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mr_yak · Insufficiently Sensitive Joined: 22 Jun 2004 Posts: 4315

Yeah. I'm in a poor position on this one. I've fired one but never owned one. It's just never struck me as being worth the trouble ... especially the trouble of another set of dies ... for a cartridge whose ballistics I don't particularly find all that impressive.

With regards to the fun shoot I referenced above, I'm pretty sure that the guys with SKS/AKs are going to get crushed by the AR/Garand crowd. I like U.S. service weapon designs ... sue me ... or call me an ignorant snob ... whichever you prefer. Laughing

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mr_yak · Insufficiently Sensitive Joined: 22 Jun 2004 Posts: 4315

Hmmm ... no SKS in that pic ... does that mean you don't put it in the same league? Confused

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Gunnen4u · Posted: Sun Mar 07, 2010 6:00 pm Post subject:

I guess the photo was too big for some reason, so JohnL or someone deleted it. I didn't have a problem at all with it, did you?

No, they are just in differing locations yak. That is all.
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mr_yak · Insufficiently Sensitive Joined: 22 Jun 2004 Posts: 4315

I think it might have been out of view. Now the whole picture is out of view. Don't know what happened ... but if the aspect ratio/size violated site rules, somebody may have booted it.

Probably a biased misconception on my part regarding the SKS. I tend to associate them with folks that p*ss away ammo firing from the hip ... spending their time on perfecting their "bump fire" technique rather than actually developing much in the way of marksmanship skills. Also, the steel case crap that they tend to leave layin' is very, very bad news for truck tires.
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JohnWho · Posted: Sun Mar 07, 2010 7:13 pm Post subject:

Wasn't me.

I would have changed it to a link.
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Gunnen4u · Posted: Sun Mar 07, 2010 7:22 pm Post subject:

Gunnen4u · Posted: Mon Mar 15, 2010 9:31 pm Post subject:

I have a Finnish M-39 in wonderful condition with serials matching. Shoots really accurately. And I got a 91/30 with a "Frankenstock" as a door prize for buying the Finn. Photos to follow come Thursday at the earliest.

I think my gun buying spree is over, as I need to get back to slow ammo stockups and paying off my truck.
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Gunnen4u · Posted: Tue Jul 27, 2010 8:05 pm Post subject:

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=179897373

This is too good to pass up, this primo Stevens Pump. fiddle.
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Huh...What? · Joined: 18 Aug 2009 Posts: 1236 Location: Arizona

Good deal.
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Gunnen4u · Posted: Tue Jul 27, 2010 10:23 pm Post subject:

Bidding ain't over yet. This could still shoot up.
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John L · Posted: Tue Jul 27, 2010 10:26 pm Post subject:

Gunnen4u · Posted: Tue Jul 27, 2010 10:30 pm Post subject:

Oh no doubt about it. Just how far is the question.....I get pretty fanatical about stuff like this. But I might cap this bad boy off at a certain amount and let it go....gah to have never have saw it or started...
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mr_yak · Insufficiently Sensitive Joined: 22 Jun 2004 Posts: 4315

Yuck ...

... had one of these ... bought from a pawn shop when I was in college ... linkage was broke and braised ... POS. Hold out for an 870!! There's cheap .. and there's cheap junk ... the price is still about what I paid in the early '80s (without adjusting for inflation) ... but it's still probably junk.

In other news, I snoozed and loozed on a Sig 238 ... Bummer ... short story, it was a great price on a little .380 version of a 1911 ... sweet ... but I drug my feet! Crying or Very sad

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WmLambert · Posted: Thu Jul 29, 2010 12:43 pm Post subject:

I don't know what photo was being discussed being deleted for being too large... but here is a solution for future large images you'd like to post.

Copy the image to your desktop. Go to ImageShack and select the browse button, then upload the image. A large Image should trigger a question for making a smaller version.

Ron Lambert · Posted: Thu Jul 29, 2010 7:30 pm Post subject:

Or just use a program like LViewPro that lets you size any image and convert it into different formats such as jpeg, tiff, and bitmap. You can also crop it however you want, and it gives the ability to do screen capture when combined with your Print Screen key and Paste from Clipboard--which defeats those websites that try to prevent you from copying them by disabling the copy function.

Gunnen4u · Posted: Thu Jul 29, 2010 9:21 pm Post subject:

mr_yak · Insufficiently Sensitive Joined: 22 Jun 2004 Posts: 4315

Gunnen4u · Posted: Thu Jul 29, 2010 10:04 pm Post subject:

Yea, you need to be a tiny bit more impulsive. Haha.

I've never had trouble with my 870 Mag and it's been through EVERYTHING I swear it. To me, it's the pinnacle of shotguns, and yes I mean ALL shotguns.
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