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28_days: Jul 2, 2008

Just Joe posted:

The book's been out for a while -- July must be a new edition. It's pretty pulpy, with a big dose of Mary Sue. I'm not a fan of fantasy (even with lots of Saiga 12 action thrown in), so all in all, I preferred "HK -- because you suck. And we hate you" a lot more.

Haha, that'd be a great shirt.

# ? May 27, 2009 02:43

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# ? May 21, 2013 20:51

Delta-Wye: Sep 29, 2005; Represent!

Didn't see it posted, but Captain Capslock over at Classic Arms is having a sale. Great deals? Maybe, maybe not, but more evidence that Obamania is beginning to exhaust itself.

# ? May 28, 2009 11:52

Sixgun Strumpet: Feb 16, 2009; I suspect I am still
terribly pleased.

Delta-Wye posted:

Didn't see it posted, but Captain Capslock over at Classic Arms is having a sale. Great deals? Maybe, maybe not, but more evidence that Obamania is beginning to exhaust itself.

Either that or the importers caught up to the demand.

Hopefully they just keep flooding the market so that my dream of buying some of a retard stockpiler's AK hoard for $100 each.

# ? May 28, 2009 15:21

Gewehr 43: Aug 25, 2003; by Y Kant Ozma Post

quote:

AR15-C-MAGS
NOT ONLY ARE THESE NEW IN THE WRAP AR-15 30 ROUND MAGS. EVEN BETTER THAN THAT. THESE ARE
C-PRODUCT MAGS. C MAGS ARE MADE IN NEWINGTON CT., AND IN MY HUMBLE OPINION ARE THE BEST AR/M16 MAGS IN THE WORLD. THEY ARE A SLATE GRAY MOLY COATED MAG WITH CHROME SILICONE SPRINGS AND A NO TIP MAG PULL FOLLOWER. WE WERE ABLE TO OBTAIN 5 CASES OF THESE AT A SURPLUS AUCTION AT A GREAT PRICE AND WE ARE PASSING THE SAVINGS ON TO YOU. THE BEST WHOLESALE PRICE I HAVE EVER SEEN ON THESE IS OVER $20.00 , AND NOW DAYS THEY RETAIL AT UP TO TWICE THAT MUCH. BUT WE GOT A DEAL AND WHILE SUPPLIES LAST WE ARE GOING TO PASS ON OUR SAVINGS TO YOU. WE HAD SOME OF THESE A FEW MONTHS AGO AND THEY BLEW OUT OF HERE IN LESS THAN A WEEK...HURRY, THESE SUPPLIES WILL NOT LAST. STOCK UP TODAY....
ITEM # AR30-C-MAG
1 AT ...........19.95
3 OR MORE..........$17.50 EACH
10 OR MORE................$15.00 EACH

Youch. I wonder if they realize that copesdistributing.net is selling identical mags for $10.99 a pop?

Their AK deals don't look too bad. I'm kinda curious about the us-made century AK's, but I don't have any money to throw at them right now.

# ? May 28, 2009 15:30

B4Ctom1: Oct 5, 2003

This $399
http://www.centerfiresystems.com/ro...partdrakit.aspx

plus

This $99
http://www.centerfiresystems.com/DRAREC.aspx

equals Romak-3 for $500?

# ? May 29, 2009 02:37

B4Ctom1: Oct 5, 2003

I so want to get one of these and paint it blue
http://www.centerfiresystems.com/ge...hel-kevlar.aspx

# ? May 29, 2009 02:41

KaiserBen: Aug 11, 2007

B4Ctom1 posted:

This $399
http://www.centerfiresystems.com/ro...partdrakit.aspx

plus

This $99
http://www.centerfiresystems.com/DRAREC.aspx

equals Romak-3 for $500?

You'll need a scope + rail($150 + $30) too, and another mag or three (~$25 each). It's not the greatest deal, but it's certainly not bad.

# ? May 29, 2009 02:58

Sixgun Strumpet: Feb 16, 2009; I suspect I am still
terribly pleased.

Looks like classic arms has Wolf up again for sale.

http://www.classicarms.us/

# ? May 29, 2009 22:31

STAT1C_X: May 9, 2004; by angerbot

ChlorineTrifluoride posted:

Looks like classic arms has Wolf up again for sale.

http://www.classicarms.us/

STAT1C_X posted:

Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh.
It must have been cold there in my shadow,
to never have sunlight on your face.
You were content to let me shine, that's your way.
You always walked a step behind.

So I was the one with all the glory,
while you were the one with all the strength.
A beautiful face without a name for so long.
A beautiful smile to hide the pain.

Did you ever know that you're my hero,
and everything I would like to be?
I can fly higher than an eagle,
'cause you are the wind beneath my wings.

It might have appeared to go unnoticed,
but I've got it all here in my heart.
I want you to know I know the truth, of course I know it.
I would be nothing without you.

Did you ever know that you're my hero?
You're everything I wish I could be.
I could fly higher than an eagle,
'cause you are the wind beneath my wings.

Did I ever tell you you're my hero?
You're everything, everything I wish I could be.
Oh, and I, I could fly higher than an eagle,
'cause you are the wind beneath my wings,
'cause you are the wind beneath my wings.

Oh, the wind beneath my wings.
You, you, you, you are the wind beneath my wings.
Fly, fly, fly away. You let me fly so high.
Oh, you, you, you, the wind beneath my wings.
Oh, you, you, you, the wind beneath my wings.

Fly, fly, fly high against the sky,
so high I almost touch the sky.
Thank you, thank you,
thank God for you, the wind beneath my wings.

Another 1,000 rds of 9mm coming my way. Thanks!

# ? May 29, 2009 23:35

AR5: Mar 22, 2006

ChlorineTrifluoride posted:

Looks like classic arms has Wolf up again for sale.

http://www.classicarms.us/

Thank you kindly, I was down to 150 rounds of Blazer and getting concerned

# ? May 30, 2009 05:55

Fifty Three: Oct 29, 2007; WWTFD

Boy I sure hope Wolf plays nice with my rifle!

# ? May 30, 2009 05:56

Crush: Jan 18, 2004; jot bought me this account, I now have to suck him off.

Is Wolf any good? I don't know anything about this polyformance stuff their website seems to praise and they always seem to be extremely cheap compared to everything else (excluding Bear).

If I am wary of non-brass ammo, should I stay away from this stuff (Bear or Wolf)? Am I goofy for feeling this way?

# ? May 30, 2009 06:55

Miso Beno: Apr 29, 2004; Try to Catch Me Ridin' Dirty

Crush posted:

Is Wolf any good? I don't know anything about this polyformance stuff their website seems to praise and they always seem to be extremely cheap compared to everything else (excluding Bear).

If I am wary of non-brass ammo, should I stay away from this stuff (Bear or Wolf)? Am I goofy for feeling this way?

Wolf poly-coat is fine unless your gun has a tight chamber or is broken.

# ? May 30, 2009 06:58

B4Ctom1: Oct 5, 2003

$79.99?

http://www.midwayusa.com/viewProduc...lastid=52720095

# ? May 30, 2009 06:59

porkface: Dec 28, 2000; Oregoons Godfather

Fifty Three posted:

Boy I sure hope Wolf plays nice with my rifle!

Shoot Wolf, clean your gun sometimes, be less of a daffodil.

# ? May 30, 2009 09:31

Fifty Three: Oct 29, 2007; WWTFD

porkface posted:

Shoot Wolf, clean your gun sometimes, be less of a daffodil.

Yeah, well, I'm having trouble convincing myself to buy 500 rounds just yet anyways. Kind of on a budget. So there.

# ? May 30, 2009 15:50

Craptacular: Jul 11, 2004; I have the 50th and Final Pony Av!

B4Ctom1 posted:

$79.99?

http://www.midwayusa.com/viewProduc...lastid=52720095

That looks like the scope SIG puts on top of some of their rifles, so it can't be too terrible. But I'm guessing that the cheaper price over an Aimpoint H1 or T1 is reflected in the quality of the scope.

# ? May 30, 2009 17:21

TenementFunster: Feb 20, 2003; Can't post for 7 days!

Craptacular posted:

That looks like the scope SIG puts on top of some of their rifles, so it can't be too terrible. But I'm guessing that the cheaper price over an Aimpoint H1 or T1 is reflected in the quality of the scope.

it would be great for any non-TACTICAL usage or sticking on someone's slapnutss Saiga-12 conversion, especially if it accepts the LaRue mount, which I doubt intensely. Shame it isn't 2moa, however.

# ? May 30, 2009 18:23

charliebravo77: Jun 11, 2003

reir posted:

Awesome fenix light sale, 50% off!

Fenix L2D or P3D for $22 shipped

http://forums.slickdeals.net/showth...hreadid=1363755

Anybody get theirs yet? Supposedly mine shipped on Tuesday via priority mail which should have gotten them here Thrusday, but nothing yet.

# ? May 30, 2009 19:07

Easychair Bootson: May 7, 2004; _{Where's the last guy?

Ultimo hombre.

Last man standing.

Must've been one.}

Craptacular posted:

But I'm guessing that the cheaper price over an Aimpoint H1 or T1 is reflected in the quality of the scope.

And you don't get the crazy-long battery life, which one of the top selling points on the Aimpoint (at least for me).

charliebravo77 posted:

Anybody get theirs yet? Supposedly mine shipped on Tuesday via priority mail which should have gotten them here Thrusday, but nothing yet.

Mine shipped Tuesday and arrived Thursday via USPS Priority, but I'm only 300 miles away.

# ? May 30, 2009 19:56

TenementFunster: Feb 20, 2003; Can't post for 7 days!

GroovinPickle posted:

And you don't get the crazy-long battery life, which one of the top selling points on the Aimpoint (at least for me)

how many batteries do you think $400 will buy?

# ? May 31, 2009 08:28

infrared35: Jan 12, 2005

About 75, right? Which means about 150 hours of runtime, right?

# ? May 31, 2009 13:07

Label Facing Right: May 20, 2007; everything is cool

Found this on http://www.classicarms.us today, seems like a pretty good set of deals to me.

quote:

ROMANIAN WASR-10 AK RIFLE

SALE.......................$449.95

ROMANINIAN WASR-10 MV AK RIFLE

SALE.........................$479.95

NEW U.S. GP 1975 AK RIFLE

SALE.......................$489.95

CETME .308 CAL S/A RIFLE

SALE..........................................$599.95

GOLANI SPORTER .223 S/A RIFLE

SALE........................................$599.95

# ? May 31, 2009 16:25

Pristine Shits: Dec 11, 2004

MAN I am glad I decided to buy an AK three years ago

# ? May 31, 2009 16:57

Miso Beno: Apr 29, 2004; Try to Catch Me Ridin' Dirty

Pristine Shits posted:

MAN I am glad I decided to buy an AK three years ago

Dude those price are pretty much back at Pre-Obama levels.

# ? Jun 1, 2009 03:53

TenementFunster: Feb 20, 2003; Can't post for 7 days!

Miso Beno posted:

Dude those price are pretty much back at Pre-Obama levels.

you could get a WASR for about $319 from Classicarms this summer, so not really. the other stuff is "close enough" however

infrared35 posted:

About 75, right? Which means about 150 hours of runtime, right?

wait, where does it say this thing only has two hours of runtime?

# ? Jun 1, 2009 09:28

Sixgun Strumpet: Feb 16, 2009; I suspect I am still
terribly pleased.

Miso Beno posted:

Dude those price are pretty much back at Pre-Obama levels.

Getting there. Hopefully the huge flood of guns in response to the panic pushes them lower the the good pre-obama prices.

# ? Jun 1, 2009 14:58

BaronW: Apr 16, 2007; Why yes, I HAVE seen uhaul.jpg

charliebravo77 posted:

Anybody get theirs yet? Supposedly mine shipped on Tuesday via priority mail which should have gotten them here Thrusday, but nothing yet.

fenix-store.com posted:

Dear (BaronW),

The Memorial Day newsletter that was intended for our past customers was posted publicly on over a dozen "good deal" websites. Literally hundreds of people were trying to check out simultaneously and this caused a two-fold problem. 1) People were not able to check out properly, and 2) Our discontinued items were over-ordered literally overnight. Right now the only items left are Dosuns, which we have more than most other items.

The P3D Olive Finish flashlights were discontinued items that we were actually selling below our own cost. They will no longer be available. We have a limited number of P3Ds available in BLACK finish if you would like to receive one of those instead of the olive finish you purchased. Or, we can issue you a full refund and a discount on our upcoming Quark series (please see details below). Please let us know as soon as possible what you�d like to do. If we don�t hear from you within 24 hours, we�ll simply give you a full refund for your P3D Olive purchase.

In an effort to compensate you for your inconvenience, we would like to offer you a one-time discount on any one of our upcoming 4Sevens Quark-series flashlights. The Quarks are due to come in within 2 weeks. You can find information about the Quark series in our forums:

http://www.cpfmarketplace.com/mp/forumdisplay.php?f=140

And you can find them up for pre-order on our online catalog (pictures are forthcoming):

https://www.4sevens.com/index.php?cPath=297

Here is an un-released picture that we used as part of our brochure:

http://chows.smugmug.com/photos/547655089_ktCPT-O.jpg

To receive the discount on one Quark light, simply write in the comments box while checking out that you would like to receive the 20% discount for the P3D overpurchase. Please be sure to include your order number from your P3D purchase, otherwise we cannot apply the discount.

If you are not interested or are upset about the whole matter, again I apologize for our error, and we will not bother you anymore.

Thanks for your understanding,
Peter Davis
4Sevens, LLC
PD

I got this even though mine showed up as shipped already.

# ? Jun 1, 2009 15:42

charliebravo77: Jun 11, 2003

BaronW posted:

I got this even though mine showed up as shipped already.

Interesting. I haven't gotten that email yet, and I got a shipment verification with a tracking number on Monday. They've also charged my credit card, so I guess we'll see if anything shows up.

# ? Jun 1, 2009 16:12

BaronW: Apr 16, 2007; Why yes, I HAVE seen uhaul.jpg

charliebravo77 posted:

Interesting. I haven't gotten that email yet, and I got a shipment verification with a tracking number on Monday. They've also charged my credit card, so I guess we'll see if anything shows up.

Well, I replied to the email saying

BaronW posted:

"First, I'd like to say I'm impressed with how you're handling the
situation. I found out about the sale through a firearms enthusiast "post
good deals here" thread, and can understand how quickly people wanted those
flashlights. However, from what I can tell, my order has already shipped.
If that is not the case, then a substitution for black P3Ds would be just
fine. Again, thank you for honoring your advertised price. Fenix
flashlights come highly recommended and I was quite eager to try them out at
the clearance price.

I already got a reply:

fenix-store.com posted:

Hello (BaronW),

Thank you for the kind words. I do feel very bad about our inventory
being 'oversold' overnight. Your order was automatically moved into
the 'shipped' category because a label had been generated by our
processing department. When we discovered we had oversold, we held
the labels to contact the customers as soon as we could. So, no P3D
has actually been shipped. However, I will be shipping you
black-finish P3Ds in place of the Olives that you purchased.

Thank you for being so understanding,
Peter Davis
4Sevens, LLC

I think they're cool guys for not just canceling the extra orders at clearance prices like I would expect the average commerce site to do. Also human correspondence is good.

# ? Jun 1, 2009 18:07

charliebravo77: Jun 11, 2003

BaronW posted:

Well, I replied to the email saying

I already got a reply:

I think they're cool guys for not just canceling the extra orders at clearance prices like I would expect the average commerce site to do. Also human correspondence is good.

Yeah that's pretty cool. I guess my order has shipped since I haven't gotten one of those emails. If not, I hope I get it in time to grab one of the black ones. Otherwise I am just going to order a TK11 I think.

# ? Jun 1, 2009 18:15

Pristine Shits: Dec 11, 2004

Miso Beno posted:

Dude those price are pretty much back at Pre-Obama levels.

classicarms, when I bought mine, was selling WASRs for $279

# ? Jun 1, 2009 21:29

charliebravo77: Jun 11, 2003

charliebravo77 posted:

Yeah that's pretty cool. I guess my order has shipped since I haven't gotten one of those emails. If not, I hope I get it in time to grab one of the black ones. Otherwise I am just going to order a TK11 I think.

Order cancelled.

I'm kinda curious about this 'Quark' they are coming out with. Seems like a pretty good deal. I might pick one up since they're offering 20% off on them.

# ? Jun 3, 2009 00:16

wood grain grippin: May 22, 2006; wood grain sippin

Pristine Shits posted:

classicarms, when I bought mine, was selling WASRs for $279

I too remember the prices a year or so ago. Most places had WASR-2s for 270 and WASR 10s for about 300 dollars, I don't think they'll ever be this low again but they have a ways to drop still I'd think.

wood grain grippin fucked around with this message at Jun 3, 2009 around 06:43

# ? Jun 3, 2009 05:20

B4Ctom1: Oct 5, 2003

TenementFunster posted:

it would be great for any non-TACTICAL usage or sticking on someone's slapnutss Saiga-12 conversion, especially if it accepts the LaRue mount, which I doubt intensely. Shame it isn't 2moa, however.

I got it today. I was really afraid the caps were going to be soft plastic, but they appear to be metal.

There is an interesting thread here about them:
http://www.calguns.net/calgunforum/...ad.php?t=180139

thread highlights:

I am putting mine on my "slapnuts" UTG rail equipped AK like this guy:

I definitely has me thinking about an Ultimak tube now though.

The pic this guy took shows the bottom of it, really looks like it might take the larue mount

bottom of Sig:

On the larue thing, I think it would be funny to have a mount that cost more than the POS scope. I guess there is co-witness riser mount for AR's from Botach

and some company called American Defense makes one too.

Either way I read this:

Maxicon on Calguns posted:

- The base was stuck, like on MAX100's Konus, but a little application of plastic tweaker and rawhide mallet separated it, showing a clear brown glue holding the base on when the screws were removed. Mine didn't have Torx screws, but 2mm head Allen screws. I don't know if this is the same base as the T1, and will post pics in a review later. Interestingly, the cutouts at the top of the rail clamp, which only let you put the clamp on one way, appear identical between the Sig and Burris.

This guy owns a Sig red dot and a "ebay" chinese fake airsoft copy of a Aimpoint T-1 Micro. He and another guy with a Konus did some comparisons of them:

MAX100 on Calguns posted:

Maxicon on Calguns posted:
- The recoil lug/clamp screw are definitely heavier on the Konus, though the nut sticks out further, so that's a tradeoff. On the Sig, the screw/recoil lug has a round shaft, and doesn't stick up a lot, while on the Konus, it's a heavier shaft with a flat cut in it, which is a much better design for holding under recoil.

MAX100, could you pop the battery out and see how the PCB under it is labeled? Also, see if your rail clamp has the T shaped cutouts at the top.

On the Sig, the circuit board under the battery compartment is labeled:
94V-0
E204297
HY-2D
OSL-012-V2.0
The green circuit board is labeled the same as the Sig.

I don't see a T shaped cutout.

They are probably made by the same manufacture in China but have little different designs. The brightness settings are about the same.

I don't mind the heavy 1/2" Hex nut sticking out on the Knous. I want a durable mount.

Konus:

Sig:

Interesting to say the least.

# ? Jun 5, 2009 03:22

wood grain grippin: May 22, 2006; wood grain sippin

This got some attention on slickdeals today. Seeing some positive reviews on their stuff.

380 lumen rail mounted flashlight, includes click-on tailcap switch and 10 inch long tape switch - Mount is removable and body is threaded to accept ARMS #17 or LaRue LT170 throw lever mount

$99 shipped

http://www.primaryarms.com/product....11&productId=40

# ? Jun 5, 2009 06:29

Miso Beno: Apr 29, 2004; Try to Catch Me Ridin' Dirty

TenementFunster posted:

you could get a WASR for about $319 from Classicarms this summer, so not really. the other stuff is "close enough" however

wait, where does it say this thing only has two hours of runtime?

I was thinking more along the lines of retail store prices. I remember seeing WASRs in regular gun stores for $500.

# ? Jun 5, 2009 21:04

B4Ctom1: Oct 5, 2003

wood grain grippin posted:

This got some attention on slickdeals today. Seeing some positive reviews on their stuff.

380 lumen rail mounted flashlight, includes click-on tailcap switch and 10 inch long tape switch - Mount is removable and body is threaded to accept ARMS #17 or LaRue LT170 throw lever mount

$99 shipped

http://www.primaryarms.com/product....11&productId=40

I saw this:
http://www.dealextreme.com/details.dx/sku.14742

It appears to be the similar but with a better Surefire'esque tail cap.

B4Ctom1 fucked around with this message at Jun 6, 2009 around 06:37

# ? Jun 6, 2009 06:29

infrared35: Jan 12, 2005

I was poking around various gun shops today and found the following items:

S&W Model 10, 2" barrel, blued with stag grips - $275
S&W Model 10, 2" barrel, nickel plated - $300
SIG P226, 9mm - $490

Another shop had one of those limited-edition P228Rs with the SIG light/laser combo for $900, which seems like a fair price for what it is.

The milsurp rack at the first shop was a treasure trove of bubba delights. There was a "Swiss 36" which appeared to be a K31 with a sporterized stock and a receiver peep sight instead of the normal rear sight. $130, though. There were Mosins ranging from a garden-variety M44 for $100 to a decent-looking Finn for $300. There were SKSs from $150 for a beater Yugo to $300 for a fairly nice Romanian.

infrared35 fucked around with this message at Jun 6, 2009 around 21:34

# ? Jun 6, 2009 21:29

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# ? May 21, 2013 20:51

Uncle Caveman: Jun 16, 2006

infrared35 posted:

...limited-edition P228Rs...

Was this a West German precursor to the P229?

# ? Jun 6, 2009 21:40

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