A quick review of my Type 53

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A quick review of my Type 53

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It's a bitch to clean and it smells like butt!!!

:angry4:

Sorry. I had to vent. It's still in pieces on my workbench...
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:chuckles: :chuckles: :chuckles: I know the feeling.
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Don't cha luv it?
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Clean a brown Bess after firing 50 rounds of black powder loads then complain :lol: :lol: :lol:
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cjsimoh wrote:It's a bitch to clean and it smells like butt!!!

:angry4:

Sorry. I had to vent. It's still in pieces on my workbench...


Jungle butt!

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:lol: Someone tell him about the Turk Mauser's and filth :chuckles:
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That's camel butt
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:lol:
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:lol: :lol: :lol:
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cjsimoh wrote:It's a bitch to clean and it smells like butt!!!

:angry4:

Sorry. I had to vent. It's still in pieces on my workbench...

You don't have to clean the threads by the way. Wipe er down and blast away
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Clean that rifle or when it gets hot that filth will transfer to you.
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Junk Yard Dog wrote:Clean that rifle or when it gets hot that filth will transfer to you.
Then you end up with Butt on your hands, shoulder, face, and other stuff. :shock:
Let me make a short, open, blanket comment. There are no good guns. There are no bad guns. Any gun in the hands of a bad man is a bad thing. Any gun in the hands of a descent person is no threat to anyone--- except bad people. -- Charleton Heston

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I have never seen a Chinese type 53 out in the wild that wasnt dirty as hell and have a stock that looked like someone ran over it with a lawn mower.
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Hey pony,That would make you a butt face!
Neener neener neeeener! :D
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ponycarman wrote:
Junk Yard Dog wrote:Clean that rifle or when it gets hot that filth will transfer to you.
Then you end up with Butt on your hands, shoulder, face, and other stuff. :shock:
You forgot in eyes and mouth :lol:
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NDguy wrote:I have never seen a Chinese type 53 out in the wild that wasnt dirty as hell and have a stock that looked like someone ran over it with a lawn mower.
There are a rare few that were in unissued condition.
Leave it as it is. The ages have been at work on it and man can only mar it.
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Junk Yard Dog wrote:
NDguy wrote:I have never seen a Chinese type 53 out in the wild that wasnt dirty as hell and have a stock that looked like someone ran over it with a lawn mower.
There are a rare few that were in unissued condition.
Yeah well next time I want one of those! :pointup:
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Good luck, they would be the $700 type 53's :)
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Celt wrote:Hey pony,That would make you a butt face!
Neener neener neeeener! :D
:no: :no: :bang: :D
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:chuckles: :chuckles: :chuckles:
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