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The club requirement is now easily fulfilled. If personally going to the store one can join the Garand Collectors Association ($25) on the spot when selecting your Garand. They also have a notary there for validating your application signature. If going the mail order route I think a photocopy of your GCA membership card or other clubs suffices. CMP has four requirements for purchase: age over 18, US citizenship, firearms related activity, and membership in a CMP affiliated organization. You can go to their website, http://www.thecmp.org to the eligibility requirements section to see what is acceptable as proof of each requirement. Folks living in non-free states have more hurdles. By the way the "Garand Collectors Association" provides an excellent quarterly magazine.

I've seen reports on the CMP Forum that some folks will get a field grade that out shoots some service grades. It seems like the throat and muzzle erosion numbers don't always predict a good shooter! Plus the CMP is known to often gauge rather conservatively. In general it seems the CMP often under promises and over delivers when it comes to their grading system.

I think I will first ditch my current copy of my Safari browser on the Mac and download a fresh copy for starters. Then attempt logging on via my desktop. No log on issues with the iPad. Sooo, I'm sure, as you said, re-registration should be unnecessary. Something likely got corrupted in the danged browser.

Whoops! Thanks for catching that. I see that the shipping fee is now $29.95 for overnight to your doorstep (no FFL dealer go between). That route does avoid Alabama sales tax.

Everyone's comments will help me to get to the bottom of this "mystery". I mostly log on via an iPad so that now explains a lot. But then when moving over to the Mac a further twist was added. When using my established user name and password to login TGO didn't recognize it using the Mac! : / I will take everyone's leads and get to the bottom of this; even if I have to re register to TGO using the Mac. Much appreciated.

Thanks for the replies. Is the "tool bar image" above a popup tool bar within TGO or, more likely, a tool bar on your PC operating system's window. Sorry if this is a lame question but I'm on an Apple computer. Thanks again.

I have reviewed the stickied help post regarding postings pics, but need a bit more clarification. I am familiar with having an online hosting site and with securing the photo's URL. It is this part of the directions where I run into difficulty ... "Once you have the URL copied into your computer's clip board, you can simply come back to the TGO message editor when posting a reply or a new thread, and click on the Image button in the toolbar as shown below. ... This will open up a new dialogue box where you will copy and paste the URL of the photo that you want to share." I use both an iMac and an iPad. I can't see the above referenced "image button in the toolbar of the TGO message editor. Any help comments would be appreciated.

A sound plan! One suggestion is that you might want to phone the Anniston Store a day before you head down. "Mr. M1 Garrand" Leon or others of their super staff will be able to tell you what they have on the sales floor. You will meet a bunch of nice folks both staff and customers; all willing to share their knowledge of picking out a couple of fine Garand's.

Yep. One thing is for sure, some attorneys' bank accounts will fatten up nicely.

Turned a sows ear of a disappointing day into a silk purse! "Then I had one more gun to shoot, it was 410 O/U that my oldest son had been given, so we shot that a couple of times, and this gun sure does kick harder than I expected for a 410. So much so, my son complained in a good way, and the stories of how his gun kicked like a mule, should say kick like a goat since it was 410, were born." ... : ) ... The kick of any gauge shotgun is sure more pronounced shooting at a pattern target, but swing it at a flushed upland bird or a flying clay and "kick"? What "kick"? : )

Just to clarify fellows she is already his ex wife. They married in 1962, had 3 children and divorced in 2011. His current wife is 50 years his junior. The issue is her claim that he illegally manipulated the first wife and mother to his kids out of her original percentage of the business and blocked his kids from "Foundations" that ostensively were first setup for the financial security of them and their airs. Here are the core 2 paragraphs ... "Gaston Glock and his associates had complete disregard for any form of corporate structure and set up a network of sham companies in locations that included Bermuda, Curacao, Hong Kong, Ireland, Liberia, Luxembourg and Panama, the lawsuit says. They transferred money out of Glock Inc., and into shell companies he owned or controlled to hide the origins of the money, the lawsuit says." "After they divorced, Gaston Glock removed his wife and three adult children as beneficiaries of the foundations and said they and their descendants could not have any further association with the company, the lawsuit says. Shortly after the divorce, Gaston Glock married a woman roughly 50 years his junior."

Pretty juicy Soap Opera material according to API article posted this evening ... ATLANTA (AP) - After working decades to build a wildly successful firearms company, Gaston Glock conspired with associates to push out his ex-wife and business partner of almost 50 years and steal millions of dollars she was entitled to, according to a lawsuit filed Thursday in federal court in Atlanta. They participated in a worldwide racketeering scheme over decades aimed at taking money from Helga Glock, who was divorced from her husband in 2011, through various criminal methods, including improper royalty payments, laundering money through fraudulent billing companies, and sham lease and loan agreements, the lawsuit claims. A woman who answered the phone Thursday in the media relations department at Glock Inc., the company's U.S. headquarters, referred questions to the company's lawyer but then hung up before giving a name or contact number. She did not answer when called back and did not immediately respond to a voice message. Several lawyers who have previously represented Glock Inc. in legal disputes did not immediately respond to emails seeking comment. The lawsuit details what it claims are the exploits of a man who regularly engaged in unscrupulous business practices and kept a stash of "fun money" used to "cavort with women around the world," going so far as to buy homes for some mistresses in the Atlanta area. Glock's actions toward his family "resemble the senseless and self-destructive rage of Shakespeare's King Lear, when he foolishly mistreats a loyal but candid daughter, Cordelia, in favor of cunning and ruthless flatterers," the lawsuit says. "Perhaps neither pathology nor psychology can provide a satisfactory explanation for why an aging billionaire would spend his twilight years seeking to terrorize members of his own family." Other defendants include companies owned by Glock around the world and several former Glock executives. Helga Glock's lawsuit asks for a jury trial and seeks potential total damages of approximately $500 million, as well as attorney fees. She also asks a judge to remove Gaston Glock and others from their roles in the company, reorganize the companies owned by Glock and restore a larger ownership interest for Helga Glock. Helga and Gaston Glock met in 1958 and married in 1962. They started a company in 1963 that eventually became a gun manufacturer called Glock Ges.m.b.H. in 1983, according to the lawsuit. Gaston Glock established a U.S. subsidiary of the company in Smyrna, just outside Atlanta, in 1985. Glock's pistols quickly became popular among law enforcement officers and civilians alike, and the U.S. subsidiary became a main economic engine for the company, the lawsuit says. Gaston Glock and his associates had complete disregard for any form of corporate structure and set up a network of sham companies in locations that included Bermuda, Curacao, Hong Kong, Ireland, Liberia, Luxembourg and Panama, the lawsuit says. They transferred money out of Glock Inc., and into shell companies he owned or controlled to hide the origins of the money, the lawsuit says. Gaston Glock avoided questions from his wife and business partner using intimidation and demanding trust, telling her it would be better if she wasn't involved in their finances, the lawsuit says. She trusted and relied on him. "While Glock Sr. had been promising his wife that all of his efforts were directed at building up the Company, and preserving it for the family's future, he and his associates had instead been systematically stealing from, and laundering the proceeds through separately-owned business entities and bank accounts," the lawsuit says. Until 1999, Gaston Glock owned 85 percent of the shares of the Austrian parent company and Helga Glock owned 15 percent. Gaston Glock and his associates created foundations and convinced Helga Glock and their children to contribute their assets and waive inheritance rights, ostensibly to benefit them and protect the family's control of the company, the lawsuit says. Helga Glock was left with a 1 percent interest in the company, and Gaston Glock had complete control of the trusts, the lawsuit says. After they divorced, Gaston Glock removed his wife and three adult children as beneficiaries of the foundations and said they and their descendants could not have any further association with the company, the lawsuit says. Shortly after the divorce, Gaston Glock married a woman roughly 50 years his junior. Thursday's lawsuit is not the first time Helga Glock has turned to this U.S. federal court in a dispute with her ex-husband. In March 2013, she asked the court to help her get financial records for Glock's American companies so she could use them in the couple's divorce proceedings in Austria to establish marital assets and the amount he should pay her in support. The judge in that case granted her request for subpoenas. Lawyers for the company have responded in court filings that there's no basis for the federal court to compel the company's U.S. entities to turn over the financial documents because Helga Glock can't use any of them in the Austrian proceedings.

Yep. Maybe future reproductions will be like the Springfield early years M1As where the receiver was cast but they were choke full of USGI forged parts. The CMP Service Grade rifles are a good price for a solidly inspected M1. Often they exceed their baseline description ... SERVICE GRADE: (Good to Very Good) Service Grade Rifles show less wear and better appearance than Field or Rack Grades. Good to very good condition. Rifle wear will be exhibited by worn and mixed colors of the parkerized finish. There may be some minor pitting on receiver and other metal parts. Wood will be either Walnut, Birch, Beech or other variety and will be basically sound but may have minor hairline cracks, dings, scratches and gouges. Wood may not match in color or type of wood. Wood may be of new production on Service Grade Garands. Bores will be generally good with only minor imperfections. The barrel crown may be nicked, but the muzzle will gauge "3 or less" and the throat erosion will gauge less than 5. Manufacturer selection only guarantees the receiver was produced by the manufacturer listed. The barrel and the other parts may have been produced by other manufacturers. ITEM # DESCRIPTION PRICE $625 RM1SERVICE M1 Garand, Luck of the draw for Springfield or Harrington & Richardson manufacturer. Orders will be filled with next available Service grade rifle. See above for Service Grade description. Rifle shipped in CMP hard rifle case. Delivery time 2-6 months from placing order S&H $29.95 per rifle

The Garand's rich history combined with its functional bygone beauty of forged steel and walnut makes for long gun nirvana in my book. In 1961 our high school's ROTC Armory was stuffed to the gills with M1s and no telling the personal histories behind many of them. No future reproductions will be able to hold a candle to the "been there, done it" originals.

Happy Seven Months to you Roman! Here's some dog quotes for you ... "Ever consider what our dogs must think of us? I mean, here we come back from a grocery store with the most amazing haul, chicken, pork, half a cow. They must think we're the greatest hunters on earth!" —Anne Tyler "My dog is worried about the economy because Alpo is up to $3.00 a can. That's almost $21.00 in dog money." —Joe Weinstein "If you think dogs can't count, try putting three dog biscuits in your pocket and then give him only two of them." —Phil Pastoret "Dogs are not our whole life, but they make our lives whole." —Roger Caras "I wonder if other dogs think poodles are members of a weird religious cult." —Rita Rudner "If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went." —Will Rogers

$700 is a fair price if it is a mixed parts shooter grade. BUT, if all parts are number matching and not rusted that fellow got a steal!

Anyone that gets a chance to meet Hickok45 at Bud's please encourage him to keep making those entertaining videos! His down to earth ways combined with his fantastic shooting skills makes most other youtube shooting videos pale in comparison. Hickok's personal range full of reactive targets and colorful soda cans begging to be shot sure looks like great fun! Target practice restricted to just paper targets can (for me) get to be a little mind numbing if done too often.

Will Carry ... "The Sig P-238: I love this little Honey! It's reliable, accurate, has a good trigger and night sights but it has too many catch points to pocket carry and I carry "cocked and locked". I wear it IWB but if I'm going to wear inside the wasteband, why not carry something bigger than a 380? I'll keep the Sig but If I could get rid of all my 380s, it would be one less caliber to have to worry about." Before changing into another firearm, you might consider trying the Sig-238 with the leather GALCO pocket holster Model J139L PRO0608 (sheesh that's a lot of numbers). Personally, I haven't encountered any snag issues using that setup in Docker style pants. GALCO also makes that type pocket holster to fit the excellent Sig-938. Earlier I had tried a DeSantis G5 pocket holster with the 238 and the front sight had a tendency to catch on that holster when "presenting". Good luck on finding the best combo.

The Walther .380 PPKs is a blowback design so its perceived recoil for most shooters is greater than the, for example, smaller, lighter, and higher caliber Sig 9mm 938. You might want to visit the Walther online forum. It has a section dedicated to the PPKs. You will find that not an insignificant number of the .380 versions have feeding and extraction issues. It was originally designed as a .32 caliber and that version seems to have fewer operating issues. For day to day pocket carry there are many better options in 9mm. They just don't have the esthetic appeal of the Walther for some folks. That appeal is not a good reason for self defense pocket carry. As already mentioned its double action factory trigger pull is Very Stout (likely 10 lbs. of pull)! In my opinion, THE WALTHER IS HEAVY AND UNDERPOWERED.

That sure is a good question. Just speculating, but the AR bolt is easier to disassemble and clean so maybe that is one difference. My doubling SKS is a 1951 Russian so I have no idea when prior to my ownership it's' firing pin channel had last been cleaned. I naively ignored the bolt assembly before taking it to the range. Also, mine doubled using U.S. Commercial ammo that likely had softer primers than the Milsurp harder primers. As I understand it, Simonov originally designed the SKS WITH a firing pin return spring, but the Russian bureaucracy decided to eliminate that spring for cost savings. : / A lot of slam fire bad outcomes are due to an inexperienced shooter losing control of the weapon: "In 1996 at the California, Sacramento Valley Shooting Center an SKS slamfired as it was being stripper clip fed, with neither individual having a firm hold on the rifle. The gun subsequently emptied its magazine as it recoiled out of the shooter's and assistant's grasp, with the last bullet entering the face and exiting out the top of William Ferrante's head"

A much more frequent occurrence with SKS's is a gunked up bolt resulting in a stuck firing pin which can cause multiple round bursts. So, a good cleaning of the bolt might be a sensible measure when acquiring a new to you SKS. My one and only SKS had this issue and it did double tap on the first range outing.

Folks that conduct intense rifle training classes will acknowledge reliability differences between various "quality tiers" of AR style weapons. Of the ones on your list most of those trainers would likely point you towards the Colt. It will also hold its' resale value better than many AR brands. You might wish to google Top Tier threads on both M4carbine.com and AR15.com. The majority of AR owners rarely put their AR through routine heavy fire exercises so they may never notice quality differences. A fellow on M4carbine made these suggestions for folks that might wish to "upgrade" their AR for heavy fire reliability purposes: http://www.m4carbine.net/showthread.php?7376-quot-Oh-No!-I-bought-a-BM-RRA-Stag-before-I-knew-better!-quot Here are items he mentions in the above link ... Whether you have had the carbine for years with thousands of "trouble free" rounds through it (real-world rounds, not internet rounds) or you just bought the rifle, have hardly fired it, but are already starting to feel that buyer's remorse, don't fret. There are some very basic things you can do to improve your carbine and ensure better reliability. 1) Check the carrier key for proper staking. How do you know if it's properly staked? Go here and educate yourself. If yours doesn't look right, follow the instructions to correct it or send it out to have someone else correct it. 2) Check the extractor spring and insert to insure that the insert is black. Go here to learn about extractor inserts, springs, and O-rings. This is something anyone can install themselves. 3) Check the receiver extension end-plate for proper staking. How do you know if it's properly staked? Go here and educate yourself. If yours doesn't look right, follow the instructions to correct it or send it out to have someone else correct it. 4) Buy an "H" buffer if your carbine doesn't have it. Go here to learn why. Go here to see the different kinds of buffers. This is something anyone can install themselves. 5) Buy a properly tested, staked, constructed bolt carrier group (BCG) with the proper extractor insert. The bolt itself should be Magnetic Particle Inspected (MPI), Shot Peened, and Proof Fired. You can buy a top quality BCG from Bravo Company, G&R Tactical or LMT for around $130. You can either change out to this BCG right away, or use the one that came with your rifle until it breaks and then switch it out. The choice is yours.

With all the downsizing of pocket carry firearms the Glock 26 now looks like a full size piece to me. It is a great firearm but for pocket carry it becomes a heavy thick "brick" to me by today's standards. I'm now used to pocket pistols no heavier and no thicker than a Sig 938. If I felt the need to carry a Glock 26 sized firearm I would dress around it using a solid inside or outside the waist band holster with a sturdy belt.

No hands on experience, but the inclusion of two comb hight pieces (one for irons and one for a scope) is especially nice! Being Ruger I imagine the barrel has fine innate accuracy. It is their triggers that can sometimes be lacking. Great price point!

Here is their web link ... http://www.pioneer-pac.com/pioneer-shotguns,prp1,8,2 Rather than their AKs, I tend to drool over their hand crafted limited production Pioneer coach shotgun. Incredible old world craftsmanship. They are on again, off again limited availability.