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    Quote Originally Posted by amadeus76 View Post
    I'm at a gun show right now
    Wonder if he's still standing there...at the gun show?
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    Well, I told him to buy my rifle but the exspurts on the other forums said it was too expensive. At any rate; if he gets one elsewhere and it's in need of TLC, he should know he can send it here for repair if necessary.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Brian Dickicon View Post
    the exspurts on the other forums
    Can't imagine...so he's without one. So ammo doesn't matter.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Brian Dickicon View Post
    I think the Remington-UMC .303 is best because it was loaded to Mk.7z spec with a flat base 174 grain projectile. The PPU is loaded to Mk.8z spec with a boat tail.
    I thought the Mk 8z ammo was for Vickers and Lewis Guns and not intended for use in rifles?

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    I have a lot of PRVI brass that I have reloaded several times with excellent results. I do not FL resize just push the shoulder back a tiny bit.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Brian Dickicon View Post
    Well, I told him to buy my rifle but the exspurts on the other forums said it was too expensive. At any rate; if he gets one elsewhere and it's in need of TLC, he should know he can send it here for repair if necessary.
    That boggles my mind, your Lee Enfields even with the conversion to Canadianicon dollars are very well priced, especially to some of the overpriced crap I have seen for sale online up here!

    But what do I know??
    Why use a 50 pound bomb when a 500 pound bomb will do?

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    Brian Exspurts = Ex - is an unknown factor and Spurt - is a drip under pressure?
    Well Brian tried to assist the person but like all things if they are going to listen to others and buy a cheapie then they will probably be enlisting Brian's services to have it tuned up I would go with a known factor rather than off a table at a gun show, we do not have gunshows in our state but do dealers take excellent firearms to sell at these fairs or just the hard movers that collect dust in their shop. Just a question I am asking chaps not an inference or morality check.

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    I can't speak for the US, but the gunshows I've seen in Queensland appear to have a mixture of rifles the dealer actually wants to sell at a fair price, and stuff I suspect they're "showing off" - because anyone with $5000 for a rare or collectible gun isn't likely to buy it at a gunshow without having done some serious research first.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Colonel Enfield View Post
    I can't speak for the US, but the gunshows I've seen in Queensland appear to have a mixture of rifles the dealer actually wants to sell at a fair price, and stuff I suspect they're "showing off" - because anyone with $5000 for a rare or collectible gun isn't likely to buy it at a gunshow without having done some serious research first.
    Sorry Colonel. How do interstate collectors find out what is available. One way is to travel around the fairs and auctions looking for those collectables which most likely are Estate sales. Have been involved both ways selling on behalf of and buying for myself and on behalf of others. Some people know their stuff and or know the person buying for them knows his to the tune of 20k+ both ways.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bindi2 View Post
    Sorry Colonel. How do interstate collectors find out what is available. One way is to travel around the fairs and auctions looking for those collectables which most likely are Estate sales. Have been involved both ways selling on behalf of and buying for myself and on behalf of others. Some people know their stuff and or know the person buying for them knows his to the tune of 20k+ both ways.
    I think we can both accept that's not a usual situation, though. I've believe I've mentioned before one of my concerns with military surplus rifles in Australiaicon is there's basically two markets - the crazy high end one where everyone knows everyone and so the stuff in those circles rarely, if ever comes up on the open market; and the "regular" one which is full of increasingly expensive rifles as well.

    I've definitely seen stuff at gun shows that I honestly think the vendor is just showing off, as well as stuff that's obviously for a premium market I'm not part of.

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    [QUOTE=Colonel Enfield;385443]I think we can both accept that's not a usual situation, though. I've believe I've mentioned before one of my concerns with military surplus rifles in Australiaicon is there's basically two markets

    I don't move in the any circle, I move where what I want is likely to be. There used to be a circuit until the state police in some states made it too hard to comply where interstate dealers could travel with, acquire on the way and on sell. You have your ideas on where the market price should be that's fine just don't complain when you cant buy at the price you want to others are getting a bargain in their eyes.

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