Murphy4570

No. I shoot them as-is. Sometimes I add a sling for mil-surp rifles. If I feel like tinkering, I go work on one of my cars. Speaking of which, there's a Holley carb I have that needs a rebuild...

From each according to his ability, to each according to his need....

Hm, that's above the serial number cutoff for the weak recievers, so it's a shooter. Most all M1903's have been rearsenaled at least once. RIA shut down production in 1919, that serial number is on the tail end of production. Rearsenaled in 1933 by Ogden Arsenal eh? Ogden seems to be Elmer Keith for your rifle, yes. http://m1903.com/isstamps.htm http://www.bowerswea...ER%20RANGES.htm That rifle is worth right about what Dave stated, as long as it's still in original condition like you state. Modify them and they quickly become $150 rifles. That particular rifle is interesting, as it is one of the last produced by Rock Island Arsenal before production ceased. A 1933 rearsenal means it was certainly used for inter-war training and didn't sit around in an armory at all. The Feds were VERY tight on money during this time, and tried to save money wherever they could. Army Chief of Staff MacArthur even offered his resignation when Roosevelt tried to cut the Army budget down to practically nothing in '34 or '35.

Depends on who makes that $500 M1911. If built with USGI spec parts, it'll run with few issues. Case in point: I own a ~$500 M1911, a Springfield Armory Mil-Spec model. It's a ittle fancier than their GI model, but the same parkerized pistol. I've only put about 200 rounds through it, but it has functioned just fine. Even with cheap $5 magazines, it feeds and functions without a hitch.

If I recall correctly, the inventor of modern body armor tested it on himself with a magnum caliber revolver to prove its effectiveness to police. This was in the early 1980's if I remember correctly. So no, it's not an entirely crazy thing to do, but it sure isn't the smartest!

I bought a snowplow truck for this season. 50 degree weather is killing me.

That would leave only the Paulsboro refinery operational, and that place has been running at full tilt 24/7 for years now. Can't increase output there at all.

Two oil refineries were shut down by the Feds recently here. There hasn't been a new oil refinery built since 1970, thanks to the Feds. If you can't produce a finished product fast enough to meet demand, prices will naturally rise. Can't run your car on crude oil.

God made Man, Sam Colt made them equal!

There's a website, but there's little useful information outside of range hours and location. Doesn't pop up on google searches. I forget the web address myself. They are as far as I know! I just was there about a month ago. It's usually pretty empty, so it can seem closed down if you are used to a range being packed full of people.

Little gunshop right off of Rt 41, behind the Krazy Kat bar, down the street from the Home Depot. I still haven't checked that place out. They got a new shop sign recently, spruced the place up a bit. I had thought it was closed down for years, as it used to be so dilapidated from the outside. Hauge's prices are way too obscene for me to ever go there again, and I live in the same damn town!!! I could WALK there if I wanted to! I went one time to check the place out, cost almost $100 to shoot my .45 for an hour. F that noise. I went and became a member at USANA, 45 minutes south in Elmer. Mudhole of a place, but it's usually pretty empty, and I'm not paying $400 a year to be a member there, no sir!

I got 4 wrong. Didn't know Ike was born in Texas.

Jaywalkers and bicyclists were a stressful issue for me when I used to be a valet in Philly. They're really arrogant bastards and retards sometimes. Walking in the middle of the road, riding their bike right in front of my as I'm driving down the street, crazy crap. One bicyclist was tailgating a coworker of mine, and ran right into the side of his car and took out a door mirror when my coworker braked to a stop. That guy got an assbeating.

Parker, it's not that Americans (real Americans) have lost pride, it's that the gov't has sold us out.

Most of the firearms I buy were made around World War I, so no. No warranty on 100 year old rifles.

OK. There will be drones flying around. Question: How do you shoot them down?

Eh, 100-200 rounds every time I visit the range. That'd be about once every few months. I don't shoot as much as I'd like.

Would weigh about 50 pounds. That's just ammo. Factor in the 10lb rifle, and all the other crap you gotta carry, and you aren't going anywhere in a hurry. Not a very foot mobile setup, that's for sure.

Lay low, don't tell police that grandpa brought back an MP40 from the war.

Hrm, haven't had that issue with mine. I've got a Mastercard debit though, not Visa. There are places that don't take personal checks anymore (mostly small businesses), so carrying around my checkbook is a rarity for me these days. I either have cash, know where an ATM is, or just use my debit card. Found out the hard way there's a permanent $700 daily limit on the damn thing though! That pisses me off.

You have to make the body disappear over there. Over here the police will kindly take care of that messy business for you at least!

I use a debit card. No fees or any BS like that, and if I don't have the money for something, I can't get it! Makes it real easy to keep my finances in the black. I'm mostly a cash operation myself, have no credit card as of yet. I'll probably get a Visa for gas and other small purchases, just to have a current viable credit record when I go to buy a house...

I like the American Rifleman magazine.

He's gonna get some donation letters in the mail.

Yeah, that's about what its worth. Fox Mustangs haven't really gone up in price yet for modified and beat on ones. The pristine bonestock low mileage ones are going for $5,000-7,000 or so though. You'll have to find the right buyer too, as it will not pass emissions with a carburetor on it. 1985 was the last year for carburetors in the Mustang.