Another Military Surplus Arms Fan...

[Adam Helmer]

Last Saturday I watched my 13 year old grandson for the first time. Our day began at 0800 on the backyard range where Chase shot a Colt M1911 with cast 200 grain SWCs and then the Garand. He has a .243 and did get a doe in last year's PA deer season, so he understands arms and shooting to an extent. I then got out a Yugo M48A and 40 rounds of cast bullet which he shot off. We went to the reloading bench where Chase reloaded the brass for a second go round. For an encore he shot 50 rounds in the Hakim for some nice gong blasting from the bench. When his mother picked him up at 5:00 p.m., he told her about all the neat guns he shot and his first reloading experience. He wants to shoot the M1 Carbine, the SKS, Tokarev 40 and the M1884 Trapdoor on his next visit. Well, some young people like military arms better than video games. We need to get the next generation of military arms shooters up and running to save our heritage.

Adam

[gumpokc]

agree with you completely Adam.

and i have noticed with i take my "beast" (hakim) to the range, indoor or out, it draws alot of attention.

We've got to get the new generation interested or else furthur down the road we are gong to have even more problems than we do now.

[Cal Sibley]

I never appreciated the older military rifles until I got snowed in one winter a while back and decided to amuse myself by restoring an old Swede M96. It ended up being a thing of beauty. I've since done 2 more M96s, a .303SMLE and a German 8x57. This is becoming a fascinating hobby with me. I have no desire to sporterize them, just restoration. Need a hobby? This is an enjoyable one. Best wishes.

Cal - Montreal

[Gil Martin]

Now you need to bring that ypung lad on a road trip to visit a surplus arms shop. All the best...
Gil

[Adam Helmer]

Gil,

It will take a while to work our way through the existing stocks on hand. There is a big gun show in Morris in March, I believe, and we will go looking then.

Adam