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  1. You faked me out good today! :oops: Thought I finally might get the chance to put some faces with names today, but didn't look at the site before I left, so I didn't realize everyone postponed. Oh well, some other time then. Real good day today for the rifle range though. Pistol range was down for hunter safety classes, but even still there were only 5-6 tables being used at any one time today. Very light and good weather, which was nice. Jam-up today was on the skeet/trap range, so you're lucky you postponed. Had a pretty good waiting list all afternoon. Only 4 stations in service because of all the flooding and the guys on those stations were all wearing rubber boots. Pretty damp. May be able to make it Friday too, so maybe I'll meet some of you then.
  2. Hard to tell what's up by Orest's typical cryptic response, but his tone makes me think it may lean toward tax issues vs. gun law issues. My reasoning is that he's stated many times in the past that he doesn't care about local laws; he only has to follow federal. It's YOUR responsibility to ensure you meet your own local laws, not his. But I have heard of a lot of internet companies being harassed by NJ about collecting taxes for internet sales, which is what makes me wonder. What do you think? Of course he could also just be verifying that his organization is exempt from OGAM also. Very curious. BTW, Orest made VERY clear MANY times that Carbines would be available to New Jersey when they finally came out, for the above reasons. (Not illegal for CMP to send them to you, it's illegal for you to receive it). But there were so many NJ WHINERS that just couldn't accept yes for an answer and continued to press him that he finally just gave up and said he wouldn't accept NJ orders. Had it not been for the whiners, we could have ordered one and had it shipped somewhere else.
  3. Yep. Just a heavy box with one button on it. Hold it and press, or sit it on the ground and press it with your toe. Launching them is the easy part!
  4. XDJohn, While it's always better to have someone with you (so you can throw excuses at them for why the dumb clays won't break!) but you can actually run the trap switch with your foot if you had to.
  5. Thanks for the heads-up. Been wracking my brain and juggling my schedule trying to make it out this week sometime and just can't seem to make it work. So I won't be able to go... but at least I feel better about it.
  6. Zell, In answer to the question, I would think just the opposite of what you're thinking. If I was going to buy myself a new gun I'd do it at the BEGINNING of the season, not the end. So I think I'd also sell my old one at around the same time. Of course maybe I'd want to hang on to it for awhile until I decide whether or not I like the new one, so maybe you're right about the end of the season. For a shotgun, I'd also think they would be langushing around the gunshops during the summer, so maybe a good deal could be had, but most of the store "sales" are just before the fall seasons, (and again after Christmas). From an individual though, a WTB ad might be the ticket. I've seen a few of them that were specific enough that they tempted me to drag a gun out of the closet and consider selling it. (Only tempted me though - never actually sold one)! It seems time is on your side, so spend it looking around for exactly what you want and about what they cost, take a look at completed autions on Gunbroker to get an idea about the used market, then post up what you're looking for. I'm sure there are several folks right here that have exactly what you need at a decent price and you don't have to deal with shipping and transfer fees. Good luck with it!
  7. Ooooh, that is a VERY nice stock for a SG, (sharp cartouche too) and the rest also looks to be at the top end of the SG scale. I'd say you lucked out pretty well on your first one. It's a desireable prime WWII S/N too, (around Sept, 1943). Is the barrel also 1943? (Pull back the op rod to see barrel stamp - it might be marked something like S-A-9-43, but I'd suspect it's been replaced with a newer one at some point). If it's original it adds a little to the value, although it's been re-arsonaled at least once since the war and had a lot of parts replaced so it's just fine to shoot it like it was meant to be. The stock, rear sights, and bolt at least are all post-war and it looks like it might have been re-parkerized too. Great looking gun! It won't be hard to clean up at all. I don't think that's cosmoline - looks like that Greek grease preservative. Melts right off with a little mineral spirits, or some heat.
  8. M1 stocks are generally pretty dark walnut. Unless it feels tacky I wouldn't get too radical with it. Just a 50/50 mix of BLO and mineral spirits should take care of it. The pictures themselves are extremely dark on my computer, but that stock looks excellent to me. The whole rifle looks sweet! Congratulations. Too many people complain about having to jump through the CMP hoops, but I'll bet you're glad you did it. Could you add more specifics? SA? S/N? Keep your eye out on the CMP website for ammo. Should be some available soon real soon. BTW: The pix on the CMP page are of brand new, very dry aftermarket walnut stocks, not oiled up originals. In 60 years they'll be a little darker too!
  9. I've had a few of them through the years and still have a couple (Savage, Stevens, Savage/Stevens). A 410/22 was my first gun, my dad's first gun, and my son's first gun. Perfect combo for a youngster to start out hunting with - you're instantly ready for whatever pops up. Shotgun for pheasant or quail or moving rabbit, and rifle for squirrel, sitting rabbit, or just whatever needs to be "plinked" at the moment. So I think they're perfect for multiple roles like that, or if you can only have one gun, and yes, just to play around with. Never played with the the larger centerfire calibers though. The .22 is pretty darn accurate and IMO as good as any stand-alone .22, but I imagine you'd give up some of that with a larger caliber, (barrel harmonics etc.) but probably still be good enough for most of us. I also have an old device called a "Four-Tenner" that's a sleeve to turn any shotgun into a .410, (From back in the days when .410 was much, much cheaper than the other guages. Don't know if that's really true any more). Another thing to look for is how you change between the barrels. Some have the switch on the hammer, (like the 24J in the picture) on some it's a sliding switch in front of the hammer, and others have the selector on the side. Just a matter of preference, but one you might think about ahead of time. On the one my dad had it's on the side, but that makes it a right-handed gun -- and I'm a lefty so it's about unusable to me. Hope this helps you make up your mind on them.
  10. farmerkd1

    M1A and M14

    Just a couple of things to watch out for if you're buying from out of state; Older Springfields, (and others) had a bayonet lug on the flash suppressor so they're a no-no, but easily replaced before shipment. (Flash suppressors themselves are OK though, as long as they don't have the lug). Some companies stamp "M-14" on the receiver, so they're obviously a no-no also, even though they're really just M1A's. The "normal" mags are 20 rounders, so they're no-go too. Other than that, you can't go wrong -- awesome rifle to shoot!
  11. Double wow, Matty! That's a beaut for sure. Imagine it's gonna shoot pretty well too. +1 on a Dewey rod, but I'd be careful of any other brand. (But I also keep a GI kit in the buttstock - I like the authenticity of it). I just started using a Dewey a couple months ago, (along with an Otis cable at the range) but prior to that I've used two other brands that were graphite and both of the tips came off and I couldn't find any good way to keep them on. (The rods are designed to be pushed, but in the Garand you're pulling from the muzzle end). The Dewey was only about $6 more and well worth the extra I think. Let us know how it goes at the range.
  12. Man that must've been one ugly gun! Too embarrassed to post pix?
  13. Where are you located Matty? I'm in Mt Laurel and can certainly loan you an M1 for awhile if you have a need to bust out some of that ammo during your agonizing wait.
  14. The barrels they use are Criterion, (by Krieger). Heard nothing but good things about them, but don't know anything personally. Lot of match shooters use them.
  15. Glad to hear your good news, Matty. From what you said, I'm assuming you ordered one of the "Specials"? Hear they're great shooters, (and lookers too). A washer and dryer was getting off cheap. Better than the "Deep Freeze".
  16. OK, now that he's spoken, I have to come clean... My "T-48" WAS Mauser's T-48 before it was mine. (He has good taste)!
  17. Actually CMP just found a bunch of unissued rifles a couple weeks ago that apparently will be sold outright, not auctioned. (We'll see). Looks like a very decent rifle to me, too, and the low S/N is cool, but CMP has some pretty nice ones right now and a bunch of extremely nice ones coming out around Jan for less money. Matt, any reason you don't consider CMP?
  18. Mine was marked "T-48" from an Armscorp receiver. Basically any mfr's receiver marked anything other than "FAL" would be good, I think. Just watch the flash hider and mag capacity.
  19. Multiple coats are better, in my opinion. If it starts to shine on you, just knock it down with some 0000 steel wool. But I wouldn't cut your formula more than the 50% you're using now. The mineral spirits help it soak in and keep it from getting gummy. BTW is this a walnut or birch stock?
  20. Wow! $5000? Saw one at Harry's Army/Navy today too, but didn't see the price on it. Mine was inherited. Maybe I should sell it to fund some college bills!
  21. Thanks for the warm welcome. Anyone else here shoot at Ft. Dix?
  22. Hi everyone. Found your site the other night while watching our lawmakers fumble around with the budget and waiting for the you-know-what bill to come up. It was a great comfort reading all the posts and the blog after the tally. Sure does help when you realize you're not totally alone behind the lines! There is a lot of great info here in one place and I'm really looking forward to hearing more from all of you. Thanks, Keith
  23. Surprised nobody brought this up yet... Get your hands on one of these old LP08 (Artillery) Lugers. Easily reach out to 100 yards and can be attached to a shoulder stock too. Sight is marked out to 800 meters!
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