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I am constantly on the hunt for good deals, many are private sales but I also know several firearms dealers who have found some particular items for me. I also have several forums and online sites I frequent that have been somewhat lucrative. They're not the well-known national ones, I've had better luck on the regional boards and not just those for this area. The Tula M44 I got last weekend was off a small board up in Michigan, I just used my outstanding Google-fu skills to find it!
Some days I think it's more fun to track down something I are looking for than actually finding it...
On a different note, my Mom just sent me this pic of my Dad in Korea, he's got a M1 carbine in his hand...
He was the First Sergeant for a combat engineering unit. He later received a battlefield commission, and here's a pic of him with the 1911 he carried as an officer...
I think I need to add a M1 to the collection, just because Dad carried one!
Cheers! M2