Im working on a MN project and need a good shiney barrel to begin, so I figured hey this will be easy, everyone has Mosin's right.
Go to Franklins in Athens and they want $140 + tax. I laugh on the inside and wonder how many idiots have taken this deal and say "any wiggle room on the price, this is just a 1942 izzy with almost all the markings ground off". The man behind the counter raises his voice angrily and says, "if you want to shop around for Mosins go somewhere else these are well worth the $140". So I take his advice and go around the corner to the firing line.
Firing line is out of them, no biggie, plus they are good guys and even offer to let me try a silencer I've been eyeing at bullseye and compare it to some other brands, but time is short so I go to Clydes down to street.
FINALLY! reasonable priced Nagants at $109. I find 1943 tula with a bore that looks like it was lost on the way to the front lines and stored in an AC dehumidified Gulag, I've never seen such a perfect bore on any Nagant so I take it to the counter and begin to fill out forms. As I'm completing it the man behind the counter says "you a student here", I say "yea" and he says well your address here says Gainesville. I say yes that is my home, I live in an apartment during the school year. He then says well if your currently residing in Athens, I cant sell this to you with a Gainesville Address. WTF I have bought tons of guns since being at school with owners knowing I was a student and this guy tells me they have been breaking federal laws and he wont. What load of crap no one changes their ID address at school, I mean some people won't even spend 1 year at each apartment they stay in here in Athens. Anyone else ever heard of this or know if he is right? Maybe I need the Rahm Emanual version of residency to buy a gun.
Go to Franklins in Athens and they want $140 + tax. I laugh on the inside and wonder how many idiots have taken this deal and say "any wiggle room on the price, this is just a 1942 izzy with almost all the markings ground off". The man behind the counter raises his voice angrily and says, "if you want to shop around for Mosins go somewhere else these are well worth the $140". So I take his advice and go around the corner to the firing line.
Firing line is out of them, no biggie, plus they are good guys and even offer to let me try a silencer I've been eyeing at bullseye and compare it to some other brands, but time is short so I go to Clydes down to street.
FINALLY! reasonable priced Nagants at $109. I find 1943 tula with a bore that looks like it was lost on the way to the front lines and stored in an AC dehumidified Gulag, I've never seen such a perfect bore on any Nagant so I take it to the counter and begin to fill out forms. As I'm completing it the man behind the counter says "you a student here", I say "yea" and he says well your address here says Gainesville. I say yes that is my home, I live in an apartment during the school year. He then says well if your currently residing in Athens, I cant sell this to you with a Gainesville Address. WTF I have bought tons of guns since being at school with owners knowing I was a student and this guy tells me they have been breaking federal laws and he wont. What load of crap no one changes their ID address at school, I mean some people won't even spend 1 year at each apartment they stay in here in Athens. Anyone else ever heard of this or know if he is right? Maybe I need the Rahm Emanual version of residency to buy a gun.
