Ronald_55

I have been watching around kind of wanting to pick up a good deal on a Mosin Nagant. I was not looking for rarity or a matching number collector gem, just one that goes bang consistently and 1/2 way accurately. I was having no luck locally so I kept my eye out online. I didn't really need it, so I was not going to overpay for it. A little bit back I ran across one on Gunbroker that was on the low end and had a few days. It was not original and it looked like our friend Bubba had had his way with it. So I threw on a bid figuring I would get out bid. To my shock, I didn't. So at the end I saw it close at $155. I figured at least I could move the barreled receiver to a good stock. It finally came in a couple days ago. It was better than I expected. It has been transplanted to a Monte Carlo stock. Looks like a good job. But Bubba decided that a black stock required a tacticool rail. So a rail is mounted in place of the rear sight. I quickly hit eBay and have a rear sight on the way for $3. Looks like the pin was replaced with a bolt in the same diameter, so hopefully it is just a drop in swap. The bayonet is fully functional. I ran a few rounds through it for a function check and it seem to work well. I found that since I grew up hunting with a .303 Enfield that this was like an old friend aside from the loading. I need to get some stripper clips to help that long. No wonder people love these. They are simple, functional, and fun. My only change would be is that I wish this was the Archangel stock that has removable mags. That is where I like the Enfield better, but I hear mixed reviews on the mags for the Mosin. So here it is in all its glory ( cue the horrified, moaning collectors lol). I Notice now that I did not get the end of the barrel and sight in this shot, but is is there.

We will wait patiently, but expectantly. For me if for no other reason to see some great old guns. Thanks

My Dad has a S&W M1917. Great guns. Op said rifles, but hopefully there might be some wheel guns in there.

I would agree, post them here first. Hopefully you can sell some and avoid the hassle and fees at a gun auction site. Then if no one has interest, you already have pics and info to create those auctions. Though for those of us that are on the other end of the state, don't rule out shipping completely.

I have that all set through my bank. It is up to them to decide to cut a check or do a bank transfer. It is all still free for me.

Oh, I though you meant new like a factory one someone stashed away and did upkeep on since. This is like the cobra kits that used a 5.0 donor car to complete them. It would be kick a$$ to have one, but a decently restored original is gonna be way cheaper. These are for people who have a lot of cash to burn.

Brand new '68??? You gotta let me know where this is at.

My grandmother taught me to never mess with little old ladies. She was small and hunched over....and carried a Smith .45 in the pocket of her house dress. This guy is lucky this lady didn't take the gun from his waist band and do more than bruise him up.

I agree wholeheartedly, but I understand when guys want things like power steering in a 50's car. I just prefer to run everything as stock as I can. I have a 56 Chevy Step-side that I am trying to get around to doing. I don't want ti showroom original, but that is because I never knew it that way. It was always the old triuck Dad had. that beinfd said, since the truck id 90+ percent original, I plan to keep it that way. Ther will be some metal repair needed and probably some glass, but I will limit it to things that have to be done.

Welcome to the world of monopoly. "Utilities" can get away with murder. Gas, electricity, water/sewer, cable, and to less extent now, phones were given this power in the past as concessions for them investing in infrastructure in areas that were not highest priority. If your electrity provider is a local coop, sometimes you can attend a meeting to make your concerns heard. How much that helps can vary a lot. First thing I would do is call them to ask what this fee is for. Some charge a fee for online payments. That is why it is labeled "convenience". By all means, if you get the "go buy your power somewhere else" speech again, kindly ask to talk to a supervisor. If that fails, write a very stern but polite letter of complaint to them and send it registered mail (so you have dated proof of receipt ). If you still do not get a good response contact the local media and let them know. Some of them have a "on your side" segment that researches and reports on issues. If nothing else this embarrasses the utility enough to straighten up. Sometimes it really exposes power grabs and people get fired or voted out to correct it.

No all shops have stolen goods. A good friend of mine runs a shop and she will refuse to buy anything that looks odd. She would rather pass on the profit than reward a thief.

Matt Just let me know where you are gonna stop for lunch after a range session with these. I promise to leave you a receipt on your windshield. Honestly, I think it is a great looking setup, but there is probably enough in there between hardware and stamps to pay off my car.

Instead of a gumball you might have to do the ones that drop out the little plastic capsules. Unless you only need .22lr. Automatic Sharper Image Ammo Dispenser

It all depends whether you need more or less buckets than this.

Not much selection. Lol

Looking at getting into reloading several calibers. Does anyone reload 7.62x54r?

My son did lights for a local theater production recently. I noticed that one of the cast members had brown elephant Tony Lama boots as part of his costume. Someone had donated them a bunch of clothes and those were in there. Looked almost new. I have a pair of Nocona shark skin. I really love the grain of those. One thing that would be nice that we used to carry in boots is stingray. It is TOUGH but still plyable. Hopefully you can get him on here. The more the merrier.

I knew working 5 years in a boot store would pay off some day. Can you get elephant now? I always heard it is a super tough hide and wears well but that it was not imported any longer.

Elephant? Looks like that grain.

Are there any other requirements of membership than dues? I think Cherokee requires a few hours work each year.

Bersaguy So how much lead are you talking about?

So are you a member? Yeah I read a note on the site that seemed like it was short handed at times as range masters go. Would suck to go shoot and not be able to if no one was thete

Did she?

I might be afraid what I would do if I took some of these idiots to the range. Then again some of them might be smart enough not to attend. In all honesty though, if they people actually went shooting with a responsible level headed person they might see that guns are not so "scary". Give them a .38 and let them pop some cans. Avoid the sensational full auto mag dump that the media likes to show to prove these guns are too violent to allow people a choice to own them. On my average day I am more worried about a distracted driver killing me that someone with a gun. The odds are far more likely. Just car wrecks do not make a splashy news story unless here are more macabre details. As bad as a shooting is, the media makes every story about a shooting into a Madman on a killing spree. Sometimes when someone shoots someone else, that is the only person they intend to shoot. That is not a rampage, that is a murder. Used to be that those never made national headlines unless they had some bigger connection. Pretty soon drones are going to roam around to video every deer kill so they can report it nationally as a hunter on a anti-nature rampage. I still believe that the day someone lists their career as "politician" they become a useless leech polluting our system of government for their own benefit.

I have a place I can shoot close to work and me and a few coworkers used to go shot often at lunch. Too bad those guys changed jobs.