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Come on fellas, this is a friendly forum of like minded individuals. Lets keep this friendly and keep this from getting out of control.

I have a Yugo SKS that is an outstanding shooter and was thinking on making it a project. I have a bunch of sks's and this is the least collectible and most beat up looking externally. I was digging through my parts bin and thought of a project. I found a side mount detachable scope mount, a repro M1 Garand cheek pad for a side mount scope and a vintage Weaver K4 scope. I am thinking what the heck and make a pseudo SKS sniper-LOL. I have all the parts, so it isn't going to cost me any money, just a little time to drill and tap the sks. I clamped it together and cheek weld is awesome and appears very comfortable to aim through the scope. So here is a pic of it mocked up, nothing drilled yet. What do yall think, should I go for it next time I am home?

Actually it is a MG-42 Glenn, 90% of the parts are German marked.

just beat it. Filter I blame you. I have been addicted since I originally started playing.

I love it dude, that thing looks sweet....

Well here is something that the news isn't really reporting. The moratorium on drilling in the gulf is still pretty much in effect. They technically lifted it right before the elections(conveniently), but they are not approving any permits to work. My rig has been told that we aren't expected to get a permit until late April or early May. Now the lack of permits isn't for just drilling, it is also for what is called intervention work. Wells produce from natural pressures in the oil deposit. This natural pressure forces the oil into the pipelines and ultimately to the production faclity such as Thunderhorse or Mars(2 big production rigs). Now these pressures naturally drop, so this is where intervention work comes in. You drill what is called a "water well" and tap into the oil reserve and start pumping water into the deposit. Oil floats on water so by pumping water into the deposit, you increase the pressure and force the oil into the pipelines. The producing wells in the gulf are dropping in pressure. They are not allowing us to intervene and make these wells producible again. So therefore supply from the gulf is dropping. I have inside info that the oil companies are expecting to see $5 a gallon by summer and possibly $200 a bbl by the end of the year. How accurate that really is, I dont know but it came from an extremely reliable source. I guess we will find out. Now also realize that the oil companies are paying these drilling rigs and thier crews to just sit there and chip and paint all day. So the cost of that ultimately gets added to the cost of gas and oil. I gotta say I cant wait to get back to drilling, I am getting sick of busting rust.

The Greek HXP ammo is excellent ammo. If your range doesn't allow steel core ammo this isn't for you. I shoot out in the boonies so it doesn't matter to me. If your range allows buy it, you will like it.

Here is a Russian PU sniper scope that has blood pitting on it. You can see how it looks like something spilled on the scope. The guy that owns the scope had it tested, and it tested positive for human blood. and a Mosin Mag...

Blood pitting is just like it sounds, pitting caused by blood. Blood is rich in oxygen which causes metal to pit extremely fast. I will try to get some pics of what i am talking about, but you can normally tell when it is localized pitting. It looks like something spilled or splashed on the gun and the pitted area has a liquid shape. the metal out of the area looks fine, but in that one spot you will see a lot of pitting. It is hard to describe, I will try my hardest to get a pic for you so you can see.

I picked up this Ex-Dragoon Mosin at Surplus City the other day. It has a 1925 Izzy barrel on a 1917 Tula reciever. The gun at some point in time was captured by Finns and re-captured by Russia. When the Russians re-captured it they scrubbed most of the Finnish markings off of the gun. I dont know if it was in Dragoon configuration when the Finns had it, or the Russians updated it into 91/30 specs before capture. There is a ton of blood pitting on the gun so it definately saw action, but the bore is immaculate. The Russians scrubbed the hell out of the gun, so there is a bunch of "hidden" markings that I am deciphering now. For those of yall that think Mosins are worthless junk, I paid $125 for the gun and have already been offered over $500 for it, and I haven't even had it for 48hrs yet. It pays to be on the prowl when you see some interesting marks.

I may be looking at the pic wrong, but it looks like your extractor. If you look at this pic that you posted, you can see a large burr on the back of the extractor where it is machined to "hook" the base of the cartridge. ] In the back of the pic, you can see the machined groove for the cartridge, then a booger of metal. I may be looking at it wrong, but it is worth a look. If you look at the feed pic, you can see what i think is that booger of metal stopping the round from going under the extractor. I could be wrong, but it may be your problem.

P08 all the way. Get info on the P38 and the P08, especially if they have capture papers. Some makers and dates are more desirable. A WWII marked P08 tends to have a little more value than a WW1 dated one. A big thing with Lugers is to make sure they are matching. P08's were hand fitted together and the parts were fitted to the individual gun. So if you see a mixed serial number gun, ask if the seller will guaranty it functioning fine. Lugers are picky guns to begin with, so mismatched parts just make them even more picky. The p38's are awesome little pistols and I love mine. Sarco has Russian Captures for an excellent price. When I got my P38 from them I asked if they had any more than what was in the display case. The guy went in the back room and grabbed a crate of them and said take your pick. He let me dig through and find one that I liked. Everybody that shoots mine is very impressed, the fit my hand perfect and come up to target really easy. These are great shooters. I have a 1942 US ARMY COLT 1911. The thing is awesome and insanely accurate. Be sure to check the numbers on it, many are mix-masters. If you are looking for a shooter it doesn't really matter but for collector it does. Underneath the firing pin retainer on the slide, there should be stamped the serial number of the frame. If it matches it is going to be a numbers matching gun. A 1942 should be parkerized finish, many were bubba'd after they were sold as surplus. Mine is blued but I wanted a shooter with some history, so it doesn't really matter to me. Out of all 3 of the guns, remember that they shouldn't be daily shoters. The historical and collector value of them is too high. I am not saying make them safe queens, but dont go out and be shooting them every day. Think on inheriting a perfect 1957 Belair, you aren't going to be going out and driving it every day.

ROFLMAO Joe!!!!!!! sooooo true. The end kinda sounds like chat every night.

I went to Surplus City yesterday with a couple of other forum members. My first reaction when we drove up was ooooh fugg! The place is small, really small. I thought we just wasted an hr and a half ride for nothing. When you first open the door the smell of cosmo is overwhelming. I thought I had died and went to heaven. The prices were extremely fair, actaully pretty low. They had a couple of the unissued Yugo SKS's on the shelf for $299 which looked extremely nice. A bunch of Mosins and some of the VZ24 Czech Mausers. I picked out a 1925 ex-dragoon Mosin and a 1937 VZ24. I have been debating on ordering one of the VZ's, but it was nice to pick one myself. The bore is a mirror, the bluing is nice, and the stock is almost perfect. They had a ton of AK's in stock but they wouldn't sell to a NJ captive. They even had some 14's and Garands on the shelf. Overall if you are somewhat close I would say it is worth a ride to Surplus City, in Langhorne.

I love it! had to pass it on to some friends!

I have heard they have major issues. Someone that owns one told me never to buy one. try doing a google search

furniture and firearms depot in mt bethel pa has a Confederate Sharps for $1k. Really good price, might be worth checking out

Yeah the shipping quote was horrible. It looks like it is a no go. Was worth looking at though. Must be nice to live in florida

I went to an Eagles game last year with my brother in law who is a PA State Trooper. We were leaving and noticed we were being tailed by 3 guys that fit the stereotype of gangbangers. We purposely took a round about route to make sure we were being followed, which we were. We get to the truck and they stop about 50ft away and just stand there watching. My brother in law goes to grab his keys and intentionally pulls his jacket back a little too far to show them that he is carrying. Their response was "shiat he's got a Glock, lets get out of here!" and they ran off. Little did they know it was a S&W . Without a doubt we were going to get carjacked that day. I totally think that if it wasn't for him CCW'ing we would have been in trouble.

I almost spit out my coffee this morning. A friend emailed me a story about a Russian guy that raped a raccoon. The raccoon then proceeded to mutilate his manhood. Although the article is a year old I still got a laugh. What do you tell your friends and family........... Raccoon

found this and may be worth a group buy. I just emailed the seller to see what his reserve was and how much shipping would be to see if it is worth doing. My link

If you have some corrosion not all is lost. Get a steel bore brush(yes steel) and give it a scrub. It will clean the barrel right out. Steel brushes are ok for occasional use just not all the time.

Here is a video of the "baby" in action. I was at my range in PA so that is why the big belt. The big belt at no point in time was in NJ. I didn't load a full belt, i would load about 10 rds and skip a link. In the video you hear me say "skipped a round" and re-cock the gun. The cold turned my oil into sludge so I had to assist the belt when advancing to the next link after the skipped round. Click the pic to play the video

Actually Tuk that is a pretty good price for a Remington, they average 3-350 and even more if it was a Finn.

this guy would look awesome carrying that thing....