Do you have a favorite rifle/pistol that no one would understand?

[AbitNutz]

We all own some rifles or pistols that gun folks would really admire. Maybe it's a stainless Colt Python or a pre-64 custom Winchester model 70. All gun people will ooh and ahh over those but do you have one that you prefer...love above all others that would draw a weird look from knowledgeable gun people?

Mine is a...wait for it...a Siamese Mauser action that has been rebarreled and reworked to 303 British. It sits in a left handed stock. I did all the work myself except for the actual rebarreling. My father had given me an old Siamese Mauser that was in such poor condition that is was better suited as an oar than a rifle. I found a Green Mountain barrel in .311 that was next to free. I then found the last left handed (I'm left eyed) stock for a Siamese Mauser on earth. It was run as a mistake...you think? It was a 96% inletted affair (yeah right) that was a good looking stock, not great but good. I whittled on it forever. I applied the finish twice after screwing it up the first time. After polishing, grinding and fitting more than a few different magazine springs and followers, it now holds and feeds 5 303 British rimmed cartridges pretty well. Why did I choose 303 British? Well, I happen to have about a thousand rounds of the best Greek surplus boxer primed, non-corrosive ammo and about as much brass.

So how does this oddball shoot? I'd like to end the story by saying it shoots like only a magic wand can but it doesn't. It is a competent shooter with handloads but you have to be careful how you handload it. The twist requires heavier bullets...had to figure out the twist myself...with me, an FCX rifle rest and a good scope it will shoot a 3-shot group into an inch and a half at 100 yards...most of the time with the right hand loads. 5-shots starts to open up, so I only shoot three shot groups :)/.

Even so, this is my favorite gun that I never show anyone. When I go to the range by myself, I always take it. If I meet someone I know, I throw a blanket over it. There is no way to explain why I have a Siamese Mauser, let alone deliberately chambered for 303 British.

[Artful]

I don't have any I have to hide - LOL

but I have some "bubba'd" that I made myself or with help
two current favorites

45 ACP Enfield #4 uses 1911 magazines and threaded for suppressor use.

Mauser converted to 7.62x39 and fed thru original box magazine or WASR single stack AK mag's

[AbitNutz]

I don't have any I have to hide - LOL

but I have some "bubba'd" that I made myself or with help
two current favorites

45 ACP Enfield #4 uses 1911 magazines and threaded for suppressor use.

Mauser converted to 7.62x39 and fed thru original box magazine or WASR single stack AK mag's

Wow! That enfield sounds awesome! I bet it has zero recoil.

Mine looks presentable, even with the combination of Oxpho blue cold blueing over Mark Lee Browning to darken it...I learned that trick from a post here. Apply with heat and it comes out really dark...

I do hide it though...I guess I just get tired of the cocked head and tongue click when people hear what it is. I shoot it quite a bit.

The rifle may be starting to get a complex though...fire 3 rounds, back in the case. Fire 3 more rounds, back in the case.

[Texas by God]

My 870 express with it's home defense barrel. That I drilled recoil ports off line & off center....... Works but I don't show it off! Best, Thomas

[GhostHawk]

I have several.

From the Hipoint C9 pistol to my single shot handi rifles to my stubbed 9mm single shot.

I have learned over the years that the crowd is not always right. That what works for them probably does not work for me.

A critic gives a movie 1.5 stars I'll go see it just to see if he is wrong. And all that artsy stuff that they praise to the sky, is a load of horse hookey IMO.

But then I think almost all pistols are ugly, so I don't need mine to be pretty.
Just the 3 D's.

Durable, Dependable, and Dead on target.

[AbitNutz]

It's funny...a Hi Point looks like it's best used as a doorstop but every review I've ever seen on one says all kids of terrible things about them...except...they all say they never had a malfunction. If they started with that, maybe it would look better.

[rancher1913]

mine would be a dan weson 357 mag pistol and a Remington 1100 20 gauge. the 1100 was a gift from my grandfather for passing a hunter safety course when I was 15 and the dan weson was the first gun I ever bought, still own both.

[aephilli822]

M1 Garand. The collectors beating of breast and gnashing of teeth is deafening whenever it is mentioned. Dad and Jimmy Hoag (probably not THAT "Jimmy Hoag" LOL) "sporterized" it. One piece "Mannlicher" stock, chromed ("in a bumper shop") bolt, trigger, safety, and clip release. Ground receiver smooth to remove the rear sight and silver soldered legs to mount a scope.
"Restore THAT, suckers!!!"

[dverna]

Neither...mine is a shotgun.

K-80 Trap Special. It has a 3/4" cast off stock to fit my fat head, a molded pistol grip with palm shelf and finger grooves for a perfect fit to my hand, and RAD II recoil reducer. I get weird looks but the gun shoots. Longest run is over 225 straight in competition.

Don Verna

[Soundguy]

I guess my odd one is a COP 357 Derringer.

[Harter66]

Nobody gets a Carcano rebbl ..... Much less a wildcat .

7x6.8 Rem . 1-9.5 twist . 2-7x 32 Scout scope . Target crown . 6 rd clips . Pretty to look at . Shoots well . It's still a Carcano with that fish belly bottom metal and slotted rear ring.

[B. Lumpkin]

Hammerli SP-20 in 32 long. Looks weird, but is accurate as can be and a ball to shoot.

[AbitNutz]

Hammerli SP-20 in 32 long. Looks weird, but is accurate as can be and a ball to shoot.

Cheap to shoot as well...I had a S&W 52-2 automatic in 38 spl wadcutter. It took less than 3 grains of powder to run it. I can only guess how much powder a 32 would use. A pound would last a lifetime.

[Der Gebirgsjager]

Great thread. But you guys need to take a clue from the "Show me your battle rifle" thread and post some photos! You know what they say--no photos it doesn't exist!

Here's a very short Carcano carbine that persons unknown converted to 8mm Mauser and which I refinished because it was in very bad external condition. It shoots very well with .30-30 power level loads, but is single shot as it requires an ordinary Carcano clip to be customized to fit the 8mm round.
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[Artful]

Oh, now we are posting pictures???

45 ACP Enfield
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v355/rowdyfisk/FAL/SMLE45SIAConversion_zpsd36e4ef1.jpg

7.62x39 Mauser
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v355/rowdyfisk/FAL/762x39MauserWASRconversion.jpg

[mcdaniel.mac]

It's funny...a Hi Point looks like it's best used as a doorstop but every review I've ever seen on one says all kids of terrible things about them...except...they all say they never had a malfunction. If they started with that, maybe it would look better.
Mine ran fine...until the magazine release fell out and the safety quit working. Sold that quick.

My odd duck is the Universal Vulcan 440 I posted up here a few months back. I haven't had luck modifying an M1 Carbine mag to fit, so my next fun money will probably go to ordering a couple spares from Triple K.

[Hawgsquatch]

Mossberg 12 gauge bolt action shotgun with a twist variable choke. I shot everything from grouse and ducks to coyote, deer and domestic pigs with it. I paid 35.00 for it at a pawn shop in 1988, with paper route money. It was a permanent fixture in my woods truck until the gub'met decided to require flare guns in off shore vessels here. That's right, a spritz of orange epoxy paint and it is now a dedicated flare gun.

[WebMonkey]

Remington 511
I shot one of these and a 550-1 every summer as a kid.
they were my grandfather's. they now reside with my cousin.
I bought my own 511 and did things no one understands.

illuminated reticle scope mounted 'too high'.
threaded and fake suppressor as a barrel weight.
bipod and trigger polish.

it's a lead laser but everyone wants to know where the 10/22 with 250 round magazine is?
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'monkey

[Artful]

Remington 511
I shot one of these and a 550-1 every summer as a kid.
they were my grandfather's. they now reside with my cousin.
I bought my own 511 and did things no one understands.

illuminated reticle scope mounted 'too high'.
threaded and fake suppressor as a barrel weight.
bipod and trigger polish.

it's a lead laser but everyone wants to know where the 10/22 with 250 round magazine is?
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'monkey

Nice - similar to what I set up on a Romanian M69
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v355/rowdyfisk/FAL/Romanian196922LR.jpg

[WebMonkey]

sweet!
I like leaving the irons intact like you did.

[waksupi]

Probably my fully engraved Hi Point pistol.

[psweigle]

My 38 special deringger. Don't judge! I slide it in my pocket with +p loads every day.

[John Boy]

Martini Action 9.15x47R Schuetzen Rifle. Three known in this caliber in US that was designed in 1880's and lasted for approximately 20 years

http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd220/Meadowmucker/Martini%20Schuetzen%20Rifle/DSC00619.jpg
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Custom mold based on original bullet design & weight - last 83 empty brass in US, average price $3.79 per

[AbitNutz]

Martini Action 9.15x47R Schuetzen Rifle. Three known in this caliber in US that was designed in 1880's and lasted for approximately 20 years

http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd220/Meadowmucker/Martini%20Schuetzen%20Rifle/DSC00619.jpg
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http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd220/Meadowmucker/Martini%20Schuetzen%20Rifle/IMGP1481.jpg (http://s222.photobucket.com/user/Meadowmucker/media/Martini%20Schuetzen%20Rifle/IMGP1481.jpg.html)
http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd220/Meadowmucker/Martini%20Schuetzen%20Rifle/IMGP1509.jpg (http://s222.photobucket.com/user/Meadowmucker/media/Martini%20Schuetzen%20Rifle/IMGP1509.jpg.html)
Custom mold based on original bullet design & weight - last 83 empty brass in US, average price $3.79 perRight, we bare our souls and admit to crazy chitt and you show us a picture of gun art.

[scarry scarney]

I guess my odd one is a COP 357 Derringer.

I have one of those, but I hate shooting the thing. It hurts!!!

[Soundguy]

I have a buddy with one as well. We joke that they are 5 shot. 4 bangs, then you throw the 5# gun at them. ;)

It was my first 357 magnum.

[Soundguy]

Right, we bare our souls and admit to crazy chitt and you show us a picture of gun art.

He's like the guy that shows up at the 20 year high school reunion. Still has the body of a football player, hit it big, got rich, early retired, wife looks lil a million bucks and leaves I a foreign sports car, of which there are 3 in the country. ;)

[John Boy]

we bare our souls and admit to crazy chitt and you show us a picture of gun art. Yep, when craftsmenship was done by craftsmen ...
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[opos]

It's funny...a Hi Point looks like it's best used as a doorstop but every review I've ever seen on one says all kids of terrible things about them...except...they all say they never had a malfunction. If they started with that, maybe it would look better.

I've never seen a bad Hi Point as far as operation but they look like a cordless electric drill

[opos]

I have a Rohm (RG) 31 snub..it's from the 70's and is brand new in the box with all the paperwork...It has never been fired...the reason??? No body has the stones to fire it...true zinc Saturday night special...first shot will strip the rifling out of the barrel and the rest of the shots don't group...they pattern.

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[OptimusPanda]

M1 Garand. The collectors beating of breast and gnashing of teeth is deafening whenever it is mentioned. Dad and Jimmy Hoag (probably not THAT "Jimmy Hoag" LOL) "sporterized" it. One piece "Mannlicher" stock, chromed ("in a bumper shop") bolt, trigger, safety, and clip release. Ground receiver smooth to remove the rear sight and silver soldered legs to mount a scope.
"Restore THAT, suckers!!!"

Please post a picture of this. It sounds ugly in the most beautiful of ways.

[220]

Hammerli SP-20 in 32 long. Looks weird, but is accurate as can be and a ball to shoot.
Have one along with a 22lr conversion, my sako quad in the factory case along with 4 barrels and the Burris quad scope gets a few admiring glances, even more when they see how it shoots.

[merlin101]

My "winter camo'd" Argentine Mauser, ugly as sin with a Bubba'd stock and trigger guard but shoots great. I take it to the camp hunting, but only if I'm by myself! What do ya expect for $60?

[waksupi]

I don't know if there was a design change, but the one I got, green finish looks pretty good. A couple people have thought it was a Glock at first glance. Kinda damning it with faint praise, that. Oh, and it is darned accurate, with a reasonably good trigger.
It's funny...a Hi Point looks like it's best used as a doorstop but every review I've ever seen on one says all kids of terrible things about them...except...they all say they never had a malfunction. If they started with that, maybe it would look better.

[GhostHawk]

Well after all those pictures I had to go take a couple.

I am retired, don't go out much, case sits by my left foot as I sit in my loveseat recliner.

Reminds me a bit of some of those corn fed country girls. Maybe they were not anything fancy to look at but they had a lot under the hood and they knew how to use it all and use it with a will.

She stays there with the mag's loaded, one mag of factory loads in the gun. One round in the chamber, safety on.

Way I figure is that if you ever really need that girl. Your going to need it ready to go right now, yesterday even. Not tomorrow or next week.

Once I found out what it is that she likes (Big and round) she shoots exactly where I point her. No temper tantrums, no fussing, no whining, no stalking off in a huff. She knows what to do and she does it with a will.

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[AbitNutz]

I've never seen a bad Hi Point as far as operation but they look like a cordless electric drill

That's hilarious but I think you're doing a disservice to electric drills....I don't own one but from everyone I've ever seen tested or people will admit to owning...whenever you pull the trigger it goes bang. Or...you mistakenly holstered your DeWalt hammer drill and goes whhirrr...click.

[AbitNutz]

I have a Rohm (RG) 31 snub..it's from the 70's and is brand new in the box with all the paperwork...It has never been fired...the reason??? No body has the stones to fire it...true zinc Saturday night special...first shot will strip the rifling out of the barrel and the rest of the shots don't group...they pattern.



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Yes, but how good a pattern does the rifling group when the bits of metal/zinc hit the target? I always thought RG stood for "Really Good".

[shoot-n-lead]

Yes, but how good a pattern does the rifling group when the bits of metal/zinc hit the target? I always thought RG stood for "RotGut".

There, fixed it for ya'.

[Bodean74]

I have an old single shot 410 love that old gun thinking about seeing what it takes to rechamber to 45 lc

[Soundguy]

I've never seen a bad Hi Point as far as operation but they look like a cordless electric drill

Yup.. HP give glocks a run for their money on ugly.

I have a HP carbine in 45acp. Plain ugly boxy carbine, has cheap written all over it. It has fired every time I've pulled the trigger, jambed never, and is actually darn accurate. I have plenty of more expensive guns that took alot more money and work to shoot as good as that HP does/did, right out of the box.

[Texas by God]

I need a Hi Point to leave in the toolbox on the tractor. Thanks for reminding me!

[phonejack]

Younger shooters wouldn't understand. Mine is a 38/44 heavy duty

[BigEyeBob]

[QUOTE=AbitNutz;3834867]We all own some rifles or pistols that gun folks would really admire. Maybe it's a stainless Colt Python or a pre-64 custom Winchester model 70. All gun people will ooh and ahh over those but do you have one that you prefer...love above all others that would draw a weird look from knowledgeable gun people?

Mine is a...wait for it...a Siamese Mauser action that has been rebarreled and reworked to 303 British.

The Siamese Mauser was designed to take rimmed cartridges with its slanted magazine box , its a fine soild action ,many were converted to 45/70 and were capable of handling heavy loads. The 303 British is a good cartridge and has been used to take big game with the 215gn solid projectile .

[spfd1903]

A guy started a thread on here over a year ago based on a picture of a synthetic stock/sliding AR style butt assembly, Mossberg 464 lever action. Made several disparaging remarks about the concept. Two more pages followed of similar critiques, a real pile on. This was my choice of a rifle for hunting wild pig in Central Florida, so I never bought it to pretend like I was Chuck Connors. Works every time and slides down to a compact length for getting up and down into tree blinds.

[mcdaniel.mac]

A guy started a thread on here over a year ago based on a picture of a synthetic stock/sliding AR style butt assembly, Mossberg 464 lever action. Made several disparaging remarks about the concept. Two more pages followed of similar critiques, a real pile on. This was my choice of a rifle for hunting wild pig in Central Florida, so I never bought it to pretend like I was Chuck Connors. Works every time and slides down to a compact length for getting up and down into tree blinds.
How comfortable is it? And how does the action itself hold up? I've been disappointed with Mossberg rifles for the most part, but part of me wants one of those 464 SPX's as a fifty-state trunk gun.

[Soundguy]

I've got an old ugly mossberg bolt action 30-06, bought it years ago. has a cheap tasco scope, and it's stock is awfull.

but it's action is smooth and it shoots where you aim it.

[Artful]

I have a 308 bolt Mossberg 800 and it works great


Younger shooters wouldn't understand. Mine is a 38/44 heavy duty

I had an Uncle with one of those - I wonder what happened to that Revolver?

[AbitNutz]

I've got an old ugly mossberg bolt action 30-06, bought it years ago. has a cheap tasco scope, and it's stock is awfull.

but it's action is smooth and it shoots where you aim it.

And that's another thing! Scope shaming. If I setup next to someone and he has a US Optics or Schmidt & Bender scope...my Simons all of sudden goes cross eyed.

[Soundguy]

It's funny. You can have a 19$ scope and eat out the hole inthe target, and the guy next to you can have 1000$ of scope and not get on paper.. and it still looks like your scope is cheap. BTDT.. ;)

[AbitNutz]

Don't get me wrong. Looking through a $3,000.00 piece of glass is an image and a wonder to behold. However, it's like the difference between my Ford and a Porsche 911 I owned years ago...they both get the job done but the cost per mile was a little different. All in all though, I still wish I was driving a Porsche...

[Soundguy]

I totally agree.

[Harter66]

I talked to a guy once that shot a doe 5 x at 85yd " with a pre 64 model 70 in 270 with ebony tip and cap , Barns TSX 130s and $1200 in glass", and still had to finish it with his Les Bear 1911 45.
It made me smile knowing that I was hauling around $250 110LH 06' with an $89 3-9x40 Tasco pronghorn , shooting LC 43 brass stuffed with a cup and core SP , that actually killed 3-4 deer from 75-125 yd .

What do I know about top shelf? The best glass I own is a 9V El Paso Weaver.

[blikseme300]

Was gifted an abused Revelation 200 a few years ago. Red rust on the action and barrel with scars in the wood from years of abuse as a truck gun. It was fitted with a cheapy Tasco 3-9x32 scope. After using steel wool to remove the rust and a good bore scrubbing it turned out to be a good shooter with the original scope. I did need to cut off 1/4" and re-crown the barrel as it was boogered bad. I have taken numerous white tail as well as 2 Nilgai with it since.

I broke down and refinished the steel using rust blueing as well as refinishing the wood with rubbed Tung oil recently. This little rifle is a keeper and makes the folks with more funds available jealous on the shared lease I hunt on. Fancy it ain't but it is accurate and effective.

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The rifle on the right is a 1969-made Marlin that was in poor condition as well when I received it. Both rifles have been stripped and refinished.

[stu1ritter]

My S&W 38 M&P Model 1902 Target from 1904. It has absolutely no finish left on it, it has pitting, it was cleaned with a wire wheel, BUT, all the numbers match, the barrel cylinder gap is .006, the rear sight can be adjusted and it shoots better than 9 ring at 50 feet. It's a hoot to shoot and I love it.

Stu
http://tinyurl.com/q23gr98

[adcoch1]

I think that old s&w is beautiful... That's the way a classic should look if it's been used. Nice M&P.

[spfd1903]

How comfortable is it? And how does the action itself hold up? I've been disappointed with Mossberg rifles for the most part, but part of me wants one of those 464 SPX's as a fifty-state trunk gun.

After a couple hundred rounds, the action is slick as snot. Feeds and ejects brass every time. More of a carbine length. Easy to carry and handle. Since the pig hunting is sometimes at night, the SPX has rails for attaching a green light. Can't do that with a John Wayne lever action.

[runfiverun]

mine has to be a K-31 I bubba'd out long ago.
the stock was shaped with a plane and a hacksaw, then a bunch of sanding.
the umm checkering is actually a series of dots I made with a center punch.
when it come time to scope it I couldn't get the cheek weld even close to right so I shaved the comb down and rest my chin on the wood to look through the springfield 3x9 scope.
the scope is set up for range finding with a variable cross hair set up but I just took and set the two cross hairs to correspond to 100 and 300yd groups.

with the Huber ball trigger the rifle will shoot, but no one can figure out how to see through the scope when I let them try it.

[Ola]

I have one. Valmet Orava. Useless in todays standards, but I just like it...

Started my shooting career with one (a different one than mine. I bought mine some 10 years ago).

Have you ever heard about that Valmet? :)

[Artful]

Valmet's have a good reputation for anyone that used one I had a friend that had the 412 O/U with several barrel sets - I should have bought one when they were closing them out for cheap here
.

[Ola]

Valmet's have a good reputation for anyone that used one
Yes, but ORAVA ( "squirrel") is .22LR bolt action single shot, no scope, weighs about 3 lbs. It feels like a bb gun..
As far as I know it was never imported to USA. Or anywhere else. It was a tool for the poor to put some meat in the table. Designed to be carried in back pack in 2 pieces.

Picture here: http://www.surplusrifleforum.com/download/file.php?id=42064&sid=54349b845cdc389754661894510e2da3&mode=view

[izzyjoe]

I have a 308 bolt Mossberg 800 and it works great



I had an Uncle with one of those - I wonder what happened to that Revolver?
I have a Wards westernfield 780, which basically a mossy 800, its a decent rifle nothing fancy, but man it shoots well.

[Texas by God]

[QUOTE=AbitNutz;3834867]We all own some rifles or pistols that gun folks would really admire. Maybe it's a stainless Colt Python or a pre-64 custom Winchester model 70. All gun people will ooh and ahh over those but do you have one that you prefer...love above all others that would draw a weird look from knowledgeable gun people?

Mine is a...wait for it...a Siamese Mauser action that has been rebarreled and reworked to 303 British.

The Siamese Mauser was designed to take rimmed cartridges with its slanted magazine box , its a fine soild action ,many were converted to 45/70 and were capable of handling heavy loads. The 303 British is a good cartridge and has been used to take big game with the 215gn solid projectile .

I wish I still had the Siamese Mauser 30-40 Krag I built in high school!

[leebuilder]

I have an old Cooey single shot 22lr. The stock warped badly at one time was missing the sight elevator. To make the story short I shortened the barrel got a stock and mounted an old 84mm Carl Gustav 2x scope on it. Still as accurate if not more, the reduced length makes it easier to carry in the woods.
The rifles were a dime a dozen nothing fancy, but like this one had it a long time. I will donate it to a new shooter one day as it was given to me.
Be well

[doc1876]

I noticed that there are very few pictures.

I have a Great Western SAA in 45 that I cut the barrel down to 2 1/2 or so, and cut half the trigger guard off. Great hideout gun, but boy does it get looks of disgust.

[1911cherry]

Ive got an old .410 my dad gave me the stock is broken and it is missing some internals, no serial #'s or identifying marks of any kind it looks like an old savage pump to me. Its old and ugly and I don't know why I like it so much ,it will slam fire like a trench gun. Ive tried to get it repaired but local gunsmiths just said, "nope it aint worth fooling with".

[Texas by God]

My Ruger P97 .45 with stainless slide painted black(because I don't care for two tone guns)-and the grip frame is stippled. But it's 100% reliable and shoots like a Gold Cup!

[DCM]

Nobody gets a Carcano rebbl ..... Much less a wildcat .

7x6.8 Rem . 1-9.5 twist . 2-7x 32 Scout scope . Target crown . 6 rd clips . Pretty to look at . Shoots well . It's still a Carcano with that fish belly bottom metal and slotted rear ring.

Did one in 6.5 Grendel, went from shooting a Foot of angle at 100 yards to less than an inch. Old barrel was a completely trashed 7.35mm.

[tdoyka]

i have three of them.

1. 30-30 win m94, it was my first gun.

2. 444 marlin tc encore in a 23" MGM barrel

3. 30-40 krag 1898 springfield armory, its been bubbasized.

[oscarflytyer]

about 25% of mine! I like old stuff and (nearly) obsolete cartridges. have to reload for most to afford to shoot them, or shoot them at all!

[rbuck351]

I have a Stevens Tip Up single shot pistol in 22lr made in about 1890 that is my favorite grouse gun. Accurate and weighs about 10 oz.

[Piedmont]

I turned a fairly beat up M27-3 Smiff into a .44 Russian using and new, old stock pinned .44 Special barrel. Had the smith drill my frame to pin the new barrel and black powder chamfer the cylinder. Then some 'bone' elk stags that I worked a long time on, fitting them to my hand. I figure if someone doesn't realize how cool this is, we don't really need to be friends anyway. I already have enough friends.

[Sur-shot]

I have a Siamese Mauser 45-70 express rifle I built, it is a hoot the shoot and very accurate, like a half inch at 100 with 300gr Rem JHPs. It will also thrash things at both ends with the right bullet and powder charge.
Ed

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[hp246]

I have a S & W Model 52 (no dash). Had it since the early 80s. Just like everything about it. Shoots well, just feels good in my hand.

[johnson1942]

i dont know if its missunderstood but my handgun says 38 special when it is a 45 long colt. i took the barrel of a uberti 45 long colt open top and the cylinder for it and put is on my open top 38 special. fits perfectly. i like the navy grips for the 45 long colt better and the army grips for the 38 special. uberti said they fit and the change would not hurt anything. both guns seem for ballanced to me. so if someone looks at my long colt and it says 38 special on the frame its not and its safe. my favorite of all my cowboy hand guns is this 45 long colt with the navy frame. the frame is steel but the grip stock is brass. if i had to defend my life that would be my go to gun, its fast and deadly accurate. hopefully 5 or 6 rounds is enough. thats my different gun.

[kmrra]

My favorite shooter right now is a Stevens break open 12 ga , that I bought at a flea market for a little of nothing , re finished it , nothing special about it , but I shoot the Agila 1 inch 12 ga. shells in it , it a great rat gun. I have a lot of nice rifles and pistols , but right now this in my favorite plinker.