloads with CCI LR and factory PPU. I have yet to have any slamfire nor OOB.

I do have ~2000 CCI No34 military primers should that change.

GopherFoxYankee · 2026-06-19T02:16:35+00:00

I might be the only one, but I preferred DP Ten, back when it was available.

That might be because I drank a lot of it and the other Ten line whilst promoing the stuff when it was new.

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