Gun Porn
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KLH9
A Double Pair Sounds OK
OK Let's have a little fun......
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One of 10 Hammerli free pistols that were used by the 50 metere British Olympic Shooting team at the 1952 Helsinki games
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Turn on the century (1899/1901) German Free Pistol.
Both .22 cal Martini action single shots and DEAD accurate.
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TOP:
One of 10 Hammerli free pistols that were used by the 50 metere British Olympic Shooting team at the 1952 Helsinki games
BOTTOM:
Turn on the century (1899/1901) German Free Pistol.
Both .22 cal Martini action single shots and DEAD accurate.
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Poultrygeist
Lunatic Member
We had an original Gillespie Rifle in the family for many years. As a kid I remember playing cowboy and Indians with it. We had no idea of it's value and it was played with so much it literally broke into pieces. The Gillespie Rifle helped turn the tide at Kings Mountain during the American Revolution. These rifles were made in NC near the SC line.
Confederate uniforms weren’t very uniform. Materials and dyes varied by availability and often Confederate soldiers wore local county and state militia uniforms. Officers often had uniforms made by local tailors and such uniforms often differed from official patterns.
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The new Kriss Vector CRB 20 arrived today. I added the optic, the vertical grip and loaded up some magazines in preparation for a trip to the range tomorrow.
Holy crap. Is that, like, Klingon technology?
usedto
Lunatic Member
I think those photos are considered pornography here in CA.The new Kriss Vector CRB 20 arrived today. I added the optic, the vertical grip and loaded up some magazines in preparation for a trip to the range tomorrow.
You have an international audience. 
KLH9
A Double Pair Sounds OK
SN validates to April 1945 (one month before the surrender of Germany). The Russian army has surrounded Berlin. Hitler is dead. German army groups are marching west to surrender to the Americans. The children and old people of Berlin are given 1 shot crude rifles to stop the Russians.
BUT
In the mountains at the Walther factor in Zella-Mehlis, someone had a cased, fully engraved, gold plated PPK with 2 numbered and matching magazines and fire blued small parts, custom made for them. The factory could have made hundreds of military pistols in the time and man hours this piece of "bling" took to create.
MaxxVolume
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2011etec
Super Member
Happy birthday to my m1917 enfield (eddystone).100 years old and still a tack driver.Heres a short read of how they came about.Interesting little bit was how soldiers of the day were expected to hit a man sized target at 1000 yards with open sites and the m1917 was good at that.http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/weapons_enfield_p14_m1917.html
2011etec
Super Member
Think I will get a s&k mount for her and a scope.Anybody got scope suggestions?If the m1917 is good enough for these guys its good enough for me https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sirius_Dog_Sled_Patrol
2011etec
Super Member
Liked the tactical scope.Good price.Im amazed at how much the prices for rifles have gone up .I paid 80 bucks in the late 80,s early 90,s and now I see them from 700 to over 1200 bucks on some popular gun sites.I would never sell it though its too good of a rifle and if loved should last another 100 or more.75 percent (approx.) of ww1 American soldiers used a m1917 and as late as ww2 until production of the garand ramped up it was still a main battle rifle.Was a favorite of some snipers as it was a very reliable accurate rifle though a tad porky.Its also my loaner hunting rifle as you really cant hurt it and is fool proof.Would anybody have some 30.06 recipes for long range loads?
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Mark W.
Nut house of the Universe
There she is on the right with a .50 cal hawken and a 1958 model 50 Winchester 12g to keep her company.
Hey thanks for reminding me My M1903 Springfield turned 99 this month its a Feb 1918 rifle. have to throw a party next year.