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I completely agree with this... i think i should be there too. just in case you need an extra shooter of course. hahahaha

i will be working my threw them all.. i might as well turn my basement into a huge vault because that is where i'm headed! finn, mausers, swiss, garands, enfields.. oh boy

back to the finn m39..i want one! hell..there are alot of rifles I want.

Its totally understandable Shane, and that kinda crap is everywhere. I'm just saying dont let that type get you down. You can lead a horse to water but you cant make him drink... Keep Doing your best..and hopefully the numbers of responsible gun owners or just plain users grows.

As a noob, i've been helped alot by this board and i've gotten plenty invites to come shooting. Hopefully i'll be able to make some next week! Having said that there are moments when people seem to lose patience with the newbies, but as a grown man i've come to expect that. I post on other forums which deal with different subjects and the same can be said of those boards as well. I will say however, that we could all use thicker skin and some more patience because this is a weapons forum (not coin or stamp collecting), and we need to keep in mind that some people have never dealt with firearms before or haven't shot anything above a rimfire rifle in 10 years (like myself). So we come to a board like this to try and soak up as much information as possible. Speaking from experience, i didnt have anybody else to turn to for information and so i came here. I've been a pest asking questions but every step of the way i've thanked everyone for all their insight and help. People often fear the unknown, its easier to get into boating, racing,scuba, firearms, heck even fishing if you've grown up with it and been exposed to it. Many of you may have been raised and taught about those things, and have learned the ins and outs of those areas. I unfortunately have not, and as a result needed to just dive right in and learn. Keep in mind that a majority of the people will be afraid to take that dive, so we need to try and educate anyone and everyone thats willing to learn.

Just a numbers game Tommy. I figure ill keep renewing at 35 bucks per year, or just get a lifetime member at 300 and be done with it and then never give the NRA another penny is kinda how i feel. M exactly!!

Sorry for asking all the questions but i'm a noob and i admit it! haha 3 weeks ago I had no idea what a mosin nagant was, now i own one, know how to strip it, clean it, and actually put it back together! I know izzy, tula, hex, round, finned, refurbed.... Thats all thanks to you guys! :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap:

9 so far..

lunker, bry@n, me 3 confirmed, keep the count going. EDIT: 5 confirmed

I am down for a life membership if we can somehow arrange a deal for forum members... anybody want to take the initiative on this?

whatever happened with the challenge? Who won?

Honest to god fellas..i just went through this in east brunswick... after i applied i had my prints scheduled for 7 days later, and 7 or 8 days after that everything was ready for me. my FID was issued 4/27/10. I wouldnt lie about this.

Regulator, I'm going to have to take you up on that offer. I just finished cleaning all the cosmo off the mosin, but i'm not sure what i should do to finish the stock. It seems as if there is some shellac on it (possibly worn off of other parts) so i dont know if i should reapply shellac or if tru oil can go over whats there if i use some steel wool on it. Any ideas???

The one that i refer to as expensive? Old Bridge

Welcome!

thanks guys i got it.. i had to get bigger pliers for more leverage

pull up to bend the tab back, or do i pull down?? thanks

How in the world do you open this tin can? This is not like the russian spam can.. this thing is soldered and i dont know how to even begin to try and open it. I tried pulling on the tab but it just broke off. Any ideas?

never saw it.. it looked like corny garbage to me when i saw the commercials for it.

Yea i got it from sarco, started working on it yesterday. All thats left for me is to get the rest of the cosmo off the stock. I'm going to try to get a steamer today. Again, i'm a noob since this is my first gun, but the barrel looks good, i think the grooves look pretty strong. my ammo should be here today, cant wait to go shoot this thing.

Is everything supposed to get a coat of oil? Even things like the butt plate? Sorry for all the stupid questions but i'm doing this for the first time

Thanks

i meant it in terms of if its considered a bad thing that its refurbed or not.

Maksim, What would the square and slash signify?

havent noticed that marking, ill take a closer look. I just picked it up last night, but i'll check when i get home. What would that mean? Does not look counterbored, and has matching stamps on bolt, receiver, butt plate, and magazine. Do all counter bored look like on the left of this image? Because mine does not look like that.