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It depends on what you want it for. If you want a shooter or a "remember when" gift for a vet, go with a Mitchell's. But they have little collectors value and are unlikely to ever increase much. They devalue the day you buy them. But if you find a nice bringback it will increase in value over time, and have more historical value.

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I guess I should have looked a little closer.

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I still see a fair number of the Soviet-capture K98ks at the shows these days. Many will require some cleanup (especially of that lovely Soviet-rebuild shellac finish that turns black), but they're not expensive and they shoot nice.

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A shot from last weekend...

My 10/22 but not me shooting.
http://m-mason.smugmug.com/photos/487782328_axinK-L.jpg

-Mark.

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Big Shooting in Alabama. The liberal media is going to use this tragedy to spread their anti-gun agenda. Join the NRA and let your politicians know you will not give up your second amendment right.

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Yeah, and the prices are pretty good, too. But I'm a bringback collector. I like the history of a rifle a soldier brought home, not something that went from one arsenal to another to a big importer. You know what I mean, I'm sure.

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When did it become our job to control guns in Mexico. Take a look at this yahoo article.

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This ban is essentially saying that the US Government would like to make the US citizens more vulnerable and suffer so that Mexicans will stop killing each other. We need to start thinking about how these stupid regulations/laws effect law abiding Americans. Is Mexico thinking about us when their citizens' illegally cross the US border to abuse our healthcare/social system? I am so tired of the socialist road that America is going down.

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Just a friendly reminder: if you can't talk about something without dragging politics into it, do not discuss it at Cigar Asylum.

And, for the sake of the rest of the community, do not ruin a thread that other people are enjoying by dragging politics into it and forcing us to close it.

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Not really politics, but man, there is a huge rush on the Dept of Agriculture here in Florida for CCW's......

Florida struggles with backlog of 95,000 CCW permit requests
Talk about a state agency under the gun. The Miami Herald reports that the state Division of Licensing has a backlog 95,000 applications for concealed carry weapons permits and budget shortfalls are preventing it from keeping up with the spike in demand. As a result, the legislature may consider a midyear budget transfer of nearly $4 million to help ease the situation.

A friend of mine is on day 120 and still waiting and the state law requires issue within 90 days of recieving application. They just approved 60 temp workers to be hired to try to help with the logjam in Tallahassee.

I was at the range last Weds and the AR's are flying off the shelves and ammo is getting harder to come by. If things get too bad, I'm holing up at Jordan or Elderboy's house and I'll bring the MREs.

Just in case, I am hitting the gun show this weekend and seeing what i can stock up on....

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AR parts are nearly impossible to get (from retailers) without a 26 week wait. I haven't seen an AR on the shelves in months.

The Gander Mountain near me was completely out of .223, and I bought the last of their 30-06 150gr rounds. Went over to Dicks and got the last 200 rounds of .223 they had.

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Just ordered a H-S Precision magazine retrofit kit for my Rem 700

Hopefully they start makin mags bigger than 4...a 10 rounder would be nice!


http://territorialsupplies.com/Merch...roduct_Count=1

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All depends who you know :)

Stocks, grips, lowers, lower parts kits and upper receivers(just the receiver) are all easily acquirable in under 3 weeks time for minimal inflated value.

Barrels and BCG's on the other hand... good f*$&*#ing luck. :r

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Certainly, I like bringbacks too...but I also like having some $$ left in my pocket too!

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I'm all set with everything except the barrel (though the LPK was a little tougher to find). I got a good deal on a complete upper (with BCG), but I cannot use the barrel here in the f'in *word omitted due to CA's political policy, but use your imagination* NY. If the holes near the barrel were of a different shape, or if my right hand were to grip the rifle in a different fashion, I'd be OK, but God forbid I cross the f'in *word omitted due to CA's political policy, but use your imagination* scumbags' opinion of what constitutes an evil rifle.

If you happen to have a reference to a good deal on a barrel that is legal in ultra-*word omitted due to CA's political policy, but use your imagination* NYS, I'm all ears.

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I have a 14.5" chrome lined M4 style govt profile bushmaster barrel with mini-Y compensator pinned to bring the OAL to 16.1"... barely 1k rounds.

Wouldn't happen to need such a thing would you? :)

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I cannot say. I can, however, say that I'm fairly certain that any such dealings are against CA policy. I'm not in agreement with the policy, nor am I in any way scolding, but simply abiding by the aforementioned policy. I will be researching the arrangement and its legality and would greatly appreciate a PM or email to further discuss any possibility of further discussions in the event that such further discussions could possibly lead to further discourse which could possibly lead to an arrangement in which we could possibly discuss some sort of electronic meeting in which we could discuss the length and circumference of such barrel.

I know we've got a lawyer on the mod staff, and I know I'm just a lowly engineer, but I hope I've properly handled that one. Mr. Croatan, what sayeth you? ;)

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I made no such indication that I wished to sell such a device, especially on a forum such as this. I was simply seeing if such a device was something you were looking for in case I stumbled across one and could link you to it elseware :al

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Splendid. I am, in fact, looking for such a device. Should you happen to see one located somewhere on the intraweb, kindly send me an electronic message hinting at the location where I might possibly be able to peruse such merchandise should the current bastardization of dotgov approve and allow me such a privilege as to outfit my legally owned firearm with a proper barrel that meets standards that make as much logical sense as allowing your teenage daughter to be driven home from her babysitting job by a guy with the initials of T.K.