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  1. Aroxx Sets his watch Dec 20, 2022

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    I mean this in the nicest possible way. Please get some proper ear protection and save your hearing. Your ears should not be ringing. If you’re training with others get earpro so you can still easily communicate.
     
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  2. SkunkPrince Dec 20, 2022

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    Looks like a copy of the Remington Model 1858. Purely on looks, better than a contemporary Colt.
     
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  3. ghce Dec 20, 2022

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    Thanks for that, I had very authentic metal cap gun replica of one of these as a kid which I think was of Italian manufacture, absolutely stunning to look at and realistic weight but of course all pre internet days being late 60's and I have never found a picture of my original cap gun online.

    Unfortunately the gun is now long gone, disposed of by my mother with no consultation with me, would be worth a small fortune with collectors of the replica gun community today.
     
  4. Wryfox Dec 28, 2022

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    You know how you have things hanging on your wall and after a while you don't even notice them anymore? Well today I reached up to nab a bug on the wall and rediscovered a nice little piece that's been on the wall for a very long time, probably 25yrs. Thought I'd take a new pic of it and share with the group. I was living in San Antonio at the time(God Bless Texas) and went to the local gun show. Worked out a deal and was so excited I went straight to the range from there and shot 1 cylinder's worth at 15yds. I even got to try out my first digital camera while I was there. Never shot it again, mostly because I told a gun collector at work about it and the horror on his face was enough to scare me off. My God, I shot it? With modern ammo? I said I didn't know, I just picked it up at the show on the way out. Ah, young and foolish I was for sure. Didn't even know the diff about black powder/smokeless powder loads. Silly boy. Turns out when I got home and looked at the box it was ammo for antigue guns so I was either real lucky or the guy who sold them to me knew what I needed.

    Anyway, its a Colt Single Action in 45 Colt, made in 1879. That's along time ago, pardner. I still remember how exciting it was to handle this cool piece of history. What life had it led? It was the spark that started a long love affair with everything Old West. I now have a room in our house called the Texas room, with all manner of Texas and old west artifacts. I think about 30 old west holster rigs now too.

    I have to say it shot quite well too. Shot 6 rounds and 5 of em in into 1.15" at 15yds. Ole Tex had a keen eye and steady hand.

    As for the 6th shot, well I'll conjur up an old Super Troopers movie line. "That little guy? Don't worry about that little guy." ;):D:cool:
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  5. Waltesefalcon Dec 28, 2022

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    I decided to throw together a family portrait of some of my Colt DA revolvers. Most of these or pre-war guns, as that is what I focus on, but three post war guns have managed to slip into the collection somehow.

    The left row is the fixed sight row, and from bottom has a Pocket Positive in .32 S&W, a Police Positive in .32 S&W, a Police Positive Special in .32-20, an Army Special in .38 spl, a New Service in .45 Colt, and a Detective Special in .38 spl.

    The right row has the guns with adjustable sights. From the bottom this row has a Police Positive Target in .22LR, a 1st Issue Officer's Model in. .38 spl, a 3rd Issue Officer's Model in .38 spl, a 3-5-7 in, well, .357 mag, and a Python in .357 mag.
     
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  6. Waltesefalcon Dec 31, 2022

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    After posting the family portrait of my DA revolvers. I felt like I wasn't giving my auto loaders enough love, so today here is a family portrait of my automatics. In the left hand row we have a 1915 Commercial, one of the thousand ordered by Argentina and adopted as the "Modelo 1916;" my great grandad's1915 M1911, that my dad refinished back in the early 70s when it was a cheap gun; and a 1969 GCNM customized by Karl Beining. In the right hand row we have my 1989 Delta Elite, 2010 New Agent, and 1959 Huntsman.
     
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  7. EuroDriver 1st Seamaster 75th Anniversary Owner Jan 3, 2023

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    Hello fellow 2A enthusiasts (in an American term). I'm new to the forum here, which I joined after my first Omega acquisition last month. It's nice to find a gun-related thread that is free of politics!

    I'm more of a handgun person with a strong leaning towards Sig Sauer, although I own a couple of Smith and Wessons. My first handgun in the 1990's was a snub nose 5 shot revolver that I bought from a buddy of mine.

    I currently own a couple of Sig P229 Legions, a P229 Nitron, a P365, a S&W Shield (California compliant) and a Shield 2.0.

    I prefer DA/SA for carry, but the 365 and the Shields are very practical. This past year I finally took the plunge into using optics.

    It's very hard here in California to try out guns because if they're not on the State roster, you need to source them privately, and then you are limited to 5 transfers/year (buying and selling combined). Now that a new year has started, I'm going to look for a good DA for pocket carry and unload a couple of pieces from my current collection.

    Here's some pics of my past and present collection: 20200710_170857.jpg 20220613_173611.jpg 20210803_103538.jpg 20220604_171622.jpg
     
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  8. noelekal Home For Wayward Watches Jan 4, 2023

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    Welcome to the Forum and welcome to this thread!

    I always wanted a SIG Sauer P6, but haven't filled that slot.
     
  9. SkunkPrince Jan 6, 2023

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    A friend gave this to me some decades ago and I offered it back, because I never shot it, and his father brought it back from Japan....

    I changed the springs, replaced the broken striker, and asked FN Herstal when it was made. They said during the Nazi occupation, but it only has Belgian proofs.

    All numbers maatch!

    It will go back to its home soon.

    FN Model of 1922, .32ACP.

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  10. Wryfox Jan 18, 2023

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    So I got to thinking today. what's my oldest firearm, and what's my most modern?

    Here it is, a 1720s Indian Matchlock Wall gun, and a 2020s AR15 style semiauto.

    Technology separated by 300 years
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  11. efauser I ♥ karma!!! Jan 18, 2023

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    "The greatest battle implement ever devised" and the "right arm of the free world".

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  12. DeathandTaxes Jan 18, 2023

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    A picture I took for another forum that asked for "daily attire" - my LCR fulfills it's mission of being the least obtrusive thing I wear daily.
     
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  13. Waltesefalcon Mar 13, 2023

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    This is my oldest revolver, by a few decades. A Colt M1860 made in 1863. It still has a good deal of rifling remaining, and even faint remains of the cylinder engraving. It carries US military inspection marks.
     
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  14. efauser I ♥ karma!!! Mar 13, 2023

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    Not quite as impressive as the Colt, my oldest is an 1893 Loewe Mauser Argentino Modelo 1891. ls-257C-Mauser-Modelo-Argentino-1891-D2902_IMG_8802.jpg
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  15. Waltesefalcon Mar 13, 2023

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  16. Wryfox Mar 14, 2023

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    Hey! just went to a local gun show and got this little fella. An Italian copy(Pietta) of the 1860 Army. Its from the 70s and brand new unfired. So no history whatsoever...:p

    Yours though, what a history it must have! I really love these old guns. ::love::

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  17. Wryfox Mar 14, 2023

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    I mentioned I just went to a gun show this past weekend, and I know a lot of the "old salts" there (probably because I'm becoming one myself). One guy specializes in modern guns, but every once in a while he has something cool(ie old and neat).

    Colt 1903 Hammerless Pocket Model in 32ACP, ie 'the gangster gun'. One of the most popular non military handguns ever made. Originally designed by John Browning for FN, then translated to Colt for sale in the Americas. Colt used a locked breach design, FN used an unlocked blowback design. Famously carried by a host of 1920s and 30s gangsters, it has a near perfect hand fit and so very thin for concealability.

    The gleaming nickel flashed at me from a distance, beckoning me hither.::love::

    I was asking some questions about it and another fellow walks up and starts breathing down my neck. A few moments later he asks me if I'm gonna buy it. I said I was thinking about it, he says "if you don't, I will". At that point I knew if I let it out of my hot littles it was gonna get snapped up so now I just HAD to take it home:D Best condition 1903 I've ever seen. Gleamingly glorious:cool: This one was made in 1929.

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  18. Waltesefalcon Mar 14, 2023

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    That's stunning!
     
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  19. Wryfox Mar 14, 2023

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    This one is a little bit of an odd bird, but its odd like me, so its just my style. Found this dirt cheap in a local hangout.

    Colt SAA 1st Gen Frontier Six Shooter in 44-40, made in 1912, and converted to target use I would guess sometime in the 1950s or 60s. Has nicely figured walnut grips, and what drew me to it is not only its cool look, but it is the tightest lockup of any revolver I've ever handled. I tried to measure the endshake and cylinder movement but could barely get more than a thou on my machinist calipers. Locks like a vault on every chamber. THAT is some good gunsmith work. Despite the tightness, the action is smooth like buttah. Oh what a delight to 'click through the gears' on a 110yr old Colt sixgun.::love::

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  20. Wryfox Mar 14, 2023

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    So while I'm on the topic of old guns, I MUST sing the virtues for our American friends here of the value of having a C&R Type 3 FFL License. Its only 30 bucks, you fill out the form and follow the instructions. You get it back about a month later. Its good for 3yrs and it allows you to legally transfer any gun 50yrs or older directly to you immediately without having to do the Form 4473 background check and Jeopardy style wait every time. Just provide the dealer with your C&R, and then log the purchases in to your record book(required) and that's it. If you buy a gun by mail, it can ship direct to you without local FFL transfer. BUT WAIT, THERE'S MORE. With the C&R you can very frequently get nice discounts on common stuff at several gun websites too. The discounts on gun products and accessories alone will pay the C&R fee. Go to atf.gov and its all there what to do.:thumbsup:

    I just got mine only a few years ago and I feel like such a dope for not having it my whole life. A kind warning though, your collection will grow very quickly;)
     
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