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I think the timing of this is on our side with the election coming up. Considering the uproar that was generated the first time they changed their minds and blocked the sale, I think another reversal on the decision would not be wise. Who knows though. I've got a spot reserved in one of my safes just in case.

Most military ammo crates are built very well. They have to withstand rough handling and must able to handle the weight of being stacked. So did you shoot your rifle, yet? What is the year and manufacturer? Check the markings on the top of the barrel.

M1 Garands and Carbines were originally approved for sale to the US back in 2009, then the current administration reversed the decision in March of 2010. After a huge backlash from the gun rights organizations, only the M1 Garands were approved for import in Sept. 2011. The 600,000 Carbines are just too dangerous as they accept scary high capacity magazines and would somehow become the weapon of choice for gang bangers. These rifles were not "lend/lease" rifles. Apparently S. Korea paid for them, although I suspect they didn't pay much! The government of South Korea received a letter on Sept. 2nd 2011 from the US to allow the sale of the Garands.

Well, the auction has begun! S. Korea is allowing open bidding by US importers, now, which will end on June 25th. So far, so good! As long as there are no political hiccups, 84,417 Garands will be coming back home where they belong...

My friend has one of these 1911 pistols and I've shot it a couple of times. I can't remember the exact model but it was one of the tactical versions. Very nice pistol. Fit and finish were very good and it functioned flawlessly.

I use my laser mainly for dry fire practice! It's very helpful for me to see if I'm moving the dot when I squeeze the trigger. I tried using the laser once during some self defense type training / shooting. The drills basically involved pulling the firearm up and shooting immediately, both while stationary and moving. I barely even saw the sights or the dot from the laser! It was simply point and shoot muscle memory. My total focus was on the target and there was really no time to aim in the traditional sense. This was a bit of an eye opener for me.

That's why you need this... Rudolph nose

A lever action pistol, huh. There's a local gun store that has a couple of these. What do you do with it? What caliber is it?

Yes, the VEPRs are supposed to be one of the best Kalashnikov type rifles avaiable. Very well built and are very accurate in other calibers such as .308. I'm sure the 7.62x54 would be comparable, although there are fewer choices for match grade ammo unless you are making your own. On the Garands... there are some M1 Garands coming from S. Korea this summer. Condition is unknown but the price should be decent and these will likely be available from several importers, meaning there will be some competition in the marketplace.

Lol...sometimes it's hard to stick to the list.

I just passed this one to 7 of my closest gun toting friends. The closest Starbucks is about 30 minutes away, but maybe I can plan a little road trip that day...

It arrived yesterday! HK91, complete with bipod and surplus fero Z24 scope.

Updated... SPAS 12 PPK

Good news! Looks like the decision to block importation of more than 86000 M1 Garands from South Korea has been reversed. They will be here by Summer time and they are being sold to the importers at $220 each. Sounds like there is potential for a flood of $500 Korean War Garands... Unfortunately, the 600,000 M1 Carbines that SK wanted to export were not allowed because they have a scary magazine that can hold more rounds. http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2012/01/116_103154.html

Does this barrel have on of the .223 Wylde chambers?

That Corbon stuff is good defensive ammo. What's the bullet weight and velocity listed on the box? I'm using the Hornady Critical defense which has a bullet weight of 90gr. and a velocity of 1000 fps. Generally speaking for personal defense HP ammo, you want a high velocity and lower bullet weight to provide good expansion.

The speed at which the bullets falls to Earth is much less than the speed at which it is fired out of the barrel. The terminal velocity would be less than 100m/s (328 ft/s). Still dangerous, though!

You'll probably be pleasantly surprised with the accruacy. Make sure that the two action screws are tight before shooting. They are supposed to be torqued to 40 inch pounds and tend to loosen up sometimes, which will negatively affect the accuracy. Just keep them snug and check them occasionally.

Cool! Looks like it's nicely finished. Is it heavy? What do they use the compartment in the grip for on the semi-autos?

I would stay away from 'factory' reloads. There are so many things that can go wrong during the reloading process and you just don't know what control processes are in place at these businesses that are ultimately trying to make money. What short cuts are they taking? Where do they get their brass? It sounds to me like they are either using less sensitive primers or they didn't seat them fully in the case - or both. I've had personal experience with 3 different commercial reloaders and 2 of them were bad. My latest experience was with some 5.56x45 ammo that was produced using supposedly once fired brass. My friend purchased the ammo and when we were at the range I let him shoot some through my AR180. This was the result. Fortunately, nobody was injured and the rifle was unharmed. Turns out that the reloader "had a bad batch of brass" and had several customers with the same problem. He swapped the case for another and so far my friend hasn't had any issues, but this was the last time that anything but my own reloads and factory ammo will ever be used in my firearms.

Another one followed me home the other day! This was one of the early Canadian made "Sporter" rifles imported by CAI. It's mostly an Australian L1A1 kit on an Imbel receiver.

Franchi SPAS 12 with push button safety and sight latching stock. Early style front sight would be nice, too. Walther PPK HK91 or maybe the HK93

Thanks for the info, but I really like the .308 round and would rather spend the $500 on a case of ammo. I bought a DSA built FAL because they had a great reputation for quality. Unfortunately, I had a couple of problems with mine and had to send it back. First problem was a FCG issue with the DSA made parts which resulted in doubling and hammer follow. They replaced the parts and sent it back free of charge but it took a month. This was after waiting 9 months to get the rifle in the first place. When I took it to the range after it was returned to check the hammer follow and finish breaking in the barrel, the take down lever broke in half while shooting! Turns out that they don't use all surplus pieces and have started using sintered metal parts for small items like the take down levers. It's much cheaper than the forged, milled military parts which they must have run out of. I called them from the range and they told me I would need to send it back again. I wasn't very happy and finally was able to convince them to just send me the new part so I could install it myself. The rifle has been trouble free since and I'm pretty happy with it overall. Here is the broken lever...

Hello everyone! My name is Jeremy and I'm a collector/firearm enthusiast from NW Ohio. I'm primarily interested in military and military 'style' firearms but enjoy shooting anything that goes bang. I'm excited that this forum somehow makes it through the 'anti-gun' filter at work. Nice! Anyone else notice this?

I had a chance to take my FAL to the range a couple of days ago - what a blast! It's been a while since I've played with it and forgot how much fun these rifles are to shoot. I have a DSA built STG58 model and adpated an inch pattern top mount with the Trilux SUIT (Israeli surplus). I was shooting at a couple of 5" diameter armor plates at 100 yards and was using the bipod. I positioned the plates about 8 feet apart, loaded 5 rounds at a time and then would practice alternating between the two targets as quickly as possible. Good fun! I quickly discovered that the 5" plates are a little too large as after a couple of shots to get on target, I was hitting 100% of the time. Not very challening, but still good fun. Left tab after modification with Dremel. I know you can just cut them off but I thought I'd leave more metal there and just cut away/shape what I needed to. Right tab.