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    What firearm have you owned the longest?

    This is the one I have owned the longest, since 1977.
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    Ammo prices.

    Academy Sports has 250 round boxes of 115gr 9mm for $59.99. With shipping and sales tax I got 1000 rounds for $272 delivered to my doorstep. It's store-branded Monarch, made by Prvi Partisan.
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    Mk I Magazine Questions

    Almost correct. The Mk II magazine (10 rounds) has a larger button that will bind in the A-54 frame. The "new" Mk I "Old Style" 9-round magazines will work fine if the button is swapped to the RIGHT side.
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    The Air Force Museum Dayton, Ohio

    We're headed to Dayton in July for the air show featuring the Air Force Thunderbirds. Weekend plans include a day at the museum and a Dragons' night game at Day Air Ballpark.
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    Searching for info on Yellowstone National Park

    There are free passes for some, like Veterans or active military. The Golden Age Passport for ordinary citizens over the age of 62 is $20 Annual or $80 Lifetime. (NPS website) When I got my "America the Beautiful" Senior Pass at age 62 it cost me $10, good for my lifetime. Prices changed in...
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    The squatter is a burglar

    And then what?
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    Mark I Magazines

    Mk I and Std buttons are 1/4" diameter; Mk II and later buttons are 5/16" diameter and may bind up in an A-54 frame. This can be fixed by filing the edges down.
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    Photo Test and an Observation...

    New grips on my RST-6, thicker than OEM plus w/finger grooves.
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    That time of year...your favorite firearm purchase 2021!

    M1 Garand from a friend. Springfield Armory, November 1943.
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    Extractor?

    Could be, I don't know. In another forum he said there are six aftermarket makers of the extractor, that he had tested all of them in a number of weapons, and that he had come to use only the one version that he found to "work perfectly". He also said he used a lot of Volquartsen custom...
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    Extractor?

    bereta1, did you ever get an answer? Dennis sold me an extractor that he called SGW "Raptor's Claw". Tandemkross lists an "Eagle's Talon" extractor, but they are out of stock. Volquartsen lists one they call "Exact Edge" [VC10EE] that appears to be available. I don't know who his supplier...
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