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  1. When we had 10,000+ in front of the Capitol in Nashville last April, the news tried everything they could to marginalize us. BUT THEY COVERED IT!!! And the footage they took made lies of their claims of 'just a few thousand', 'white extremists', etc. Now, the Tea Party is recognized as an effective political force. It is time for Gun Owners to be recognized in the same light. That will only happen if we stand together in public.
  2. The OP needs to get competent PROFESSIONAL assistance with this. In addition to the historical and family significance of this firearm, a legal MP-40 can be worth well over $10,000. An unregistered MP-40 is contraband unless: 1) It is in the National Firearms Registry. This can be proven by finding ANY proof of prior registration, or calling ATF and asking. 2) There is proof of prior legal ownership. If the serviceman brought it back from WWII, then he may have had paperwork permitting him to do this. This type of paperwork has been accepted as proof of prior legal ownership. Very few attorneys are competent to deal with the ATF on machine guns. This is the wrong place to ask. Go to Subguns.com and ask on the NFA forum.
  3. Aguila used to be the Remington trademark for ammo made in their Mexico plant. I understand that Aguila is now independent of Remington. But it is still made to Remington specs.
  4. Enfield headspace is easily adjusted by changing out the bolt head. The problem is going to be finding the proper bolt head for your rifle. Complicating the issue is that there are two basic models of Enfield. The #1 MKIII has the rear sight in front of the chamber, and the #4 has a peep sight at the rear of the receiver. The bolt head of #1 Enfields is not marked with the size. You just have to measure them. The #4 Enfields are marked with a small number from 0-4. If you have a #4, you just find the number and then buy a bolt head one size larger. Now the kicker; I do not know if the .308 Enfields use the same bolt heads as the very common parts for the .303 rifles. The real expert on these rifles is Brian Dick in SC. He can probably tell you pretty quickly what you will need, and is likely to actually have it. BDL LTD Rifles and Accessories
  5. 1gewehr

    Toyota

    Of course, now that the Federal government owns GM, it's no wonder they are trying to do everything possible to sink their biggest competitor!
  6. Not true. I got 'alerted on' in Dayton, OH with the swab. I had cased my uncleaned guns that morning, and there was enough residue that a swab on my hands picked it up. I merely pointed to my cased firearms next to me waiting to be checked in, and that was it. BTW, Dayton, OH airport has the best TSA in the country. I used to travel a LOT, and they were always professional, courteous, and efficient. Atlanta, Chicago, and Detroit tie for worst.
  7. 1gewehr

    fn fal

    That's a fair price. If you look around and are patient, you can probably do better. If you are planning to shoot it, I would suggest that you save a bunch of money and buy a SAR48 Heavy Barrel, or even an Israeli kit built on a quality receiver like DSA, Imbel, or Entreprise. That would be about half the cost or less. For all things 'FAL-related' I would suggest FALFiles.com.
  8. Like anything else, there is a good side and a bad side to women who shoot. Good: Something you can do together. Fewer political arguments. Will be in favor of your reloading hobby. Will understand your frustration with Hollywood gun stupidity. Budgeting for a new safe, ammo, gun, holsters, etc is understood to be necessary. Bad: $100/month for HER ammo. The words "I like this CZ75 (SIG 239, XD9, etc)" mean it's now HERS. She shoots, you clean. She took 1st place in a match, you took 5th. Women usually have as many holsters as they do shoes. And have you priced holster purses?!!! She won't have just one! Still, I wouldn't trade my wife for anything. Even a fully-legal MG42 with all accessories and 50,000 rounds!!! (maybe 100,000)
  9. Lt Governor Ron Ramsey was at the monthly TFA meeting in Hermitage last night. He was pretty much as expected; personable, polite, articulate. He talked about his support for Concealed Carry and other 2nd Amendment issues, reducing state spending, states rights, and stated that in his opinion, a state income tax is a dead issue. Lt Governor Ramsey answered questions ranging from "Was he still an auctioneer" (yes, and he demonstrated) to "What would he do if Feds ordered gun confiscation" (He said he would meet them at the border with state forces). He answered all questions in a forthright and confident manner. I am more convinced that he should be the next Governor of Tennessee, given his competition.He seems to have strong principles, assured us that he wasn't messin' around with anyone except his wife, and definitely has the gift of being able to disagree and stand by his beliefs without alienating people. He is a strong conservative, believing in limited government, protecting the rights of the people, rolling back entitlements, and limiting Federal influence and spending.
  10. If you have moved to TN, then you can use proof of residence such as an apartment lease agreement and utility bill showing the TN address.
  11. We have the wireless one for our Ridgeback. The great thing about it is that we can take it with us when we travel. The battery seems to last about 8 weeks, so we just mark it on the calendar so we don't run out of batteries when we need one. He can run to his heart's content, but when he hears that 'beep', he reverses direction! It beeps when he approaches the limit. When the limit is reached it gives a good, strong shock. About the same as touching the points of a nine-volt battery with a wet finger. The shock gets stronger if he doesn't return to the safe zone. Unlike the wire in the ground, the dog cannot run past the shock zone. Make sure you take off the collar BEFORE you 'go for a ride'! We made that mistake once. He almost wrecked the car when his collar beeped as we were leaving the driveway!
  12. I have always bought ammo by the case. Much cheaper that way. I rarely sell it, but if I did, I would try to get the most for it that the market would bear. I bought a bunch of .308 for under $.10/rd ten years ago. If I sell it for $.50/rd today, is that evil? How so? My money was tied up for ten years. The dollar is worth a lot less than it was then, and ammo prices are much higher. Nobody is twisting your arm or sticking a gun in your ear forcing you to pay today's prices. You were just as free as I was to buy at the same prices I paid when I bought it. Likewise, if you don't like somebody's prices, don't buy it. That's why it's called a 'free' market. Today's 'hoarder' is what used to be called a 'speculator'. Same principle. They take risks with their own money in the hopes of turning a profit. If the price goes down, they lose money. Don't they also deserve to make money if the price goes up?
  13. +1 That or a Browning semi-auto. For a non-auto choice, I'd get a Marlin 39a or Winchester 62a.
  14. External extractors are cheaper to manufacture. Fewer machining operations. If properly designed and made, they work just fine.
  15. I suspect that they are no longer a 'couple'.
  16. Rhodesian Ridgeback. Keeps the 'welfare geese' off the property! (welfare geese - no good for anything, can't do anything with them, they have a bad attitude and crap all over everything.)
  17. CAR-15 with .22 conversion kit. And Suppressor. Breaks down into a relatively small package if you need to conceal it. Versatile enough for any use from chipmunks to black bear and anything in between. If I need to bug-out, I would prefer to make my shots as quietly as possible!
  18. If you MUST have a shorter barrel on it, look on GunBroker for a used barrel that has some dings. Changing the barrel on those Marlins is not a two-minute job, but it's not that difficult either.
  19. My favorite .22 plinker is a 1930's Iver Johnson .22 Supershot Sealed Eight. It feeds every type of .22 ammo reliably from the neat little Aguila Colibri rounds, shorts, longs, shot, high velocity, low velocity, to the Aguila SSS. Eight rounds with a smooth double action trigger, or a crisp single-action. Target sights, and reloads nearly as fast as any automatic. Best of all, I got it at a flea market about ten years ago for $75! The 1930's were the high-water mark of American firearm quality. Name-brand American-made firearms from this period are usually a bargain, and will outlast our lifetimes. I've never seen a worn-out Marlin M39, Remington M121, or Winchester M62. They are destroyed by neglect or mistreatment, but never worn out.
  20. I've been carrying mine for about 5 years. I fired about 100rds to break it in, and have put maybe 50rds/yr through it since. It likes hotter .380, and doesn't like the WW white box unless it has been freshly cleaned and lubed. It's a great little carry piece that you can put in a pocket and nobody will notice. I like the looks of the new Taurus .380, but I will a year or so and see what issues come up. I NEVER buy a firearm I will stake myr life upon in it's first year of manufacture! Every manufacturer has had some type of problem with a new model. It's impossible to test for every contingency before production.
  21. Elected officials are just people. Like any other job, if you do not adequately supervise people, then you leave yourself open to corruption and theft. We do not adequately supervise our politicians. Our politicians have made the people their accessories to this theft by bribing them with earmarks and saying their job is to bring money to their home districts. If WE do not fire politicians when they misbehave, who will? And if WE encourage congresscritters to 'bring home the money' then WE are just as guilty as they are.
  22. I just use a 60w light bulb. It does the same thing as a Golden Rod but also serves to illuminate the dark corners! Electric dehumidifiers work by warming the air slightly above the ambient temperature. The 60w bulb keeps the inside of my safe at least ten degrees above ambient. For a smaller safe, a 40w bulb would probably be plenty. My safe is 6'Hx4'Wx3'D.
  23. All M39s were blued. If you take the the stock off, you will likely find the blue under the wood to be in excellent condition. Re-bluing will not enhance the value. But if you must do it, do it right and try to match the original color.
  24. NATO-spec, yes, no problem. As for "if it says 9mm on it and it's not lead, blast away", that is VERY incorrect!! Use ONLY 9x19mm ammo, also called 9mm Luger, 9mm Parabellum, and other less-common names. But use only SAAMI or NATO-spec ammo. There is some ammo out there made for use in submachine guns under arctic conditions called L7A1. This gives very high over-pressures in normal temperatures. It has damaged many pistols and even some submachine guns.
  25. Ammo is pretty expensive. But the choices are good. You can get the HotShot 7.62Nagant ammo from Century for ~$25/box of 50, or any .32 H&R magnum ammo that runs that price or more. For plinking, you can get the .32acp cylinder on sale at Century for $45 and a boatload of the surplus .32acp I saw recently for ~$200/1000. I generally reload .32 magnum as that's the cheapest shooting. Since these revolvers don't have a forcing cone, it's best to use jacketed bullets if you aren't using 7.62Nagant brass.

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