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Steph, we will do a custom pink paint job on your mosin. Just because I like you

Teddy, you would have a heart attack when you walked into a shop with 1400 mosins in stock. Then it would take you 5 years to sort through all of them!

that came out really nice, you did a mighty fine job on it. Glad I could be of some assistance

on yahoo they are saying there was another bird kill in Louisiana today on top of the one in Arkansas the other day. A friend just emailed me this link that is out there, but makes you think. What are yall's thoughts on this, is it time to put on the tinfoil hat and start stacking ammo? Things are starting to look a little fishy. Top U.S. Official Murdered

you got it Tony, but that sure is a lot of paperwork. Might have to hire a secretary for that load, hmmmmmmm Matt comes to mind.

I got a good feeling about the Mega Millions tonight, so here is my promise to NJGF. If I win the 365 million (which I have a good feeling about) I promise to buy each and every member of the forum a Mosin.... LOL, it pays to dream

Purdy rifle you got there. You will definitely get years of use out of it. Just be sure to take good care of it, it has lasted this long and more than likely will be around for another 100 years. Watch out milsurps are very addicting. I started out wanting a rifle from every country in WWII, and then it grew from there......... If you are ever up in NW Jersey give me a shout and you can try all the milsurp you want until your shoulder falls off.

Drool, that thing is cool! Nice to see the snow is off the range.

Give me a shout next time you go to Shawnee. It is literally 10 minutes from my place, and I have a bunch of friends that work there. I may be able to hook you up.

When I get home next week I will do a final tally of the list. So far I think you got the most catagory Ted.

Well the free overtime from work just evolved into a tripod for my mg42

I didn't do xmas with the family yet so I really dont know, but I got 12hrs free overtime and a nice shirt from the rig.

A friend just emailed me this link, a classic parody of grandma got run over by a reindeer. Gotta love the TSA and the times we live in....... Grandma Got Run Over

Both of the service grades I got had new military barrels. When you pick out a rifle at the cmp, the armorer looks it over and gauges everything. He agreed what I suspected, brand new barrels. Both rifles are awesome shooters. And of course I got the M1D sniper when I was there too!

For a high powered semi look at a Romanian PSL. They shoot 7.62x54 which ballistically is almost the same as 308. They run about 500 now and are accurate.

Isn't hi cap mags more important in brians case than ccw?

I used to work on flir when I was in the military. That stuff is amazing, you can actually see when someone farts!

My biggest wish is the abolishment of the AWB and hi cap mags.

Look up Alvin York, one of the biggest bada$$es in US military history. He personally captured over 125 Germans in WWI, all by himself with nothing but a 1911 and a 1903 Springfield at one time. At one point 7 Germans began to charge him from a trench. He started with the furthest one first. According to him, that way they 1) thought he was missing as he was firing and 2) didn't bunch up on him. As he fired, the guy didn't know that the guy behind him just bit the bullet. According to him, he was afraid if he took out the first guy, the guys behind him would group up and coordinate. A little side note, when York was bringing his prisoners to the American lines the Americans almost called in artillery on them because they thought it was a counter attack. I highly recommend reading his diary from WWI it really puts the word "Hero" into a whole different meaning

I would go the cmp route. At least with a cmp, you cant go wrong. As for wether to get a service grade or not, when matt and i went out to the ohio store, there were several service grades with brand new barrels. Many of them came home with matt and I. The only thing that makes them not correct grades is one mismatch part, as on both of the service grades they had had a HRA bolt on a SA gun. Other than that the guns look exactly like the correct grades. At the store, you can fondle the guns until your arm gets tired from picking up rifles(mine did). They have gauges that you can borrow so you can accurately gauge the bore. Like I said many service grades had almost new barrels. I would go with the cmp. If you want to tag along in the spring when matt and I go again just let me know. Matt had the plan of getting a correct grade or special grade, until he saw in person what the service grades were like.

well I just had an epiphany. I am not from a firearms enthusiast family at all, my family actually makes fun of my collection. I was raised with guns but dad is far from the gun nut that I am. Well I just put 2 and 2 together and finally asked about it. My mom's maiden name is Ackley, yup just like the world famous gunsmith. He was renown for creating some of the best wildcat calibers and custom rifles. And he focused on sportingizing milsurps. Tonight I asked my grandma about it and he was my grandfathers brother! They hadn't talked since they were kids, but he was my grandpa's oldest brother. I guess it is in my blood. Next time you see a caliber or rifle that says Ackley improved, think of me. Now I am a youngin' building some cool stuff such as the monster mosin and some other surprises for y'all, imagine what I'll be making when I am old. I guess I have to continue the family business. My link

I am going to do a rust blue, it is what they do on most classic shotguns. Easy diy project you can do in the garage at home. I am just polishing to take the surface pits off and prep the metal for the process. Just like painting, the end result is directly proportional to the amount of prep work.

I got mine from sarco and they didn't give me any issue on the price at all. I got a p38 and the 1911 the same day (before OGAM) and they gave me the advertised shotgun news price without a hastle.

I was at Sarco yesterday and they had some Yugo capture k98's. All were $200 and 2 that I fondled had absolute cherry bores. As usual they would require a cleanup to look great, but for the price it was hard for me to leave one behind. I resisted the temptation and left it there. They had about 15 on the shelves.

I found these while cruising the net the other day and figured I would let yall know. I am not affiliated with the guy at all. I think they are darn cool for someone sporterizing a mosin. My link