Just bought a .30 Carbine 3 Screw unfired in the box buddy found in a gun store so I bought sight unseen. Post pictures when I pick up next weekend.
3 Screw .30 Carbine NIB
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David LaPell
Blackhawk
Those are neat guns, I have thought about buying one from time to time, maybe use it as a varmint gun.
Cherokee
Single-Sixer
One of those NIB is a nice collectors package.
^^ Yeah, what he said! ^^
45flattop
Single-Sixer
Just ONE small word of caution, well two actually!
EAR PROTECTION!!!!!!!!!!! Never touch off one of those puppies
without adequate protection, trust me, I did it once under a metal
overhanging roof at our club range thinking I'd use up the last of
a box of shells and my ears rang for days. The fireball in the late
afternoon winter day looked like it was as large as a watermelon.
Gun was great to shoot WHEN I had my muffs on though, deadly
accurate with almost no perceptible recoil. Good find at NIB too.
EAR PROTECTION!!!!!!!!!!! Never touch off one of those puppies
without adequate protection, trust me, I did it once under a metal
overhanging roof at our club range thinking I'd use up the last of
a box of shells and my ears rang for days. The fireball in the late
afternoon winter day looked like it was as large as a watermelon.
Gun was great to shoot WHEN I had my muffs on though, deadly
accurate with almost no perceptible recoil. Good find at NIB too.
JesterGrin_1
Single-Sixer
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I will second that get good EAR PROTECTION lol. Trust us on this lol.
americal
Hunter
Sure hope to see photo of package I always thought they were A neat gun 8) used to be overlooked in south by a lot of collectors, NOT anymore
I always thought they were A neat gun 8) used to be overlooked in south by a lot of collectors, NOT anymore
OP
According to the owner he said it was a 1968 or 69 so sounds like one of the early ones. Has the owners manual and one other card in the box. Can't wait.
edlmann
Blackhawk
17tombstone":yihiyxyd said:
.30 Carb introduced in 1968, last year of the non-prefixed numbers.
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Axehandle
Buckeye
I put a MR3-DB on my first one from Oregon.... The second was a first year production from Idaho... More stuff from my forum buddies...
Yep. There were some 9000+ non-prefix guns made in 1968. After that they were all 50-prefix guns up thru 1973 when the New Models came out and they went to the 51-prefix.
Neat guns.
Neat guns.
Wow, that was an interesting "photo edit" Axe . . . had me goin' for a moment.
;-)
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Axehandle
Buckeye
We have to do our part to fan the flames....
When I proof read after a post I typically find all kinds of foul ups.....
When I proof read after a post I typically find all kinds of foul ups.....
OP
Finally got it. Turned out to be a pre - serial number. Unfired and box is marked to match serial number. I'm pretty stoked.
Yessir, you done BETTER than 'good' that is a fine package........we had a first year production .30 carbine BH this past weekend, but it never got home.................
