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So... any of our members here have an interest in firearms?

64Wing
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The Father The Father
Buy 7.62 rifle, duh.
Honestly, my first thought after wondering if they'd accept a return on the opened mags was: gee, I could build a new upper and snag another buffer...

Do you think...does...I mean...do I have a problem?
 
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Fallout Boy Fallout Boy
My other two rare and original french beauties 馃榿: 4.5 mm and 6 mm compressed CO2 airguns from ca 1890

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(only wood and steel)

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Very nice and as you say somewhat rare!
6mm is certainly an odd calibre in airguns, was it originally designed with a ball in mind rather than a pellet? Smooth bore or rifled?.
 
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They existed in 4.5 , 6 5 (rifled) and 8 (shot shell - smooth bore)). And as 4.5 pistol (I postet here already). All rifled are for lead-balls.

Paul Giffard (two brothers) was a great inventor. The reservoire can stand a pressure uo to 300 bar!
 
ghce
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Giffards, forgot about them, it did look familiar but I haven't been actively collecting airguns for about 8 years so the air gun brain cells are a bit rusty.
 
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Bob Neville Bob Neville
How's this for a firearm? (not mine - I only got to borrow it every once in a while)
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Story from a co-worker: Nobi worked @ Hugues & it always creeped him out when walking through the hanger & nobody present.
The IR sensor would lock onto him & follow his walking path!
Ciao! Mike
 
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Anyone order a No Time to Die Aston Martin with the chain-guns mounted in the headlights 馃檮
 
noelekal
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The ultimate gadgetitis.
 
efauser
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Just received a recent purchase: Glock 17 Gen 1. No original Tupperware box but what I paid, I'm very happy.
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The Father
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Glock Gen 1 the original! Nice.

You gonna shoot it or fondle it in the plastic box?

Have Gen 2 17 that I鈥檝e worn out a barrel.

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I picked up this Schmidt-Rubin 96/11 recently. This one was made in 1902 and rebuilt to the new G11 specs in 1913. The conversion from 1896 to the new 1911 specs included being rebarrelled for the new GP11 cartridge, new front and rear sights, the addition of a pistol grip on the stock, and a change from a twelve round detachable magazine to a six round detachable magazine. The sights are graduated out to 2000 meters and with the 30.7" free floating barrel and flat shooting GP11 these guns are very accurate.
 
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Is this treated as a pre-1898? 2000 meters, time to prepare for Palma! 馃榿
 
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SkunkPrince SkunkPrince
Is this treated as a pre-1898? 2000 meters, time to prepare for Palma! 馃榿

Mine was built in 1902 so, unfortunately, no. It does qualify as a C&R though.
I am going to set up around 500 yds tomorrow and see what I can hit with it. If it's reputation for accuracy is at all true it'd make a good Palma rifle.
 
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Hello all, its been a while...had medical issues to deal with. Feeling a bit better so went to a local gun show last weekend and wandered around.

I have a weakness, a guilty weakness, for Garands. It's hard for me to let go when I handle one. I always want to take it home.

Something about a Garand......just *feels* right.
The oiled walnut stock, the rich history, the smoothness of the operation...sigh 馃グ

Anyway, I did come home with one....a nice wartime example(April 1945) with a spiffy barrel. ME 1, TE 2. Virtually new mil barrel in fact. Re-arsenaled for sure, but hey that's what 99% of em are. Can't fault a beautiful girl for getting a new hairdo.
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Wryfox, what a beauty and with history too! The prices of those have gone through the roof. I understand the attraction just avoid the dreaded Garand thumb. 馃榾
I have a Mauser Parabellum and a 1970's Colt 1911A1. Although I rarely shoot them it's enjoyable as a collectable similar as owning watches.
 
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efauser
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Wryfox Wryfox
Hello all, its been a while...had medical issues to deal with. Feeling a bit better so went to a local gun show last weekend and wandered around.

I have a weakness, a guilty weakness, for Garands. It's hard for me to let go when I handle one. I always want to take it home.

Something about a Garand......just *feels* right.
The oiled walnut stock, the rich history, the smoothness of the operation...sigh 馃グ

Anyway, I did come home with one....a nice wartime example(April 1945) with a spiffy barrel. ME 1, TE 2. Virtually new mil barrel in fact. Re-arsenaled for sure, but hey that's what 99% of em are. Can't fault a beautiful girl for getting a new hairdo.
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It's a beauty! That's on my list of things to get. I bid on one at a local on-line auction but was out bid and not sure I want to up the bid with Christmas in a few weeks.
 
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Mossback Mossback
Wryfox, what a beauty and with history too! The prices of those have gone through the roof. I understand the attraction just avoid the dreaded Garand thumb. 馃榾
I have a Mauser Parabellum and a 1970's Colt 1911A1. Although I rarely shoot them it's enjoyable as a collectable similar as owning watches.
Those are both very nice.
 
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