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  1. 1943m1garand

    Never Happens To Me

    http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/crim...ry.html?hpid=z4 Normally, buying merchandise through Amazon is an unremarkable experience. You click to purchase, then a tracking number appears in your e-mail, and, a few days after that, a driver pulls up out front. In most instances, you get what...
  2. 1943m1garand

    Surplus .30-06

    Sorry if this has been addressed before and I was not sure where else to post this, but being the reloading section, I'm sure the learned people here can provide an answer. I was sorting my surplus .30-06 which is a variety of Greek, Korean, and I think even a little older U.S. ammo. In any...
  3. 1943m1garand

    Help Please -- M1A

    I keep reading that everyone seems to regret every weapon they sold. But I would really like to sell my Springfield M1A (Loaded) to finance the new LaRue OBR/OSR (I think the offical name is now the OBR). I'm torn becuase the LaRue is a better rifle, but I love the walnut and steel of the M1A...
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    Range Report Frangible 5.56????

    In preparation for shoot-house training, I purchased modest supply of frangible 5.56. I understand how the ammunition works in principle, metallic powder is compressed at extremely high pressures to form the bullet, and when the bullet hits a target it fragments. I have been told that, for...
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    Rifle Scopes ACOG TA31-RCO-M4

    Question: The FM suggested that I use electrical tape over the fiber optic if there is too much light coming in. On a very bright sunny day, the chevron does washout and the scope can be a little difficult to use. A friend told me to use layers of Scotch Tape instead. Suggestions anyone...