advice on broomhandle mauser

[alvin]

Originally Posted by ybz

is that realistic for a 70+ yearold gun?.

This one's caliber is wrong so it's irrelevant with the following statement.

Looks like new by itself is not a problem. I had an original Interarms P1 made in 1960s, I alone fired 5,000 rounds from it, and it still looks being a 97% gun and it's still accurate, because I took care of it. I bet if I store it away for another 30-40 years, it won't look very differently from today. Old original gun does not have to be a beater