Mark@Sea

Well, the seller backed out. Dang it. Thanks for the offer, Linoge....

Well, dang. I can't get to a photohosting site because of internet restrictions, I tried a cut-n-paste. It is an IAC 97 Winchester trenchgun clone.

Soon to be mine, courtesy of the gents at the Depot Will be my second, and yes, I have a bayonet for it.

Soon to be mine, courtesy of the gents at the Depot

Too right.

In a blowback design, the weight of the slide and strength of the recoil spring are all that oppose the rearward motion of the cartridge casing at firing. In a breech lock (or 'delayed blowback') the barrel is mechanically locked to the breechface for a few milliseconds after ignition, allowing pressures to fall to a lower level before the slide opens. This allows the slide to be lighter, and the recoil spring to be weaker. Thus, lighter weight. Easier to manually function. Typically slightly higher muzzle velocities. A somewhat tamer recoil. This is usually accomplished by some variation of JMB's swinging link, allowing the barrel to tilt and unlock as the slide moves to the rear.

I'll second the 'don't shoot' advice. If you really want to shoot it, though, shotgun loaders are cheap, and black powder is readily available... On the subject of firing pins - I made one some months ago for a pistol my wife just had to have - an old S&W lemon squeezer in 32 S&W. Chucked a drill bit up in a lathe, turned it, tempered it with a propane torch and a coffee can full of peanut oil. It punctured a primer, so I made another one, this time slightly shorter, and rounded and polished the end to a fare-thee-well. Tempered it, reassembled the pistol, no problems since. By the way, until you've completely stripped and reassembled a lemon-squeezer, you don't know what joy is.

PQ, you are no more responsible for that moron than I am responsible for the liberal idiots who think carbon 'cap and trade' is a great idea (it isn't, unless destruction of the economy is the goal). Deciding to live at others' expense isn't a racial characteristic, it is a moral characteristic. The problem the street bum has is the same problem that Obama has - what do you do when other people decide to quit funding your fantasies? The street bum will turn to mugging and burglary. Obama? Same thing, just with badges. As far as the racism your friend reported, the unfortunate truth is that the majority of racism, along with the majority of crime, comes from blacks (although mexicans are trying very hard to catch up). Its' just extremely non-PC to say so. This wasn't the case 50 years ago - I'm personally certain that the fault lies with welfare programs which seem custom designed to destroy family values, pride, and self esteem. Its' a damn shame that our nations' first 'black' president happens to be a flaming socialist.

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Would she? I'm willing to start a collection. Theres' a Taurus in the classifieds now....

Found this at CMP forum, posted in reply to a question in the Long Guns forum, liked it so much I'm reposting it here. Fitting theme for the April shoot.... It satisfies the eyes. it looks warm, robust, serious, and capable. it looks like victory, freedom, and liberation. it looks friendly. it does not look evil. it does not look delicate. it does not look cheap. it satisfies the ears. the clocklike schnick when you pull the bolt back. the warning click as you shove home another 8 round clip. the massive solid slam as the bolt rams another round into the chamber. the deep throated bark of the muzzle as you fire away. the final Ka-ting as the empty clip is ejected. the horrifying scream of agony as the guy four benches down learns never to hesitate when removing his thumb from a freshly loaded clip. it satisfies the touch. the warm sculpted wood. the curve of the stock. the curl of the bolt lug. the take-up of the trigger. the robust, solid, yet unsharp push of the kick. it satisfies the soul. it is the defender of liberty. it is the champion of victory. it is the guarantor of freedom. it will not be used to rob banks. no terrorist will unleash it on a crowd of unarmed victims. no gangster will use it to shoot little girl while missing his imaginary gangster enemies. it is the good guy's weapon. it is just the ticket to liberate a country. it opens the doors of concentration camps. it saves people from tyranny. it topples dictators. it squashes fascists. it pushes communists behind their walls. it defends the homeland. it provides for the common defense. it is necessary for the security of a free state. it brings joy to women and children as they fire it. it strikes fear in the hearts of those that oppose freedom. it makes friends at the shooting range. it reminds us of the cost of freedom. its lavish expense is appropriatly justified.

$275 is a touch high in my opinion, for the SKS. The SKS is a fairly well made, dependable rifle. The yugo version does not have a chrome lined barrel; check the barrel and gas tube / piston for corrosion. The 7.62x39 is an intermediate power round, not terribly noted for its' accuracy. Think of it as the russian 30-30. I would hesitate to engage anything smaller than an elephant beyond 200 yards. CMP field-grade garands are $495, and reportedly in decent condition. I've owned AK's, AR's (Colt), and Garands - the Garand is the only one still residing on my rack. It has never jammed, is more accurate than I am, doesn't depend on fiddly over-priced magazines. To me it feels better than the recycled aluminum cans and stamped sheet metal that others have recommended here. Either way, it took me years to learn a simple truth; A dozen cheap rifles are more expensive failures than one quality rifle. Kind of like a woman; class tells. Edited to add this ode to the Garand.... (found at CMP forum) It satisfies the eyes. it looks warm, robust, serious, and capable. it looks like victory, freedom, and liberation. it looks friendly. it does not look evil. it does not look delicate. it does not look cheap. it satisfies the ears. the clocklike schnick when you pull the bolt back. the warning click as you shove home another 8 round clip. the massive solid slam as the bolt rams another round into the chamber. the deep throated bark of the muzzle as you fire away. the final Ka-ting as the empty clip is ejected. the horrifying scream of agony as the guy four benches down learns never to hesitate when removing his thumb from a freshly loaded clip. it satisfies the touch. the warm sculpted wood. the curve of the stock. the curl of the bolt lug. the take-up of the trigger. the robust, solid, yet unsharp push of the kick. it satisfies the soul. it is the defender of liberty. it is the champion of victory. it is the guarantor of freedom. it will not be used to rob banks. no terrorist will unleash it on a crowd of unarmed victims. no gangster will use it to shoot a little girl while missing his imaginary gangster enemies. it is the good guy's weapon. it is just the ticket to liberate a country. it opens the doors of concentration camps. it saves people from tyranny. it topples dictators. it squashes fascists. it pushes communists behind their walls. it defends the homeland. it provides for the common defense. it is necessary for the security of a free state. it brings joy to women and children as they fire it. it strikes fear in the hearts of those that oppose freedom. it makes friends at the shooting range. it reminds us of the cost of freedom. its lavish expense is appropriately justified.

Retired '01 USS Shenandoah, USS La Salle, USS McCloy, USS America, USNS Shasta (and retired off USNS Mercy). Signed on with MSC in '02; USNS Diehl, Saturn, Supply, Shasta, Lenthall, and currently aboard USNS Lewis and Clark. Welcome aboard!

Does that mean that bulldozing the UN is out for now?

Love it!

Why unbelievable? He said it during his campaign, he posted it on his website. Not like we didn't see this coming - more like some folks wanted "hope and change" so much they were able to just ignore what was staring them plainly in the face. "cop killer bullets" refers to something that Sen. Kennedy tried to pass. It refers to, basically, any center-fire rifle cartridge. The redcoats are coming, boys.

Looking at a 50 year old gun mag my wife mailed me, there was an article on shooting original muzzleloaders. In the article, it was suggested that to determine a starting load, put a ball on a sheet of paper, and trickle powder over the ball. When you have a cone of powder covering the ball, thats' your starting load.

Mike, I have 100 boxes of Aguila .22 at the house, but it is the 1200fps stuff. I plan on ordering another case after the deck is done. If you want a few boxes to evaluate, give Sue a call.

TN HP, sorry I could not reply sooner. We just concluded a thread on this issue in the gunsmithing forum, which includes cites of the relevant federal laws. In brief, the measurement is made from the breech face, with the action closed and cocked. Not sure why cocked would make a difference, but it is in the statute.

TDR, Wideners (Johnson City) has 'em, and ammo, last I checked. The action is very smooth, very fast to cycle. Triggers are uniformly outstanding. Match capable right off the rack. Ejection is very positive - tosses the case straight up. Wood generally needs a bit of TLC around the butt - usually 'beaver-chewed' (as a result of soldiers kicking the frozen-to-the-ground buttstock loose). Blue is usually worn a bit on the left rear of the action (due to method of carry, tucked into the alpine pack). Front sight is windage-adjustible, not too difficult to do. Diopter sights or a scope mount are definitely worth the money, the rifle is capable of taking full advantage of a telescope. About the only 'tuning' needed is to slightly loosen the barrel bands so that the barrel free floats, and adjusting the tightness of the tang screw. Top choice for folks competing (winning) in surplus rifle shoots. Commercial ammo is available, and has the advantage of being reloadable, whereas the milsurp ammo, while match-quality, is difficult to reload. Bullet is .308 diameter, so lots' of very good choices available for reloading. If you can make it to the shoot at my place in April, I'll set out a couple of K-31's for you to try.

http://www.shootingwire.com/archives/2009-02-13 A report making the rounds in Canada that says officials have it on "good authority" that our State Department may be on the verge of cutting off all imports of certain calibers of ammunition. Ammos listed for this rumored ban include the .50BMG, 7.62x39mm Soviet, 7.62x51mm NATO, .308 Winchester, 5.56 NATO and .223 Remington. Additionally, we're hearing that an expansion of this proposed ban might be broadened to include the 6.8mm SPC, 9mm Parabellum, .40 S&W, and .45 ACP- among others.

It is liable to be an all day affair. Last time I hosted a shoot, some folks stayed 'till sundown.

I watch AFN news, just watched a segment of Hannity in which it was mentioned that one provision was crossed out, and a replacement figure handwritten in the margin. There really is no way to tell what is in this bill.

If it has been attached (and it might not be attached by name, but by bill number - or even, apparently, scribbled in the margin) then the stimulus bill just became the causus belli of the 2nd American revolution. I'm beginning to think that russian guy that said the US would break up in the next ten years may have been on to something. I'm beginning to think it might be a good idea.

Well, "Way out there" is where I live. When I'm not even wayer out there, so to speak. Yeah, I should be home a couple weeks prior. Bring your shotgun, Linoge, and you and I will have a little shootout. I want to see if my 112 year old tech can keep up.