Alex
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Interesting. I wonder if firing a dozen rounds of non-corrosive ammo
through it at the end of the day would help clean out the crap.

That's a very good question. When I got my Longbranch SMLE enfield, it had a pretty rusty barrel. Oh it was safe but I wasn't going to waste a couple hrs swabbing it with wire bristles when I could sight it in. At the old farm I had about a 300 yd range set up and I took some loaded magazines with me. Sprays everything down with a generous amount of cheap penetrating oil and had at it.

After about 30 rds of fast "cock-aim-pull" type shooting, it was hot and as inaccurate as it could be. I pulled the bolt and looked through the barrel. Man did it clean up!

I let it cool then went through a total pull down, cleaned it up reassembled and oiled. Except for some unavoidable pitting, it's got a really nice full bore. But yes, all those rotten corrosive surplus rounds really knocked loose the crud!

Crap! Got an email and reimbursement.

Out of stock already! That's a shame. Good price oh well. There's more to come from somewhere. It's a never ending supply.

On Wed, 3 May 2017 08:31:01 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote:

Crap! Got an email and reimbursement.

Out of stock already! That's a shame. Good price oh well. There's more to come from somewhere. It's a never ending supply.

Don't feel bad. Today at WalMart I bought two 100 round boxes of .223. When I'd asked the price,
which wasn't marked, I thought Juan said $27 per box. Then he rang them up and I saw the ticket.
He'd actually said $37 per box. Plus tax that came to about 40 cents a round. Could have done better
at Sportsman Guide with free shipping!

Well John, for retail, "walk in-walk out" that's not bad.

On 5/3/17 12:31 PM, Tim wrote:
Well John, for retail, "walk in-walk out" that's not bad.


There's no shortage of reliable mail order suppliers with name brand
..223 brass ammo at under 30 cents a round, and some offer free shipping.
Most do not collect sales tax.

On Wednesday, May 3, 2017 at 1:29:37 PM UTC-4, Keyser Soze wrote:
On 5/3/17 12:31 PM, Tim wrote:
Well John, for retail, "walk in-walk out" that's not bad.


There's no shortage of reliable mail order suppliers with name brand
.223 brass ammo at under 30 cents a round, and some offer free shipping.
Most do not collect sales tax.

However you're supposed to pay it yourself. Although, I do realize you don't have a very good track record paying taxes.

On Wed, 3 May 2017 14:13:40 -0700 (PDT), Its Me wrote:

On Wednesday, May 3, 2017 at 1:29:37 PM UTC-4, Keyser Soze wrote:
On 5/3/17 12:31 PM, Tim wrote:
Well John, for retail, "walk in-walk out" that's not bad.


There's no shortage of reliable mail order suppliers with name brand
.223 brass ammo at under 30 cents a round, and some offer free shipping.
Most do not collect sales tax.

However you're supposed to pay it yourself. Although, I do realize you don't have a very good track record paying taxes.

The Virginia laws require payment of taxes on mail-ordered items. If the tax is not collected by the
firm, then the buyer must declare it on the state income tax return.

Perhaps Maryland is more lenient in this regard, or perhaps Harry just cheats there also.