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Rockrivr1
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Crap? I can honestly say I've not bought any crap. Most if not all of those C&R purchases were very good firearms. I guess one man's junk is another man's treasure.
A lot of milsurps to me are old crap. There are a lot of gems too, don't get me wrong... but things like lugers, loise clapped out 1911s with horrible sights, a whole metric shit ton of bolt guns in weird calibers nobody uses, etc, don't do anything for me. My interest drops off sharply once i get past an M1 Garand or an SKS.
Rockrivr1
NES Member
Sacrilege I say!!!!
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The only C&R I actually sold down the road was a CZ-50. That thing had trigger slap so bad it would leave a bruise on your trigger finger.
namedpipes
NES Member
Early AR-15's are C&R qualified now. Some very cool stuff came out in the 60s and 70s.
EJFudd
NES Member
The thing is that C&R's are getting newer with each passing year.
Stuff I bought brand spanking new in the mid-1970's will be C&R's within months! 
namedpipes
NES Member
Wow! You're OLD!The thing is that C&R's are getting newer with each passing year.
namedpipes
NES Member
Exactly!
I really just meant the default is 50 years + wicked cool, so stuff that was OTC during some of our lifetimes is becoming C&R. You kids will understand eventually.
I have half a dozen M1 Carbine clones including a Vulcan. All that is likely C&R now.
EJFudd
NES Member
I sold my Russian SKS and Russian Moisin M44. Neither had been out of the safe in a couple decades. I'd rather put that money into something I'll actually shoot.
Just thought I'd mention my experiences dealing with the ATF. I had an 01FFL from 90 to 99 and never got a call or visit from ATF. I let it lapse for a few years and then decided to get the 03 FFL. I think it wasn't more than 6 months later I get a call from guess who , and they want to meet at my home to check my storage and bound book!
I probably could/should have refused the home visit, but I didn't. I can't remember now who showed up or even whether it was a male or female (I'm old and forgetful
) but the visit lasted 5 minutes or so, no issues, and I never had another call in the next 8 years I maintained an 03 FFL.
I probably could/should have refused the home visit, but I didn't. I can't remember now who showed up or even whether it was a male or female (I'm old and forgetful
) but the visit lasted 5 minutes or so, no issues, and I never had another call in the next 8 years I maintained an 03 FFL.
I got mine when I lived in MA. Brownells doesn't discount as many items as back then. I did get some garands and ammo from CMP shipped to my home. I don't know if they do that anymore. I encounted some FFLs in MA that would not transfer a firearm on the C&R list to me as an 03. I just added them to my ever growing NES boycott list. Karma--they long since shut down. I use it more often now that i am in a free state. I did buy one of those little bound books from Amazon. It made me feel made! 
jaypap
NES Member
My sweet spot was 35 years ago. Wideners used to offer major discounts on Dillon Products and a SKS could be had like new for $129.00. Mosins were $79.00 very good to excellent.
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