Oh, good heavens, let the boy be. When I was a tech-support geek for AOL in the 90s, I formed a commie underground cell at the call center we named the Peoples Front for the Liberation of CompuServe. I still have some of the old Soviet flair I hung from my badge strap and can still remember...
As far as delivery is concerned, Thursdays and Fridays are optimal for me, so if you find yourself planning a trip south let me know. Not sure what a good midpoint would be.
Sorry, Matt, it was a rough night and I overslept. If you get a hankering on a Thursday or Friday for a BBQ lunch, drop me a PM. I'm almost always free (and actually awake) on those days.
My favorite semilocal joint is Lefty's in Waldorf, but I'm always open to new yumminess.
Pre-1898 means an antique, not a collectible, and is not subject to the GCA.....it's like black powder firearms. Legal to ship directly to non-licensees, can't tell you if the deal is worthwhile though.
Do what you need to do, those rifles have been waiting for decades, they can go a few days longer. Here's hoping your family troubles work out to everyone's satisfaction.
300 yards is about the upper limit for the Soviet M43 cartridge. With decent ammo and rifle quality and condition, your accuracy at that range is limited by your skill and the sights. The SKS, like a lot of military rifles, has a very short sight radius. I've seen a product called a Techsight...
There are several good 12-step programs for this.
Presuming you are not the reappearance of a recently-banned troll of the liberal persuasion, welcome! We have several valued liberal members, and that's OK, so long as they register with the authorities when they move and wear the distinctive...
There are quite a few of these I'd like, but I've got to get the Suess-themed one!
"I will stash them in my house,
I will hide them from my spouse..."
LOL.
Let's leave color out of this.
I put "Because the voices in my head told me to" on my app, but I mailed it right before I moved, and I knew my jackass landlord was moving in behind me.