A year ago Zastava upgraded their AK ZPAP to having Chrome lined barrels and 1.5mm Receivers...AK Union went Appy over those saying they were the best bang for the buck AK goin..and sales went ballistic...

in March of 20 they were 829...that lasted till the June batch sold out...since then they have risen to over 1100 on line...more in the stores about 1200

These thing go up on line on a Wednesday afternoon and by the next morning at the latest they are OUT OF STOCK...

Classic Arms and Atlantic Arms...seem to get a steady supply of em. But you have to be quick and CAN NOT HESITATE.

The Japanese Miroku ones are nice. I have a Belgian, fun gun to shoot. But boy, get a hot shell ejected down your sleeve, that will have you jumping.

In the early 90's I bought a Belgian made in 63 with the hanging tag still on it in the Hartman made Browning luggage case..for $400. Sold it in the early 2000's for $750 which was the going rate.

I still have a mint Remington 12C in 22 WRF...with a Lyman tang sight made circa 1920. I paid $145 for that in the early 80's.

https://www.gunbroker.com/item/891783681

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Yeah, searched for a month. Scalpers are getting $1599

M..o..l..o..t V..e..p..r in 3.0.8 (wt box) wt I.O..R 4X24 Sc.ope (Ro..manian Dr..agunov) 6 Ru..ssian mags. Me no get a.mmo. Sanctioned so no mo fo USA..supposedly only 300 of these. But K..VA..R still puts em up on G.B....SO? These are gettin expensive. This was too gud of a deal to pass on..

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Ammo
 

Hmmmm............if you had been looking ahead, you would have the ammo on hand! I was at a gun show this weekend and saw lots of 308 for sale. Of course it was kind of pricey! No, make that very pricey!

Hey I paid less for a Ru.ss..ian thingy...

The deal was inclusive..of everything..but party changed mind so it went away for awhile..then it came back at the same price less ammo..but I am stillhttp://forums.pelicanparts.com/suppo...boldyellow.gif

Latest acquisition
 

Picked up an all black Canik TP9SFx pistol new in the box with all the goodies. This is the long slide version with the 5.2" bbl, two 18 rd mags, mag loading tool, adjustable sights and a very nice trigger. I haven't gotten it to the range yet, but will remedy that in a day or two. Made in Turkey, by the way! Pictures:

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It is possible that this one will replace my Glock G34 for future steel plate matches! A couple hundred rounds thru it should show up any mechanical "issues" it might have. More later.

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A "friend" gave me a "free" (like a puppy) reloading press and the promise of 1k worth of powder (about 4lbs) and primers.

Half of the other stuff I need has arrived ($240) and the rest (another $150) is on the way, and even then I'll need to spend another $50-100 on bullets.

Should end up loading quality sub-MOA capable 223 for ~45c/round and blasting ammo for the AR at around 25c/rnd

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I've looked at Typhoon shotguns but can't find anyone who has one. Please let us know what you think once you've shot it a while.

I took the Canik to the range this morning and put about 100 rds thru it. The ammo I was using is a fairly light "plinking" round and a few empties did the smokestack thing. Turned out to be pretty accurate with the point of aim being about 2 inches left and 2 inches high of center. Will fix that later. The only thing I will need to change before the next outing will be to eliminate a sharp corner on the mag release button. It tends to dig into the supporting hand on recoil. Overall, this gun has a nice feel to it and is easy to get on target. Think it's a keeper.

Sadly, my ribs haven't healed yet, so it will still be a while before I can shoot that.

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^^^creative but Gaston is having convulsions over this

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Ha, me too. Except I had to pay for mine. On Jeff's recommendation I got a neck sizing die, plus the other dies and will set it up on a Dillion 550B.

A friend dissected a purchased handload that works VERY well in my .223 so if I can get off my lazy ass and copy them I'll see if the whole exercise has been a good idea.