My New French Rifles

[jmikey]

Two MAS 36s and two MAS 49/56(one in 308 and one in 7.5). The 308 shoots great.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v508/mikey43/100_1691.jpg

[freedomkeeper]

Nice display, by the way is that a vise mounted on your kitchen countertop?

[jmikey]

No! That's a vise mounted on the countertop in my Man Cave!:cool:

[Planning]

nice rifles.

i have a rubber slip on butt pad for the 36. it is in storage and if i can find it i will send it to you. may take a while to find it. when i find it i will get your address again.
ron

[Norton]

Nice rifles and I have a 36 in 7.5 and a 49 in 7.62. They both have shot great for me. The 36 shoots better than she looks thats for sure

[jmikey]

Thanks Guys, The 308 is a very good shooter and I will test out the 7.5s this weekend. Thanks Capt. Ron!
Mike

[trailblazer]

My 49/56 308 was a good shooter. I picked up a couple spare extractors since the original was worn.
https://www.apexgunparts.com/product_info.php/cPath/52/products_id/270

[jmikey]

Thanks for the reminder trailblazer. Just ordered that and firing pins.
Mike

[SteelCore]

Nice rifles, man! I've kinda wanted on in .308 on and off, but never really pursued it.

[jmikey]

Thanks SteelCore, I have found all of them to be accurate and dependable. The 49/56 is heavy enough that recoil is mild in .308. Lot of fun to shoot!

[7.62guy]

they look like some fine shooters. it always amazes me the number of rifles made to take a 308. just one more to add to the list. you will have to load up a couple and come over to the west coast for one of the shoots.:Smile-izmena:

[The Great 308]

Nice rifles, man! I've kinda wanted on in .308 on and off, but never really pursued it.

Ditto very nice!

[mitchstoner]

Ya'll ever notice how so many of those surplus MAS rifles are in such like-new, unfired condition?

Maybe cause the Frenchies have left the world's heavy lifting to us?

[Norton]

Some were used , it depends on where the MAS 36 and 49 were sold as surplus from.
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21°21'57.10"N
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Dien Bien Phu
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They fought until the last cartridge and the last hand grenade had been used in a last counter attack.
There was no white flag.

I am responsible. I am responsible, General de Castries, was heard to murmur as he went about his duties.

During the night of March 14-15, he committed suicide by blowing himself up with a hand grenade, since he could not charge his pistol with one hand

French troops

March 13th 10 800 soldiers including supply chain
May 7th 14 014 men including supply chain
2293 KIA, 5195 Wounded in action ,

11 721 prisoners 3 290 survivors, 7801 killed during the death march to reeducation camps and stay in camps.


Vieth Minh

March 13th 48 000 soldiers and 15 000 in direct supply chain
May 7th 80 000 men including direct supply chain
23 000 to 25000 KIA , 15 000 wounded in action

Being a Colonial power can get rough