Guns and Shooting

[100Acre]

Both Germany and Japan towards the end of the war and as resources became short, as with most of the weapons that were manufactured were lacking in various parts and or quality controls. Many of these possibly non safe guns are now collectors items. Always look for guns made prior to the wars and at the very end. Many didn't have safety's or made with crude or below grade metallurgy. It may not be safe to shoot but it may be worth more money!

 

[100Acre]

That’s hilarious ! This is what I was talking about. Packed full of....
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Thank god it's plastic otherwise those tears would make everything rust.

 

[Remington]

Thank god it's plastic otherwise those tears would make everything rust.

Lmao

 

[Todd627]

Lmao

Ditto!!

 

[100Acre]

I went to look at another Mosin Nagant today and ended up scoring 7 more spam cans for a phenomenal deal! I also got to play with a real Non-Transferable Russian belt fed RPD full auto light machine gun. Didn't get to shoot it but boy was it cool!
The VKT Hex receiver is a 76.2 x 54r Finnish made Valmet M1891 or M91 for short. Even though it's the longest barrel design they made during that time period. Later, the variant M91/30 was used predominantly by the Russians during WW2. There's a lot of interesting history attached to all the various types. They're still affordable enough to collect and only seem to increase in value. About 5 years ago they were selling for around $70 and now can reach up into the $7-900 range like the 1915 New England Westinghouse I found recently. My favorites are the older ones with the Hex receivers. Another cool thing about the VKT one is that it's mostly all matching numbers and a low serial number from their first year of production. Got Mosins?

Guns make me fat.

 

[100Acre]

For you Mosin collectors out there..

 

[100Acre]

Great link for decyphering 762x54r spam cans from Russia- With Love...
Decoding Soviet Military Surplus Ammunition Labels
The one thing I cannot seem to figure out yet is grain weight.

 

[alloutdoors]

Got my new CZ to try in IDPA.. It is a CZ 75 Shadow, Target II.

 

[ohanacreek]

Great link for decyphering 762x54r spam cans from Russia- With Love...
Decoding Soviet Military Surplus Ammunition Labels
The one thing I cannot seem to figure out yet is grain weight.
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Take one of each, pull the bullets, and weigh them.

 

[100Acre]

Take one of each, pull the bullets, and weigh them.

I just don't want to open the spam cans. Worth more intact and store better. I was hoping the Cyrillic marks would tell but apparently not. From what I've read is that they're predominantly 147 or 148 grain. Light Ball and or AP.

The cans with the 10 stamped inside of 2 circles is non corrosive Bulgarian. The other is most likely corrosive from Russia.

 

[100Acre]

Something else; With the escalation of troubles between Russia and the Ukraine, it seems very unlikely that any more of this surplus ammo will be imported here any time in the near future, which sadly enough will continue to drive up the price of these cans. Bad for them but good for me...

 

[100Acre]

Police Department Asking Residents to Provide Firearm Serial Numbers

 

[ohanacreek]

Police Department Asking Residents to Provide Firearm Serial Numbers

“We’re from the government and we’re here to help.”

 

[100Acre]

“We’re from the government and we’re here to help.”

like Govt Cheese...

 

[Remington]

I went to look at another Mosin Nagant today and ended up scoring 7 more spam cans for a phenomenal deal! I also got to play with a real Non-Transferable Russian belt fed RPD full auto light machine gun. Didn't get to shoot it but boy was it cool!
The VKT Hex receiver is a 76.2 x 54r Finnish made Valmet M1891 or M91 for short. Even though it's the longest barrel design they made during that time period. Later, the variant M91/30 was used predominantly by the Russians during WW2. There's a lot of interesting history attached to all the various types. They're still affordable enough to collect and only seem to increase in value. About 5 years ago they were selling for around $70 and now can reach up into the $7-900 range like the 1915 New England Westinghouse I found recently. My favorites are the older ones with the Hex receivers. Another cool thing about the VKT one is that it's mostly all matching numbers and a low serial number from their first year of production. Got Mosins?

Guns make me fat.
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That’s BA man! Great find

 

[100Acre]

View attachment 95053 Got my new CZ to try in IDPA.. It is a CZ 75 Shadow, Target II.

Looks like something out of blade runner

 

[Superthrill]

My Open toy I built.

 

[Dragon21]

My Open toy I built.

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@GridlockH8 when you gonna build one of these?

 

[Superthrill]

I will post up a recent pic tonight. I recently addes the CK Arms E2 stainless Steel grip. I did all the machine work on the slide and even made the optics mount from aluminum bar stock.

With the big stick in, it holds 29 rds of 9 Major. So much fun it should be illegal...

 

[alloutdoors]

I will post up a recent pic tonight. I recently addes the CK Arms E2 stainless Steel grip. I did all the machine work on the slide and even made the optics mount from aluminum bar stock. With the big stick in, it holds 29 rds of 9 Major. So much fun it should be illegal...

Great looking rig.... Curious can you share the load combination used to make major in 9 mm?