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    Today, $400 is considered cheap for 'em.

    Picked up the ChiCom SKS recently to go with my Soviet. I had a ChiCom a while back and sold it. But I've wanted another one but didn't want to pay today's higher prices for one. LGS had it as a consignment sale marked at $450. Talked 'em down to $400 for it. I've checked GunBroker's completed...
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    Heading to the range today with what used to be "cheap" guns.

    Doing a little shooting at the local range and I've decided I'm going to take my Tula Arsenal SKS, H&R M1 Garand, and Marlin Glenfield Model 60. At one point, the SKS Carbines were dirt cheap and couldn't be given away. I remember in the early 90s, walking the aisles of gun shows and seeing...
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    Any firearm can be used self-defense in a pinch. Do you agree?

    I remember about a decade ago when you had two convicted murderers escape the state prison up in Dannemora, NY and there was a massive manhunt for 'em. This was after the SAFE Act was passed in 2013 and as a result, a number of my fellow Americans caught behind the iron curtain were somewhat...
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    Something about nice wood and blued steel.

    My Browning Auto-5 Magnum made in 1988 and Remington Model 870 Trap Grade B made in 1971. Never fired... I'm going to have to correct that.
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    GOA gets VA Veteran Gun Ban repealed.

    https://www.gunowners.org/na03092024/ I am so grateful for all your support and activism on behalf of Gun Owners of America's work on Capitol Hill. GOA just forced President Biden to DEFUND the ATF by $122 million and to STOP enforcement of the veterans gun ban!!! Yes, you read that right...
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    GForce .357 Magnum Lever Action - Who Makes It?

    https://gforcearms.com/firearms/rifles/gflvr357-rifle/ The shotguns that this company sells appear to be Turkish. I'm not aware of Turkey making a .357 Magnum lever action rifle. I do believe someone in Turkey was contracted by Winchester to make the new .22LR Ranger...
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    Looks like Centerfire Systems dredged the bottom of the river for these used guns.

    https://centerfiresystems.com/firearms/revolvers/old-school-revolvers/ 1. These aren't even old guns that have been rotting away in police evidence for 40 years. These look like they were dredged up from the Detroit River. 2. Those prices are nuts for the condition those guns are in. 3. If...
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    Third Times The Charm....

    Yup, just snagged it. The gun alone goes for $319 before tax and background at my local Academy Sports and online it averages about $250-$260. But after shipping, transfer fee, tax, and background check fee. You're looking at $310-$320 give or take once it is all said and done. Plus, the cross...
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    For under $200, couldn't say no.

    I just went a purchased this. For under $200 out the door and it comes with three magazines, it is a deal that can't be beat. I already have a SD9VE, along with an original pre- Clinton AWB ban SW9F (very few made before the ban) and a GWB era made SW9VE. Extra 16rd SD9 magazines cost on...
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    A Fixed Stock's & Fixed Carry Handle's Love Is Very Different From That Of A Square....

    Sure, I have the modern stuff. But I love my fixed stocked ARs with fixed A1 and A2 carry handles. They're just handy, simple, reliable, and classic. Factory built Colt SP1, I swapped the A1 handguards for some A2s. FN Dissipator upper on a Core-15 Lower with Colt BCG, FCG, and CS stock...
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    Valentine's day gun thread

    For a buddy of mine and his wife, I built an AR for them as a gift. They're both USAF and they've been wanting a rifle. But being money is a little tight for 'em. Which I completely understand. I said I'd gladly build 'em a rifle and make it as lightweight as possible while also not breaking my...
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    Respect (or lack there of) for older Gun Writers

    Browsing one of the other gun forums (the black rifle associated one), I noticed that once again folks were attacking Massad Ayoob. I just don't get the hate. I'm not 40 years old yet, but I read Ayoob's In the Gravest Extreme: The Role of the Firearm in Personal Protection when I was young, and...
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    I have the power of the Triforce! (80's reference)

    Been on the hunt for the 1980s Triforce of stainless awesomeness for a while. Well, I finally got the missing piece; a 4" Colt King Cobra. For a while, I've been wanting to have the "late '80s" stainless 4" duty guns. I've had the Ruger the longest, got that back in '06. I got the S&W last...
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    Forgive me my S&W Brothers, for I might sin!

    Been interested in a Taurus Model 608 and a Rossi Model RP63. I have a literal pile of Smith & Wessons, all pre-locks, except for one Model 642 that was for free back in the early '00s. The Taurus Model 608 appeals to me because I don't have a .357 Magnum with a greater capacity of six rounds...
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    Contact Governor DeSantis & House Speaker Renner for HB 1619, Open Carry!

    I need you to take action and fight to make sure these bills pass the Florida House! Florida’s legislative session started this week, and we have three solid pro-gun bills introduced in the House. And I need you, Florida’s gun owners, to fight hard and be loud! HB 17 by Rep. Dr. Joel Rudman...
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    Current guns just don't interest me.

    I have everything in my collection ranging from Black Powder to NFA items, but the current modern production stuff just doesn't call my interest. Every time I see a new release from a company, it is just another GLOCK clone or another AR-15 for the most part. It is boring..... I have enough ARs...
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    Picked up another early 90s Taurus PT92

    April 1991 production Satin Nickel Taurus PT92AF. I have a pile of Berettas and now two Tauruses. I view them as being much more fun for me than modern polymer stuff. The other Taurus is a August 1994 production PT92AF. Here they are with my US made Beretta 92FS and Inox "Ghost." My...
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    More S&W 9mm '90s Retro Goodness!

    Got the NIB S&W SW9F Sigma last week. Well, just today, I snagged another NIB 9mm S&W. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Yup, a S&W "Value...
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    I clearly need to be mentally committed, I went and purchased this....

    Yeah, in the year 2022, I purposefully purchased a S&W Model SW9F Sigma in 9mm. Yes, let that sink in, I went and spent hard earned money, to purchase a Sigma and not just any Sigma. But the worse of the worst. So, why did I want to purchase such a hideous thing? Because I have a strange...
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    '70's Big Bore Concealed Carry

    Gather around children, there once was a time before the micro-compact double-stacks. Heck, we're going to the long ago time before GLOCK even existed! Yes, in those dark and depressing days of Avocado Green and Harvet Gold colored kitchen appliances and disco, folks carried guns. Mind you, the...
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