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Whats your favorite gun related product that is no longer available?
December 28, 2023, 12:56 PM
bald1Whats your favorite gun related product that is no longer available?
Aluminum cleaning rod caddy. Keeps the rods clean and safe.
I've had it for well over 40 years, perhaps 50. It is a universal design with the rods (in my case Dewey) snapping into the tube tops. If memory serves this was from Sinclair International. When friends wanted to get one after seeing mine they had been discontinued. And that was a l-o-n-g time ago.
Only similar stuff on the market these days that I know about are cases like these. But I'm very partial to the aluminum caddy I have.
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December 28, 2023, 01:13 PM
preten2bCut to size synthetic cleaning patches. Much more difficult to find these days. Close second is the ease of finding jags and brushes, seems few want to distribute these low-priced items.

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December 28, 2023, 01:52 PM
flesheatingvirusPrimers that cost half of what they do now.
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December 28, 2023, 04:22 PM
2AdefenderInexpensive FALs.
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December 28, 2023, 05:00 PM
VoshterkoffBladetech UCH holsters were great for smaller firearms.
December 29, 2023, 01:25 AM
83v45magnaBrowning gun oil.
I also miss the cheap milsurps.
December 29, 2023, 11:12 AM
straightshooter1I'm with Baldy on the Sinclair International rod cases. I have a few, always used to take the rod with me to the rifle range. Have others in the Sinclair cases hung on the Sinclair wall rack, all of which I've had for at least 30 years.
Went to Sinclair's site and found Brownells now owns them and Brownells is not a favorite of mine-their site has a feature that keeps dropping their name, etc. down over their products and I have to keep messing with my cursor to see what they offer. I quit using Brownells for anything couple-three years ago.
I think I have enough cases for all my Dewey rods, so I suppose I can survive without new cases for my cleaning rods, but it's a shame, IMO that they are gone.
Bob
December 29, 2023, 11:26 AM
stickman428$12 550rd bricks of 22lr.
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December 29, 2023, 01:23 PM
SigmundRubber mag covers for ARs:
https://www.midwayusa.com/prod...006104984?pid=658001I cannot find them anywhere.
December 29, 2023, 03:18 PM
sigfreundquote:
Originally posted by Sigmund:
Rubber mag covers for ARs:
Would these work?
https://ustacticalsupply.com/dustcovers.aspx
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I can tell at sight a Chassepot rifle from a javelin. December 29, 2023, 04:24 PM
Sigmundquote:
Originally posted by sigfreund:
quote:
Originally posted by Sigmund:
Rubber mag covers for ARs:
Would these work?
https://ustacticalsupply.com/dustcovers.aspx
Yes, Model 556M is just what I'm looking for, though a tad costly. I'll order a few, thanks.
December 29, 2023, 05:56 PM
.38supersigHad a shop trying to order ammo during a recent shortage.
They ordered 9mm, but when it showed up, it was 9x21 instead of 9x18. Nobody knew what to do with it, so it was marked down to $11 a box.
I bought so many, I started shopping for some extra pistols to shoot it all with, and nobody ran off with my brass.

December 29, 2023, 06:11 PM
Z06WWB 1000 rnd case for $110 O.T.D. @ WallyWorld circa 2002. Great for UZI sub-gun blasting.
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December 29, 2023, 06:33 PM
honestlouquote:
Originally posted by Sigmund:
Rubber mag covers for ARs:
https://www.midwayusa.com/prod...006104984?pid=658001I cannot find them anywhere.
Not rubber, but making sure you're aware of the Magpul dust covers. I don't know if they seal as well as the rubber, but they snap on and also relieve pressure on the feed lips. Of course they are only for Magpul magazines. Cheaper than the rubber also.
https://www.midwayusa.com/prod...023203830?pid=563300December 29, 2023, 06:41 PM
HildurI-Shot range bags and magazine pouches. When people see mine at the range they want to know where to get one. As far as I know they're discontinued. At least that's what I was led to believe years ago when I bought more than I needed because they are great products.
December 29, 2023, 06:45 PM
Z06...also in 2002: $7600 Colt M16A1s, $4280 New Vector UZI sub machineguns, and Ruger AC556 13" folders for $4650.
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December 29, 2023, 07:02 PM
Sigmundquote:
Origi
Not rubber, but making sure you're aware of the Magpul dust covers. I don't know if they seal as well as the rubber, but they snap on and also relieve pressure on the feed lips. Of course they are only for Magpul magazines. Cheaper than the rubber also.
https://www.midwayusa.com/prod...023203830?pid=563300
Thanks, but no Magpuls for me, my mags are USGI or Brownells. What SigFreund sent will be fine.
December 30, 2023, 09:27 AM
AUTiger89Ozarks Holster Company custom holsters.
Phone's ringing, Dude. December 30, 2023, 09:52 AM
slosigquote:
Originally posted by Hildur:
I-Shot range bags and magazine pouches. When people see mine at the range they want to know where to get one. As far as I know they're discontinued. At least that's what I was led to believe years ago when I bought more than I needed because they are great products.
Yeah, we stocked up a bit when they stopped selling to the civilian market. According to the lady I spoke with, they were abandoning the civilian market for government contracts because cheap Chinese knockoffs were making it difficult.
December 30, 2023, 03:47 PM
AITGThe Advantage Arms 22 caliber conversion for Glock 17s. It was the best 22LR fun gun ever. It makes me wish it was a little warmer so I could get it out to the range this week.