Murgatroy

I have been toying with the idea of buying that. However once you do that the internal magazine becomes useless and the rifle is a single shot. It is still something to look into, and I have been toying with a few ideas on what to do with the internal magazine.

Good catch. I learned a long time ago that this title goes over better than 'Excuse me while I whip this out...' Although I have a feeling that would have found a home here as well.

Thanks! I have been thinking of taking up reloading, and this adds fuel to that fire.

Thanks for the warm welcome folks!

How could I forget something as simple as that.

Does anyone else have one? My father bought this one about 30 years ago. I don't think he ever shot it, or did anything with it. My mother gave it to me a few months ago. I didn't know anything about it at the time other than it was a Mauser of some sort. I did my homework on it and figured out what it is. This is one of the Civil Guardia models that has been converted to shoot 7.62x51 NATO. Other than cleaning it and doing the homework on what it is, I haven't shot it. I keep hearing about how the .308 commercial round shoots at a much higher pressure than the NATO round. Seeing as how most places are currently sold out of the NATO round (granted CTD has some now) I haven't bought any to try the rifle out. Any opinions on the rifle? Personal experiences?

Seems a nice enough place so far. I have been lurking for a couple of days. I found a link here from Glock Talk regarding the Remington 1911.

Name is Murg. Well not really, but close enough. I answer to it. I live in Knoxville, been here a day or two. It is home. I grew up in the mountains to the south, bordering on NC. Pretty country. I miss it. I don't miss the small minds. I own a gun or two, maybe even three, but don't tell my wife. I am just here to chat with other gun owners. Maybe learn something, maybe teach something. Share opinions and ideas. I am a husband and a father. My hobbies are cars, computers and guns. Surely there are others, but I have a short attention span and those are the ones that are bright and shiny right now. Glad to be here.