{"id":32652,"date":"2022-11-20T01:16:08","date_gmt":"2022-11-20T01:16:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/?p=32652"},"modified":"2022-11-20T01:16:13","modified_gmt":"2022-11-20T01:16:13","slug":"dont-be-a-bubba","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/?p=32652","title":{"rendered":"Don&#8217;t Be A Bubba"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='__iawmlf-post-loop-links' style='display:none;' data-iawmlf-post-links='[{&quot;id&quot;:2586,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/amzn.to\\\/3OnPwrS&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.amazon.com\\\/Convert-Military-Rifles-Williams-Company\\\/dp\\\/1258459205?&amp;linkCode=sl1&amp;tag=nolaonguanmo-20&amp;linkId=c9aa7d846880217377a66401f554bac1&amp;language=en_US&amp;ref_=as_li_ss_tl&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:null,&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;},{&quot;id&quot;:2587,&quot;href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.rifleshootermag.com\\\/editorial\\\/convert-mauser-custom-sporter\\\/84522&quot;,&quot;archived_href&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/web-wp.archive.org\\\/web\\\/20260217144150\\\/https:\\\/\\\/www.rifleshootermag.com\\\/editorial\\\/convert-mauser-custom-sporter\\\/84522&quot;,&quot;redirect_href&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;checks&quot;:[{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-16 01:48:06&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-21 21:02:01&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-04-25 04:21:41&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-05-04 14:12:49&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-05-08 18:50:17&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-05-13 19:38:29&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-05-21 06:03:14&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-05-26 01:51:16&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-05-30 17:09:50&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-06-09 19:03:15&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-06-13 04:44:08&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:200},{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-06-17 15:22:46&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:503}],&quot;broken&quot;:false,&quot;last_checked&quot;:{&quot;date&quot;:&quot;2026-06-17 15:22:46&quot;,&quot;http_code&quot;:503},&quot;process&quot;:&quot;done&quot;}]'><\/div>\n<p>When surplus firearms were really plentiful, it was not unusual for a &#8220;home gunsmith&#8221; to convert one into a more sporting configuration. Usually it involved cutting down and reshaping the stock along with maybe a little metal work. There were even <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3OnPwrS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">books on how to do it<\/a><\/strong> along with articles on it in <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rifleshootermag.com\/editorial\/convert-mauser-custom-sporter\/84522\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">gun rags<\/a><\/strong>. Now I am not talking about custom rifles where a professional gunsmith might use a surplus action as the basis for the custom rifle. I have a couple of Eddystone 1917 Enfields that formed the basis for magnum rifles. I also have a period correct Eddystone 1917 rifle with the protective leaves on the rear sight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Given that you can now get a Savage Axis or a Ruger American centerfire rifle for a fraction of the price of an original Mauser that will be more accurate, it just does not make sense to destroy a piece of history for a hunting rifle. I don&#8217;t have a problem taking something that have been &#8220;bubba&#8217;ed&#8221; and reworking it but using a period correct, matching numbers Mauser of German or Swedish origin is almost a sin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Reddit has a sub-reddit called Gun Memes. I saw this today and it was spot on.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"564\" src=\"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/image-4.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-32654\" srcset=\"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/image-4.png 640w, https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/image-4-300x264.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>When SKS carbines sold for $100 or less, they were a cheap way to get a deer rifle with almost .30-30 ballistics. Now if you want a Chinese or Russian SKS carbine, expect to pay $450 or more. Even the formerly ubiquitous Yugoslav SKS carbines are selling for $300 plus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Respect that piece of military history and don&#8217;t be a &#8220;bubba&#8221;.<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px;\" class=\"sharethis-inline-share-buttons\" ><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When surplus firearms were really plentiful, it was not unusual for a &#8220;home gunsmith&#8221; to convert one into a&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"iawp_total_views":9,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[6237,977,6235,6238,6239,6236],"class_list":["post-32652","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-bubba","tag-curios-and-relics","tag-eddystone-1917","tag-gun-memes","tag-sks","tag-surplus-conversions"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32652","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=32652"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32652\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":32655,"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32652\/revisions\/32655"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=32652"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=32652"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/onlygunsandmoney.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=32652"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}