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<blockquote data-quote="Packrat 6" data-source="post: 1001659" data-attributes="member: 80288"><p>Sourdough,</p><p></p><p>I like all of the weapons in the Gun Locker to be fully functional. What I'm worried about is that half the items on line say it isn't safe to shoot and half say it is. Here is what I'm worried about:</p><p>Click to enlarge.</p><p>[ATTACH]39828[/ATTACH]</p><p>Don't want one of my grandkids grabbing it up and trying to shoot it just because it is in my gun room. Unfortunately they don't say what caused it...What was he shooting, hot loads or just factory spec? Wrong Ammo? The only comment I could find was "one too many .308"s." I am planning on running the Rifle into Tucson Tuesday and dropping it off, but without shooting it, can the gunsmith even tell if it is safe? He can check the bore, rifling, and all the dimensioning, but can he tell me about the strength of the metals? New barrel, no problem, but if it needs a new receiver to be safe, why bother? If my uncle had given me a rusty old 1978 Subaru sedan with a blown engine and no brakes, should I park it in the front yard and proudly show it off? (Aside from the fact that the HOA would Kill me!)</p><p></p><p>I read the post about "Bias towards Mausers" in the Gunsmithing thread and while most of the talk was about K-98's, this Rifle is even older than a K-98! Don't get me wrong, I'm dying to shoot it, just don't want to be Dying, to shoot it! And I really don't even have room for it as you can see below:</p><p>Click to enlarge.</p><p>[ATTACH]39829[/ATTACH]</p><p></p><p>Just kidding, I stole the picture from somewhere else, but wish my gun room looked similar. They both do have one thing in common though, they both have a floor!</p><p></p><p>Bruce</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH]39830[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Packrat 6, post: 1001659, member: 80288"] Sourdough, I like all of the weapons in the Gun Locker to be fully functional. What I'm worried about is that half the items on line say it isn't safe to shoot and half say it is. Here is what I'm worried about: Click to enlarge. [ATTACH]39828.vB[/ATTACH] Don't want one of my grandkids grabbing it up and trying to shoot it just because it is in my gun room. Unfortunately they don't say what caused it...What was he shooting, hot loads or just factory spec? Wrong Ammo? The only comment I could find was "one too many .308"s." I am planning on running the Rifle into Tucson Tuesday and dropping it off, but without shooting it, can the gunsmith even tell if it is safe? He can check the bore, rifling, and all the dimensioning, but can he tell me about the strength of the metals? New barrel, no problem, but if it needs a new receiver to be safe, why bother? If my uncle had given me a rusty old 1978 Subaru sedan with a blown engine and no brakes, should I park it in the front yard and proudly show it off? (Aside from the fact that the HOA would Kill me!) I read the post about "Bias towards Mausers" in the Gunsmithing thread and while most of the talk was about K-98's, this Rifle is even older than a K-98! Don't get me wrong, I'm dying to shoot it, just don't want to be Dying, to shoot it! And I really don't even have room for it as you can see below: Click to enlarge. [ATTACH]39829.vB[/ATTACH] Just kidding, I stole the picture from somewhere else, but wish my gun room looked similar. They both do have one thing in common though, they both have a floor! Bruce [ATTACH]39830.vB[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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