David Albert

You would have to have a paid rank membership to sell on the site. David Albert dalbert@sturmgewehr.com

You will need to purchase a rank subscription in order to post items for sale on the market boards. You can find the different options at the following link: http://www.sturmgewehr.com/forums/index.php?/store/ You will find that there are personal, and commercial site subscriptions. Thanks! David Albert dalbert@sturmgewehr.com

Khrut27Gg, 4.6MB is too large of an image to upload, and the system will automatically reject it. It's many times larger than is necessary to nicely display a photo on a computer screen, and it would serve up very slowly. You know, like when you see the top of an image begin to download, but you give up wanting to wait to see it, because it takes much too long to download? The system is trying to prevent that. Please keep in mind that your audience has limited cellular or wifi bandwidth. If your photo were 100KB, instead of 4.6MB (about 46 times smaller), it would serve up very quickly, and almost no one would notice the difference in size or quality. You should at least reduce the size of the image you are attempting to upload by 50% or more. Resizing can be performed in Photoshop, or by using an app like iResize on a MAC. That's the app that I use. They can also be reduced if you have a phone, and forward the images to your own e-mail address. Depending upon your e-mail program, most of them automatically ask you how large of an image you want to send, usually presenting 3 or 4 size choices to enable more speedy and efficient processing. David Albert dalbert@sturmgewehr.com

4.6MB is too large of an image to upload, and the system will automatically reject it. It's many times larger than is necessary to nicely display a photo on a computer screen, and it would serve up very slowly. You know, like when you see the top of an image begin to download, but you give up wanting to wait to see it, because it takes much too long to download? The system is trying to prevent that. Please keep in mind that your audience has limited cellular or wifi bandwidth. If your photo were 100KB, instead of 4.6MB (about 46 times smaller), it would serve up very quickly, and almost no one would notice the difference in size or quality. You should at least reduce the size of the image you are attempting to upload by 50% or more. Resizing can be performed in Photoshop, or by using an app like iResize on a MAC. That's the app that I use. They can also be reduced if you have a phone, and forward the images to your own e-mail address. Depending upon your e-mail program, most of them automatically ask you how large of an image you want to send, usually presenting 3 or 4 size choices to enable more speedy and efficient processing. David Albert dalbert@sturmgewehr.com

Hi Steve, You realize that we transitioned to a pay site, correct? You were provided a free year of posting ads when we transitioned to the new format in 2016, because you were an existing member on Machinegunboards.com. Your current rank of Corporal indicates you transitioned from Machinegunboards.com, but didn't purchase a rank subscription with market ad posting privileges when the free year was up. If you have attempted to post ads here, they were not rejected because of a ban...You just haven't subscribed. David Albert dalbert@sturmgewehr.com

The flag is based on your IP address when you first registered on the site, and is not user configurable, since it is a security feature. It's also not easily changed through the admin interface. I have to get my brother to update it through SQL when he has a chance. David Albert dalbert@sturmgewehr.com

Bob, They all expire at different times, and a renewal invoice is automatically sent about 2 to 3 weeks ahead of expiration. Yours expires 5/26/18. Thanks! David Albert dalbert@sturmgewehr.com

doctor_evil, We would need more information to troubleshoot. The most likely reason could be that you are attempting to upload gigantic images, greater that 4MB in size. David Albert dalbert@sturmgewehr.com

Bob, Thank you very much for your kind words. Merry Christmas, and Happy New Year to you and yours... Happy New Year! David Albert dalbert@sturmgewehr.com

Here's an M2 summary that I wrote and posted on Machinegunboards, and the Carbine Club forum: There are many different M2 issues and types of NFA registered items. Here are the different iterations of M2 NFA variations/issues that contribute to the overall confusion on the subject: · "XD" serial numbered Inland M2 receivers that were never assembled as MG's (Contraband, unless registered during 1968 Amnesty) (There are also some other "X" prefixed M2's) · Originally marked M2's from Inland, and a potential few from Winchester (C&R) · M1 Receivers that were over-stamped "M2" at the factory, such as Winchester M2's (Should be C&R, but "muddy") · Various non-original M2 manufacturer M1's that have been overstamped "M2" as part of their non-original conversion (IBM, Rock-Ola, Saginaw, etc.) (Transferable, non-C&R) · Original manufacturer M1's (Inland and Winchester) that were overstamped "M2" as part of their non-original conversion (Circa1986 conversions in prep for Hughes Amendment) (Transferable, non-C&R) · 7-piece M2 parts sets, with serial numbers on various of the seven parts (Transferable, non-C&R) (Any one of the 7 parts has to be marked) · Registered trigger packs (Transferable, non-C&R) · Registered M2 slides (Transferable, non-C&R) · Universal, Plainfield, and Iver Johnson manufactured, commercial M2 Carbines (Transferable, Some will soon be C&R) · Other commercial manufacturer M1 Carbines that were converted, some of which were overstamped "M2," and some that were not (Transferable, non-C&R) · Pre-May 1986 Dealer Samples (Not transferable, not C&R) · Post-May 1986 Dealer Samples (Not transferable, not C&R) Thanks! David Albert dalbert@sturmgewehr.com

Just updated, 10/8/17... David Albert dalbert@sturmgewehr.com

This is resolved. David

Ron, My apologies. I thought I had already updated your account. I'm doing it now. Again, my apologies. You should be able to post in a few minutes. David Albert

DFT, We converted from the free site to a pay site after almost 17 years of maintaining it for free. You will need to choose a membership to post ads in the market boards. Here are the details: You will need to go the site store to purchase the appropriate subscription for the types of ads you wish to place over the next 12 months. For personal subscriptions, there are 2 options, and for commercial subscriptions, there are many options. You should also read through the rules, which contain all the details associated with each rank. Here are the links: Rules: http://www.sturmgewehr.com/forums/index.php?/guidelines/ Personal: http://www.sturmgewehr.com/forums/index.php?/store/category/1-personal-site-subscriptions/ Commercial: http://www.sturmgewehr.com/forums/index.php?/store/category/2-commercial-site-subscriptions/ Just let us know if you have any questions. Thanks! David Albert

Ron, I replied to your e-mail. Thanks! David Albert

I'm happy to see a scarce book reprinted. I went ahead and purchased the Kindle version. Optical character recognition (OCR) is a useful tool. I spent a couple of years OCR'ing a book after I helped the original author regain the rights to his book, and the revised edition was published last year. He did not have the original manuscript, which was written before computers were available, so OCR was the easiest way to regain it. However, proofreading after OCR'ing is highly recommended. I'm not sure Mr. Pikula read the first paragraph after he OCR'd the book. This could definitely be improved. That being said, I am glad he made the book available via Kindle. I just want folks to know they will find awkward translations and misspellings when they read the Kindle version. The following excerpt is shared as a preview of the book on Amazon, and is the first paragraph from the "preface" section, which is the first paragraph from the old book. It is the same in the full Kindle download. I share it as a limited book review. "Most firearms enthusiast’s know very little if anything about the ArmaLite AR-10 series of rifles. Few have even seen an AR-10 much less owned or fired one. This is unfortunate as the AR-10 was as much of a groundbreaking weapon as the Thompson Sub-Machine Gun, M-1 Gar and, or the 1898 Model Mauser Rifle. Until the AR-10, half of a rifle consisted of a dead tree, and the other half was made of steel on the verge of oxidizing. The AR-10 ions the first standard infantry rifle to be constructed using plastic instead of wood for the stocks, pistol grip, and handguards, and the first to use rust proof aircraft aluminum in the receivers." I look forward to reading the rest of the book, but when I saw the two errors in the first paragraph from the old part of the book, and others as I began to read it further, I realized the Kindle version of the book had not been effectively proofread. David Albert dalbert@sturmgewehr.com

Posts stay on the board, which drives more traffic to the site. Mark them as sold when they sell. David Albert dalbert@sturmgewehr.com

The gun market in general is way down in sales since Trump was elected. Most firearm retailers have seen sales take a huge dip. It's an industry thing...folks are not as worried about losing their gun rights, and are spending less money on guns and accessories right now. David Albert dalbert@sturmgewehr.com

Sorry for the delay...I updated the list with 2 additional FFL's today, 3/5/17. David Albert dalbert@sturmgewehr.com

Might I suggest posting in the following forum on Machinegunboards.com. You will find some Handy Gun experts there. http://www.machinegunboards.com/forums/index.php?showforum=44 David Albert dalbert@sturmgewehr.com

These are still available... David Albert dalbert@sturmgewehr.com

Mike, Looks like a scammer. WTB posts are a fertile field for attracting them. Always proceed with due caution. David Albert dalbert@sturmgewehr.com

hynz57, Please post a price for your item. David Albert dalbert@sturmgewehr.com

It's not that you really make your WTS line bold...It's whether or not you have viewed a listing, or not, that makes it appear as bold. Ads that you've already viewed will no longer show as bold. Ads that you have not yet read will appear bold. David Albert dalbert@sturmgewehr.com

There was an article written in Gun Digest about the Hotchkiss Mountain Howitzer long ago, either late 70's, or early 80's. I remember reading it, and being fascinated. I will see if I can find it, but no promises. I'm not sure if I have it, or not. David Albert dalbert@sturmgewehr.com