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·if they're steel they should be easy enough to pick up with a magnetic pickup wand, and then off to the scrap bin!
Yes and they are, but not scrapped.
So... any of our members here have an interest in firearms?
Yes and they are, but not scrapped.
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efauser
·Finally picked up a Winchester 1873. It came with a Cody Museum letter stating it was shipped Sept. 7, 1881 with a special order 26" octagon barrel, chambered in 38 WCF.
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noelekal
··Home For Wayward WatchesFinally picked up a Winchester 1873. It came with a Cody Museum letter stating it was shipped Sept. 7, 1881 with a special order 26" octagon barrel, chambered in 38 WCF.
O efauser! That one really floats my boat with the special order barrel length, the .38 WCF chambering and in a nice antique condition.
You did well!
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Waltesefalcon
·Finally picked up a Winchester 1873. It came with a Cody Museum letter stating it was shipped Sept. 7, 1881 with a special order 26" octagon barrel, chambered in 38 WCF.
That's an absolutely terrific acquisition! Congratulations on it.
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Waltesefalcon
·I wound up with a box of .22 mag the other day, but have no guns chambered in it. So, obviously, I had to buy a new gun. I ran across this three screw Ruger Single Six, made in 1971, for a decent price and it came home with me. It is a pretty sweet little gun.
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Wryfox
·A fine representation of Colt's art, combined with what the pawnshop employee called 'cracked grips', which is why he offered a substantial discount as he didn't have a pair of "real grips" to put on it.😕
I find the ~100,000yr old Woolly Mammoth Tusk grips darn good looking to me.....🥰
I find the ~100,000yr old Woolly Mammoth Tusk grips darn good looking to me.....🥰
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noelekal
··Home For Wayward Watches$250 for any Glock 19 is a steal ... er deal!
That looks fantastic, all the way down to the bone!
A fine representation of Colt's art, combined with what the pawnshop employee called 'cracked grips', which is why he offered a substantial discount as he didn't have a pair of "real grips" to put on it.😕
I find the ~100,000yr old Woolly Mammoth Tusk grips darn good looking to me.....🥰
That looks fantastic, all the way down to the bone!
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Wryfox
·An unusual bird, and *rarely* seen in these parts, a Swedish Husqvarna M40 9mm, a copy of the Finnish Lahti Model 35. From what I've gathered, the main diff from the Finn model is removal of the chamber indicator, along with some minor operational changes like size of front sight, trigger guard, etc. The Swedes had contracted with Walther for P38 pistols and all but 1500 of those were redirected to the German war effort so Sweden was SOOL. Finland granted Sweden a license to produce a copy of their Lahti 35s, resulting in the M40. Produced from 1940 to 1946. Still digging in on some of the history, but for a war pistol, not too many were made it seems, ~84,000. Supposedly only 950 were exported for commercial sale.
Compared to a similar style pistol, the Luger, this thing is a tank. A Luger weighing 32ozs, this M40 weighs 45ozs. An odd thing I've read in several sources is that the earlier hotter version of the 9mm designed for arctic use is actually bad for this pistol. It is apparently due to the lower grade of steel used for the M40, as Sweden was using all of its good steel for cannons. A few thousand rounds of the hot ammo and it's toast, though I understand that SAAMI standard 9mm is perfectly fine. I've also read that the P38s suffered the same fate from using hotter ammo in the early years.
Please feel free to fill me in on other interesting tidbits.😕
Compared to a similar style pistol, the Luger, this thing is a tank. A Luger weighing 32ozs, this M40 weighs 45ozs. An odd thing I've read in several sources is that the earlier hotter version of the 9mm designed for arctic use is actually bad for this pistol. It is apparently due to the lower grade of steel used for the M40, as Sweden was using all of its good steel for cannons. A few thousand rounds of the hot ammo and it's toast, though I understand that SAAMI standard 9mm is perfectly fine. I've also read that the P38s suffered the same fate from using hotter ammo in the early years.
Please feel free to fill me in on other interesting tidbits.😕
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Pastorbottle
·An unusual bird, and *rarely* seen in these parts, a Swedish Husqvarna M40 9mm, copy of the Finnish Lahti Model 40. From what I've gathered, the main diff from the Finn model is removal of the chamber indicator, along with some minor operational changes like size of front sight, trigger guard, etc. But some of the info I've found conflicts, like when they were made. One source says 1940 to 44. another says 42-46. Still digging in on some of the history, but for a war pistol, not too many were made it seems, ~84,000.
Compared to a similar style pistol, the Luger, this thing is a tank. A Luger weighing 32ozs, this M40 weighs 45ozs.
Please feel free to fill me in on other interesting tidbits.😕
hand gun.
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Aurelius
·Some of mine.
Tavor TS-12
PS-90 and FN57 RAD OSS can (barrel isn't threaded on either, yet); big bro lil bro.
Arsenal milled AK w/ Russian Kobra RDS
Pocket carry; FN503 Laser max
Gov issue, Colt 1911.
My current EDC is a Walther PPQ, 9mm. My firearms instructor, who is a constable, really liked his for myriad reasons. After firing his, I understand why. I think I got it around 2019.
Tavor TS-12
PS-90 and FN57 RAD OSS can (barrel isn't threaded on either, yet); big bro lil bro.
Arsenal milled AK w/ Russian Kobra RDS
Pocket carry; FN503 Laser max
Gov issue, Colt 1911.
My current EDC is a Walther PPQ, 9mm. My firearms instructor, who is a constable, really liked his for myriad reasons. After firing his, I understand why. I think I got it around 2019.
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chichi
·why the bullpup?
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Pastorbottle
·why the bullpup?
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dsio
··Ash @ ΩFSome of mine.
Tavor TS-12
PS-90 and FN57 RAD OSS can (barrel isn't threaded on either, yet); big bro lil bro.
Arsenal milled AK w/ Russian Kobra RDS
Pocket carry; FN503 Laser max
Gov issue, Colt 1911.
My current EDC is a Walther PPQ, 9mm. My firearms instructor, who is a constable, really liked his for myriad reasons. After firing his, I understand why. I think I got it around 2019.
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noelekal
··Home For Wayward WatchesAn unusual bird, and *rarely* seen in these parts, a Swedish Husqvarna M40 9mm, a copy of the Finnish Lahti Model 35. From what I've gathered, the main diff from the Finn model is removal of the chamber indicator, along with some minor operational changes like size of front sight, trigger guard, etc. The Swedes had contracted with Walther for P38 pistols and all but 1500 of those were redirected to the German war effort so Sweden was SOOL. Finland granted Sweden a license to produce a copy of their Lahti 35s, resulting in the M40. Produced from 1940 to 1946. Still digging in on some of the history, but for a war pistol, not too many were made it seems, ~84,000. Supposedly only 950 were exported for commercial sale.
Compared to a similar style pistol, the Luger, this thing is a tank. A Luger weighing 32ozs, this M40 weighs 45ozs. An odd thing I've read in several sources is that the earlier hotter version of the 9mm designed for arctic use is actually bad for this pistol. It is apparently due to the lower grade of steel used for the M40, as Sweden was using all of its good steel for cannons. A few thousand rounds of the hot ammo and it's toast, though I understand that SAAMI standard 9mm is perfectly fine. I've also read that the P38s suffered the same fate from using hotter ammo in the early years.
Please feel free to fill me in on other interesting tidbits.😕
I remember seeing those back in the late 1970s/early 1980s at gun shows around Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas and thinking that they'd be neato to have. They were dirt cheap too, lumped in as they were just generally considered unglamorous "foreign" surplus arms from many nations.
I seem to recall that they were known for beating themselves to death due to design function, but can't recall why it was said to be so. Still, I wish I'd picked one up back in the olden days.
I love larger, heavier firearms rather than ever smaller, ever lighter so Id have gotten along with the big 9mm handgun.
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Larry S
··Color Commentator for the Hyperbole.Damn … have not been to range since sailing season started. Off days are catching up on all the crap not getting done. Gotta peel off some time.
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Larry S
··Color Commentator for the Hyperbole.This guy 😀
