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?
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.