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Posted: 5/19/2012 7:01:32 AM EDT

I already have five. Something about a crate of guns, though...

Posted: 5/19/2012 7:02:14 AM EDT

[#1]

What are they?

Posted: 5/19/2012 7:06:40 AM EDT

[#2]

Quoted:

I already have five. Something about a crate of guns, though...

http://www.classicarms.us/images/m9130crate2.jpg

yes

Posted: 5/19/2012 7:06:42 AM EDT

[#3]

Are they a good price??

Posted: 5/19/2012 7:07:25 AM EDT

[#4]

Quoted:

What are they?

NSIS

Posted: 5/19/2012 7:10:00 AM EDT

[#5]

Years ago I and a buddy were discussing the same thing.

I just didn't have the $575 to drop on a crate of 10 SKS.

Posted: 5/19/2012 7:10:00 AM EDT

[#6]

I can think of much better things to drop $2,000 on.

Posted: 5/19/2012 7:11:28 AM EDT

[#7]

Quoted:
Years ago I and a buddy were discussing the same thing.

I just didn't have the $575 to drop on a crate of 10 SKS.

Ouch! Hindsight, right?

Posted: 5/19/2012 7:12:41 AM EDT

[#8]

Quoted:
Years ago I and a buddy were discussing the same thing.

I just didn't have the $575 to drop on a crate of 10 SKS.

Posted: 5/19/2012 7:14:29 AM EDT

[#9]

I want one to make a coffee table with.

Open it, level the top, etch "Break in case of Emergency" on glass top.

I'd leave them in cosmo and see about fitting a couple spam cans of 7.62x54 in with them.

Posted: 5/19/2012 7:18:52 AM EDT

[#10]

Quoted:

I want one to make a coffee table with.

Open it, level the top, etch "Break in case of Emergency" on glass top.

I'd leave them in cosmo and see about fitting a couple spam cans of 7.62x54 in with them.

Hell yeah!!

Posted: 5/19/2012 7:18:55 AM EDT

[#11]

Good way to get on the BATFE radar

Posted: 5/19/2012 7:20:11 AM EDT

[#12]

Quoted:
I want one to make a coffee table with.

Open it, level the top, etch "Break in case of Emergency" on glass top.

I'd leave them in cosmo and see about fitting a couple spam cans of 7.62x54 in with them.

Posted: 5/19/2012 7:20:54 AM EDT

[#13]

Quoted:

Quoted:
I already have five. Something about a crate of guns, though...

http://www.classicarms.us/images/m9130crate2.jpg

yes

Correct answer. I've always wanted to buy a case of them...wish I had gotten in on the Ohio Rapid Fire had a few years back.

Posted: 5/19/2012 7:21:57 AM EDT

[#14]

Quoted:

Quoted:
Years ago I and a buddy were discussing the same thing.

I just didn't have the $575 to drop on a crate of 10 SKS.

Ouch! Hindsight, right?

yeah, they could make a good investment, and a fantastic coffee table.

Posted: 5/19/2012 7:24:20 AM EDT

[#15]

I will buy two.

Posted: 5/19/2012 7:27:16 AM EDT

[#16]

If I had the disposable cash to do it, I sure would.

Posted: 5/19/2012 7:27:31 AM EDT

[#17]

Quoted:

Good way to get on the BATFE radar

Yup, my first thought.

Do it if its worth the potential hassle or ATF visit.

You might never hear anything, but some others haven't been so lucky.

I would not do it.

Posted: 5/19/2012 7:29:15 AM EDT

[#18]

Quoted:

Quoted:

Good way to get on the BATFE radar

Yup, my first thought.

Do it if its worth the potential hassle or ATF visit.

You might never hear anything, but some others haven't been so lucky.

I would not do it.

A crate of Molina would be the absolute least of my worries about ATF radar...maybe that's just me.

Posted: 5/19/2012 7:30:22 AM EDT

[#19]

Quoted:

Quoted:

Good way to get on the BATFE radar

Yup, my first thought.

Do it if its worth the potential hassle or ATF visit.

You might never hear anything, but some others haven't been so lucky.

I would not do it.

How would they know?? Do a 4473, the FFL calls in a long gun, there is no way they'd know if it was multiples unless the FFL got audited.

Posted: 5/19/2012 7:32:47 AM EDT

[#20]

Quoted:

Quoted:

Good way to get on the BATFE radar

Yup, my first thought.

Do it if its worth the potential hassle or ATF visit.

You might never hear anything, but some others haven't been so lucky.

I would not do it.

I'm pretty sure those guys know about me already.

Posted: 5/19/2012 7:33:58 AM EDT

[#21]

Quoted:

Quoted:

Good way to get on the BATFE radar

Yup, my first thought.

Do it if its worth the potential hassle or ATF visit.

You might never hear anything, but some others haven't been so lucky.

I would not do it.

How would they know?? Do a 4473, the FFL calls in a long gun, there is no way they'd know if it was multiples unless the FFL got audited.

Two ways. The FFL rats you out for a quantity buy, or eventually when the FFL is audited they will notice 20 guns signed out to the same guy on the same day. They take notice of that stuff during audits.

Posted: 5/19/2012 7:34:08 AM EDT

[#22]

Quoted:

Quoted:

Good way to get on the BATFE radar

Yup, my first thought.

Do it if its worth the potential hassle or ATF visit.

You might never hear anything, but some others haven't been so lucky.

I would not do it.

How would they know?? Do a 4473, the FFL calls in a long gun, there is no way they'd know if it was multiples unless the FFL got audited.

They wouldn't know unless audited, you are correct. Even then they wouldn't care about 10 mosins.

Posted: 5/19/2012 7:34:39 AM EDT

[#23]

Quoted:

Quoted:

Good way to get on the BATFE radar

Yup, my first thought.

Do it if its worth the potential hassle or ATF visit.

You might never hear anything, but some others haven't been so lucky.

I would not do it.

A crate of Molina would be the absolute least of my worries about ATF radar...maybe that's just me.

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_YnukvBCvWxc/TJ4gGAtEVWI/AAAAAAAAABU/VUtxhTh_amY/s1600/buy+the+crate.jpg

Where's this deal at?

Posted: 5/19/2012 7:35:04 AM EDT

[#24]

Quoted:

Quoted:

Good way to get on the BATFE radar

Yup, my first thought.

Do it if its worth the potential hassle or ATF visit.

You might never hear anything, but some others haven't been so lucky.

I would not do it.

I'm pretty sure those guys know about me already.

It isn't a matter of them knowing about you so much as being concerned you're dealing without a license due to the large purchase.

If you don't mind that scrutiny then go for it. That would cause me to not buy them most likely.

Posted: 5/19/2012 7:35:34 AM EDT

[#25]

Quoted:

Quoted:

Good way to get on the BATFE radar

Yup, my first thought.

Do it if its worth the potential hassle or ATF visit.

You might never hear anything, but some others haven't been so lucky.

I would not do it.

A crate of Molina would be the absolute least of my worries about ATF radar...maybe that's just me.

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_YnukvBCvWxc/TJ4gGAtEVWI/AAAAAAAAABU/VUtxhTh_amY/s1600/buy+the+crate.jpg

That seems very reasonable, is it on old ad or current ? Who offered that ?

Posted: 5/19/2012 7:36:53 AM EDT

[#26]

do it!

Posted: 5/19/2012 7:36:57 AM EDT

[#27]

Quoted:

Quoted:
I want one to make a coffee table with.

Open it, level the top, etch "Break in case of Emergency" on glass top.

I'd leave them in cosmo and see about fitting a couple spam cans of 7.62x54 in with them.

Hell yeah!!

http://i96.photobucket.com/albums/l192/drachek1/mosincoffe.jpg

I was hoping someone would post that.

Posted: 5/19/2012 7:37:10 AM EDT

[#28]

What's the price?

Posted: 5/19/2012 7:37:21 AM EDT

[#29]

Quoted:

Quoted:

Good way to get on the BATFE radar

Yup, my first thought.

Do it if its worth the potential hassle or ATF visit.

You might never hear anything, but some others haven't been so lucky.

I would not do it.

A crate of Molina would be the absolute least of my worries about ATF radar...maybe that's just me.

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_YnukvBCvWxc/TJ4gGAtEVWI/AAAAAAAAABU/VUtxhTh_amY/s1600/buy+the+crate.jpg

Where's this deal at?

It's over at 2009. Tell them Raysheen sent you.

Posted: 5/19/2012 7:38:17 AM EDT

[#30]

Quoted:

Quoted:

Good way to get on the BATFE radar

Yup, my first thought.

Do it if its worth the potential hassle or ATF visit.

You might never hear anything, but some others haven't been so lucky.

I would not do it.

I'm pretty sure those guys know about me already.

It isn't a matter of them knowing about you so much as being concerned you're dealing without a license due to the large purchase.

If you don't mind that scrutiny then go for it. That would cause me to not buy them most likely.

EXACTAMUNDO!

Posted: 5/19/2012 7:38:55 AM EDT

[#31]

Quoted:

Quoted:

Good way to get on the BATFE radar

Yup, my first thought.

Do it if its worth the potential hassle or ATF visit.

You might never hear anything, but some others haven't been so lucky.

I would not do it.

A crate of Molina would be the absolute least of my worries about ATF radar...maybe that's just me.

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_YnukvBCvWxc/TJ4gGAtEVWI/AAAAAAAAABU/VUtxhTh_amY/s1600/buy+the+crate.jpg

Where's this deal at?

It's over at 2009. Tell them Raysheen sent you.

Figured.

Posted: 5/19/2012 7:43:06 AM EDT

[#32]

Towards the bottom of the page.

http://www.classicfirearms.co/firearms.htm

They don't give a price though.

Posted: 5/19/2012 7:43:19 AM EDT

[#33]

Quoted:

Quoted:

Good way to get on the BATFE radar

Yup, my first thought.

Do it if its worth the potential hassle or ATF visit.

You might never hear anything, but some others haven't been so lucky.

I would not do it.

I'm pretty sure those guys know about me already.

It isn't a matter of them knowing about you so much as being concerned you're dealing without a license due to the large purchase.

If you don't mind that scrutiny then go for it. That would cause me to not buy them most likely.

EXACTAMUNDO!

ATF has been known to check in on purchasers of quantities of rifles. That being said they aren't looking at people who buy twenty 91/30s. And even if they were, there is no law against owning 20 of the same gun. My anecdotal story of the day: I bought 20 AK receivers at once (in NY state of all places). The ATF didn't shoot my dog....actually they didn't even give me a phone call.

Posted: 5/19/2012 7:47:39 AM EDT

[#34]

Quoted:
If I had the disposable cash to do it, I sure would.

Yep. I also love the coffee table idea. What a perfect freaking man cave table!!

Posted: 5/19/2012 7:50:04 AM EDT

[#35]

Back to the crate idea. Have any of you actually stuck your nose anywhere near one of those crates? I was going to buy an empty crate - $35 at my LGS. But the damn thing just reeked of cosmoline/oil/grease/mold/Soviet B.O. How do you get that smell out of it? Wouldn't it stick up the whole darn house?

Posted: 5/19/2012 7:52:44 AM EDT

[#36]

Quoted:
Towards the bottom of the page.

http://www.classicfirearms.co/firearms.htm

They don't give a price though.

I wasn't sure if posting the link would be advertising or not. I believe other places have the same deal if you do some hunting on Google.

Posted: 5/19/2012 7:52:53 AM EDT

[#37]

Quoted:
Back to the crate idea. Have any of you actually stuck your nose anywhere near one of those crates? I was going to buy an empty crate - $35 at my LGS. But the damn thing just reeked of cosmoline/oil/grease/mold/Soviet B.O. How do you get that smell out of it? Wouldn't it stick up the whole darn house?

I like the smell of cosmoline but yeah they stink. Maybe seal it with a satin poly? Something that won't change the look too much, but will keep the odor down. If its for a man cave then I wouldn't care what it smelled like. If it was for my living room then I might want to keep the smell down.

Posted: 5/19/2012 7:54:40 AM EDT

[#38]

Quoted:
Back to the crate idea. Have any of you actually stuck your nose anywhere near one of those crates? I was going to buy an empty crate - $35 at my LGS. But the damn thing just reeked of cosmoline/oil/grease/mold/Soviet B.O. How do you get that smell out of it? Wouldn't it stick up the whole darn house?

I really hadn't thought this idea out much beyond "Crate of guns! Cool!"

Posted: 5/19/2012 7:58:08 AM EDT

[#39]

Quoted:

Quoted:

Good way to get on the BATFE radar

Yup, my first thought.

Do it if its worth the potential hassle or ATF visit.

You might never hear anything, but some others haven't been so lucky.

I would not do it.

I'm pretty sure those guys know about me already.

It isn't a matter of them knowing about you so much as being concerned you're dealing without a license due to the large purchase.

If you don't mind that scrutiny then go for it. That would cause me to not buy them most likely.

EXACTAMUNDO!

ATF has been known to check in on purchasers of quantities of rifles. That being said they aren't looking at people who buy twenty 91/30s. And even if they were, there is no law against owning 20 of the same gun. My anecdotal story of the day: I bought 20 AK receivers at once (in NY state of all places). The ATF didn't shoot my dog....actually they didn't even give me a phone call.

Maybe your dealer hasn't been audited and they don't know about the purchase. Or once they did see it, it was so many years ago they didn't care.
But like you said they have been known to check in on people. If you want that go for it, I don't want it. Not worth the possible scrutiny.

Posted: 5/19/2012 8:07:14 AM EDT

[#40]

How much could one pick up a Mosin for?

Average price?

Posted: 5/19/2012 8:10:26 AM EDT

[#41]

Quoted:

Quoted:

Good way to get on the BATFE radar

Yup, my first thought.

Do it if its worth the potential hassle or ATF visit.

You might never hear anything, but some others haven't been so lucky.

I would not do it.

oh jesus frikin christ... that is just silly

Posted: 5/19/2012 8:34:03 AM EDT

[#42]

Quoted:
How much could one pick up a Mosin for?

Average price?

Got a hex receiver 91/30 6 months ago in GREAT shape for $89 at BPW.
They had smooth receivers in the same condition awhile back for $119.

I would say somewhere between $100 and $130 now, due to panic buying, depending on condition.

Expect M44 carbines to be more, and in worse shape.

Posted: 5/19/2012 8:37:46 AM EDT

[#43]

Quoted:
Towards the bottom of the page.

http://www.classicfirearms.co/firearms.htm

They don't give a price though.

89.99 ea, crate of 20.

Listed as "unmolested".

I would take that to mean $1799,80, + shipping.

Posted: 5/19/2012 8:47:34 AM EDT

[#44]

Quoted:

Quoted:
I want one to make a coffee table with.

Open it, level the top, etch "Break in case of Emergency" on glass top.

I'd leave them in cosmo and see about fitting a couple spam cans of 7.62x54 in with them.

Hell yeah!!

nice!

Libs come unglued seeing that. No wonder they want us voting 3rd party so obama wins again. lol

Posted: 5/19/2012 9:02:14 AM EDT

[#45]

I was getting service ready molested ones for $30 each (without volume purchase) in 2005 when I had my C&R FFL. I'd rather have the cheaper ones that also tell a story of their use. Mosins are so common even mint condition with the lovely important stamps doesn't mean much.