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10 hours ago, fattyflattie said:

That was the first gun I really leaned to shoot. Mines a General Motors and is smooth as glass. God only knows how many I’ve put down that tube.  But it was my favorite from 8 yo until my early teens when I started getting into clays.  What a great list of guns, dad knew his stuff. 

Not surprising.  After both WWII/Korea tens of millions of service rifles flooded the civilian markets.  I have a CMP Garand.  I know many others that have/had the trifecta:  Carbines, Garands, and a 1911.  You could get them almost anywhere:  hardware stores, catalogs, etc.  

3 minutes ago, Handcruser said:

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Dat' quilt tho'....;)

33 minutes ago, BabaYaga said:

Not surprising.  After both WWII/Korea tens of millions of service rifles flooded the civilian markets.  I have a CMP Garand.  I know many others that have/had the trifecta:  Carbines, Garands, and a 1911.  You could get them almost anywhere:  hardware stores, catalogs, etc.  

Yeah, my dad was in WWII and stayed in the military until 1964.  He told me that he was buying surplus carbines for $10 and giving them to friends for ranch guns.  Of course, he didn't buy one for his family.

6 minutes ago, baboso said:

Yeah, my dad was in WWII and stayed in the military until 1964.  He told me that he was buying surplus carbines for $10 and giving them to friends for ranch guns.  Of course, he didn't buy one for his family.

My brother bought one in the early 1960s through the NRA program for $20. Mailed directly to his front door.

 It was a brand new unissued carbine coated with cosmoline still wrappedin the paper. Don’t recall who made it, but probably Inland.

he sold it a year later for $100..

46 minutes ago, BabaYaga said:

Dat' quilt tho'....;)

Hey I bet that quilt is comfy as shit

23 minutes ago, BayouBill said:

Hey I bet that quilt is comfy as shit

I think we all have a few of Meemaw's old quilts in the guest room or attic.  

1 hour ago, Armybrat said:

My brother bought one in the early 1960s through the NRA program for $20. Mailed directly to his front door.

 It was a brand new unissued carbine coated with cosmoline still wrappedin the paper. Don’t recall who made it, but probably Inland.

he sold it a year later for $100..

The old ads in the back of Field and Stream, or later in Shotgun News still haunt me to this day.......they were begging you to buy all that old surplus to clean out the cluttered warehouses.

 

3 hours ago, Handcruser said:

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Where were you able to find one?  I'm having trouble even finding some parts

 

 

1 hour ago, Reagan1k said:

The old ads in the back of Field and Stream, or later in Shotgun News still haunt me to this day.......they were begging you to buy all that old surplus to clean out the cluttered warehouses.

 

And to think, I paid $20 for one of those really shitty stamped metal EIG .22 revolvers made in Germany. That thing sheared off more lead than actually made it out of the muzzle. Have no idea why I bought it. Already had the Single Six I bought new in 1959...

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The next purchase was this .357 Blackhawk in 1968. Gifted it and its San Antonio Alamo Leatherworks rig to my oldest son last year, as it is his birth year too.

 

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Guns warehouse in cedar park. They have all kinds of stuff.


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3 hours ago, Handcruser said:

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Nice. I love the Eotech with flip to side magnifier set up.

 

3 hours ago, BabaYaga said:

Not surprising.  After both WWII/Korea tens of millions of service rifles flooded the civilian markets.  I have a CMP Garand.  I know many others that have/had the trifecta:  Carbines, Garands, and a 1911.  You could get them almost anywhere:  hardware stores, catalogs, etc.  

 

I have the trifecta. My Garand is the CMP Special, completely restored, she's a beauty 

 

7 hours ago, BabaYaga said:

I know many others that have/had the trifecta:  Carbines, Garands, and a 1911. 

I’ve been holding a never fired Garand for a family friend in the safe at my folks house for at least 15 years.   No 1911 tho :( 

8 minutes ago, fattyflattie said:

I’ve been holding a never fired Garand for a family friend in the safe at my folks house for at least 15 years.   No 1911 tho :( 

Dad bought three new in cosmoline surplus rifles in the 50's for 5 bucks each. They were WW1 Springfields and never fired. He sold one for 500 and told me he wished he had the same offer for Garands. Five bucks each for unfired Garands would printing money. I remember in the late 80's i almost bought an IBM built rifle for 100 bucks (worked for IBM and thought it would be cool). Advertised in Shotgun News

22 minutes ago, fattyflattie said:

a never fired Garand

It's so sweet.  The snap of the bolt shutting when loading.  That distinctive ping of the ejected clip.  Greatest battlefield rifle ever devised.  

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4 hours ago, 4th and 5 said:

I have the trifecta. My Garand is the CMP Special, completely restored, she's a beauty 

 

I have a trifecta from the CMP.  Luckily got drawn in the 1911 lottery very early.

 

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One of my brothers has an M1 that he picked up years ago.  It's in great condition.  Been working on him for a long time to sell it to me, but he will not budge.    

15 hours ago, Carl Spackler said:

One of my brothers has an M1 that he picked up years ago.  It's in great condition.  Been working on him for a long time to sell it to me, but he will not budge.    

Ask him to let you shoot it.....;)

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@Armybrat I have a 9 year old SR9 that I like. Comfortable, reliable. Is the quality still the same on today's production? My uncle is looking for a entry handgun. Thought I might have him try one out. Thanks. Hope I didn't wake you from your nap.😉

34 minutes ago, Steel Shank said:

@Armybrat I have a 9 year old SR9 that I like. Comfortable, reliable. Is the quality still the same on today's production? My uncle is looking for a entry handgun. Thought I might have him try one out. Thanks. Hope I didn't wake you from your nap.😉

Yes it is. Bought my first one in 2008 (paid $430 at a gun show) and two more late last year  ($300 & $250 online.- both new). Of course prices jumped this spring with the craziness. Fit, & finish are excellent.
The 1st one suffered a bunch of light strikes with WWB ammo at the initial range session. Cleaning all the gunk out of the striker channel did the trick. No more failures In the several hundred subsequent rounds I put thru it before gifting it to my son 5 years ago. Have not shot the two new ones yet, but they came a lot cleaner from the factory than the first one.
Extra magazines are hard to come by nowadays, but did see that GrabaGun today has the 2-pack of 17 rounders in stock (at the moment) for $46.99 plus tax & shipping. Last pair I ordered two months ago were $39.99.

The SR9 is no longer regular production, but is sold as distributor editions, from what I understand. Good luck on finding one. 
My last one bought in December from Sportsman’s Warehouse... still has the tag. The other one is fixing to get fired for function check as is my new Ruger PC Carbine, which uses the same 17 round magazines.
 

 

 

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On 7/31/2020 at 1:22 PM, BabaYaga said:

Ask him to let you shoot it.....;)

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Oh, that has happened.  When it did, I entertained fleeting thoughts of hightailing it out of there with the gun in hand (I am younger and faster . . . even when toting a 10 pound rifle),  but that would have made future family get-togethers a little awkward. 

I think that the missed nomenclature of M1 is still “missed”.

15 hours ago, msucolt45 said:

Big difference between a Garand and a tank!

A Garand that identifies as a tank?

Man, ammo is tight.  Wanted to go light, 100rds of Hornady 9mm Critical Defense 115gr.  Couldn't even do that.  In the period from checkout to entry of payment, my order of 4 boxes had to be reduced to 3.  I hear .45acp is even worse?  

You were lucky to score 3 boxes. 
 

Federal ran out of all their 9mm AE range stuff yesterday. That’s the direct factory outlet. 😲

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Just looked at the Federal site.... they have available at the moment 9mm AE 124 gr. Fmj for $18.99/box of 50. (Double usual price).

Free shipping for purchases over $99.

Right now, SGammo has 27 boxes of Hornady Critical Defense 9mm 115 grain HP for $27.95/box of 25, plus tax & shipping.

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I should buy a .243. Ammo is everywhere.

Edit: plz don’t post a picture of a Wilson combat AR in .243.


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4 minutes ago, Handcruser said:

I should buy a .243. Ammo is everywhere.

I agree. I have several. They are fun to shoot and you can do anything from varmint to deer well. 

If I had notched the stock on my Rem 788 .243 for every deer it killed there’d be no wood left......Just barrel and receiver. 
 

Love the Mohawks too.  Takes me back.....I’d love to pick one up myself. 

51 minutes ago, Handcruser said:

I should buy a .243. Ammo is everywhere.

Edit: plz don’t post a picture of a Wilson combat AR in .243.


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That’ll last until Sept. or Oct. when the casual deer hunters each grab a couple boxes for their annual sight in and deer season.  
 

Once it’s gone it’ll be slow to restock bc the mfgs will still be playing catch up on the volume stuff.  What’s available now- .243, .270, ‘06 and 7mag will be scarce by December. 

I’d agree with that. Although right now it’s plentiful and I could buy 3000 rounds in an hour.

I’ve been scooping up 300BO, 6.5C, and 9mm like crazy.


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Before my folks moved out of state, helped Dad downsize his deer rifle to a sweet Savage 114 American Classic Stainless with a decent Cabelas-brand 3x9 scope.  Perfect round for shooters getting older or with smaller frames.  Anyway, it's a safe queen and he mentioned giving it to my son this year who went through the ROOF when he heard.  He was so excited.  In Texas, .243 is an all around fantastic round.  As mentioned, varmints, deer, pigs.  Flat and fast with a short-action rifle.  I might use it more than him....;)

243 is one of my all time favorite cartridges.  Flat shooting and fast.  Then again, I love anything 6mm or 6.5.  

243 is one of my all time favorite cartridges.  Flat shooting and fast.  Then again, I love anything 6mm or 6.5.  

Bought the kid a 7mm-08, and I steal it often. Great light tree stand gun that shoots great. Was between .243 and 7mm-08 for his first deer gun, but don’t regret it.
8 hours ago, Gatorubet said:


Bought the kid a 7mm-08, and I steal it often. Great light tree stand gun that shoots great. Was between .243 and 7mm-08 for his first deer gun, but don’t regret it.

Same parent cartridge, short-action, and can load a heavier grain pill.  Both are great.  

My local SO picked up one of these 5.7 handguns in a drug dealer arrest this week. First time I have read about one on the streets. (Street crime is my career.) Interesting.

31 minutes ago, bigshark88 said:

My local SO picked up one of these 5.7 handguns in a drug dealer arrest this week. First time I have read about one on the streets. (Street crime is my career.) Interesting.
 

Had to have been stolen.  Dealers and street criminals don’t go on wait lists at FFLs for a 5.7 and pay that cost for Ammo. 

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