I have been looking into a M1919 for some time and have toyed with the idea of building one. I happened upon this from a friend of mine who saw it at Duffy's, and I couldn't pass up the deal. Rifle (in .30-06), tripod, T&E and the A6 accessories! Now I have the belt-fed bug....
With my Form 1's back from BATFE, I took my Ithaca Mod. 37 and Auto-Ordnance Semi Thompson to John at Duffy's for some work. I had him cut the Ithaca down, parkerize instead of blue it and touch up the finish on the wood. I am more than thrilled with the result of the SBS. As for the Thompson, I...
Hello all! Been a lurker and infrequent poster for a while and finally decided to formally introduce myself. So far I have learned a good deal of information from this board and look forward to learning, and sharing, more, as my collection grows.
I had this transferred through Deb at Estate Brokers in Havre de Grace. I have wanted a Mark VII Desert Eagle in .50AE for a long time (since about 2002). I am not a big fan of the Picatinny rail on the Mk XIX, and found a good deal on this Mark VII on GB. I put 29 rounds through it and had zero...
I picked up this Remington 700 SPS Tactical AAC-SD from Mark back in May 2011 and am FINALLY getting the pictures up. Mark had the best deal of all the shops I called locally that had one and was great at dealing with my questions. I also picked up a Nightforce 20MOA base from him. Current...
So I finally committed and sent in my CMP order at the end of February for a Service Grade M1 Garand. I just received it on Friday. Serial Number is 1,999,XXX, so date of production is October 1943, from what I can see. CMP gauged the Muzzle at 1+ and the Throat at 3. Everything that I can see...