Not as fast as I hoped

Got hold of the company I bought the AR from. The gun is on back order, hopefully to be shipped in a couple weeks. They send a UPS tracking number out immediately, so it appeared it was shipped. Looks like they are getting overwhelmed again due to the November election getting closer. No big hurry, just good to know it isn't lost in shipping. Have to work this weekend anyhow. Ammo should be here by the weekend. Picked up a magpul mag at the local gunstore for about the price they run at the shows.

Fast........

My new upper is already showing shipped and is scheduled for Wednesday delivery.... That is extremely quick. Hopefully be trying her out before the weekend.

Chore day

Spent the day cleaning, paying bills and other non fun related activities. Then, I sat down and ordered my first upper along with some sights and other small accessories. Still not sure how to scope it out yet. Reviews show that they tend to ship very quickly, so, I am hoping to have it by midweek to the weekend. Do need to get a magazine for it as they did not have the magpul mags that everyone recommends. I was going to go back to the gun show to pick up a couple, but time got away and the show was over. All in all, I will have under $600 in it when done. That is with the lower receiver I bought at the last Indy show. The show here in town had the same lower receiver for the same low price as I paid in Indy. Next one will be an AR10 which takes a different lower all together. One full week, then a holiday week, then VACATIONNNNNN.

Nice gun show

The gun shows are starting to get better and better. They had a lot of new vendors and collectors there today. Hopefully, they will be regulars. There were a few collectors that had old military guns and accessories for sale. My buddy was there, but only brought a few AR's to sell. He usually has some old time WW2 pistols and various rifles from his collection out. I did buy a couple of books while there. I thing I am getting close to picking out my first AR upper. Way too many choices on options making it really hard to choose. Hope to hit the club tomorrow and make some brass to load.

One big chore down

Got off on time today and went straight to work on the gutter in the back yard. Dug the trench, buried the drain pipe rerouting water thirteen feet from house, and relaid the paver blocks over the trench. It makes the patio area look a whole lot neater. Hope to replace pavers with concrete next year. Still trying to figure out the exact size and shape I want it.There is a small pond off the patio. I am thinking of making it bigger and putting koi in the back yard next to the patio. Give Spike something new to bark at. Hope to keep going this weekend and get the back gate done. Have a gun show and car show this weekend as well, so it should be a busy weekend.

Armory show weekend

Hump day already here and just about gone. Gun show at the armory this weekend. Hope to pick up some ammo for the M1A and check out what they have. One of the guys I talk to always sets up  a great display of WW2 memorabilia. He usually has some very interesting things for sale. Keep meaning to line up with him and join his gun club. They are set up for machine guns. He has a few machine guns he takes out there when they have their shoots.They have a machine gun shoot after Halloween to help eradicate all the pesky left over jack o lanterns.

Need to get the fence posts sunk this weekend too. It is still nice out and would like to finish project before it gets too hot out. Naturally, most of the utilities run right through the eight foot span I need to sink the posts.

What a gun show

I hit the big military / gun show at the Freedom hall in Louisville this morning. It was HUUUUGE. Lots of really interesting items. There were a lot of antique guns all over. Real guns and periphenalia of western days. Guns from all eras of war. Uniforms, duffle bags and anything you could think of. Saw some really nice Garrands including both the C and D sniper rifles. I finally laid my hands on an unmolested Krag rifle. He had it marked $600 but I got him down to $500. Serial number shows it was manufactured January of 1903. Doesn't look bad for 109 years old.

My buddy at work warned me not to bother with the show because most vendors only sell to people with either an FFL or C& R license. So I remembered to take my C&R license allong and got to use it for the first time. I think that helped out on the price break. There were a few really nice M1 carbines for sale as well, but I didn't pick one up this time around. I was hoping on picking up some bulk .308 ammo for the M1A while I was there, but I didn't see any. It took a good five hours to see everyting. Definitely going to be watchng for the next show. They had some great food there as well. Parking was a breeze. I love driving through Kentucky. It is always a scenic drive.