Ammo Run to J & G Sales

troy2000 · 03-15-2008, 10:32 AM

I took a drive to Prescott, Arizona yesterday, and picked up two 300-rd cans of Bulgarian brass-cased heavy ball 7.62x54. I paid $42.30 a can.

Of course, by the time you add in the gas 160 miles each way, plus a beer there, and a beer and burritos on the way back, I'd have been money ahead to have it shipped instead. But then I wouldn't have had the scenic drive up Yarnell Hill and US hwy 89 for the first time in years.

I also stopped at High Country guns on the way out of town. They're well-stocked, but they deal almost exclusively in modern guns; the only milsurps or used they have are what they've taken in trade. On one little floor rack I found a New England Westinghouse m91 that had been bubba'd, but it was rather nicely done. The barrel was cut down to about M38 length, and it was properly crowned. It also had a birch stock instead of American walnut. The stock was cut off where the rear barrel band used to be, but had been carefully re-shaped to look like it came that way.

I tried explaining to the old boy working there what they had, but he was totally uninterested; he smiled and nodded, and totally tuned out what I was saying. It was marked as a Mosin Begant, and they wanted $249.00 for it.

texnmidwest · 03-15-2008, 10:55 AM

But you had fun! That is what counts.

I like that ammo. It shoots very well in my rifles.

SwedeSteve · 03-15-2008, 11:13 AM

Lucky Dog! Great deal on the ammo T2k.

Geo M44 · 03-15-2008, 11:24 AM

Troy, Had you waited another week a few of the local valley (Of The Sun) Mosin/SKS/Mauser owners are making an Ammo run up to J&G as well. A great store. Wish they had one down here in the Phoenix area. They come down for the gun show, but generally bring their B stock, and nowhere near the variety of the store. I want to check out the newly advertised 1944 M44 Tula's as well (if they still have some left).

If you are still in Southern CA then you must be right on The River, and head up I-10 to 60 and 89. Nice drive. Do you get a break on sales tax?

If we start out early and avoid the fiasco of I-17 before Anthem we can hit Prescott in about 2 hours.

Maybe we'll bump into you up there one of these days.

Incidentally you should have told him that the Mosin-Begant must be a knock-off.

.22guy · 03-15-2008, 12:21 PM

Hey Troy, next time you go let me know and maybe I can hitch a ride with you? I want to buy some C&R pistols there.

marion57 · 03-15-2008, 12:37 PM

Troy I didnt know you knew about those mosin begants??They are vary rare only one ever made LOL

I like J&G just ordered another 91x30 from them

GlockMeister · 03-15-2008, 12:38 PM

So you spent a little more cash T2K. I say well worth it in the end. The ammo looks to be in great condition. You got to take a road trip, very few do or get to do these days and see the sights, unless they're a salesman or a trucker.

So did you buy that rifle? lol, No, I know you didn't. To bad you didn't have a camera with you. would've been nice to see what you described.

ArkansasHunter · 03-15-2008, 12:40 PM

Glock troy is a thinker and I bet he goes and buys it after he thinks about it a day or two...LOL

troy2000 · 03-15-2008, 01:12 PM

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Originally Posted by .22guy

Hey Troy, next time you go let me know and maybe I can hitch a ride with you? I want to buy some C&R pistols there.

Sounds good to me; I don't mind a little company on the road. But from where you are, it might be a lot closer to go directly there, instead of heading down to the desert and looping back up to Prescott.

Are you in the Santa Barbara area, or am I confusing your location with someone else's?

Quote:

Originally Posted by Geo M44

Troy, Had you waited another week a few of the local valley (Of The Sun) Mosin/SKS/Mauser owners are making an Ammo run up to J&G as well. A great store. Wish they had one down here in the Phoenix area. They come down for the gun show, but generally bring their B stock, and nowhere near the variety of the store. I want to check out the newly advertised 1944 M44 Tula's as well (if they still have some left).
If you are still in Southern CA then you must be right on The River, and head up I-10 to 60 and 89. Nice drive. Do you get a break on sales tax?
If we start out early and avoid the fiasco of I-17 before Anthem we can hit Prescott in about 2 hours.
Maybe we'll bump into you up there one of these days.

Incidentally you should have told him that the Mosin-Begant must be a knock-off.

Unfortunately I'm bound by my schedule, Geo. I work a four-week cycle, switching from days to nights, and normally go home on my days off. But every fourth Thursday I get off at 7:00 AM, and go back to work at 7:00 AM Saturday. So I stay here that day and a half, and it's the only reasonable shot I have at making it into Arizona without a special trip.

Nope; no break on sales tax. I forgot that; it brought the two cans to ninety-nine bucks and change.

Quote:

Originally Posted by marion57

Troy I didnt know you knew about those mosin begants??They are vary rare only one ever made LOL

I like J&G just ordered another 91x30 from them

Dang, Marion. I thought it was just mis-tagged. You think I ought to run back and get it?

GlockMeister · 03-15-2008, 01:23 PM

Your system has to be out of whack T2K, always switching day to nights and nights to days like that? Or have you done it for so long now, your use to it?

R5CYA · 03-15-2008, 01:25 PM

cool. wish i could have gone.

troy2000 · 03-15-2008, 03:19 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GlockMeister

Your system has to be out of whack T2K, always switching day to nights and nights to days like that? Or have you done it for so long now, your use to it?

I've learned coping mechanisms, Glock, but I don't think your system ever really adjusts. It's probably shaving a little time off my life, in the long run.

On the plus side, I get three days, one day, three days, and seven days off every four weeks. I only work fourteen days total out of every twenty eight. So it makes working away from home a little more reasonable; the wife sees more of me than she did when I was working forty hours a week from home.

texnmidwest · 03-15-2008, 04:27 PM

[On the plus side, I get three days, one day, three days, and seven days off every four weeks. I only work fourteen days total out of every twenty eight. So it makes working away from home a little more reasonable; the wife sees more of me than she did when I was working forty hours a week from home.[/quote]

OK Troy, I gotta ask....does she brag about seeing you more or complain?

marion57 · 03-15-2008, 05:48 PM

I have every day off now LOL

Geo M44 · 03-15-2008, 11:23 PM

I be lookin forward to that in about 5 years.

Right now they are paying me pretty well, I get to travel internationally, and life is good (probably temporary uphoria) so I just can't turn down the $$$.

The insurance came in handy recently as well.

troy2000 · 03-16-2008, 12:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by texnmidwest

OK Troy, I gotta ask....does she brag about seeing you more or complain?

To tell the truth, tex, it doesn't matter; she stays mad at me about half the time regardless. But after twenty years I'm used to it.

The last time I was working here, her excuse for being mad all the time was that I was working away from home. So I transferred home for three years, and blew that theory all to hell...

It's a good thing I'm fond of the little spitfire, or I'd probably strangle her.

AzShooter1 · 08-22-2008, 10:15 PM

89 A is the best way up to J&G from Phoenix, expecially if you live on the west side.

I bought two MNs from them a few months ago at the gun show here but a friend wanted one so we took the wives with us and made the trek up the mountain.

I picked up a nice ex-sniper and my friend bought two new MNs. Definately worth the trip. Also good for the ammo prices.

toolman · 08-22-2008, 10:52 PM

I tried to go a few times when I was pulling piggybacks but could never get a satisfactory route from anyone @ J&G, and I wasn't about to drag three or four $75k-$150k trucks into anywhere that I may not be able to get back out of. Sounds like a fun trip tho....

Geo M44 · 08-23-2008, 10:39 AM

Do not take a truck up 89A to Prescott. I-17 to AZ69 is the truck route and the easiest way to get there. Also J&G gets truckloads of stuff all the time and it is pretty accessable.

I'm planning a run up there in the next few weeks.

03-15-2008, 10:32 AM	#1
troy2000 Banned Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Southern California Posts: 14,553	Ammo Run to J & G Sales I took a drive to Prescott, Arizona yesterday, and picked up two 300-rd cans of Bulgarian brass-cased heavy ball 7.62x54. I paid $42.30 a can. Of course, by the time you add in the gas 160 miles each way, plus a beer there, and a beer and burritos on the way back, I'd have been money ahead to have it shipped instead. But then I wouldn't have had the scenic drive up Yarnell Hill and US hwy 89 for the first time in years. I also stopped at High Country guns on the way out of town. They're well-stocked, but they deal almost exclusively in modern guns; the only milsurps or used they have are what they've taken in trade. On one little floor rack I found a New England Westinghouse m91 that had been bubba'd, but it was rather nicely done. The barrel was cut down to about M38 length, and it was properly crowned. It also had a birch stock instead of American walnut. The stock was cut off where the rear barrel band used to be, but had been carefully re-shaped to look like it came that way. I tried explaining to the old boy working there what they had, but he was totally uninterested; he smiled and nodded, and totally tuned out what I was saying. It was marked as a Mosin Begant, and they wanted $249.00 for it. Last edited by troy2000; 03-15-2008 at 03:15 PM.

03-15-2008, 10:55 AM	#2
texnmidwest They wonder why I drink.. Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: South east Wisconsin Posts: 7,942	But you had fun! That is what counts. I like that ammo. It shoots very well in my rifles. __________________ Handle every stressful situation like a dog, sniff it, wee on it and walk away.

03-15-2008, 11:13 AM	#3
SwedeSteve Suspected Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Anchortown, Alaska Posts: 26,432	Lucky Dog! Great deal on the ammo T2k. __________________ In the absence of orders, ATTACK !!

03-15-2008, 11:24 AM	#4
Geo M44 Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: The Desert Posts: 3,010	Troy, Had you waited another week a few of the local valley (Of The Sun) Mosin/SKS/Mauser owners are making an Ammo run up to J&G as well. A great store. Wish they had one down here in the Phoenix area. They come down for the gun show, but generally bring their B stock, and nowhere near the variety of the store. I want to check out the newly advertised 1944 M44 Tula's as well (if they still have some left). If you are still in Southern CA then you must be right on The River, and head up I-10 to 60 and 89. Nice drive. Do you get a break on sales tax? If we start out early and avoid the fiasco of I-17 before Anthem we can hit Prescott in about 2 hours. Maybe we'll bump into you up there one of these days. Incidentally you should have told him that the Mosin-Begant must be a knock-off. Last edited by Geo M44; 03-15-2008 at 11:26 AM.

03-15-2008, 12:21 PM	#5
.22guy Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 5,432	Hey Troy, next time you go let me know and maybe I can hitch a ride with you? I want to buy some C&R pistols there. __________________ My first priority will be to reinstate the assault weapons ban as soon as I take office.

03-15-2008, 12:37 PM	#6
marion57 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Missouri Posts: 3,640	Troy I didnt know you knew about those mosin begants??They are vary rare only one ever made LOL I like J&G just ordered another 91x30 from them __________________ You can have my gun when you pry it from my cold dead fingers Please Mr Custer I dont wanna go

03-15-2008, 12:38 PM	#7
GlockMeister Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Northern Illinois Posts: 10,792	So you spent a little more cash T2K. I say well worth it in the end. The ammo looks to be in great condition. You got to take a road trip, very few do or get to do these days and see the sights, unless they're a salesman or a trucker. So did you buy that rifle? lol, No, I know you didn't. To bad you didn't have a camera with you. would've been nice to see what you described. __________________ "The people never give up their liberties but under some delusion." "Edmond Burke"

03-15-2008, 12:40 PM	#8
ArkansasHunter Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: South Arkansas. Posts: 18,445	Glock troy is a thinker and I bet he goes and buys it after he thinks about it a day or two...LOL __________________ IN GOD WE TRUST NRA MEMBER

03-15-2008, 01:23 PM	#10
GlockMeister Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Northern Illinois Posts: 10,792	Your system has to be out of whack T2K, always switching day to nights and nights to days like that? Or have you done it for so long now, your use to it? __________________ "The people never give up their liberties but under some delusion." "Edmond Burke"

03-15-2008, 01:25 PM	#11
R5CYA Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: San Bruno, Republic of Kalifornia Posts: 2,738	cool. wish i could have gone.

03-15-2008, 04:27 PM	#13
texnmidwest They wonder why I drink.. Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: South east Wisconsin Posts: 7,942	[On the plus side, I get three days, one day, three days, and seven days off every four weeks. I only work fourteen days total out of every twenty eight. So it makes working away from home a little more reasonable; the wife sees more of me than she did when I was working forty hours a week from home.[/quote] OK Troy, I gotta ask....does she brag about seeing you more or complain? __________________ Handle every stressful situation like a dog, sniff it, wee on it and walk away.

03-15-2008, 05:48 PM	#14
marion57 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Missouri Posts: 3,640	Retired!! I have every day off now LOL __________________ You can have my gun when you pry it from my cold dead fingers Please Mr Custer I dont wanna go

03-15-2008, 11:23 PM	#15
Geo M44 Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: The Desert Posts: 3,010	I be lookin forward to that in about 5 years. Right now they are paying me pretty well, I get to travel internationally, and life is good (probably temporary uphoria) so I just can't turn down the $$$. The insurance came in handy recently as well.

08-22-2008, 10:15 PM	#17
AzShooter1 Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Surprise, Az Posts: 97	89 A is the best way up to J&G from Phoenix, expecially if you live on the west side. I bought two MNs from them a few months ago at the gun show here but a friend wanted one so we took the wives with us and made the trek up the mountain. I picked up a nice ex-sniper and my friend bought two new MNs. Definately worth the trip. Also good for the ammo prices.

08-22-2008, 10:52 PM	#18
toolman Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: abilene,tx Posts: 7,374 Blog Entries: 25	I tried to go a few times when I was pulling piggybacks but could never get a satisfactory route from anyone @ J&G, and I wasn't about to drag three or four $75k-$150k trucks into anywhere that I may not be able to get back out of. Sounds like a fun trip tho.... __________________ cosmoline is an aphrodisiac!

08-23-2008, 10:39 AM	#19
Geo M44 Senior Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: The Desert Posts: 3,010	Do not take a truck up 89A to Prescott. I-17 to AZ69 is the truck route and the easiest way to get there. Also J&G gets truckloads of stuff all the time and it is pretty accessable. I'm planning a run up there in the next few weeks. __________________ Remember when seconds count... the police are only minutes away.