Well, I got the rifle. Posted a few pictures over on the Mauser board. It is nothing but a hunting rifle, a tool for bagging elk in open country.

Homeland "Security" has got the ports all messed up because it can't proces background checks timely. Sometime it takes a year for a port worker to get cleared. They need to take a look at how firearms checks are done. Much as I dislike them, they could be a **lot** worse.

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