New Turk

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June 22, 2002 19:58

Just picked up my Turk 98/54 from SOG this morning at 8:30AM. The finish on the metal is one of the best I have seen on a turk for a while. On the other hand the stock almost looked like someone cut it out with a jig saw and threw a couple of specs of stain on it. It bugged me so much I took out the sand paper, bleach and stain and went to town. Now at 11:48PM I have finally completed my task. although the rifle will soon look nothing like a mil spec 98 I just couldn't resist the urge to see what a brand new Turk would look like! Has any one else run into the same problems with bad stocks on their Turks, or other problems unique to the turks when sporterizing other than the small ring threads? Thanks guys.

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  Mobuck

  June 23, 2002 04:42

  I'm not clear on the model that you got. I'm looking for one of the turks in good shape to rebarrel. Get back to me if you can. Thanks R T Head
  
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  110

  June 23, 2002 06:02

  The turk 98/54 is just the same as the T-38, I have been told that the t-38 designation was invented by the importers. The 54 stands for the year it was made. I have also heard that the ATF(arsenal name not the real ATF!) 98s were once German 98s that the Turkish govt bought after WWII. I have also heard that the 98/54s are threaded for large ring barrels not like the k-kales and others that are threaded for small ring barrels. I have not taken the barrel off so I haven't been able to confirm this. This info was obtained from another forum so I'm not sure on its accuracy but the designation 98/54 sounds like a more accurate was to depict the 1954 models.
  The gun I bought is also going to be a sporter project and hopefuly in a couple of months will be a new scout carbine. So far, I have been very impressed with the overal condition of the metal. Its almost flawless. It even looks as though the barrel has never had a round fired through it. There is not one sign of pitting on the entire rifle. I bought two through SOG in excellent condition for about $60.00 per gun. The best thing is that they only charged me about $10.00 for shipping for both guns. The wood was in terrible shape but I"m not intending on using the origional stock so I feel I did very well. I'm going out to shoot it now so I can't comment on their accuracy.

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  hunter712

  June 23, 2002 19:39

  The T-38 are a small ring barrel. I had bought one and was going to put a 30-06 barrel, that I had got from Century Arms but no avail. The 30-06 barrel was a large ring.
  Going back to SOG. I had bought 2-T 38 from them one looked normal, but the other one. The barrel and reciver and the rest of the metal parts were new, no wear whats so ever in the reciever all the bluing is intact, no pitting or anything, bore is in excellent shape. The wood on the other hand was in poor shape. I had found a new unfinished stock at Century Arms, in which I plan on finishing it and put a high gloss finish on it. I even found a bayonet in excellent shape and condition for it.

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