Gun prOn!

[Looking for Knowledge]

Good choices Alex. Both solid shooters. I have a blued single six and just love the thing.

On a different note, I finally finished the .50 build.

[Vrock]

I've had my eye on this gun for quite some time. I might buy it this month. There's something about revolvers that I just love. Simple, elegant, powerful.

I have a GP-100, stainless, 6" barrel in .357. It's a nice gun. I'm sure you'd be happy with it.

Revolvers are fun and all, but cleaning those chambers is a PITA.

[paulWTAMU]

Vrock wrote: Revolvers are fun and all, but cleaning those chambers is a PITA.

You said it. I can't ever get the chambers on my snub nose looking totally clean after a heavy range session. They've got a decent amount of black on them now and I just can't make it go away.

[Vrock]

Vrock wrote: Revolvers are fun and all, but cleaning those chambers is a PITA.

You said it. I can't ever get the chambers on my snub nose looking totally clean after a heavy range session. They've got a decent amount of black on them now and I just can't make it go away.

This may sound scary, but for cleaning the chambers try a stainless steel bore brush. There's no rifling in there so you really don't need to worry about scratching anything, and in my experience the stainless steel brushes are still softer than the gun's steel. Takes about half the time as a bronze brush, and it gets them CLEAN.

As for cleaning the black on the front of the cylinder, I use a stainless steel toothbrush. You just have to be a little careful, but I've been cleaning revolvers like this for a while with no problems.

[Vrock]

On a different note, I finally finished the .50 build.

Awesome. When are we going back in time to hunt dinosaurs?

I wonder how that thing feels when you shoot it...

[Vrock]

Here's the latest addition to my Cold War Eastern Bloc collection: a 1981 Bulgarian Makarov. It was advertised as un-issued, and I believe it. It has a touch of storage wear on it, but otherwise is pristine....I don't think it's even been test-fired.

[Kevin]

holy ****!!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=StXMHw32kjA

[bthylafh]

Impressive. He didn't mention that he's leaving a round in the chamber between reloads so he doesn't have to re-cock.

[Vrock]

Plus he's shooting the popper low enough so that it falls slowly. Still, quite impressive though. I'd love to be that fast and accurate.

[FireGryphon]

What, no moving targets? Pffffft.

[Vrock]

BTW, I am replaying Uncharted: Drake's Fortune in anticipation of the sequel...and I realized that Nate carries a Makarov PM, heh.

[FireGryphon]

My Google-fu is failing me. Where can I find some good gun dealers in northern Virginia?

[Chun¢]

I don't think they like being called dealers...

[Vrock]

I don't think they like being called dealers...

No, that's what they are. They don't mind at all.

[Vrock]

My Google-fu is failing me. Where can I find some good gun dealers in northern Virginia?

Try searching this thread:
http://www.usacarry.com/forums/virginia ... tores.html

Looking to buy?

[FireGryphon]

Yeah, I figure that since I'm now living in Virginia, it's time to start my own gun collection, since my father's is staying up north. If I can look around and find a good deal, maybe I can stretch my budget a bit. I'm looking for a handgun. I figure those are the least expensive firearms, though I don't know much else about them; in NYC it was easier to own rifles and shotguns and impossible to buy handguns, so I never bothered with 'em until now.

Will check out the website, too, thanks.

[Darkmage]

I've had good luck with Virginia Arms in Manassas and I have a few friends who shop at Quantico Arms in Woodbridge. Blue Ridge is okay, but they have changed owners enough times that I'm not sure how the current crop is treating people.

My suggestion is to know what you want and then go to the gun shows in Chantilly. Trader Jerry and Quantico Arms are probably the best places to pick up stuff at the shows.

I personally stay away from Dark Sun at the gun shows. Their prices are great, but I get so much attitude coming off of them every time I interact with them that I am willing to pay more just to not have to deal with it.

[Vrock]

I personally stay away from Dark Sun at the gun shows. Their prices are great, but I get so much attitude coming off of them every time I interact with them that I am willing to pay more just to not have to deal with it.

Heh, I bought something from them once and the tattoed guy said "one of my skanks will be over to get you started with paperwork". They do have great prices and a nice selection of mil-surp stuff though. I don't think they mean anything by their attitudes, I think they're just naturally surly dudes.

[Darkmage]

Heh, I bought something from them once and the tattoed guy said "one of my skanks will be over to get you started with paperwork". They do have great prices and a nice selection of mil-surp stuff though. I don't think they mean anything by their attitudes, I think they're just naturally surly dudes.

Yeah, I know exactly whom you're talking about. That kind of surly I don't need. The real hassle came when my wife tried to buy something. There was "an issue" with her documentation and they flat-out refused to work with us. Which I can understand. But the attitude on top of it was too much. I don't mind if they can't help me. I do mind being treated like a criminal when they can't help me.

[Chun¢]

The only gun show I've been to was at the same place that my school has homecoming.

[Darkmage]

The only gun show I've been to was at the same place that my school has homecoming.

I'd ask if you picked up anything during the festivities, but as I recall from my homecoming experiences I spent all my money on dinner & flowers for my date.

[Chun¢]

I dropped most of my coin on dinner. Related to topic, my buddy just got a Russian SVT-40 from 1940... i'll try and get some pics up.

[bthylafh]

I dropped most of my coin on dinner. Related to topic, my buddy just got a Russian SVS from 1940... i'll try and get some pics up.

Do you mean an SVT-40? If so, very nice.

[Vrock]

I dropped most of my coin on dinner. Related to topic, my buddy just got a Russian SVS from 1940... i'll try and get some pics up.

Do you mean an SVT-40? If so, very nice.

I should have bought a SVT 10 years ago when they were floating around $350-$400. Now, if you can find them, you're paying $900-$1100. *sigh*

[paulWTAMU]

Out of all the WWII guns, I think I want the original BAR the most. Might not be the best out of the lot...but damn, I want to play with it! I imagine the weight would totally dampen recoil too, and since I'd be driving to the range and carrying it all of 30 yards or so to the firing line, it wouldn't be too heavy for that.

I'd also take a Thompson.

[Captain Ned]

Out of all the WWII guns, I think I want the original BAR the most.

WWII?

[Chun¢]

Yeah I ment the SVT. mixed it up with the SKS, now i'll edit my post and make you all seem like fools HA!
btw its really pretty, matching stock and receiver, and its got 1940 printed on it. My buddy got it for his 18th before his parents kicked him out.
EDIT: Vrcok, I felt the same way about the SKS...

[Vrock]

Out of all the WWII guns, I think I want the original BAR the most. Might not be the best out of the lot...but damn, I want to play with it! I imagine the weight would totally dampen recoil too, and since I'd be driving to the range and carrying it all of 30 yards or so to the firing line, it wouldn't be too heavy for that.

I'd also take a Thompson.

Auto-Ordnance makes a nice Thompson semi-auto replica, but the 10 1/2" barrel version requires the $200 fee on top of an already expensive two grand for the gun. It's a shame.

[paulWTAMU]

Heh, if I could afford 2 grand for the gun, I think the 200 fee wouldn't be a big deal.
realistically though, I just can't justify 2 grand on a toy. Getting my business off the ground comes first. Oh well.

And the Browning Automatic Rifle was introduced in 1918, and served through...Korea I think? Or maybe Vietnam? Can't really remember.

[Vrock]

There's a guy in VA who specializes in 'investment grade machine guns'. Always makes me laugh. Just because they cost a crapload doesn't mean they're a good investment.

Saw a guy at a show in Richmond last weekend who had two MP-44s for the low low prices of $17K and $18K. He saw me looking and told me what they cost. I told him I had no interest in taking out a second mortgage and left.