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It's pretty much solid brown but I can see the stripes in the finish underneath. I scrubbed with paper towels and some frog lube and it looks better but is still pretty brown. I'll get a pic up when I get home from work.

First off does anyone know what this kind of finish is called? I have an old Topper Model 158 in .410 and the receiver is covered in surface rust. I want to clean it up and possibly restore it. What would be the best way to start? Is this type of finish restorable or is it going to be gone forever once I remove the rust?

Looks like the 1911 will be safe. Oh right, Kimber is in NYS. Any other 1911 manufacturers up there?

Got everything I need to assemble the lower for my first AR build, just lack the tools.   If you've got tools and some time to make sure I don't really screw something up, I'll bring a pizza and a six pack of your beverage of choice :)

I bought a stripped lower before things went crazy, and managed to get a parts kit and a nice stock to make the lower complete.   It's all moot because now if ammo WAS available, I wouldn't be able to afford to shoot my AR anyway.   Halfway considering selling/trading it for an 870 Tactical which I'd rather have anyway.

I'd like to see a video of someone with three 10-round magazines next to someone with a 30 round magazine just for a side-by-side comparison of the time it would take to fire 30 rounds from each.

I was already planning on getting a lower after Christmas, this just moved my timetable up.   I managed to get a lower, and 3 PMAGs. That's good enough for my personal use. I'm not going to be a scalper.   I'm losing hope that I'll ever be able to get enough parts to turn my lower into something that will shoot.

Looks like they took everyone's money and ran.   I'm hoping that's not the case. I'm hoping they're just having some technical issues, but I can't help but have that pit of my stomach feel that I'll never see the stuff I ordered from them.

I've heard so many different and changing stories on which guns were where. Not that it really matters, but you'd think that would be something that was pretty easy to keep straight.   I'm not going to go as far as saying consp... that "c" word, but come on. :)   Also, isn't the Bushmaster the one they sell at Wal-Mart? 

How is offering a bounty on someone different from hiring a hit?

Name recognition can do funny things. If a Red Jacket AR can retail for $1200 and Academy Sports sells enough to be happy about it and Red Jacket is happy about it, then what's the problem? If you don't like the price, don't buy it. You're free to do so. One of the few freedoms we still have. Capitalism, ho! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I'll be there sometime this weekend. I may not buy a damn thing, but I enjoy going just to gawk. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Other than the gun show in Jackson this weekend, this is what I plan on doing until Monday. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

So my wife and I can quit our jobs and get raises at the same time? He's got my vote! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Man, I thought Sons of Guns was hokey. The bit at the beginning with all 4 of them shooting nearly made change the channel. "It's shooting a little left" "The action's a little sticky" The younger girl looks like she'd have trouble walking and chewing gum at the same time. The purple 50 cal was hilarious. I'll give it another episode, but so far it makes Sons of Guns look like a show worthy of an Emmy. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I have a Mossberg 500a that my Dad got new for Christmas when he was a kid. It's been in his gun cabinet a few years because the slide arm broke. I took it and did my damndest to find a replacement. Even contacted Mossberg who pointed me to Havlin who eventually shipped me a part that turned out to be the wrong part. So I broke down and took it a smith, who charged me way too much without letting me know up front how much it would be, but I'll save that for another thread. Anyway, long story short, the new slide is scraping off the finish on the slide tube in about 6 different spots around the tube. I don't understand how the finish lasts nearly 50 years of use and now with about 50 cycles of the action I have 6 bright stripes on my slide tube. I really don't want to take it back to the smith, my wallet would probably melt, and I'm already into this gun more than half the cost of a new 500. If I refinish it myself am I going to run into the same problem or would a new finish be more durable? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

The FFL dealer I use only charges $20, so it wouldn't be TOO bad. Still, there's no point in charging the fee per gun. It's not like the background check is going to approve someone for one and then not approve them for the next one 2 minutes later. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Awesome link! I'm going to read and absorb and give it a go in the next couple months. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

The PSL listed in the trading forum got me looking around on the Internet at what the going prices were. Originally I was looking into getting a Russian Dragunov but the prices for those easily break into the thousands. However, I did find surplus "parts kits" for a PSL among other old military rifles. Obviously there will be some work involved, and it seems the parts that are missing or destroyed in the kits can be found online through gunbroker and the like. So how feasible is this? Any more difficult than building an AR? Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

The Caspian Border map is much much MUCH better than Metro. Metro feels too Cowadooty-ish Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

The game is fun until one of the freaks that can go 75/25 kills/deaths shows up on the opposing team. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

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Playing on PC. Loving it so far. The 870 with flak ammo is fun Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I feel like I indirectly contributed to the whole fiasco. A while back I got tired of paying for satellite TV and installed a regular old antenna. I get all the networks for free, and I supplemented with Netflix streaming and DVD's I turned over $100/month in TV charges to only $15. If a lot of people have done the same thing, I can understand why the studios are up in arms. Even with the latest price increases, I'm still coming out way ahead. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I have a feeling lead times on shipping are going to get artificially longer so they can push their VIP package. It's a shame Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk