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Old 05-08-2018, 10:17 PM
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Yesterday evening at the ending of an auction I acquired this beautiful S&W Model 41 with a heavy barrel at a very reasonable price. $700 including Shipping and 4 magazines.
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Two of the four old model short barreled Ruger blackhawks I stumbled onto this last month or so. One is a 41 mag and one is a 45 Colt.

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A commercial Mauser 98 in 9×57 in absolute beautiful condition and included in the trade was a 3 1/2 Questar telescope!
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Just ordered a PSA complete upper with bcg, charge handle and BUIS, it's got an 18" .223 wylde SS barrel, 15" m-lok forend. It's my first AR.

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Just purchased my first Browning Benchmark 22lr.
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Shockwave 20 gauge. Found a good deal online. Can’t wait to try it out.


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Ruger Match Champion in 357 with Letts style grips and a Novak front night sight. Looked long and hard for a 686 6 shot Mountain Gun and ultimately bought this Ruger instead. Wish I would have known the 10mm MC was coming out. Have all the gear for running 10mm.

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Went to The LGS to check out a couple old model 10's/M&P's. Each of the 3 had their own issues. Then I spied a Ruger Police Service-Six.


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Sig 556 Classic from 2009, like new in factory hard case with Sig halo optic and one factory mag. At $750 I couldn't hardly pass.



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A new old stock Sig 226 X6 PPC 9. It was produced at the Sig W German Mastershop and exported to the States before Sig stopped the practice.
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Wife spotted this as we were walking out of an antique store. Marbles Gladstone (my first!!), couple small nicks to the blade, sheath has a Boy Scout button, the leather has been carved with name and troop number. Nice survivor for $43.56. Glad my wife caught on to my rambling on knives when we find them.




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I picked up a Glenfield model 60 for my wife and a Pre-14 K38 for me.
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CZ 85 b combat and later S&W gunsite 1911 45acp , perfect, very accurate pistol. Small and large primers and 9 mm bullets. Enjoyed both today at range.
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I had to buy a stainless steel recoil spring assembly for my Sield 45 since mine broke and I’m not expecting S&W to expedite shipping me a new one. While I was at it, I purchased two more 7 round magazines from Mag Commander for $40.
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In route to looking up other things.... I was checking if there were any good deals on Tyler T-grips for the previously mentioned Police Security-Six. Low and behold a pair of lightly used Walnut Herrett stocks popped up for only a couple bucks more... Couldn't resist I had to join gunbroker, but they are on their way.
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Purchased a Browning Buckmark 22lr pistol.
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Found some brand new, old-school, non-logo Pachmayr target grips for my Model 29-2 on EBay for $29 shipped.


I love these grips. It's not like I'm going to be shooting a bunch of hot Magnum loads but, every now and then when I do, it won't be with any discomfort at all. I put these same grips on every Model 29, 57 and 27 I owned during the 1980's and 1990's.
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I don't particularly like nor dislike AR-15's. I haven't owned one in years, but I found a Spikes Tactical "Snowflake" AR lower. The lower made me laugh.



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Gradually acquiring the parts to assemble an AR-15 upper. Parts are a combination of what I have in my parts bin + items found on clearance / sale. It started with a "hey that's a good price on a barrel" a few months ago.
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  • Bear Creek Arsenal 16" stainless 1:8 barrel, 5.56
  • Aero Precision upper completion parts kit.
  • Carbine length gas tube
  • WMD Ni-Bx gas block
  • WMD Ni-BX charging handle
  • Rainer Arms stainless single chamber brake (from parts bin)
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My local AR-15 armorer hosts build classes and does a couple of giveaways for veterans every year. Last December, I won a free pistol build class and all the parts for it. The only thing I had to bring was a stripped lower and I, too, went for a Spike's Special Snowflake for pretty much the same reasons. It turned-out pretty nice for a franken-AR build and it shoots great!
I salute your good taste in lowers!

I've reconnected with the enjoyment of building an AR-15. I'm past the learning phase, the have to try everything phase, worry about minute details of this-or-that part. I know my preference and what makes a practical difference to me.
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I salute your good taste in lowers!

I've reconnected with the enjoyment of building an AR-15. I'm past the learning phase, the have to try everything phase, worry about minute details of this-or-that part. I know my preference and what makes a practical difference to me.


Thanks! I don't think I would've tried doing a build if I hadn't won the giveaway. I've never been much of an AR-guy, even during my Army days. Once I got to my permanent duty assignment, I was assigned to a weapons squad. Back then, it was M67 90mm recoiless rifles and M60 MG's. I humped a 90 for about 18 months before working my way up to the 60. Once I got the 60, I wasn't about to let it go. To me, it was the best job in an Infantry platoon. No, my constant companion was a gnarly-looking Colt 1911A1 that was 10 years older than I was. When I re-upped, I changed MOs's and became an 11H and drove a jeep with a TOW anti-tank missle launcher on it. My issue-gun was a slightly less gnarly-looking Colt 1911A1 so I never really touched another M-16 after Basic and AIT.

One thing I learned about doing an AR-build, though, is that if you learn from the right guy, you'll end up with something better than anything you can buy off the shelf for hundreds of $ more. I'm glad I did it and I would do it again.
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Ordered a pile of Birchwood Casey Shoot-N-C targets, in various sizes.

Also ordered several tins of pellets for the .22 Gamo Fusion Mach 1. Still trying to find the one for the rifle. Been through a 5 styles so far.


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H&N Silver Point Pellets 22 Caliber 17.13 Grain
H&N Baracuda Hunter Pellets 22 Caliber 18.21 Grain
H&N Baracuda Hunter Extreme Air Gun Pellets 22 Caliber 19.09 Grain
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Time to jump in with both feet.


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Added a Hera SFU to my Typoon 12. These things are a ton of fun and classified as a 'firearm' so as long as it stays over 26" unfolded it is legal.
8.75” barrel 12 gauge.


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I just got a Sig Sauer Romeo 5 scope. I mounted it on my Freedom Ordnance FX-9 carbine. The scope seems to be quality and I like the ease of sight adjustments and operation. The price was very reasonable. The only thing I'd change is to have the tube a little larger in diameter.
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Ruger EC9S, Hogue grip, Blackhawk standard CQC holster, extra 9 round magazine, and Kydex mag holder.
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Used (<500 rounds) Radical Firearms RF-15 with Drago Case and 4 mags.. , has a cheap UTG red/green dot on it, will see how that goes...


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How about a shooter grade 34-1. It's not been shot much but it has some pitting and finish wear under the grips and on the side plate. It's a pretty nice gun otherwise though. I don't expect to see another one anytime soon

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