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

  1. Wryfox Mar 9, 2019

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    There really is quite a following on these old ones...the new models are refinements on this 50yr old design...with current price about $4500US. I'm surprised they didn't at least google this one, but I've learned in life sometimes things just work out in your favor.
     
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  2. Henry Bowman Mar 9, 2019

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    Astonishing! I often marveled in my shop at the total lack of interest the "Tacticool" crowd had in fine or historic firearms!
    One place I always look for making quick money is the junk holster box on the floor of every gunshop....Scored an Arvo Ojala dual basket weave metal lined quick draw rig in a little shop outside L.A. for 40 bucks!
    Wish I knew who it belonged to, but I sold it online for a bunch.
    Thats a hell of a deal and a hell of a rig you got there, congrats!
     
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  3. Wryfox Mar 13, 2019

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    A reminder that when you come home from the range and think "aw heck i'm gonna clean these later", and then you forget and they get put back on the rack a couple days later. This is what happens after 3 yrs from not cleaning after a range day.

    Thankfully, a bit of cleaner, a sharp blade, and a stiff brush finally got it, but there are some pits remaining. Won't hurt anything but could have been a whole lot worse.

    Last pic fully assembled again.
     
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  4. Waltesefalcon Mar 14, 2019

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    I have been shooting black powder since I was a kid and have a different perspective on cleaning than the average shooter does. This makes most guys I shoot with think I am some kind of freak as I clean my guns religiously as soon as I get home.
     
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  5. snake.doctor Mar 14, 2019

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    And citizens. That's the difference between democracy and dictatorship.
     
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  6. The Father Went out for smokes in ‘78 not seen since Mar 14, 2019

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    10-4 on that "I'll clean later" methodology

    After shooting some corrosive ammo out of the AK and letting it sit for a couple weeks it was a rusted deal. Hoppes #9 and solvent made nice and shiny new though.
     
  7. snake.doctor Mar 14, 2019

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    Well if you want to start me on this particular topic...

    Let's say I have a soft point for mechanical stuff....

    Been shooting and collecting for the last past 15 years so...

    The soviets :
    AKS-74U
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    AK-103 modern
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    AK-103 standard issue
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    AKM-74
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    SVD Dragunov
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    Type 56 RPK and Type 89 RPK
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    PKM GPMG
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    HK MP5s
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    HK USP family with Mk23 SOCOM
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    WW2 Familiy with M1 Garand, M1 Carbine, Ithaca M1937 shotgun, Colt M1911A1 from 1941
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    US M14 from TRW
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    Schmidt-Rubin ZfK55 (special purpose sniper rifle) and K31s
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    SIG 551 and 553
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    SIG pistols
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    AK-47 first serie and FN FAL
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    FN Family
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    1911s
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    I think that's it for today folks...
     
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  8. The Father Went out for smokes in ‘78 not seen since Mar 14, 2019

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    Damn, you would be my kind of neighbor.

    Maybe I'll bust out the arsenal this weekend for a family picture.
     
  9. Waltesefalcon Mar 14, 2019

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    Nice collection Snake Doctor. The WWII stuff is pretty nice and your Russian collection is fairly impressive.
     
  10. T4Rdooh Mar 14, 2019

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    Amazing collection!
     
  11. snake.doctor Mar 14, 2019

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    And not everything is there.... :D
     
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  12. Uniqez Mar 14, 2019

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    Holy crap mate! That's what you call a collection!
     
  13. The Father Went out for smokes in ‘78 not seen since Mar 14, 2019

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    long forgotten Soviet sleeper cell?
     
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  14. snake.doctor Mar 14, 2019

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    Confiscated dead commies propaganda :D
     
  15. BradleyJ. Mar 14, 2019

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    Won't lie, I miss my FN p90. Worst trigger ever but I miss it Haha
     
  16. Wryfox Mar 14, 2019

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    Every time I see a Dragunov, I hear a voice in my head.....the voice of Ivan Drago from Rocky IV...."If he dies, he dies."
     
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  17. snake.doctor Mar 15, 2019

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    The trigger is not especially bad once you get accustomed to.

    What I really like about it is its compacity, ergonomics and balance... It's a really nice piece of enginering.
     
  18. snake.doctor Mar 15, 2019

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    The Dragunov is a really interesting piece of equipment and its purpose in the soviet army was way ahead of its time.

    All the system was made to be very pragmatic and polyvalent.
     
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  19. BradleyJ. Mar 15, 2019

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    Nothing is bad once you get used to it Haha Judging by your collection you have to agree, that in general, that's a terrible trigger..... Its been about 4 years since I sold mine so maybe someone, somewhere, came up with a solution or a drop in replacement since.
     
  20. i20rider Mar 15, 2019

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    Wtf