MachIVshooter
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You never know what you're going to find sometimes. Yesterday, I went down to the local pawn and gun shop to pay off a S&W 5906 I put on layaway. I was going to wait until pay day and use cash, but I just got an itch to go get it, so I put it on the card. I fill out the 4473 and look around while waiting for my approval. I notice a fairly clean early type 99 Arisaka on the consignment rack. The mum is 90% ground, cleaning is rod missing and it had a ~2" long patch of rust on the barrel wrapping about half way around, but otherwise a very nice unit. It has a metal buttplate as well. Right next to it is sitting a very late production Remington 03A3 with a gutted receiver and no sights, but a very clean stock and shiny bore. I ask what the owner was looking to get out of them. The answer........$50 for both ! Needless to say, I didn't have to think twice. The rust cleaned off the Arisaka with virtually no pitting at all, and it'll cost me about $300 to put the 03A3 back together.
Some days you just can't believe how lucky you are!
Some days you just can't believe how lucky you are!