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Take the bump stock stuff off Meso. Not the place....
Holidaypay
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I just looked into the ban its bulshit that they can't be grandfathered in auto sears can be why can't these be
Nevermind @JackSmooth I thought the ones out there already were gna be ok to have an were gna be the same price as auto sears in a few years looks like I was wrong
Nevermind @JackSmooth I thought the ones out there already were gna be ok to have an were gna be the same price as auto sears in a few years looks like I was wrong
Rockclimber
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7.62 NATO brothers, just finished building them today. Had time to zero them in at a hundred yards. Freezing cold outside, ice covered ground, great day to shoot!
I need a bigger gun budget
Worf
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We all do
Rockclimber
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Honestly with the way these things keep increasing in price I think that you can count them as a serious investment and therefore any and all available funds should be allocated towards collectible firearms. For instance I have the Russian Mosin Nagant and the American M1 Garand but I've been trying to buy the German K98 for a few months now and the price has skyrocketed to over $2,000 for ones containing the "Dirty Bird" swastikas on them.
The problem is if I'm going to collect them I want them to have matching serials and be somewhat collectible in the future. For example the Mosin Nagant I have is a 1924 M91 Dragoon sent back to the factory for upgrading to M91-30 Ex-Dragoon before World War II. She is an Izhevsk with hex receiver. Collectability is around the 4/10 range according to the net. I paid $89 for her and she is now worth quite a bit more. "Common" round receiver go for almost $400 now a days, those are in the 3/10 collectability but still should be bought up.
Cool article this guy has the same make model and year as mine:
Mosin Nagant 91-30 Ex-Dragoon | John1911.com Gun Blog
Rarity of Mosin Nagant Rifle Variations
Mosin Nagant Rifle Model Identification Guide
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Rockclimber
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You can tell the Mosin Nagant has been through a whole lot since 1924, probably over 200 Nazis have been killed with this rifle. The stories you hear of the Soviet 5 man squad.... one has a rifle the rest of the guys just have ammo. When The Rifleman goes down the second guy grabbed his rifle and continued to fight... they continue to do this.... five men with a single rifle. Absolutely insane tactics but the Soviets were able to push the Germans back towards the end of the war and would have defeated the Nazis even without American involvement. Sheer numbers and extreme cold...
My M1 Garand is dated June 1944 so it probably saw much less (if any) action. This thing is fun to shoot.... Not highly collectable but definitely a good "shooter"
My M1 Garand is dated June 1944 so it probably saw much less (if any) action. This thing is fun to shoot.... Not highly collectable but definitely a good "shooter"
When’s your show on the history channel? You’re an encyclopedia for firearms.
I’ll likely not get to that, but I admire that level of knowledge.
Also, would want a Garand simply for *ping*
Rockclimber
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Finally got good enough weather to put a base coat on one of my counter sniper rifles. I went with more green than tan because spring is coming up even though things are still Brown around here. Took pictures without any burlap on the rifle just to show what a base coat can do. After putting shredded burlap on a painted rifle it basically becomes invisible.
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Sdryx
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Is that Cerakote?
Rockclimber
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Krylon ultra flat aka a rattle can job. Allows me to add more Tan in the winter or more OD green in the summer. These rifles are getting used at least once a week year round so a cerakote paint job would not work in the winter AND the summer it would only work in one environment.
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1952 Soviet SKS 7.62x39 Tula Factory stamp. The SKS was the semi-automatic replacement for the Mosin Nagant in WWII. Soviet forces had a semi-automatic battle rifle before the SKS but it was plagued with reliability mainly feeding issues and was replaced eventually by the AK47. The SKS served briefly at the end of World War II and filled the semi automatic Gap Russians needed to compete with the Germans MP40 and MP44. The SKS remained a Soviet Workhorse until the AK-47 was invented and mass produced. The SKS is a somewhat unloved rifle as it did not see much service in the Soviet Army but was used heavily by the Vietcong, Koreans and other Communist forces fighting the West. This example, the 1952 shows absolutely no wear so it was likely stored in a warehouse somewhere. All matching serials and original wood lacquer.
What's the glass you are using on these? Nice work BTW.
Rockclimber
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Super cheap 24x glass for now, I usually mount really cheap scopes I have laying around the house and buy really high-end glass only once per rifle. I definitely believe in the buy once cry once philosophy instead of going $250, $500 and $1,000 Etc best just to run super cheap until you can afford exactly what you need. That said I'm looking into scopes as we speak, the technology over the past 5 years is amazing. The really high end stuff is now so much better than it was a decade ago, it's amazing
I hear you on that. Shocked at how technology has changed glass magnification. I was planning on picking up one of the new Nightforce 1x8 variables which somehow are smaller and weigh less than the old 1x4s. Then I blinked on the $$ and started going back toward the Vortex offering. (luckily) I had something come up and just in a holding pattern for now.
Eventually the 1x8(ish) goes on a DMR build and my Aimpoint micro goes on an SBR (pistol brace so no stamp). Main rifle calibers are 223/556 so I keep it simple outside of anything special purpose. Current plans anyway but have a few non-firearm projects running that need to be paid for and completed first.
Rockclimber
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I've never shot with an AimPoint micro. I know they're more expensive than Trijicon so that makes me want to try one out for comparison. What are your thoughts on it? Worth the price?
Edit: just used the old Google to read up a bit about it and holy shit I had no idea...
"ACET technology allows 50,000 hours (over 5 years) of constant operation with one battery:
Edit: just used the old Google to read up a bit about it and holy shit I had no idea...
"ACET technology allows 50,000 hours (over 5 years) of constant operation with one battery:
On that note, found out my EOTech batts died last night. Pulled my rifle out just incase some noisy wildlife got too close last night and realize my reticle wasn’t there. Super easy to replace though.
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Yeah my EO tech chews through AA batteries like a playstation remote, just no real durability. I've heard you can use Lithium and it lasts a lot longer but I've never done it. Always just used Duracel AA.
