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What more could you want for $5($150 today)... $6 for hammerless.

Our Lord Browning...

Peace...Through superior firepower.

JMB :devil:

Nice travel companion...

Mmm...lead.:yum:

Fantastic! Lots of weapon in one picture. Really amazing.

WTF, this can't be true...

Quality barrel.

Made of nonexistium...

Knuckles because that .22 short won't take 'em down, just distract 'em till you can hit 'em.

H&R for all...

Good guns.

ETA: I had a twelve gauge H&R single shot about a hundred years ago. I bought it for a turkey gun. I shot three-inch XX Magnums through it. Hardest-kicking gun I've ever shot. It weighed nothing and kicked like a mule, worse, actually.

The kick is an inverse function of a gun's weight.
The stock-less 12 GA above would try to take your hand off at the wrist.

Nah. I've shot plenty of sawed-offs. You'll feel it, sure, but all that's required is a firm grip. Just keep in mind the "kick" turns your wrist a hinge.

One of my school apartment mates had a sawed off Parker Brothers with the stock cut into a pistol grip. Had to keep your head out of the way.

Pretty duded up Colt pistol...

♫ Jingle bells, cartridge shells, long and short guns on display...

Here's a great gift for your worst enemy's birthday...

Kick Much?

Or you can move upscale a little. ;)

I'll take a twelve dollar one.

That is pretty sweet.

Any shots of the mechanism to choose the barrel?

With this gun, you're born to be wild

No, they aren't giving anything away. They only briefly describe two guns, a three barrel .410 and a four barrel, two 97.3 x 74R and two 12 gage.

"As a gunmaking complication our four-barreled Vierling is unsurpassed:..."
I don't think I have seen that use of "complication" before.
Does it have a specific gun making meaning?

It's a clockwork term; all of the extra functions a mechanical watch has are complications.

Video about a "supercomplicated" Patek-Philippe watch:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPWxvFjl4xQ

This is funny.

Another fancy gun from when craftsmen could be leaned on by the ruling class to work their ass off for a pittance.

I fired the .410... once. 12 gage, no way in hell. :headshake

Bickering...

Must be something Geraldo Rivera found...

The only scope with a wide-angle lens.

Our military's early sidearms...

From Wikipedia:
"This revolver was thought of as a decent handgun for its time, but complaints arose from the military concerning the revolver's cartridge chambering. Beginning in 1899, combat reports arose from the Philippines campaign regarding the poor performance of the M1892's .38-caliber ammunition. Specifically, users complained that the .38 bullet repeatedly failed to stop charging Filipino rebels at close ranges, even when hit multiple times."

Don't you hate it when that happens?

that's pretty cool!

My shoulder hurts just thinking about it.

Not a general purpose machine gun...

Somebody is buzzing through ammo on the Game Commission next door, maybe Pete needs 3900 rpm.

Revolver...

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can't find an existing "share your own" thread so this one feels like it'll do. my Century Arms C39V2, Beretta Tomcat, and Norinco Type 56 SKS.

You found it.

Good to see you again Ibby!

Maybe it's fear of Ibby that has my paranoid neighbor shooting every night! I saw today that gun sales to blacks are through the roof. I'm not at all surprised and don't blame them, but these days are way too interesting for me.

I kinda figured that I didn't want the nazis and boog-ers to be the only ones with guns right about now

That is an unfortunate reality. I remain armed for defensive purposes only.

That's the only reason I am, too.

Well, that, and it makes me feel macho.

:p:

I'm actually in the process of getting my permits to buy hand guns. For the same reasons. Jersey makes it difficult. It will only get more difficult.

Names carry a lot of weight.
How many owners of "assault" rifles plan to assault anything?
Or hunt with them, for that matter.
If they are for defense, then should their standard mode be magazines full and handy?

They're useless otherwise.

Just a club otherwise.

First we have a pair of pistols. I wonder if they could get extra breech loader cartridges? shells? whatever they're called, and keep them loaded and ready.

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Next we have a rifle carved by the Haida people of British Columbia...

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The story of Rosalie Rifle...

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The Golden Rifle is it's name, and for an extensively carved and engraved 18th century rifle it's in amazing condition.

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The main reason it's in good shape is it was just completed this year.

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Judson Brennen has been working on it for 6 years while the buyer twiddled his thumbs.

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I wonder what the price tag was?

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It's pretty, and shoots straight, what more could you want?

High definition image of Rosalie.

http://gigapan.com/gigapans/56127

Great stories about beautiful guns. There a little disconnect between such creativity applied to a tool with such a purpose.
Griff's link is to a webpage that has the potential for many lost hours: GigaPan.
Their front page has an example of New York City. Can you find the nude beauty on the roof top?

As an adjunct to my post in Wildlife, living next to nature (#1756, I made a unexpected and unwelcome discovery.
A while ago, I decided that it made sense to have as my nightstand weapon something a smaller and less destructive to windows, favorite geegaws and TV's (not to mention friendlies) than a .357, 12 gauge or Mini-14.
My choice was a Hi-Standard Double Nine, a well made .22 caliber, double action, nine shot revolver, already owned, and loaded with long rifle ammunition.
I decided to use the loud report from said revolver to frighten away Br'er Bear in my briar (blackberry) patch.
Said revolver proceeded to mis-fire on four out of eight shots.
This was Federal Cartridge Corporation "Spitfire" ammo, stored under the best conditions I have, dry, cool and not mishandled.
Internet inquiry and my own experimentation with the mis-fires and other rounds in the container points to faulty primer material.
I guess the rest of those are for the shitcan and I can just hope the Winchester ammo now awaiting unwelcome intruders is better.

That's disconcerting.

yikes. one misfire is a concern. four out of eight? thats real bad.