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It was Detroit not Chicago.

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Nice rifle! What is the year of manufacture? Do you have any pictures of the markings on the top of the barrel?

Romanian AIM http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k239/jjjxlr8/Firearms/AIM/IMG_2538.jpg Bulgarian AK74 http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k239/jjjxlr8/Firearms/AK74/IMG_4142.jpg Norincos...56S-1, 84S-1, 86S http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k239/jjjxlr8/Firearms/56S-1/IMG_2386.jpg

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That's a nice find! You got it for about half price, too!! The M39 rifles are one of the most accurate versions of the Mosin Nagant family of rifles. If you can find it, try some of the surplus Czech ammo in the greenish blue boxes (mid 60's or late 80's). It shoots GREAT out of mine.

Yeah, that arctic birch has beautiful figure. Finnish military firearms... 1944 Tikkakoski M91/30, 1942 Valtion Kirvaaritehdas (VKT) M39, early 80's Valmet M76T http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k239/jjjxlr8/Firearms/Finnish%20M91_30/IMG_1444.jpg http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k239/jjjxlr8/Firearms/Valmet_M76/IMG_2864.jpg http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k239/jjjxlr8/Firearms/Valmet_M76/IMG_2865.jpg

Hold off on the M1 Garand purchase. There will be a flood of these from S. Korea by Summer time. Not sure on condition, yet, but I suspect prices will be around $500. The importers are paying around $250 each for these rifles.

Yeah, it's really not that type of firearm. More of a collector piece these days not something you'd take into battle. You can buy a quick release picatinny mount that will accept any type of sight or optic but that's about it. There are a few replacement parts (charging handles, firing pins, etc.) available.

I have a Romanian M44 that I could part with, but of course it has the added weight of the sidefolding bayonet. Are you looking for something strictly as a shooter or a collectible/shooter piece?

How about an Armalite AR180? This is a neat gun designed by Eugene Stoner back in the good old days of Armalite. It's piston driven, has a folding stock, ambidextrous safety lever, has a unique quick release scope mount design, it's light weight, reliable, and very collectible. Only around 12000 of these produced. Chambered for the 5.56x45 NATO (.223) round. I might be interested in partial trades, too, like a Russian 1pn34.... http://i89.photobucket.com/albums/k239/jjjxlr8/Firearms/AR180/IMG_2303.jpg

Sold pending funds...

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I think you can rule the AR10 and M1A out on the "cheap to shoot" requirement. 7.62x51 (.308) is not cheap to shoot. IF you can find a well built AK74, that would be a little more accurate than an AK47 type rifle and the ammo is less expensive. The AR would be the way to go for the best accuracy, though.

Is that preferred?

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You got the right idea. It's actually potassium chlorate that is used as the oxidizer in the primer compound and it forms potassium chloride salts when it burns. It's very hygroscopic (readily absorbs moisture) and will quickly pull moisture out of the air and can accelerate corrosion where ever combustion gases travel. The salts are water soluble, and while you can't 'neutralize' a salt, you can dissolve it in water and wipe it and/or wash it away. Ammonia only helps deal with the copper fouling that can make it more difficult to get to the salts. With the AK rifle, you will need to clean the gas tube as well as the bore. All 5.45x39 surplus ammo is corrosively primed. It's really no big deal as you should clean it anyway, corrosive ammo or not. even regular powder residue can absorb moisture and cause corrosion problems.

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Check out Gunbroker. There are lots of SKS rifles for sale at very reasonable prices. The Chinese SKS56 rifles are the best bang for the buck in the World of SKS rifles. Yugoslavian models are nice, too, although they don't have chrome lined bores and often show signs of corrosion, particularly the SKS59/66 models with the gas valve for launching grenades. If you can inspect first, or pick up one of the un-issued rifles that are available for under $350, that's the way to go on the Yugos. The stocks are a little heavier than SKS rifles from other countries, which makes for nice shooting. Dans Sporting Goods has some fairly rare Yugo M59s (the original without grenade launcher) for $289 right now. They won't last long at that price. They also have the SKS59/66 models for $325.

This makes me smile.

Fixed.

That kind of publicity is bad for business.

Over time, all springs tend to lose elasticity. If you keep mags full of cartridges, the spring can 'relax' and 'creep' over time. The constant compression force on the spring causes it to become shorter (creep) and the decrease in force is called relaxation. That said, I've never had any problems keeping the mags in my Glock loaded all of the time, although I do notice a huge difference in spring force between certain magazines. Not sure why, and they all seem to work fine, weak spring or strong.