Whatcha got?

Springfield?

Mosin?

Tokarev?

Arisaka?

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What?

^ ... like I'm about to tell a NARC what guns I have ... LOL

- how's the Mini-14? Taken it out yet?

Me, narc? C'mon bro, you hurt my feelings!

Maybe I should rephrase...

"What is your experience with C & R rifles (you don't need to state ownership)? Like 'em, love 'em, hate 'em? Good "bang" for the buck? (sorry, couldn't resist the pun--LOL)

On the mini14, Jim--Loaded up all the mags about half except the lower cap mags which I just filled (the 5s and 10s). So I shot about 90 rds through it. Not one misfeed. All went pretty well and smooth. Mostly about checking the operation of the rifle. Still learning/working on my aim, too. Trying to read up and self-instruct but that has limitations. I've been asking around for a local instructor of some reasonable cost but little avail. Classes are available but kinda far.

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Along with Mausers, Winchester 1897, two civil war original Springfields, various shotguns, pistols, (Love my Star BM 9mm and I'm a wheel man) etc.

100 yr old Marlin shotgun willed to me by my Grandfather

I've got a couple of pre-1898 pistols ... all collectors ... my favorite of that bunch is a Colt SAA Army in .45 Long Colt ... I have a few Mosin-Nagent Rifles and 2 K98 Mausers ... one is the sniper varient - the other is a run of the mill ...

- big fan of Colts though ... I have a set of dueling pistols (look like they were never fired) that I bought in Florida many years ago at an Estate Auction ... I thought they might be fakes at first, but were verified authentic ... very classy for the wife & I to resolve any differences ... but she keeps insisting that mine has to be left unloaded ...

^ LOL

Well if C & R means "collecting rust", I may have an old Crossman 760 in the basement that fits the bill.

"Curio and Relic"

Squirt

BB

Pellet

Neo,

... is your ammo situation ok now? Finding some in stock? .38 spl +P are around $14/box 50 right now ... but I'd recommend semi-wadcutters for practice ...

... is your ammo situation ok now? Finding some in stock?

----------relative to what? HPs seem to be most scarce across the board, and I have no idea what I should have on hand for SHTF. .223 hp or sp is no where. Everywhere I go, I almost always stop at Walmart or Bass Pro in my comings and goings where they are in the path, and just a little off path, too. Shelves continue to be virtually empty.

.38 spl +P are around $14/box 50 right now ... but I’d recommend semi-wadcutters for practice ...

----------Got an ammo can full of wad cutters at the last gun show. Forget what I paid for them. But even there the .38 spl +P were not at all abundant and no bargain. Bag of 50 125gr gold dot hp +p were $22.00. Oof! Can't stock pile the shed very quickly at those prices...

#9, I know what it means, I was just joking around, but thanks anyway.

^ ... you don't need many HP ammo rounds ... those are primarily just for self defense ... do you still have the HP's from the original 3 boxes of ammo you got? (2 boxes of the +P hardball and the one box of HP hydroshocks?)

- as for the .223 - pick up ANY sort of 'hunting round' just a box or two for the SHTF scenario ... those will work as a single choice ... but don't rely on the old ammo for that scenario ...

... ammo WILL be back in stock soon ... just a matter of time though ...

Jimmy, yep, I still have the HPs, and some of the wad cutters. The ammo can of WCs I picked up from the gunshow will last a bit.

What little .223 I've seen has all been MC, though I came across a box of Fiocchi 40gr v-max-"223HVB50" (?).

Bass Pro posted a sale of Hornady 223 HPs, but sold out in less than a day. Didn't get to them in time.

... just be patient and don't buy on impulse ... there will be deals coming back soon ... eventually, all the hard-core stockpilers will run out of $$ to buy more ammo - or feel they have more than enough on hand ... and then ... there will be an ammo surplus ...

have 2 mosins, buying a garand very soon.

Icy, how do you like the Mosin?

Love em. I have a 91/30 and a 91/59. Very cheap to fire and fun as heck.

If you want something to fire at the range that is still cheap and not a .22LR, this is a good firearm for that.

Warning: very loud heh

I cannot believe the price of the Swiss K-31's and how they've gone through the roof lately. You could get em for $99 a couple years back.

CZ-52s were going for under or at around $100. Now over 2 bills.

Crazy.