AIM Surplus M44 came in yesterday...pics
Posted: Fri Jan 04, 2013 11:16 pm
Well after a long wait, its finally here.
Sorry for all the pics, but I like pics.
As for the rifle, its a very nice piece. Its bolt is butter smooth to operate. The wood has very nice grain, the pics don't do it justice and I will get some day light shots. The gunshop guy said it was a 9/10 in his book one of the best he's seen, and I would like to agree but it had some marring on the stock under the bolt. And some rash on the back of the stock which didn't bother me as much as the marring of the wood. I'd give it a 7.5 to 8/10 Its much nicer than the big 5 CAI 91/30 I got a few weeks ago though by far. It came with an oiler, tools and a bayonet. No sling:( Bore is excellent, nice and shiny with strong rifling. Did I say that the marring on the stock really bugs me......I want to touch up the gouges with a qtip and some russian shellac, but alas I have no russian shellac.
The numbers basically match with the exception of the magazine floor plate with the struck out SN, and the new one struck in....but i'm ok with that.
Its imported by PW arms international out of Richmond VA if I remember correctly. It was packed in a light oil?? Thought it would be cosmo'd but there was only a hint of it in the eyelets for the sling. It was slippery though and I almost dumped it on the kitchen floor doing my first inspection lol.
Not a bad purchase for 189 in my book.
Thanks for looking:)
Sorry for all the pics, but I like pics.
As for the rifle, its a very nice piece. Its bolt is butter smooth to operate. The wood has very nice grain, the pics don't do it justice and I will get some day light shots. The gunshop guy said it was a 9/10 in his book one of the best he's seen, and I would like to agree but it had some marring on the stock under the bolt. And some rash on the back of the stock which didn't bother me as much as the marring of the wood. I'd give it a 7.5 to 8/10 Its much nicer than the big 5 CAI 91/30 I got a few weeks ago though by far. It came with an oiler, tools and a bayonet. No sling:( Bore is excellent, nice and shiny with strong rifling. Did I say that the marring on the stock really bugs me......I want to touch up the gouges with a qtip and some russian shellac, but alas I have no russian shellac.
The numbers basically match with the exception of the magazine floor plate with the struck out SN, and the new one struck in....but i'm ok with that.
Its imported by PW arms international out of Richmond VA if I remember correctly. It was packed in a light oil?? Thought it would be cosmo'd but there was only a hint of it in the eyelets for the sling. It was slippery though and I almost dumped it on the kitchen floor doing my first inspection lol.
Not a bad purchase for 189 in my book.
Thanks for looking:)
we wait on the pics
I can't wait to take my two mosins out for some fun. I also have a 91/30 that needs to be put through its paces....BUT MAN I WANT TO SHOOT THIS M44 already.