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 kronk wrote:
I only own 1 firearm.



I use it to turn off my T at night.

lol... there are half a dozen guns in the background, so much for owning just one!

OBS not a real pic of you though.... come on kronk! we want the real thing!

While I'm at school I qualify for a pro discount (22% better then a dealer discount) on Springfield Armory weapons. I can buy one of each type of XD series, one 1911, and one M1A. A fully loaded M1A with walnut stock clocks in at 1190. Roughly $800 less then retail. A 1911 Range Officer (which is SA's "race gun" 1911 with all the bells and whistles you could fantasize about) will just you about $570 vs. $960 retail.

Soooooo. I'mma buy me some guns.

Some more guns any way. I also had my hand forced on my caliber debate for my project rifle. The school is no longer letting us do .375 H&H Magnum, So .458 Win Mag it is!

What kind of school are you at that qualifies you for those kinds of discounts on firearms? Gunsmithing school?

Yep

Lucky! Enjoy it!

Alright, time to add more schooling to the list!

That is an awesome discount.

 KalashnikovMarine wrote:
While I'm at school I qualify for a pro discount (22% better then a dealer discount) on Springfield Armory weapons. I can buy one of each type of XD series, one 1911, and one M1A. A fully loaded M1A with walnut stock clocks in at 1190. Roughly $800 less then retail. A 1911 Range Officer (which is SA's "race gun" 1911 with all the bells and whistles you could fantasize about) will just you about $570 vs. $960 retail.

Soooooo. I'mma buy me some guns.

Some more guns any way. I also had my hand forced on my caliber debate for my project rifle. The school is no longer letting us do .375 H&H Magnum, So .458 Win Mag it is!

.458 win mag? You are an animal!

An animal who will have personal field artillery in a few months.

Pietta .44 Blackpowder Revolver
Some single barrel break action 12 guage I got super cheap because previous owner is an idiot and thought to clean it with a wire mesh pad. We call that one hillbilly deluxe
Mossberg 500a 12ga
Ruger 10/22
S&W .45 Pistol
ATI Omni AR-15
Mosin Nagant

Not nearly enough revolvers for my taste, but I make do when it comes to plinking things on the weekend.

 KalashnikovMarine wrote:
While I'm at school I qualify for a pro discount (22% better then a dealer discount) on Springfield Armory weapons. I can buy one of each type of XD series, one 1911, and one M1A. A fully loaded M1A with walnut stock clocks in at 1190. Roughly $800 less then retail. A 1911 Range Officer (which is SA's "race gun" 1911 with all the bells and whistles you could fantasize about) will just you about $570 vs. $960 retail.

Soooooo. I'mma buy me some guns.

This is my jealous face ->
I really like the Springfield XD pistols. Last one I shot was the XDS in .45, I didn't do great with it.

 KalashnikovMarine wrote:
An animal who will have personal field artillery in a few months.

Ya,
As I always say. "No I don't have any guns."

Small arms though.......

I have had many missed opportunities over the years, but the one that really bugs me was a danwesson revolver in .454 with about a 4 inch barrel and a whip-it style grip. I had never, nor since, gazed upon a frame cut like that. Probably for a good reason. I loved the feel of the monster, and I swear I could see bits of the original owners hand between the hammer and frame. Still I wanted it. Too much money at the time though.

I have a .454 on my "To Buy" list. However the good quality/high cal Smiths are pricey enough that a Mateba Unica 6 comes first. ($3000 minimum, a very rare auto-revolver).

Are we talking .454 Casull?

 KalashnikovMarine wrote:
I have a .454 on my "To Buy" list. However the good quality/high cal Smiths are pricey enough that a Mateba Unica 6 comes first. ($3000 minimum, a very rare auto-revolver).

All the auto revolvers are rare, but interesting. I remember recording and watching frame by frame "the Maltese Falcon" because I couldn't believe they would screw up a line about a .45 automatic while showing a revolver. Looking closely you can see the zig-zag of a webly auto revolver conversion. The caliber probably would have been .455 though.........
I wish someone would make another auto-revolver, or reproduction of the Mauser zig-zag. Heck I would dig a Mauser c96 reproduction. Give my old commercial model a break. You have not lived until you have fired a clip fed pistol! When the stripper clips and I are working well it is a fast reload



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 Hordini wrote:
Are we talking .454 Casull?

Yep, .454 Casull I gave up on typing casull because of AC.


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I was in Alaska and .44mag, and .454 Casull were popular with folks that wanted a pistol that could potentially stop a bear. My first revolver was a S&W Mod 29 with an 8"3/8" full luged barrel and a un fluted cylinder. The trigger was reworked by the S&W pro shop, and it had pachmyer grips. I had little faith that a .44mag would stop a bear, but it would be preferable to harsh language. Shot lower power loads very well. I could perform a circumcision at 50yards with .44special wad cutters. It was an excellent pistol, but suffered from the weak older design. S&W released an improved M29 classic about the same year I purchased the older style. :(

Lol... that makes me regret no buying that 45-70 revolver when I had the chance.

Beautiful, and im sure it would stop a bear... if we could carry these things up here OFC

but man, thats a lot of cash on the big caliber pistols esp to only range fire them.

.458 Win Mag is over kill for bear. It's for elephant.

I can buy a Barrett M107A1 for $9000, $3000 under MSRP. I just can't find a reason to have a 10 shot 50. BMG rifle laying around. If I fell on top of a huge bag of money I would buy one for sure, who doesnt want a Barrett?

I used to work at a pawn shop and left on good terms so I still get a huge discount on most any firearm make. Right now I am considering getting either a CZ SP-01 in 9mm or a Taurus Raging Bull in 44 mag. They will have to wait though since I still want to get a ACOG for my ar and a CQT for my AUG.

Plus my work is selling us their old rifles so I might be getting two more ar-15s with eotechs for $450 each.

I'm going to need another gun safe...

If I had 9k laying around I'd be buying said Mateba Unica 6 first and foremost. Then I'd buy the M1A and a Range Officer, a Colt MARSOC 1911, Finnish Mosin-Nagant, and a Rem 700 action to do up all pretty in a AI stock with Leupold glass, tuned timany trigger and a suppressor. Anything left over would go towards a Delyle Carbine. Which would probably have to be a custom build or order.

If there's anything left after that (probably will be if I shop smart.) I'll finish off my rifles of WW2 collection with a Lee Enfield, a 1903 and a K98.


And that's why I can't convince myself to buy a Barrett, even though I want one. It's that for the cost I could get a dozen or more "pricey" toys I want just as much if not more then the Barrett itself.

It was not mine, but the most fun I've had with a gun was a borrowed 7.5 cm Kampfwagenkanone 40 L/48.

Panzer, Vor!

Was it mounted on the Panzer?

 KalashnikovMarine wrote:
If I had 9k laying around I'd be buying said Mateba Unica 6 first and foremost.

A man after my own heart. I went with a cheaper pistol, the Chiappa Rhino and love it.

I like the Rhino, I want one in a 5" barrel if I can't get a Unica 6

How's the trigger on the rhino? Heard it was kind of rubbish.

 MWHistorian wrote:
How's the trigger on the rhino? Heard it was kind of rubbish.

I had some interest in the Rhino and have handled three. On one the trigger was ok, the other two would need some serious break in time at the least. Or maybe just needed to have gritty bicycle chain grease cleaned out of the trigger.

 Hordini wrote:
Was it mounted on the Panzer?

Sadly, no, it was a field modified Sd.Kfz. 251/9 "Stummel". I guess someone felt they needed more penetrating power than the KwK 37 offered. Or just didn't have a spare when it broke and so slapped that bad boy in place. Whole bloody half track rocked when that sucker fired.

 BaronIveagh wrote:

 Hordini wrote:
Was it mounted on the Panzer?

Sadly, no, it was a field modified Sd.Kfz. 251/9 "Stummel". I guess someone felt they needed more penetrating power than the KwK 37 offered. Or just didn't have a spare when it broke and so slapped that bad boy in place. Whole bloody half track rocked when that sucker fired.

Takes a lot to give me ride envy.
Will trade an MR2 for said Sd. 251/9

Just picked up one of 500 made Ruger Old Model Vaquero Sheriff's model with 3 3/4" barrel and Bird's Head grip in 45 colt. Beautiful revolver. Here's a stock photo till I get a chance to post one online:

 Insurgency Walker wrote:

Takes a lot to give me ride envy.
Will trade an MR2 for said Sd. 251/9

I doubt Bob would sell or trade his baby unless it were for a Pz 4 or something similar.

Greetings, Dakkanauts.

I'm in the market for a solid, entry level AK-47. I've seen plenty of WASRs and NPAPs, but I'm wondering about the C39 Sporter with the grip and rails. Anyone have any experience with that rifle? Additionally, my range doesn't let us shoot FMJs. How well do SP and HP cartridges feed into the AK47 platform?

I've never owned a rifle before, so I want to get something not too cheap, but not too expensive. Cheers!

Edit: I'm a man of shorter stature (5'4" and fully grown). Is there an easy way to get a collapsable stock or something smaller on a milled AK receiver with two prongs? Because the polymer stock it comes with looks gigantic compared to the traditional Warsaw length stocks. Plus, I'd have to saw off the lower prong in order to install a CAA aftermarket stock, which I really don't want to do.

I've heard of ranges not allowing steel core ammunition (I think that's pretty common) but never FMJs. That's pretty interesting that they don't allow it. Why is that, if I may ask?