Spanish M1916 Guardia Civil

hoots · 02-11-2007, 03:16 PM

mt3030, good info. Thanks. I actually took it out last weekend and put 20 rounds of new Remington ammo through it. I looked at each casing after firing and never saw any splits. So the old ammo was the culprit.

mt3030 · 02-11-2007, 04:41 PM

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Originally Posted by hoots

mt3030, good info. Thanks. I actually took it out last weekend and put 20 rounds of new Remington ammo through it. I looked at each casing after firing and never saw any splits. So the old ammo was the culprit.

Good deal!! Glad things worked out for you. My hunting partner used his model 1916 with Remington factory loads to take these two whites last fall. They are fun and effective rifles.

chooch · 12-06-2007, 01:27 PM

I have a Oviedo Spain m1916 7mm, but it has the samco mia on it as well. From what I have read so far I am lost, is this a gun by Oviedo or by Samco ??? I love the gun, it was givin to me as a gift, and I want to restore it but need to know what it is. Can I plz get some help, Thank you.

Big Dog · 12-06-2007, 06:59 PM

Chooch,
SAMCO is the importer/vendor, the rifle was made in Oviedo, Spain. At some point, the Feds required the importers to stamp their name on the imported rifles - really PO's us collectors. They used to do it up on the muzzle end of the barrel - not so noticeable. Nowadays, they put it on the receivers where it can mess up the original markings.

12-06-2007, 06:59 PM	#24
Big Dog Moderator Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Tallahassee, Florida Posts: 10,642	Chooch, SAMCO is the importer/vendor, the rifle was made in Oviedo, Spain. At some point, the Feds required the importers to stamp their name on the imported rifles - really PO's us collectors. They used to do it up on the muzzle end of the barrel - not so noticeable. Nowadays, they put it on the receivers where it can mess up the original markings. __________________ Moderator of: AR15/M16, M14/M1A, New/Beginning Shooters and Militaria/Collectables.

02-11-2007, 03:16 PM	#21
hoots Registered User Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 4	mt3030, good info. Thanks. I actually took it out last weekend and put 20 rounds of new Remington ammo through it. I looked at each casing after firing and never saw any splits. So the old ammo was the culprit.

12-06-2007, 01:27 PM	#23
chooch Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 7	I have a Oviedo Spain m1916 7mm, but it has the samco mia on it as well. From what I have read so far I am lost, is this a gun by Oviedo or by Samco ??? I love the gun, it was givin to me as a gift, and I want to restore it but need to know what it is. Can I plz get some help, Thank you.