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Offline Lock-n-load

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Re: I have a gun addiction.......
« Reply #15 on: June 10, 2023, 08:45:30 PM »
What a great collection, impressive!

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« Reply #16 on: June 11, 2023, 02:57:59 AM »
This is not an addiction... I would say it is just a good start.  I remind my wife that I can waste my money on guns and ammo or spend it on older whisky and younger women.  She can choose.

I am proud of my shooting brothers who are willing to assist you in your hour of need. 

Best wishes.

JW

Yeap, a great bunch of guys willing to step up and relieve me of my self imposed burden.
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« Reply #17 on: June 11, 2023, 02:58:24 AM »
What a great collection, impressive!

Thank you.
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« Reply #18 on: June 11, 2023, 03:00:01 AM »
Didn't find any surplus handguns today, but I did adopt a stray 1896 Terni Carcano M1891 (Long rifle). So the gunshow wasn't a bust. Just need to find a bayonet and sling to complete it. Here's some quick shots of it.








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« Reply #19 on: June 12, 2023, 08:00:00 AM »

My wife says my cologne is a mixture of cosmoline, bore cleaner, gun powder, and old leather. BTW I'm just across the border from yall in Florida.....Go Noles!
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Gonna be at the Wakulla Springs
Lodge around 4th of July. Be happy to bring my pickup for the transfer.  ;)   If that area is your stomping ground, any suggestions on things to see down there? Good lodging? Restaurants. ETC ETC? And of course gunstores! Going to meander along the coast road in the panhandle from St Teresa to Pensacola over a week. Been years since I've been to the Pensacola Naval Air Museum. Love old war birds. Milsurp is milsurp right?  ;D
Oh yeah, GO DAWGS!! SIC 'EM! ---Fellow GatorHater.
And so the moderator won't gig me for being completely off subject, your collection humbles me! I thought I had a good milsurp collection going. After seeing yours, I now have some "Keeping up with the Johnsons" to do! Now I'll be able to go to my wife with the "But honey, the other guys have one." excuse for purchases.
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« Reply #20 on: June 12, 2023, 12:01:21 PM »

Gonna be at the Wakulla Springs  Lodge around 4th of July. Be happy to bring my pickup for the transfer.  ;)   If that area is your stomping ground, any suggestions on things to see down there? Good lodging? Restaurants. ETC ETC? And of course gunstores! Going to meander along the coast road in the panhandle from St Teresa to Pensacola over a week. Been years since I've been to the Pensacola Naval Air Museum. Love old war birds. Milsurp is milsurp right?  ;D

Oh yeah, GO DAWGS!! SIC 'EM! ---Fellow GatorHater.

And so the moderator won't gig me for being completely off subject, your collection humbles me! I thought I had a good milsurp collection going. After seeing yours, I now have some "Keeping up with the Johnsons" to do! Now I'll be able to go to my wife with the "But honey, the other guys have one." excuse for purchases.

I'm in the Panama City area.....If your wife likes shopping there is Pier Park on Panama City Beach. Before going to the Museum call ahead to just to make sure you can get on base. Its been hit or miss with civilians gaining access to bases around here. One week we can bring guests on base, the next week no go. I read where PNAS was allowing visitors on base for the museum, but things change week to week. So double check before driving out.. Eglin AFB Armament museum has a small aircraft display, about 15 or 20 birds. They are just outside the base and open to the general public.

Panama City itself is hit or miss on restaurants, Panama City Beach has ton of seafood places, but I tend to stay away from that side of the bridge, gets too congested with traffic during Spring and Summer.

Gun stores have become hit or miss, there are some gun and pawn shops between Tallahassee and Panama City. I'll get with a buddy in the Tallahassee area and see if he can drop me the names of them.

There is the Man Cave in Callway/Panama City, he normally has a few milsurps. Jays in Panama City and in Crestview have some milsurps from time to time, typically priced on the high end. Seems like all anybody wants anymore is AR platforms or hunting rifles.

On topic, I found a bayonet online for my Carcano, waiting to hear back on it. Found some ammo and clips for it, they've been ordered. Now I just need to find the correct style sling for it and she'll be complete. Still need to break the rifle down and check her out.

Funny story with the rifle. My wife was helping me look the markings over on the rifle and I racked the bolt back and heard a loud click and the bolt wouldn't go back in all the way. No matter what I tired the cocking piece could not be pulled back to reset it. I tore the bolt down, and found enough grease to supply a 50's Greaser with hair product for a year. Once cleaned, I was finally able to pull the cocking piece back and reset the bolt and viola problem fixed.
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« Reply #21 on: June 13, 2023, 07:34:07 AM »
Thx for all the great info!! Will definitely take it to heart.
As per cosmoline, if the gunk came in colors I'd consider painting my house with it! The dang stuff seems almost indestructible! Bought a couple of Yugo SKS rifles that appeared to have been dipped buttstock to bayonet completely in cosmo! Took a while and some elbow de-grease to clean em up. Mineral Spirits pretty much melts it off but still a huge mess!!

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« Reply #22 on: June 13, 2023, 10:35:33 AM »
All these battle rifles and you still don’t have a FAL?

You’re not even started yet haha

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« Reply #23 on: June 13, 2023, 01:55:52 PM »
All these battle rifles and you still don’t have a FAL?

You’re not even started yet haha

True, finding one local hasn't been successful. Finding a new FFL that doesn't want to rape me on the transfer, or doesn't want to make the process harder than it is, hasn't been easy either. Went to buy a CETME C barreled receiver. Seller, like most, wanted my FFL to send proof of said FFL. Well two that I went to, stated the seller or their FFL HAS to send their FFL to them first before they would send theirs. Another FFL I checked with wanted $100.00 for the transfer, whereas most, not all, around here charge $35.00 to $45.00. Some FFLs won't accept anything that they didn't purchase or order.

My go to FFL retired and the business he worked at closed up shop. But when dealing with him, he just gave me a copy of his FFL, and said when you order something give me a heads up so I know it's coming.

There are a lot weapons on my wish list, I'm slowly finding them, its been a long slow process. I've been collecting since 2011, so 12 years now, had a break from doing so after Hurricane Michael. Damage to the house was severe, both Jeeps were totaled, tons of furniture damaged beyond repair. So between Oct 2018 and May 2021, I made no gun purchases. I was focused on recovery and rebuilding....
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« Reply #24 on: June 13, 2023, 02:03:06 PM »
Thx for all the great info!! Will definitely take it to heart.
As per cosmoline, if the gunk came in colors I'd consider painting my house with it! The dang stuff seems almost indestructible! Bought a couple of Yugo SKS rifles that appeared to have been dipped buttstock to bayonet completely in cosmo! Took a while and some elbow de-grease to clean em up. Mineral Spirits pretty much melts it off but still a huge mess!!

I take the stock and hang them outside or in the shed and let them heat up and leech the grease out. Sometimes I speed the process up with a hair dryer or heat gun. Metal parts I pour boiling water over them, give them a quick wipe down to dry them, run a patch or two down the barrel as need then wipe them down with transmission fluid. I can do the metal portion of a rifle in 15 minutes or less. I'm always waiting on the stock.
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Re: I have a gun addiction.......
« Reply #25 on: June 13, 2023, 04:03:36 PM »


I take the stock and hang them outside or in the shed and let them heat up and leech the grease out. Sometimes I speed the process up with a hair dryer or heat gun. Metal parts I pour boiling water over them, give them a quick wipe down to dry them, run a patch or two down the barrel as need then wipe them down with transmission fluid. I can do the metal portion of a rifle in 15 minutes or less. I'm always waiting on the stock.

 Wood is always the more tedious part. In addition to what you mentioned one super lazy way (if your environment allows) is just to let them sit outside in the sun on a hot bright day.

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« Reply #26 on: June 13, 2023, 04:41:40 PM »
All these battle rifles and you still don’t have a FAL?

You’re not even started yet haha

True, finding one local hasn't been successful. Finding a new FFL that doesn't want to rape me on the transfer, or doesn't want to make the process harder than it is, hasn't been easy either. Went to buy a CETME C barreled receiver. Seller, like most, wanted my FFL to send proof of said FFL. Well two that went to, stated the seller or their FFL HAS to send their FFL to them first before they would send theirs. Another FFL I checked with wanted $100.00 for the transfer, whereas most, not all, around here charge $35.00 to $45.00. Some FFLs won't accept anything that they didn't purchase or order.

My go to FFL retired and the business he worked at closed up shop. But when dealing with him, he just gave me a copy of his FFL, and said when you order something give me a heads up so I know it's coming.

There are a lot weapons on my wish list, I'm slowly finding them, its been a long slow process. I've been collecting since 2011, so 12 years now, had a break from doing so after Hurricane Michael. Damage to the house was severe, both Jeeps were totaled, tons of furniture damaged beyond repair. So between Oct 2018 and May 2021, I made no gun purchases. I was focused on recovery and rebuilding....

Check out Falfiles. Deals pop up on there, or just a make a post about being new to FALs and people will help you get one. I got a nice Steyr made FAL with all German and Belgian parts on an Imbel receiver for way less than they sell on the broker or classifieds

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Re: I have a gun addiction.......
« Reply #27 on: June 14, 2023, 06:22:21 AM »
Wow amazing, I am inspired to get more. I thought I was addicted to the firearm syndrome I don't know that was just an head start. Time to get more firearm.

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Re: I have a gun addiction.......
« Reply #28 on: June 14, 2023, 08:17:47 AM »
Actually in my case it is an obsession--big difference!
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Re: I have a gun addiction.......
« Reply #29 on: June 14, 2023, 03:26:33 PM »
Sounds like you need another one friend