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Went up to Phoenix this afternoon and picked this rifle up.

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Overall condition appears to be good. Serial numbers on the bolt and receiver don’t match, but it passes the headspace check. Small CAI importer mark on the barrel. Paid $295 for it and an additional $105 for a couple of ammo boxes worth of surplus ammo. One 70 round bandolier of Turk ammo plus ten loose rounds, some Yugoslav heavy ball loose rounds and a hundred rounds of Greek ammo. The Turk ammo is 1949 on the headstamp and the Greek stuff looks like 1950s.

Cleaned the rifle up and oiled it. I’ll take it out tomorrow and sample the different cartridges to see if they go bang. The ammo looks clean-no visible signs of improper storage.
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You are gonna like that one. Mine seems to group the Yugo stuff a bit tighter, but high and left. The Turk shoots more to POA. That was a good price too. Mine was $225 about 8 years ago.
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That is a gorgeous rifle. The VZ-24 is considered, by many, as the apex of the Mauser model. The price sounds really good as well. Congrats.
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If you can buy anything at a gunshow anymore for under $300 you should immediately run, don't walk, to the exit. The Rampant Lion crest VZ24 is not something you see everyday. I have one but the crest is in the white which is something that occurred somehow but there does not seem to be any definite explanation as to why some are in the white and some are still blued. Yours, as I understand it, is correct in that it is still blued. Very nice, enjoy it. By the way, if you happen to reload, do it for that. It will wring out the best in it.
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Range report-went out on the 100 yard Range to test the surplus that came with it. Out of about fifty rounds shot, only one failed to ignite when struck by the firing pin. Had about ten that failed to ignite on the first strike but immediately ignited after the bolt was cocked and the cartridge rechambered.
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Mines a tack driver with handloads and looks similar to yours. It's uncommon to find one with a matching bolt. You got it at a great price too. Congrats!
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Nice :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
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I don’t know where you live in Phoenix but every few months I checkout Legendary Guns off of 19th and Camelback and Bear Arms off of Shea and Scottsdale Rd. I bought a CZ 24 from them about 3 weeks ago and paid $229. Between the two I have bought Mosins, Arisaka’s, Gewehr 98, K98’s and a Springfield 1903.Prices have been good and they all shoot well after a good clean and lube. Where do you check?
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I’m down in Tucson. I check out some of the local shops periodically. I do occasionally make it up to Phoenix when I’m not working-most of my trips up there are work trips.

I do reload 7.92x57, 8x50R, 7.62x45, 303 British and 30-06. I’ll probably fool around with decapping the Berdan primers-one more skill to develop and something to keep me occupied.
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awalker1829 wrote:I’m down in Tucson. I check out some of the local shops periodically. I do occasionally make it up to Phoenix when I’m not working-most of my trips up there are work trips.

I do reload 7.92x57, 8x50R, 7.62x45, 303 British and 30-06. I’ll probably fool around with decapping the Berdan primers-one more skill to develop and something to keep me occupied.
I think the problem is finding Berdan primers to reload with. They used to be available, but not so much anymore. http://www.dave-cushman.net/shot/berdan ... sions.html
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Good point. More economic option would be to decap the cases and convert them to Boxer by drilling a new flash hole through the anvil. Should not be too hard with the machines I have access to.
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My Czech VZ-24 was my first milsurp. If I knew then where it would lead me I might be driving a Ferrari now.
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Longcolt44 wrote:My Czech VZ-24 was my first milsurp. If I knew then where it would lead me I might be driving a Ferrari now.
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