My first Para

[Deano41]

The true collectors would refer to me as an "accumulator". I can't afford the expensive collector pieces. I will replace a missing cleaning rod with a repro. I have replaced "incorrect parts" on some of the rifles I've bought over the years, to bring them back to "as issued" pieces. An example being the Greek 1903 returns from the CMP.

I have a C&R license, and am not into buying and selling (it's against the law to do that with that license anyway). I can count on one hand the rifles I've sold in the past 26 years, and they were duplicates.

The point I was trying to make about adding parts was to maintain the integrity of the piece, and not put something on that was never on it when it left the arsenal. As to Japanese firearms, most parts were hand-fitted at the factory. Adding something that was not original can cause problems. For example, an ill-fitting non-original dust cover can scratch the receiver.

Nice catch on the Type Two.

[Guamsst]

I have a C&R license, and am not into buying and selling (it's against the law to do that with that license anyway)............

According to the last info I read from the ATF it is not illegal to buy and sell on a C&R. It is only illegal to do so as a significant source of income (greater than 50%). The buying and selling of firearms with the goal of building your collection is specifically mentioned.

Now, the bound book record keeping and consent to search are what heve kept me from getting one......not cool

[Michaelp]

Got no probs with bound book or inspections.
They are really rare.
Besides, they know where we live anyway.

I have bought pieces from C&R holders who have violated the regs by not furnishing copies-there by hanging me out to dry with no proof of purchase.
Won't buy online without that stipulation anymore.

The benefits to me far outweigh any complications.

Wierdest experience was from a sponser on another board who felt C&R holders were starving his children.

I have mixed and matched dust covers for years and never noticed any problems. The repops I have seen were pretty bad.