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Ok. What's in the box?
Chinese "Farmer's Friend" SKS?
(OK, I cheated - looked up one of Ray's threads:
http://www.northeastshooters.com/vb...Show-me-your-SKS-types?highlight=farmer's+SKS
but do I still win something?}
E. German or 49 Ruskie, I wish!
But the Farmer's Friend is the Holy Grail of Special imports. All known serial numbers are 111xxx, so there is definitely under 1,000 made. The collector members of SKS Boards have only eight or ten who claim ownership, and now there's two on NES!
Got it at the Lewiston, Maine Gun Show yesterday. It was on consignment in a private collection and the guy asked $750. I only brought $600 to the show so I made an offer. He made a call and came back with $650, so I scrambled to find someone I knew and borrowed a few hundred bucks. Also bought some ammo, scarce large pistol primers, and .... well, stuff!
All in all, a great day!
Too late, Ray.....
While you were out walking your dog tonight, I sneaked yours out to the range and fired off a box of Yugo corrosive. Make sure you clean it soon.
Oh, I was crying for you. Mine's still unfired.
Luckily for me I left the cardboard green box with your Yugo-nese and hack scope job out.