Mas-36

[RepublicanMan]

I am picking up a MAS-36 this weekend that I found for $60. The stock has been refinished and repaired (had a crack near the tang) but the lands and grooves are perfect......almost makes me wanna make a crack about never fired (perfect bore) and only dropped once (cracked stock). ;e

How should I expect this thing to shoot? I figure for $60 you can't go wrong either way but it'd be nice to know it'll hit what I aim it at out to at least 300 yards.

[Gary42141]

Have you found an ammo source yet?

Brass is pretty hard to find, but can be formed from 6.5x55 Swede if you reload.

[RepublicanMan]

No, no brass source, but I don't reload anyway, no time for it and no real interest in doing it anyway.
I do have an ammo source at $8 per box of 20 but I doubt I'll be shooting it alot anyway.

[MrMurphy]

That's cheaper than my local source for .303 British FMJ (new).


The MAS36 was actually a halfway decent rifle, though because of who made it and when, it gets underrated. They shoot well from what I understand. Expect WW2-Mauser-type accuracy (not a tackdriver, but reasonably good). I may be able to dredge up the disassembly procedure, give me a couple days.