Hey Ferrous

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What's shaking?
Made any new weapons or done any custom work lately?
(since the machette wedding machete)
 
I'm doing the Pappy memorial siru, which is a nice blade to start with, and it'll be just wonderful when I finish it this week. I also sketched up plans for a quick release scabbard for the UBE I got recently--multiple mouunt points=multi carry options.

Also did two seax etchings for Svashtar, one horn one wood, on Sher and one Kumar.

Been looking for a new job, one doing actual technical in-house writing for hardware/software/telephony again, as opposed to contract FDA regulatory writing for Big Pharma. If I see another regulation...21CFR Part 11, part 820, Computer Systems Validation 2.0, IDE submissions, 510K.. what the hel does all that mean anyway?

Other than that, I've been shopping around to find me a noice rifle b4 the Sept 14th ban expires....I wanted to get a HK G3 or G36, (even an HK 91)but dang those are expensive! Then i looked at a G3 clone, which is the Spanish made CETME, which typically ranges in the 350 to 550 USD range, depending on some options. What a well manufactured gun. I think I can afford a CETME, and I have no desire to go the AK/SKS route. I think the 7.62x39 round is totally bested by the 7.62x51 (.308)...I'd get an ArmaLite clone in 5.56 b4 I'd get something in 7.62.

IIRC, you mentioned having a CETME yourself...what do you think? Any tips on what to look for/watch out for on those?

Keith
 
Tips?
Well, any CETME you buy will be army surplus. As far as I know ,they dont sell guns to civilians, I think they just make guns for international arms market - like armies and stuff.

It's possible, though.
CETME, I believe, has a little better quality across the board.
I got mine for 289$
http://www.aimsurplus.com/acatalog/Synthetic_Stock_CETME_G3__308_Rifle.html

What to look for?
Sharp edges on the bolt face (less wear)
Clean, shiny bore with crisp grooves.
Do the sights look original?
 
Ferrous Wheel said:
Also did two seax etchings for Svashtar, one horn one wood, on Sher and one Kumar.


Some day (hopefully within the next 12 months, but who knows), I'd like to get a wood-handled seax and have you etch it. I really like the pics I've seen of your work.
 
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