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Actually, considering my affiliation with some so-called subversive groups, I am quite sure my recent order for a Springfield M1A has raised some eyebrows (just because the M1A is the precursor to the M14.)
Not to mention the fact that I have been browsing various websites looking at surplus military vehicles.
You see, I am one of them there survivalist lunatics. With the aid of a local group, I am building an eco-friendly home using earth bags, with a full off grid solar power system, and we just finished sinking a 175 foot well to some of the purest water you can ever get.
Oh, you can call earth bags a sandbag on steroids, they are about 2.5 wider, taller and 3 times longer than the standard issue sandbag, and once you have your walls and roof completed, you cover them with up to 3 inches of a concrete based plaster.....
The neat thing is that they will stop a 50 caliber round, and probably the odd RPG.
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jlf1961....
Speaking of weapons....I have several but two of my favorites are a 1914 British Enfield. Iron sights and all...
My other went from dog to flat out fun and that is my M1 carbine. After purchasing it I found that every third round it would jam. Tried everything to fix it......then I took the advice of an old soldier....I packed it with Blue Boat Axle grease......the damn thing hasn't jammed since.
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I always wanted an M1 Carbine! Saw one at a local gun show for $1000.00. A company called "Milspec" I believe. Wifey said no. I have a Ruger Pr4, which is a plastic .40 cal carbine, iron sights. Lots of fun, shoots well, hasn't jammed once. Today was supposed to be all kinds of outside jobs my wife thought of for me to do, but oh darn, it started raining. So nothing left but to go back, load the game and attack that convoy!!
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Thats what he gets for being greedyOriginally posted by lane2512:
pharmman17....
Back in the late 70's the U.S. government offered M1s and M1carbs for sale as surplus. I paid $169 for mine. It took about 8 months for the government to process the order. My brother-in-law bought two M1s, one of which had a cracked stock
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Yes, I remember the govt selling Jeeps, in crates, never been used for $400.00. Must've been around the same time frame. I wasn't a shooter then, I didn't enjoy shooting in basic, too bad for me, since we got to shoot all the time and for free. Of course in basic all we could think about was getting out of basic and the easy life of AIT.
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We tried the paratrooper version of the carbine in 'Nam (with the folding stock), but they didn't have much stopping power. They were good for the local troops because of their smaller build, they could handle the recoil better. Biggest problem was making sure you got carbine ammo and not the full sized M-1 round.
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<span class="ev_code_RED">READ THIS CAREFULLY AND PAY ATTENTION!!!</span>
<span class="ev_code_YELLOW">nice bees....not so inteligent people...in fact...REALLY STUPID AND DUMB !!! they were prety lucky tho, from what i was able to identify from the bees in the pics, those were AHB (africanised honey nee). also EHB (european honey bee) WILL not colonise a small hole, nor will they abandone a behive easily, only AHB will do that. the swarming is also a caracteristic of AHB.</span>
"Where is the AHB present in Florida?
It had been predicted that the population of AHB that expanded northward from Mexico and into the southern U.S would quickly move across the Gulf Coast states and into Florida. However, for many years, for unknown reasons, the bees had not moved beyond eastern Texas.
Since 1987, AHB have hitchhiked as swarms on ships and have been regularly captured in bait hives located at Florida's deep sea ports. Over 500 bait hive traps are now in place at Florida ports, along interstate highway systems, and where positive AHB finds had been made previously. The bait hives are maintained and checked regularly by apiary inspectors of the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. In the years since 2001, the number of captured AHB swarms has increased steadily. Most recently, the largest proportion have been found in the Tampa area. Some of these have created the greatest concern, because they have been found miles inland from the port. Still, the number of captured AHB swarms remains small, less than 100, and very few of these exhibited excessive defensive behavior. Only one serious stinging incident, involving an animal, had been reported by mid-2005.
Daughter queen bees from isolated AHB swarms have only resident European drones with which to mate. Therefore, the progeny will have diluted African tendencies. A concern is that once the numbers of AHB colonies in a given area reach a critical mass, AHB drones will be available to mate with AHB queens. "
<span class="ev_code_YELLOW">by all predictions, since last year there are already enough AHB colonys in place to produce the full "atitude" traits of the African bee. </span>
<span class="ev_code_RED">they should always be considered dangerous !!!</span>
I always lived in the country, my family owns land, and we always had bees. I traped my first swarm at age 6...
<span class="ev_code_YELLOW">and i would NEVER aproach a swarm like that !!!</span>
<span class="ev_code_RED"> What do I do if attacked by African Bees ?
Do run. Run away as fast as possible. Get into a building or vehicle if you can.
Do try to cover your face and head as you run.
Do call 911.
Do start removing stingers from your skin once you are away from the bees. You can remove them by scraping, pulling, or using sticky tape. Do not leave the stingers in any longer than necessary, as they will continue to pump venom.
Don't stop to remove stingers until you are safely away from the attacking bees.
Don't jump into water. This only works in cartoons. The bees will see you and wait for you to come up for air.
Don't panic.
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NICE LIL BEES, check it out!
<span class="ev_code_GREEN">"Since their introduction to the United States there have been 14 deaths from Africanized bees over the several year period, which makes them less hazardous than venomous snakes. As the bee spreads through Florida, a densely populated state, officials worry that public fear may force misguided efforts to combat them." </span>
