Never know what you’re going to find

[GunnyUSMC]

Today was one of those days that I mostly sat around the house watching TV. A friend did stop by for coffee and we talked about building him another AR.
I did buy some ammo from another friend. 700 rounds of Lake City 7.62 NATO for $350.



I pulled this case from under the bench.


There was a bunch of ammo of different sorts.


A few of the odd ones


These are pretty cool. 9mm with no headstamp.

 

[NIGHTLORD40K]

Oooooooo subsonic subcaliber-sabot CIA "hushpuppy" rounds from 'nam? Lol, just a guess......but the lack of head stamp is suspicious.......

 

[bannockburn]

NIGHTLORD40K

Was thinking the very same thing! Looks like "sanitized" ammo leftover from some clandestine op no doubt! Gunny probably has a Swedish K Gun to go with it somewhere in the Gun Room!

 

[Charliefrank]

No way to get a front end loader in that room. But there is a back door.
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Well, at least you found that.

 

[Hokie_PhD]

Gunny
In honor of you, my son and I spent time in the basement unpacking tools and getting them put away.

I have two vertical file cabinets I bought cheap at auction. I’ve built some holders for my drills, saws, impact driver etc. I removed the doors and they work great. I can pull out the drawer and get to anything. So it’s nice having everything organized.

My mitre saw is currently on an AV cart I bought until I make the bench for it. And the file cabinets I have hold things like sand paper, nuts, bolts, screws, nails etc.

The nice thing is now I have room to figure out where the reloading bench is going, where the workbenches are going etc.

Anyway, thought I’d mention it as I guess we have motivated each other. And I can’t wait to get to building the benches and being able to reload and do projects in a nice neat organized shop!

 

[straightShot]

Nice! This thread inspired me to look, but not to clean or organize. At least not yet. I figure that looking is a first step. Cleaning and organizing can happen later.

This thread helped me find my 1944 Turkish 8mm ammo. After moving a dozen cast iron pots and pans and some camp dutch ovens, I found boxes of green bandoleers holding stripper clips full of ammo. I also found a few wooden crates full of 7.62x54R ammo and 2,000 primed 5.56 cases ready to reload. If I put a little effort into it, I'll find a lot more and also find some projects that I haven't completed. I'm sure glad that I'm not the only one out there.

 

[GunnyUSMC]

The first step in recovery is admitting you have a mess.
Hokie, did those bench plans arrive yet?

 

[Hokie_PhD]

Not yet

 

[GunnyUSMC]

I’ve had a box marked magazines sitting on a shelf that I use for extra magazines. Tonight I decided to go through it to see what was in it.
Just some run of the mill mags.


And some nice ones

 

[GunnyUSMC]

I found four more M1 Carbine magazines.

 

[bannockburn]

Gunny

I like the Randall .45 mag; would love to have one of their 1911s to go with it! And I had one of those "abbreviated" mags that came with my Universal M1 Carbine.

 

[GunnyUSMC]

Gunny

I like the Randall .45 mag; would love to have one of their 1911s to go with it! And I had one of those "abbreviated" mags that came with my Universal M1 Carbine.

Well, I have the guns to go with most of these magazines, but not the Randall. I missed one about 25 years ago. I walked into a pawn shop where I knew the owner. He asked me about the Randall 1911s and my first reaction was to ask if he had one. He said he had just sold it for $350. I cried.

 

[Shimitup]

One of these, I'm just mean.

 

[GunnyUSMC]

One of these, I'm just mean.
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Thank you so much but I could never except such a generous gift.
Your making me jealous.

 

[bannockburn]

Gunny

I walked into a pawn shop where I knew the owner. He asked me about the Randall 1911s and my first reaction was to ask if he had one. He said he had just sold it for $350. I cried.

I feel your pain...I would have wept too!

 

[bannockburn]

Shimitup

One of these, I'm just mean.

Man that it just too cold!

Nice Randall though!

 

[Shimitup]

Shimitup



Man that it just too cold!

Nice Randall though!

Yeah I just gave in to an evil twinge. Honestly I have fits of envy seeing what Gunny digs up, hardly wait for the next installment. Thanks for the compliment on the Randall, bought new in '84. She's a shooter, lots of rounds through it.

 

[GunnyUSMC]

Yeah I just gave in to an evil twinge. Honestly I have fits of envy seeing what Gunny digs up, hardly wait for the next installment. Thanks for the compliment on the Randall, bought new in '84. She's a shooter, lots of rounds through it.

Wait no longer!
This pass week I have been sorting brass and ammo, not much fun. And then I discovered I have 8000 rounds of 5.56 ammo. How did that happen?
I decided to move across the shop to have some fun.
I know that y’all have seen that green Russian K98 crate, well here it is again.


I cleaned up around it.



And opened it.

 

[JeffG]

Y'know Gunny, they could do a television series on you...The NRA narrator and the whole bit!

 

[NIGHTLORD40K]

Wait no longer!
This pass week I have been sorting brass and ammo, not much fun. And then I discovered I have 8000 rounds of 5.56 ammo. How did that happen?
I decided to move across the shop to have some fun.
I know that y’all have seen that green Russian K98 crate, well here it is again.
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I cleaned up around it.
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And opened it.
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Reminds me of the good old days at Sarco or Mitchell's Mauser's.....
So, Gunny, how much extra do you charge for hand select?

 

[Dr.Rob]

Great to see you making so much progress, must feel good to get it all sorted.

 

[Shanghai McCoy]

HOLY CR#P!!!!
Geez Gunny, now what's going to be in that cedar chest under it ?

 

[NIGHTLORD40K]

HOLY CR#P!!!!
Geez Gunny, now what's going to be in that cedar chest under it ?

Oooh ooh, I know! RPG-7!

 

[GunnyUSMC]

HOLY CR#P!!!!
Geez Gunny, now what's going to be in that cedar chest under it ?

The cedar cheat is empty. I was going to restore it, but I really don’t have the time. If someone wants to come over and pick it up, it’s yours.

 

[bushmaster1313]

Just knowing that such a place exists is an inspiration