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- Jul 1, 2012
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My dream gun as a kid... I ALMOST had Dad convinced we really needed one
My great uncle (Dad's uncle) had a Thompson he brought back from WW2. Coolest thing since sliced bread.
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My dream gun as a kid... I ALMOST had Dad convinced we really needed one
My great uncle (Dad's uncle) had a Thompson he brought back from WW2. Coolest thing since sliced bread.
A .375 H&H or a .416 Rigby bolt gun - don't have one yet, don't know why I need one, and the wife isn't buying the excuse that we have a lion problem in the neighborhood. Even my argument that one would be very handy for getting snow off the roof isn't working - no snow this year!
WeaponsCollector
EXTREME GUN OWNER
Since I have one of the world's largest collections of antique brass knuckles, I had to get an Apache knuckle gun from 1869.
- Nov 11, 2009
- 30,953
How about a "My Friend" knuckleduster? Classic.
I readily admit that yours is scarier, though.
- Nov 11, 2009
- 30,953
You're tougher than I am. If desire and money coincide, I can be had.
Some say it's not that you bought too high, you just bought too early.
Some get in a lot of trouble with that argument, but after a while, you forget the cost, and enjoy the toy.
- Feb 4, 2013
- 28,175
I traded off a .458 Win Mag a couple of years back. The running joke on them is that you get a barely used rifle, and a box of 19 shells. I had just that.
I have a .375 H&H. It is not a pleasant gun to shoot, especially at a bench. The bench holds you in place. Easier to shoot offhand. If we are ever at the same range, you are welcome to a couple of shots and figure out if you REALLY want one. I may take it pig hunting someday.
Jimboh
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I don’t own it, but I want it. A Remington 700 XCR in .338 Lapua. I have no need for this gun. I am nowhere near skilled enough to shoot anywhere near what that gun or round is capable of. I will likely never be able to test their limits. And finally the cost per round would make me sick on range days. Regardless, I still want one.
RJRjr
Active Member
Stopped at Millers guns on the way home from Wilmington yesterday and saw an old Remington 511 22 bolt action. All of a sudden I had to have it.
Hippy
Active Member
Being on the wrong side of 70 there have been many that I had 2 have BUTT only 1 that I could not LIVE without
My Remington 22 40X Sporter Repeater-- I was working @ a wholesaler when they became available @ $ 700.++ they were WAY out of my league a few years went by they were selling $ 1000.00 then $ 1500.00 soooo I bit the bullet and found a deal on one for $1250.
Mine is still in the safe and since the low #'s 700 +/- are now bringing a pretty price it will more than likely still be with me when I go to the Happy Hunting Ground
Jim
My Remington 22 40X Sporter Repeater-- I was working @ a wholesaler when they became available @ $ 700.++ they were WAY out of my league a few years went by they were selling $ 1000.00 then $ 1500.00 soooo I bit the bullet and found a deal on one for $1250.
Mine is still in the safe and since the low #'s 700 +/- are now bringing a pretty price it will more than likely still be with me when I go to the Happy Hunting Ground
Jim
Yoshi
Invictus
My favorite picture of my Father was one from Vietnam and him hipping a M14. I am always wanted one and since I can't own one, I opted for the M1A Loaded. Close enough. Glad I bought it before the Springfield shenanigans...
FrankOceanXray
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- Oct 29, 2008
- 12,036
PS90
Tomcat
Formerly Known As HITWTOM
Just couldn't live without the AS 007 I bought last week
Mattitude
Member
I always wanted a FG42 ever since I picked up a Shoei model gun when I was living in Japan (1997-2001) but couldn't afford the 250,000+ grand they would sell for when I returned to the 'States. When SMG published that they were going to produce a "Type 2" (really a Type G) for 5 grand i had to do what I could to get one. I was on the waiting list for a little over 3 years when I got the email that if I wanted it I had to pay up on short order otherwise they would move to the next person on the list and I would go back to the bottom. My wife was sympathetic enough to let me use her severance pay to buy it. My wife also let me use some of our tax return to buy a SIG P210 Target, another gun that i always wanted but could never afford.
WeaponsCollector
EXTREME GUN OWNER
I have a "My Friend" knuckle gun too.
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- Feb 4, 2013
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Years ago I knew a set of twin brothers who shot. We went to the range one time, and they wanted me to shoot their Ruger #1 in .458 Win Mag.
I should have paid attention, as they had fired maybe 7 rounds out of the box.
But when I went to shoot (off hand), one brother walked over and stood just to my right, about even with me. VERY close. I wondered, but WTF.
So I fired the round. I quarter turned from the recoil, and DROPPED the rifle into his waiting hands.
They had learned. And yes, I was the 8th person to fire it. ONE per person was all that anyone wanted.
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