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M1904 Portuguese Mauser 6.5x58mm

Post by bladeracer » 06 Aug 2018, 11:39 pm

Hey Gang :-)
I'm trying to work out what these would be likely to sell for if I ever found one in Australia, anybody got any idea of value?
I have two of them coming but I'm not planning on selling either of them.
Just trying to get some idea of their value. I haven't been able to find any that have been sold anywhere.
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Post by bigrich » 07 Aug 2018, 9:15 am

Really freakin’ rare in their original caliber as I’m sure your aware BR. Not sure on value , but I wouldn’t sell for less than $1000 if it’s original barrel and caliber.They are supposed to be a super accurate round like the Swede 6.5. I occasionally look at America’s gun sale sites, and am amazed at what they pay for stuff, even old Krico 22’s. we’re actually lucky in Australia as we don’t seem to have as higher prices on a lot of stuff due to a weaker collector market
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Post by bladeracer » 07 Aug 2018, 9:26 am

bigrich wrote:Really freakin’ rare in their original caliber as I’m sure your aware BR. Not sure on value , but I wouldn’t sell for less than $1000 if it’s original barrel and caliber.They are supposed to be a super accurate round like the Swede 6.5. I occasionally look at America’s gun sale sites, and am amazed at what they pay for stuff, even old Krico 22’s. we’re actually lucky in Australia as we don’t seem to have as higher prices on a lot of stuff due to a weaker collector market


Yes, I know how rare they are :-)
I have two M1904/39's which is why I really want a 6.5x58mm version, I'm thinking it'll be a wonderful shooter.
Plus it gives me the top five milsurp 6.5's - the Arisaka 6.5x50mm, the Carcano 6.5x52mm, the Steyr 6.5x54R, the Swede 6.5x55mm and finally the Portuguese 6.5x58mm :-)

A collector in South Africa found them for me and inspected them. He says both are very good examples indeed.
Could take a few months by the time I finally have them in hand.
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Post by No1Mk3 » 07 Aug 2018, 10:07 am

G'day bladeracer,
I paid $400 for mine in 2010 and thought I had a bargain, would happily have gone double that at the time. You forgot the later version of the Dutch & Romanian 6.5x53R, the Greek 6.5x54 Mannlicher, the greatest 6.5 of them all, used to take every type of game on earth including hundreds of elephant. So a Greek M1903 Mannlicher-Schoenauer service rifle with the rotary magazine needs to go on your list also! Cheers.
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Post by No1Mk3 » 07 Aug 2018, 10:11 am

PS: We won't harass you with the Daudeteau yet, but if you want 6.5's then one has to come home sooner or later!
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Post by bigrich » 07 Aug 2018, 6:07 pm

No1Mk3 wrote:G'day bladeracer,
I paid $400 for mine in 2010 and thought I had a bargain, would happily have gone double that at the time. You forgot the later version of the Dutch & Romanian 6.5x53R, the Greek 6.5x54 Mannlicher, the greatest 6.5 of them all, used to take every type of game on earth including hundreds of elephant. So a Greek M1903 Mannlicher-Schoenauer service rifle with the rotary magazine needs to go on your list also! Cheers.


shame on you No1mk3 , stop torturing bladeracer . he's just gunna have to get a greek ML now ! :lol:
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Post by bladeracer » 07 Aug 2018, 9:18 pm

I'm expecting these will have cost me around $1100 to perhaps as much as $1500 each.

I guess I should've said the top five for me :-)
It would be very nice to gather the rest of the 6.5's though.
Until I can cast the chamber of the Steyr I can't actually confirm its chambering, it's come from a collector that never shot any of his rifles.

I did put together a list of the military 6.5mm cartridges some time ago that I can't find now.
If somebody has done similar and wants to post it here, it'll give me something to aim for :-)
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Post by bladeracer » 12 Sep 2018, 12:45 pm

Got my B709's back today!
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Post by bladeracer » 03 Nov 2018, 12:54 am

bladeracer wrote:Got my B709's back today!


And just got a message that the export permits have finally cleared!
Three months to the day.
Should have postage and export cost by Monday so I can pay that, then just a matter of waiting on the shipping.
Getting excited :-)
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Post by bigrich » 03 Nov 2018, 11:18 am

bladeracer wrote:
bladeracer wrote:Got my B709's back today!


And just got a message that the export permits have finally cleared!
Three months to the day.
Should have postage and export cost by Monday so I can pay that, then just a matter of waiting on the shipping.
Getting excited :-)


christ blade, it's a waiting game at times with the firearm game isn't it :roll: :thumbsup:
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Post by bladeracer » 03 Nov 2018, 6:15 pm

bigrich wrote:
bladeracer wrote:
bladeracer wrote:Got my B709's back today!


And just got a message that the export permits have finally cleared!
Three months to the day.
Should have postage and export cost by Monday so I can pay that, then just a matter of waiting on the shipping.
Getting excited :-)


christ blade, it's a waiting game at times with the firearm game isn't it :roll: :thumbsup:


It is indeed :-)
I've been seriously looking for one since about March, but I know people often have to wait years to find something they want.

But it's saving me money, I've been unwilling to grab more rifles while I'm waiting on these two :-)
Once I have them in hand I can go hunting an M94 Swedish Carbine (if anybody knows of one that might be available).
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Post by bladeracer » 13 Nov 2018, 8:42 am

Got the shipping quote from South Africa just now for my two rifles - A$748.
Plus the export fee which I think is R2500 or A$240.
Hopefully I can get this paid today or tomorrow and have them on a plane!
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Post by bladeracer » 14 Dec 2018, 2:18 pm

My rifles from South Africa are arriving on Sunday, after 132 days!

The shipping agent has been painful to communicate with but seems capable enough. I got a phone call on Monday from Qantas telling me they're coming. I got an email from the shipping agent today telling me he's sent them :-)

The B709 was sent to my dealer as he has to collect them when they arrive in the country, before they can be transferred to me. When he suddenly decided to shut down his shop I got it off him just to ensure it didn't get lost, so I need to now deliver it back to him for collection...but, I noticed a typo when I checked it on Monday.

They've put them as 6.5x55mm instead of 6.5x58mm - I'm guessing they just choose from a drop-down list that has never heard of 6.5x58mm.
I don't want to pay my dealer for a five-hour journey only to be told "Computer says no!", so I rang to see if it was a problem.
All I wanted was to talk to the people at Border Force that we'll be talking to when we pick them up so they can tell me if it's a problem that I need to sort out now, or if they'll just correct it at the time - not possible!

So I got onto Firearms, they pulled up my application and the B709, saw the typo, and declared it was not good.
I emailed them scans of both and asked them to correct the typo and send out a new B709...and that I'm hoping to pick the rifles up on Sunday...pretty please.
My dealer has not yet received it so I rang again. It's been posted today so we should have it Monday :-(
So it'll now be 134 days until I have them, but I'm still smiling :-)

Plus, I was about to place an order yesterday for 200 pieces of .30-06 brass for forming brass, at a buck a piece, when I found a Christmas special - 500 pieces for $200! It's Winchester, which I hate, but I get 300 pieces for "free" so I should be able to salvage enough, and it'll be a different head stamp from my .30-06 brass :-)
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Post by bladeracer » 05 Jan 2019, 10:25 am

After five months and one day, I finally have them :-)
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Post by JimTom » 05 Jan 2019, 11:01 am

Long wait mate. Are you happy with them?
Let us know how they go.
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Post by bladeracer » 05 Jan 2019, 12:14 pm

JimTom wrote:Long wait mate. Are you happy with them?
Let us know how they go.


Over the moon mate, they're beautiful :-)
I need to make brass out of .30-06 for the tightest of the pair so it fits both.

With the Rosedale fire just 25km away, and growing (now 21 vehicles attending!) I doubt I'll get any shooting in today.
It was 10,123ha. with 13 vehicles attending when I went into town, now it's 10,267ha.
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Post by JimTom » 05 Jan 2019, 12:21 pm

bladeracer wrote:
JimTom wrote:Long wait mate. Are you happy with them?
Let us know how they go.


Over the moon mate, they're beautiful :-)
I need to make brass out of .30-06 for the tightest of the pair so it fits both.

With the Rosedale fire just 25km away, and growing (now 21 vehicles attending!) I doubt I'll get any shooting in today.
It was 10,123ha. with 13 vehicles attending when I went into town, now it's 10,267ha.


Mate hope that fire is under control shortly so no one loses anything firstly, and secondly so you can get out and have a shot with your latest purchase.
Sounds like you have a little work to do with the brass anyhow.
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Post by bladeracer » 05 Jan 2019, 3:15 pm

10,523ha now :-(
Not coming our way, but looks like it's a bastard to get it under control.
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Post by bladeracer » 06 Jan 2019, 2:02 pm

10,952ha. now and 40 vehicles attending.
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Post by JimTom » 06 Jan 2019, 6:12 pm

Hope they get it under control soon mate.
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Post by bladeracer » 06 Jan 2019, 7:09 pm

JimTom wrote:Hope they get it under control soon mate.


Fire seems to have settled a little bit, still growing but not as quickly.
It's grown by 2000 acres since yesterday morning when only thirteen vehicles were involved. They lost a vehicle yesterday but the crew got out.
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Post by JimTom » 06 Jan 2019, 7:13 pm

Sounds like they need some aircraft to help. Pray for rain.
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Post by bladeracer » 06 Jan 2019, 7:56 pm

Another 300ha. in the last few hours.
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Post by bladeracer » 07 Jan 2019, 10:05 am

Still growing.
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Post by Daddybang » 07 Jan 2019, 10:50 am

bladeracer wrote:Still growing.


Looks like a nasty fire bladeracer. :thumbsdown:
Hopefully they'll get it contained soon. Is there much pine forest around there or is that more towards . Longford??
(Trying to remember the layout from when dad was based at east sale for a short term.)
Best of luck with it! :thumbsup: :drinks:
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Post by bladeracer » 07 Jan 2019, 11:54 am

Daddybang wrote:Looks like a nasty fire bladeracer. :thumbsdown:
Hopefully they'll get it contained soon. Is there much pine forest around there or is that more towards . Longford??
(Trying to remember the layout from when dad was based at east sale for a short term.)
Best of luck with it! :thumbsup: :drinks:


Mostly native bush I think, state forest and national park. Pine plantations are between us and the fire. We've been testing the fire control systems today.
Willung just got an emergency warning, that's getting closer to us.
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Post by bladeracer » 07 Jan 2019, 7:42 pm

Sizing.30-06 down to 6.5mm is a good workout!
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Post by JimTom » 08 Jan 2019, 12:00 am

That's a fair old modification of the brass mate. I have never had a cartridge that I have had to do it for.
Just out of curiosity mate, does this have any adverse effect on the longevity of the brass?
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Post by No1Mk3 » 08 Jan 2019, 5:27 am

G'day JimTom,
The brass lasts as long as most commercial offerings if it is annealed during resizing and regularly in use. I would like to know what your loss rate is, bladeracer, as I was losing 3/10 during resizing for my M1904, mostly using Winchester brass. Fortunately had a lot donated to me and was making 8mm out of it when the Vergueiro came along so I still ended up with 100 good cases, Cheers.
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Post by bladeracer » 08 Jan 2019, 1:53 pm

JimTom wrote:That's a fair old modification of the brass mate. I have never had a cartridge that I have had to do it for.
Just out of curiosity mate, does this have any adverse effect on the longevity of the brass?


I don't think it has any effect on longevity as it's actually making the neck wall thicker.
It's virtually identical to making 6.5x54R out of .303 brass, except the length of the .30-06 means you're pushing the shoulder back into the thicker wall of the case. I may have to turn the necks but they look okay so far.
I have the shoulder back to spec now but it still won't chamber, I think the long neck is bottoming in the throat and it'll be fine once I trim 7mm off it.
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