Howdy folks.
As I mentioned in my post on the "Newbies, Introduce Yourself" forum http://www.germanguns.com/upload/sho...rom-a-newbie-), I have two old German guns I am interested in finding ammunition for so that I can get them out on the range and in the woods. I took them to a gunsmith and he identified one as an 8x57IR (JR), by C. Grundig. I'd be happy to post some pictures of it later if anyone is interested. I ordered some ammo for it and will take it out soon! :-). The second gun will pose more of a problem and that's why my gunsmith suggested I come here to GGCA. He took a chamber casting and determined the gun is chambered for 9.5x47R, which apparently is an obsolete round. He also said "Somebody, somewhere... can get this." So my question is, does anyone here know where? I have done a little reading, just enough to learn this might involve "finding such-and-such cartridge, cutting the brass down, resizing necks" etc.. I am not equipped to do this myself, but I would like to try to find someone who does this already. Or who can. So, any information you can provide would be greatly appreciated. I really do intend to get the ammo and take this gun hunting. It would be a shame not to.
Secondarily, I would be very interested in any information you might have which could date when this gun was made and for whom.
Now for some pictures. Everyone likes pictures, right? :-)
The top gun is the 9.5x47R Foerster. The bottom is the 8x57JR Grundig. The rest of the pictures below will be of the Foerster.
full-length.jpg
Some proof marks, etc. on the Foerster.
Foerster-proofs-1.jpg Foerster-proofs-2.jpg Foerster-proofs-barrel.jpg
The crown on the trigger guard. I am very intrigued by this!
Foerster-trigger-guard-1.jpg
I guess there is a limit on the number of pictures in a post? I'll add the rest of the pictures in a reply to this post.
As I mentioned in my post on the "Newbies, Introduce Yourself" forum http://www.germanguns.com/upload/sho...rom-a-newbie-), I have two old German guns I am interested in finding ammunition for so that I can get them out on the range and in the woods. I took them to a gunsmith and he identified one as an 8x57IR (JR), by C. Grundig. I'd be happy to post some pictures of it later if anyone is interested. I ordered some ammo for it and will take it out soon! :-). The second gun will pose more of a problem and that's why my gunsmith suggested I come here to GGCA. He took a chamber casting and determined the gun is chambered for 9.5x47R, which apparently is an obsolete round. He also said "Somebody, somewhere... can get this." So my question is, does anyone here know where? I have done a little reading, just enough to learn this might involve "finding such-and-such cartridge, cutting the brass down, resizing necks" etc.. I am not equipped to do this myself, but I would like to try to find someone who does this already. Or who can. So, any information you can provide would be greatly appreciated. I really do intend to get the ammo and take this gun hunting. It would be a shame not to.
Secondarily, I would be very interested in any information you might have which could date when this gun was made and for whom.
Now for some pictures. Everyone likes pictures, right? :-)
The top gun is the 9.5x47R Foerster. The bottom is the 8x57JR Grundig. The rest of the pictures below will be of the Foerster.
full-length.jpg
Some proof marks, etc. on the Foerster.
Foerster-proofs-1.jpg Foerster-proofs-2.jpg Foerster-proofs-barrel.jpg
The crown on the trigger guard. I am very intrigued by this!
Foerster-trigger-guard-1.jpg
I guess there is a limit on the number of pictures in a post? I'll add the rest of the pictures in a reply to this post.
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