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Some of their determining factors are really stupid, and the way they figured them out is just as bad. I mean seriously Paint ball and laser tag some how will prepare you for the zombie apocalypse? Hell when it comes to paint ball I'd guess 75% or more of people are not playing in the woods like in their reasoning but on paintball fields. Then there is martial arts training, which is pretty much useless against zombies, since it's not like zombies stay down or fight back like a human opponent. And come on now "Zombie Knowledge" based on who listed some films and TV on face book? Is there anyone in the US that does not know zombies are killed by destroying the brain.

CNN is lying their a** off. Pretty much all evidence is against the whole gun ownership is on the decline. For example 1 in 5 new target shooters only started in the last year. http://www.nssfblog.com/americas-new-target-shooters-younger-female-and-urban/ At minimum they may be able to claim that gun ownership has remained steady. Personally my vote goes for that as people are becoming more untrusting of the government/realizing that some criminals can be very savvy, are not going to answer truthfully so the real numbers are increasing

That last gif does not belong in this thread. It's not funny at all. Each one of those is a case of someone putting a firearm that's way to powerful in novice's hands. To begin with that's a completely dick move and make that person an A hole. Secondly and far far more importantly It is highly dangerous, and such actions has led to deaths. While I can't tell any one what to do, I personally believe that as responsible firearm owners, It's our duty to not spread videos of such action, and when you see these types of video make it known that they are not funny, and if you ever happen to see some one about to or does such a thing in real life call them out on it.

Ahh I missed the joke.

I think he means it in a why don't you have one yet, type of way. Nice rifle, though the picture seems to be upside down. It did get me thinking though that if you have a rifle without a pistol grip that is stored in the horizontal position that is your go to for an emergency, storing it upside down makes the most sense. I did think of another question though, How long is the Rasheed's bayonet? I believe on the SKS's some had a 16" and some had a 20" bayonet, though I could be wrong.

Because 50% of the time there are two or more criminals

http://www.sfgate.com/crime/article/SFPD-Teen-was-shot-dead-by-fellow-robber-5097201.php I came across this news story while looking for articles to prove a point on another forum. A group of criminals decide to mug a man. After the victim complies with their demands one of the criminals decides to shoot the victim any way in the face anyway. The bullet ricocheted off the victims face and instead kills the criminal's accomplice instead. Instant Karma Now obviously this story has probably been hyped up a bit, and I assume the victim was hit with a glancing blow, and it was probably a low caliber pistol as well. This is a great example though on why the idea that you should just give into a criminals demands as often said is bad advise.

Thank you very much. That helps a lot.

The 1 inch screw that goes through the side, is there a nut that holds it in place on the opposite side, or do the bolt threads just catch the hole on the opposite side of the handguard retainer? The hardest part is I am going to have to put the whole though the stock.

Thanks, While I would love to come check yours out personally, I am stationed down in VA. When I go up to NJ I am usually quite busy visiting friends and family, that I don't really have any spare time.

Than we take them to court and those laws get struck down. Than in the following elections we use that to are advantage, "X blatantly disregards the constitution. They passed 46 illegal laws that they knew in advanced of even drafting the bills that they were unconstitutional based on the court rulings, because they believe they are above the law of the land, and can do what ever they want." I expect that AWB's will be next since there is no such thing other than what ever a politician feels should be called an "assault weapon", and as we have all seen politicians have no problem continuously expanding that definition. That means that if the SC were to rule that AWB are okay, than politicians can just continuously keep adding to the roster until firearms are defacto banned. With fact that there is no such thing as an "assault weapon" there is no line in the sand when it comes to AWB where you can say this is and this isn't constitutional, so the whole thing must be thrown out, or allow the ban of all firearms. It should be a relatively easy win. I wonder if I go to the NRA headquarters building they would listen to me on some advise I have for when the AWB makes it to the SC? There is an angle that can be added to the argument against AWB, that I have never seen really talked about, and since I think we would win that case by including this angle it will hopefully be included in the reasoning why the AWB is unconstitutional, which in turn would really open up things to court challenge and give them a much greater chance of a win. This 100%, We need to be introducing as many people that we can to shooting, and talking about shooting out in the open. I firmly believe the main reason the Anti's have been so successful was because they had shamed us gun owners into not talking about our hobby, and therefore most people were easily convinced that gun owners were just a tiny group of crazy nut bags, due to the apparent lack of interaction with actual gun owners. The more public we are about our hobby and the more people we introduce to shooting, the faster the myths about gun owners that the Antis have been spreading will die, and the faster we will regain our rights.

Of course they will, but the ruling it's self still will due a lot of good. At the minimum it will help slightly change the way a lot of the lower courts and the liberals will have to treat the 2A, and pave the way for other 2A cases that will help restore our rights. After this drops we can hit the next thing. Next we take them to court over all the fees, as they are essentially a poll tax to exercise your rights. That in turn starts to put a hamper on those with a gun control agenda as they can't force firearm owners to pay for their gun control schemes, and force them to either abandon some ideas or take money from other programs. Right now we need a ton more court cases on the 2A because the Antis have decided that Heller just means that a complete ban is off the table, but every thing up to that is legal.

Cool, To bad they don't seem to make the style of boots that I like to wear.

I like that shirt I ordered one as well.

I like this video better, the Echo of the shotgun blast off the mountain just sounds awesome.

That's good to know. What about the front sling point/ hand guard attach point ( am not sure if there is technical name for it). On the SKS the stock is slightly different so it does not have the same sling attachment point and the hand guard is slightly different. On the underside of hand guard it looks like it is opened up for a nut that a small bolt might screw into instead of just a simple screw?

I have a request for any one that has a Rasheed rifle. I would like to know the size of the screws for the butt plate, rear sling point and frond sling point. Some pictures of the screws would be nice too, so I can try to match the originals. I love to see pictures of your Rasheeds in general. As for the wood in your opinion should I give it some sort of protective coat like lacquer or something? normally I am against refinishing on military surplus, but in this case because it has no finish I am thinking that maybe I should to better preserve the rifle. On the other hand since they are quite rare rifles should I leave the stock as is.

The Ljungman is the firearm that I have been wanting for a while now. In fact that was the reason why I originally passed up a Rasheed about a year ago when I saw three different ones for sale (two at one gun show and one at another.) I had seen multiple Hakims for sale, but I really wanted the Ljungman, so I was not really interested in an Egyptian copy. I saw the Rasheeds and put them in the same category as the Hakims, in that they were nothing more than a replacement for the Hakims when Egypt went to 7.62x39. Than I found out that they made very few and estimates that only 2000 or less were ever imported into the US. So ever since I have been kicking myself for not buying one for the past year, because even though they are not particular valuable, the idea of owning a firearm that rare is in itself a really cool. It's kind of funny because I am pretty sure I bought it from the same guy that had them last year when I originally saw them, which might mean I bought one of the ones I saw last year that I have been kicking myself over since.

Isn't that like saying the CTS is the Cadillac of Ford Taurus'? So does any one know why the top of the receiver slides forward? I know on the AG-42 and I believe on the Hakim as well, it's because that's how you pull the bolt back. The Rasheed though a charging handle to do that, and from what I can tell on mine sliding the top cover of the receiver does nothing, since it does not pick up the bolt, and just springs back into place.

So while out at a gun show today I found myself a an Egyptian Rasheed rifle. that some one was selling. He had two for sale, so I picked up the cheaper of the two. It's missing the screws that hold the front sling loop/end cap (not sure the technical term), rear sling point, bayonet, and butt plate (though the guy told me he was going to mail me one). The other one while complete except for the bayonet, had a bore that was in very rough shape. Besides the few missing parts the one I ended up buying is in pretty good shape. Once I receive the butt plate, I'll just need to take a trip to a hardware store to pick up some screws, and it will make a great shooter. I don't really know too much about them except that they are pretty rare, though not really valuable, and are suppose to shoot really nice. From what little I read I have seen people say any where between 2000-8000 were made while only about 1500-2000 imported into the US. I figured at $325, even if it turns out that was more than it is worth, I don't think it would be that much lower.

I think it is fair to say that note was probably put on there many years later. assuming that it is not completely fake, I would guess it was probably put on there buy who ever his descendent sold it to.

How can one person be so lucky

I don't have it. I usually go to a gun show the first day to see what they have and than think it over that night to figure out what I really want to buy the next day. If I do end up buying it, I might take you up on that offer. There was also a "Japanese Type 1 Carcano" that I saw that was interesting. It's in quotes because I am not sure its actually a Japanese Type 1. The profile was all wrong for a Type 1, the barrel was too short, and the stock was the wrong shape (it did have more of a military look to it as apposed to a sporterized stock). According to the guy selling, It was a "Type 1 Carbine" and the only one he has ever seen. As far as I know though there is no such thing.

So I was browsing a gun show today, and saw a Japanese Type 38 with a sporterized stock. I was thinking it might be a fun project to make a new stock for it to get it to look like it is suppose to ( Recently did a little bit of wood working which reminded me how much I use to love it) Something than caught my eye, the rear of the bolt (the safety switch I believe, I am not sure the technical term for it) was smooth and I am 99% sure that all Type 38's had that spiral pattern. I know on the "last ditch" rifles they did not waste the time creating that but, I thought that they had stopped making type 38's by 1941 so there wouldn't be any "last ditch" Type 38's. So am I wrong were they still making type 38's at the end of the war? Did not all the Type 38's get that design on the safety selector for some reason? Could the bolt perhaps have come from a Type 99? (I would not think so because they shoot two different cartridges, but the semi rimmed 6.5 base actually appears to be the same size as the base of the rimless 7.7 so it might be possible they are interchangeable) I am thinking it might actually have been a Type 99 instead of a Type 38.

The longer case does look like a blank round, and the Japanese did have rifle launched grenades I don't think that's where that round came from. The Japanese were using a 7.7mm and 6.5mm rounds both of which have a neck and are not rimmed. (well technically the 6.5 was semi rimmed, but that cartridge had a full rim) @JaredC Can you get a better picture of the base of all of those rounds so we can see what they say?