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So... any of our members here have an interest in firearms?

  1. i20rider May 25, 2021

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    Things you can be glad you picked up in the 80s lol Screenshot_20210525-164243_Instagram.jpg
     
  2. Flysatchmo May 29, 2021

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    My son just finished up AH1Z Cobra training at Camp Pendleton Ca. We got onto the flight line to get up close to his guns. Pretty awesome!

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  3. ghce May 29, 2021

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    The gratuitous Speedmaster shot, oh the humanity :D

    Watch out you'll put your eye out with that gun.:p

    You are right that is awesome, would love to look around some of that military hardware.
     
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  4. applebook May 30, 2021

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    I'm Canadian. We aren't allowed.
     
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  5. Flysatchmo May 30, 2021

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    You might put more than your eye out!:p...yes I actually got a lot of gratuitous speedy shots.. :D......I also gave him my first Speedy pro when he received his Naval Aviator wings last August...we took a bunch of shots with his as well...I’ll ask him if he’s cool with me posting some and maybe share some of those. If you ever get a chance to get up close, do it...amazing machines!
     
  6. 64Wing May 30, 2021

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    "There was this ISIScle..."
     
  7. Waltesefalcon Jun 7, 2021

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    I have committed blasphemy and bought a S&W.
     
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  8. Flysatchmo Jun 7, 2021

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    Oh my....I have “blasphemed”(?) 5 times! Welcome to the club!:p Beautiful piece
     
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  9. kingsrider Thank you Sir! May I have another? Jun 7, 2021

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    I'm guessing that's fer shootin varmits at an extended distance?
     
  10. 64Wing Jun 7, 2021

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    "Well, I cain't lie to ya...ya done found me out!" Yosemite_Sam.svg.png
     
  11. Lostpuppy116 Jun 7, 2021

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    I too have blasphemed repeatedly and unashamedly. 686 with the pin on hammer, 642, 442 and a model 42. I think I should stop there.
     
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  12. 64Wing Jun 7, 2021

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    Obtained some light reading today... PXL_20210607_182946842.jpg PXL_20210607_182949853.jpg
     
  13. noelekal Home For Wayward Watches Jun 7, 2021

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    Yowza!

    What a piece!

    So purty it makes my eyes hurt. That one's nice!

    Pre-'57 for sure, but what is the serial number range?
     
  14. Duracuir1 Never Used A Kodak Jun 7, 2021

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    Some museum pieces. A “Picker” friend bought out an antique store. These were my favorite items. 268F0DCC-B58F-404D-924A-114E7577D6D2.jpeg F3EC3BCD-0DB2-4307-936B-24CF790C2085.jpeg F769F396-0FBC-456B-A556-39D0C288676D.jpeg A33AFA01-3283-49E1-BE28-151C4A31C290.jpeg CD6A78EC-64B9-4906-AB05-A9355A0A516F.jpeg 4CBCE3CA-BA62-476E-90EE-99B290B36193.jpeg 04955C01-E237-44E3-B948-C42B22F17983.jpeg
     
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  15. SkunkPrince Jun 7, 2021

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    I predict great frustration if you don't have the precision measuring tools.

    Ask me how I know. :D
     
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  16. 64Wing Jun 8, 2021

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    I have the tools...and if I don't, the seal is already broken on buying tools Screenshot_20210608-114147.png
     
  17. SkunkPrince Jun 8, 2021

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    I think you're set. :)
     
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  18. 64Wing Jun 8, 2021

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    For anyone pondering a tooling acquisition, I recommend the following school of thought: will the tool make you money in a professional application? If so, buy a good one. Are you just going to use it once or twice and then never need it again? If so, either buy the good one and sell it when you're done or buy the budget option that'll give you a few good cycles and save the coin you'd have spent on the high-end unit. All else fails: find someone to loan you the damn thing!
     
  19. SkunkPrince Jun 8, 2021

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    I had that with a caliper. I needed something foolproof that wasn't going to need repair or recalibration down the road.

    Hence, I bought a Fowler vernier caliper. Good quality, not too expensive, and one moving part! I need a loupe to read the darn thing, but I'm fine with that.
     
  20. 64Wing Jun 8, 2021

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    Question for the more experienced firearms people here: assuming it is legal to sell a rifle you currently own where you are (it is here), where have you found most success in making the sale? Word of mouth? Gun show? Online? I am considering letting a rifle go.

    If you're comfortable providing it, I thank you in advance for your input!
     
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