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Eval of the Polish .22 Training Rifle

gary wray
Thinking about getting my grandaughter one of the imported Polish Kbks 78 Wifama .22 training rifles being imported. A couple just came into my local gunshop and look nice. Any folks have any experience with them? Thanks in advance for your advice[^]
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  • swearengine
    I have one. Very accurate, simple to use, excellent training type rifle.
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  • 1KYDSTR
    I am a large fan of many of the Polish guns. The one in question I have shot a number of times where I work and they universally seem to be really nice little shooters, and I believe would make an excellent first range gun.

    I have several Moisin M-44's...Russian, Hungarian and Polish. The Pole (arsenal 11) simply buries the other two in every conceiveable respect...fit, finish, blueing, machining and accuracy are far above the other M-44's I have seen or owned.
    i also have a Soviet TT-33 and a Polish TT-33...again, the Pole comes out on top all the way around. I own quite a number of Mausers and some of the very best built among them are the WZ and K-29's I own. Indigenously produced they really display a lot better attention to detail than the war reparation guns that they adapted to their own needs...these guns normally originated from German 98a's that themselves were great rifles; the Poles took a design and in my opinion really took pride in adapting said design to their own specific needs. Another example would be the Radom VIS-35's. The early guns that predated the 39 German invasion are bordering on spectacular (and that friggin eagle is JUST PLAIN COOL!)and virtually the day after the Germans took control of production the quality both cosmetically and mechanically started to slide. A '35 produced VIS-35 is worth LARGE money. A 44 produced waffenampt stamped 2 lever is worth a good deal less, even with the added Nazi provenance.

    In my opinion, the Poles have always, since the actual inception of their arms making capability, taken GREAT pride in their production of firearms. I know collecting and selling eagle marked Polish guns has done me great justice over the years as I live in an area with a lot of old Poles who will pay silly sums of money for anything with the Polish eagle on it; national/cultural pride in this case really shines through and they are only too happy to pay way too much, IMO.

    Anyway, I digress. Pick one of those little gems up and I am sure you will not be dissapointed!

    EDIT #1: No...I am NOT Polish...not that there is anything wrong with that either!
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  • gary wray
    thanks guys for your responses. I am going to pick my Polish .22 up this weekend and when it warms up take my 10yr old grandaughter shooting and break it in. Thanks again[^]
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  • 1KYDSTR
    Gary...thanks for being one of those guys who actually takes his 10 year old grand-daughter shooting! God bless for that; if we have no kids in the hobby...there's no hobby at all. Seriously, good for you.
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  • gary wray
    quote:Originally posted by 1KYDSTR
    Gary...thanks for being one of those guys who actually takes his 10 year old grand-daughter shooting! God bless for that; if we have no kids in the hobby...there's no hobby at all. Seriously, good for you.


    1KYDSTR....thanks for the kudo. I guess it is my WV background as my grandfather taught me how to shoot/fish/drive at 10 or so, so I am passing it on to my six grandkids (well, everything but the driving part!). Those things were just a right of passage for WV countrykids of my generation. My oldest grandchild is a girl and I have taught her how to surfish (and her 6 yr old sister) so now we are going to move on to shooting. Same with my four grandsons when they reach 10 or so. I also liked your comments about Polish weapons and I agree with you completely. I was fortunate years ago to be able to grab a Polish VIS-35 when it came into the gunshop...1938 Polish Eagle in great shape! Found the rare Polish double mag holster to go with it years ago also after careful shopping. Great pistol. Almost all the weapons that came (come) our of the Radom factory are darn good and a just a cut above the competition. She and I look forward to shooting the Kbks 78. Thanks again for your comments[^]
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