matt6669

seems to be a common problem with ranges in Jersey. Cherry Ridge suffers from the same thought process.

no pie, unless Steph is offering her's up

So I stole this idea from my Dan Wesson forum and I think it's a great idea. I think it's a way to bring the community together and possibly entice some people to become premier members in order to help us grow this forum even more. So I am offering up something for free as good Karma to any premier member that could actually USE this product. I have (20) empty boxes of 50 each 45 auto rim containers from remington. They can also be used to store .45acp in as well. Any thrifty reloader and I know we have quite a few thrifty people on this site this would be perfect for you. Instead of spending 25 bucks on ammo boxes like I just did, you can use these and store up to 1,000 rounds of reloaded ammo nice and neatly in boxes. I will keep this open for a week and all you have to do is be a premier member and post in this thread I'm in. At the end of 7 days, I will put the names in a hat and draw out a name and that person will be the winner. Because this is such a specialized item, if at the end of the 7 days, I will open this up to ALL forum members for two days. I will then pull from a hat and someone will be the lucky winner. I also have a few other reloading things that I will be looking to get rid of so stay tuned for good karma #2, #3, and probably #4 in the days to come. Thanks Matt

there were less HRA's made than Springfields so technically they are more collectable. People arn't realizing this because the CMP has a ton of HRA's right now b/c that is what has come around in the rotation. Plus Springfield is a huge name so some people would technically pay more for a known name most people don't know who HRA is. Going with the HRA is a solid choice IMO and you won't be disappointed

they will be here tomorrow according to ups so I should be good to go I hope keeping my fingers crossed but thanks for the offer teddy. BTW your 308 ammo will be here tomorrow as well lol

or sell your shotgun stuff

I haz one already but haz no need to it yet. But I am prepared b/c I had a good teacher who likes to spend my money

ught oh I'm more than half way to that limit. I better kick my reloading into top gear. And I think Eric and I are going to Solomans when he gets back home, this could be dangerous YIKES

Ill be sitting in San Juan but the June 8th event I might actually participate in

NVAR TED!!! I will figure out this stupid M28/76 if it's the last freaking thing I do. I think I already know my plan of attack I am just awaiting my go/no go gauges to come in the mail to have a better picture of how things are. And pictures maybe tonight, I got busy working on stuff last night and lost track of time.

huge negative. When I go to do it, it'll be a thousandth at a time until its where i want it

ok good to know, so hopefully I won't have to go too far I hope. Can't wait to get my gauges, they are taking forever

ok making progress. I decided since my timing is slight off I should remove the extractor and then try and close the bolt. SUCCESS!!!! Now put a round in the chamber and close the bolt. SUCCESS!! So I currently don't have headspace issues. I'm going to wait for my gauges to come in to see how close I am to the minimum saami specs and then decide how I want to deal with my timing issue. From my measurements I should only have to take off about .005 of an inch to get me where I want to be so hopefully I can use my friends bridgeport and get that taken care of. I'm almost tempted to use a file but I'm trying hard to avoid the temptation.

well I just got home. Screwed the barrel on hand tight and the bolt won't even close without a round in the chamber. I thought I had tried this and had come to this conclusion already. So it seems I would be better off trying to take some material off the actual face of the barrel rather than taking material off from the receiver. My guns are never easy GAHH and the M28/76 has gotten a serious hot water bath and scrubbing so I'm not sure there's cosmo in there anymore. I really thing I have a too tight headspace issue which I'm hoping is the case b/c it can be an easy fix and that means the gun is super duper cherry

my favorite is the trimming the trees in the yard with the shotgun. That one is good for a laugh

to tell you the truth I don't remember. But if it does, thats the same problem I'm having with my m28/76. The bolt operates freely with nothing in it, you put a loaded cartridge into the chamber and try to close the bolt and its a no go. I can't wait to get my gauges so I have a clearer picture of what's going on.

UGHHH so jealous My timing isn't even close. I need to shave .005 of an inch off the front of the receiver to get my timing where it needs to be. But with the barrel screwed all the way in, I can't even chamber a round. So that means I got some serious work to do. My go/no go gauges will be here Wednesday that I ordered for the M28/76 to figure out WTF is going on with that gun so this gun will be getting those gauges to see exactly how far off I really am. I think I might be going to a JP Tank Brake. I'm awaiting a reply from E Arthur Brown Company they sell the brake and will professionally install it for like 170 bucks. The reviews for the company are outstanding but from their website they only install on encore barrels. So I emailed them to find out if they will do it on this barrel so I await their reply. Chances are, I'm going to shoot the gun first to get a baseline accuracy to see where the gun is before I do any muzzle brake treatments. Reason being is from what I've read is that most of the time a muzzle brake reduces accuracy rather than improve it so having a baseline before more work done is always a plus. I'm really excited I can't wait to finish this project. I too am hoping to redo the whole crown situation because I'm convinced that they didn't center the crown when they redid the barrel. When my barrel is on a live center in a lathe, the very very end of the barrel has a little wobble to it. I'm really home its just not a centered crown cut and it'll be an easy fix if i sent it to E arthur and hopefully its not the barrel. Ahh the joys of tinkering

this would be so much better than having dinner with the g/f and her parents shoot a few for me boys!

Because I'm such a fan boy after shooting Eric's monster mosin I had to have one for myself. First thing I did was acquire the barrel from TG International. Then I put the barrel on a lathe and took off all the extra material that was left from when it was an actual machine gun barrel. I'm now in the process of doing a 400 grit sandpaper sand on it, then I'll switch over to a 600 grit wet sand on it. I'm still in the process of deciding whether I want to blue this gun or give it a camo paint job I can't decide. I borrowed an action wrench from Eric and with the help of the vise on a bridgeport I was able to break the barrel free in less than 2 minutes without damaging the barrel at all. (the used mosin barrel will be getting frankensteined by Eric so stay tuned for that build sheet.) I will post pictures tonight of how everything sits for far. Next thing on my list of things to do is drill and tap the receiver for the scope mount, get the receiver on the bridgeport to shave the front of the receiver so I can achiever proper timing, and then lap the lugs in order to get my proper headspacing. Then it's to start building the stock for the gun. Tons left to do, but I'll be doing a little bit here and there and posting pictures as I go. M

your best bet would be to buy a WANTED ad up on gunboards. Those guys are crazy collectors and chances are someone might have an original stock just like what your looking for. Always worth a try instead of going aftermarket. M

I say leave the stock the way it is and try and find an original to replace it with then you always have a beater stock and the original stock. and axe I almost cried when you wrote out that story. An svt40 for 400 bucks man oh man i don't know how i'd be able to live with myself

keep an eye on the north store reports prior to going. People post some very detailed reports and it will save you from a wasted trip if your looking for something specific. M

the pictures have been taken down for other reasons so they won't be coming back The scene down there could be better so if you have free time, call the range and ask if they need people to swing by and give a helping hand M

gee I guess we now know why they were closed today DOH

IMO a CMP garand will never lose value. Honestly if you bought a correct grade m1 today, you shot it non stop for the next two years and then sold it as long as you don't have retarded muzzle or throat wear you could easily sell it for 2000 You gotta remember one thing when it comes to the prices of garands. There were only so many made. They are at this current time no longer importing anymore garands and as far as orest is concerned they probably won't ever import anymore ever again unless things with the higher ups change. The only reason a garand on the private market is selling for a 1000 bucks is because of the cmp. The cmp is reporting they have enough guns at current sales volume to last 2-3 years maybe 4 years at the most. Once they run out of garands expect all prices across the board on the private market to at least add 500 to each price. I will buy a correct grade before they sell out but my checkbook needs to recoup first. The service grades they have are nice metal but I absolutely hate the new stocks. If I'm buying a cmp garand I want an original stock not a repro. So you have two options but the Correct grade now and know you have an awesome gun. Or wait for them to open some more containers at the cmp and see what they start shipping out and then order that way. ORRRRRRRRRRR wait until they release 1903's because we will be making the trip again without a doubt. M