My new addition from Streichers...(Firearm owners, post up your pics inside)

^ Nice Garand! I wouldn't mind having one of those to go with my M1A. Just becareful not to get M1-Thumb. I hear it hurts like none other.

 

Whats the M1 thumb? Last night I field striped and cleaned every part. Gotta love the smell of solvent and gun oil in the morning.

 

After a quick google search I found out what M1 thumb is. Sounds like for most it will only happen once.

 

I'm diggin it! I've said before I really want an old M1A,garand,carbine of some type but really need to learn a few things about the differences in wartime vs post war, ser #s, condition of certain part etc...

We need to get Katies crimson trace grip sighted in so we will definately be going to Bills in Circle Pines in the next two weekends. Is there enough interest out there to make an official thread on the next outing?

 

I dont think that I could make it either of the weekends. I may be able to do a weeknight/day though.

 

I got something new today. I will try and get some form of a pic up soon. Anyone care to guess what I got?

Heres your hint:
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You are correct. Its the Finn. M39. All they had at Cabela's were Russian Mosins. I picked this one up at the Gun Stop in Excelsior. It has a crack in the stock which has been fixed and it looks like the bore was never cleaned (first patch through came out rust brown :eek4. I ran some Hoppe's Copper Solvent through it for a couple hours this afternoon and it is clearing up nicely (was still getting dirty patches when I stopped though). I can still see some gunk in the grooves which I am hoping that will come out. The lands are all nice and shiny, I am just hoping that the stuff in the grooves is just copper and not pitting. Overall I love the feel of this gun. The sights are great (easy to use and gradiated from 150m to 2000m), the action is smooth as butter, it has a healthy weight to it, and it looks better than a standard Mosin (Finnish made birch stock).

The more I read about these rifles the more I wanted one. There is a ton of history behind them. The S in the gear marker is the signifier for Sako, who made the barrel and assembled the rifle. The SK.Y is the marker for the Finnish White Guard, and only 10,000 of the M39s were made for the White Guard. All in all a pretty cool find for something sitting on the self at the local gun shop for who knows how long (asked and they had no idea). I just hope it shoots well.

The ammo isnt half bad. slightly cheaper than .308 for commercial stuff. about $0.50/shell for brown bear brass cased stuff(20pk). $0.18/shell for the surplus Russian corrosive/berdan stuff (440pk). I never knew much about the corrosive stuff, but it seems like just running a couple patches of Windex or 50/50 ammonia/water down the barrel before you case it up will get all of the corrosive salts out and then it is clean as normal.

more pics later

 

I think I am pretty free this weekend now. I could make it out to bills. I will need to pick up some 7.62x54R though.

 

So today I got some en-clips for the M1 and I was checking them out. As I was puting one into breach I found out about that M1 thumb. You were right Martin, it hurts like no other! Actually I got my index finger and nearly lost my finger tip. That wont happen again. Cool hearing the clip klank as it comes flying out.

 

Yikes! I guess it happens to everyone. I got myself pretty good with my M1A, so I wont be doing that again. ;-)

 

Have you checked fleet farm for the ammo? Everytime I eyeball one of those rifles I check the ammo and they seem to have a decent amount of it. I'm still available for Bill's this weekend if anyone else who is interested has a preferred time. I know when the place opens seems to be the time to go but sat/sun doesn't really matter to me although Katie likes to go to church on sunday. I'm also taking friday off and could maybe play sometime then too.

 

^Psshh... Glock owners...

lol. Glad to hear that you like it. What caliber is that one?

Also after having spent many hours cleaning my M39 I have decided that bore looks shot (pun inteded ;-) ) The lands looks nice and shiny but there isnt as much defintion on them as I would have liked and it looks like there may be some pitting from corrosive ammo. :-(. I still havent tried the foaming bore cleaner and I mean too. I still have hopes that it will shoot well, but we will have to see.

 

^^^I'm pretty sure his Glock is a 9mm having 17 rounds (two less than the xdm ) We also went to Bill's in CP yesterday, nothing real exciting but the crimson trace works well on the revolver and works fine with .357 rounds even though nobody likes shooting them.

 

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My DPMS 308

 

Thats a nice looking Panther you have there. The barrel looks like it weighs a ton, especially with that muzzle brake on it. Is that a Gov owned shooting range?

 

Yeah shes a heavy one, its a range outside of little falls, my buddy has a key we went shooting, well sighted in my rifle, 2in grouping at 350 meters

 

+1. I have been itching to try my .308 at distance >100yrds.

 

Last week I applied for a permit to purchace, about how long does that take to go through? I had one a few years ago but Im not sure how long it took to go through.

 

I am pretty sure I got mine in 6-7 business days. Its not too long.

Sounds good I will try and make it. I just picked up some .223 at WallyWorld yesterday.

 

Just got my permit for purchace. Now I need decide on what to buy.hmmmmmm

 

Well I had been back and forth between a 1911 style .45 and a glock .45. The 1911 won. Just picked up a SA 1911-A1. Pics to follow

I really like the classic style of these pistols, and more importantly I am comfortable and familiar with this platform.

 

Springfield Armory GI 1911 A-1.

 

^Very nice looking pistol! I was very tempted to pick up a Springfield 1911 a year or so ago. I still want one but I caught the XDm bug. I am looking forward to hearing how you like the GI model.

 

I think those GI's are neat, and the price is nice on them. Gonna join us on the 20th?

 

Well I put 100 rounds down range with it right after I bought it. I really like it so far. Its pretty basic but thats all I need. The next one I get might be more fancy. As for the 20th I will try to make it. I still have to zero in the M1, and put some lead down range with 1911.

 

Brian what kind of mags do you recomend for the 1911?

 

Just bought a Glock 35 with a firedragon barrel! I'll post some images soon!

 

Yep do the pics but better yet, make the drive down and show us how it shoots!

http://mnsubaru.com/forums/showthread.php?37573-MNSubaru-Spring-Shoot-March-20th-2010&daysprune=7

 

Plinker project: 10/22, Axiom stock, fluted bull barrel, cheap 3-9x scope. Any cheap light bipod suggestions?

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J Cox
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Nice .22LR I like the all black floating barrel setup, Watch out Squirrels, Rabbits, stray Cats.....

Already have the grip Sleeve! Here are some Pics!

 

Just got a call from the local shop. They have something in for me, I am going to check it out tomorrow to see if it will be coming home. BNIB

 

couple weeks back picked up a 12g 870... gonna pick up the shurshot stock and a rifled slug barrel for deer season... i'll post a pic or 2 when i get it set up

 

so.......what's up with this


Also FYI shooter's, its that time of years again for the spring shooter's show.
http://billsgs.com/images/2010-spring-shooter-flyer.pdf

 

I picked it up on Saturday. I than took it home and took it apart. It was definitely not new, having burnt powder on the inside of the barrel, the finish on the inside of the muzzle showed excessive wear, ant there was corrosion evident by the receiver. So I brought it back to the store and returned it. I know that the manufacturer test fires the guns but 1.) they clean them after and 2.) there is no way there could be this much wear from a quick test fire. I am hoping that they will get another one, in actual new condition, in sometime soon.