helgriffan
Full Member
That's cool
If it was an M2 you would have a bunch of paperwork and questions to answer and still be treated like a criminal. Either way I'd hang it on the wall. If it is an M2, let some other digger dig the trigger group in the next 50 years.
?????????????? can you explain this.....
Or, option B. You can take a cleaning rod, or even a dowel down the barrel (as long and it isn't to caked with gunk) until it stops. Mark either with a marker, a pocket knife, a small dab of paint, or use the Chatlie Tuna approved method of putting your hand right at the end of the muzzle when it stops before you withdraw it and line it up on the outside of the barrel.
There are a couple ways to see if it is loaded. Odds are if it is the ammo is toast looking at the gun, but considering the condition of the wood, maybe it survived. Eject the magazine and see if there are rounds in there. If you can't get it or it is froze it isn't like it has a hammer under tension ready to contact a firing pin. I've had tens of thousands of rounds or more around through the years and not one has ever popped on its own. The one that may be concerning is the chamber. You can either grab the charging handle and with draw the bolt and visually check. Or, option B. You can take a cleaning rod, or even a dowel down the barrel (as long and it isn't to caked with gunk) until it stops. Mark either with a marker, a pocket knife, a small dab of paint, or use the Chatlie Tuna approved method of putting your hand right at the end of the muzzle when it stops before you withdraw it and line it up on the outside of the barrel. If the end of the rod goes all the way to the bolt face, you are 100 percent good. If you are having a hard time telling let me know and I can measure one for you that hasn't been in a lagoon for 50 years and get you a measurement.
Charlie
Could be as innocent as cpl of guys drinking beer and shooting at some turtles, then accidently dropping it into what they considered very deep water. Too drunk to go swiming...or perhaps did hunt for it without success.
Dang, I just did 24 updates on my tablet and seeing forum posts hadn't seen before. Many made valid points, including dropping while shooting turtles. So what has transpired in the last month?
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Lol, oh good now I can rest easy now knowing no one found that 12k diamond ring I've been looking for.Not a damn thing of notice Brother!...some guy found an Indian penny, another damn guy found a silver Rosie, but thats about it,... Oh yeah!...Trump got elected!....Its November...too cold to shoot turtles...
Mud
If it was me, I would take it to the cops and let them clean it up and get any forensic evidence they can. Let them know that if it was not a weapon used in a crime and the owner doesn't claim it in 60 days, you want it back.
All evidence would be gone or under the rust
No not true. Every once in a while the TV Crime shows have some things on that are really possible. The presence of the Rifle itself could be evidence regardless of wether or not it is identified.
Did you think they could find a legible serial number or what it is used to identify guns