Gun Showcase Thread (No Politics or Philosophical Discussions)

[CallmeDave]

^My bank account recoiled in pain after viewing your nice pictures of top shelf gear.

[Snowblind]

They aren't mine, as I don't own any real guns. I just get to play with them.

[BANGER]

I don't normally post here and I browse some other gun board, but I saw this thread so I guess I'll shamelessly throw out my gun pics.

My closet used to be a mess but I got a pegboard and it's been a nice and cheap solution to organizing my guns.


The ARs. Kinda old pic; my current AR configs are the previous pic.


My .22s. Cheap fun.


I'm thinking of picking up a bolty next. Probably a Savage Axis in .223. Need to ration ammo and work on precision nowadays. Plus I reload .223 so maybe I can squeeze out some nice accuracy out of one.

[Allch Chcar]

Originally Posted by Snowblind

They aren't mine, as I don't own any real guns. I just get to play with them.

That's awesome! I would love to shoot those someday. The Barrett might be fun for one shot but that FN...

Originally Posted by BANGER

I don't normally post here and I browse some other gun board, but I saw this thread so I guess I'll shamelessly throw out my gun pics.

My closet used to be a mess but I got a pegboard and it's been a nice and cheap solution to organizing my guns.
...
I'm thinking of picking up a bolty next. Probably a Savage Axis in .223. Need to ration ammo and work on precision nowadays. Plus I reload .223 so maybe I can squeeze out some nice accuracy out of one.

Neat. The pegboard looks nice and tidy.
That reminds me, I need to add a bolt action to my list.

[Hix]

Mad jelly of this thread. I had to sell off my collection when I left the military. I was living in my truck and had no way to pay for food. I have a Springfield XDm right now but I cannot get any local 9 ammo anywhere damnit. Shit is all sold out!

[madoka]

Here are three different handgun lasers that I have: Crimson Trace, Surefire and Viridian

[MVJ1975]

A few recent grabs - a nice Swedish M96 and something that looks like an M1911, but isn't.

[Snowblind]

[BANGER]

Bullpup'd my SKS.
Also bought a Savage 111 a couple of days ago complete with scope and bipod with Accutrigger, but still waiting the 10 days to pick it up (silly CA law).


And before any milsurp purists chime in, it's completely reversible and is only a Yugoslavian so it doesn't really have historical value.
Just a range toy. And I wanted to get a feel for a bullpup rifle without the insane price tag.

EDIT: ooh, this is my 86th post.

[MVJ1975]

The Yugo M59/66A1 has to be converted from original form by CA law anyway (removal of grenade launcher). Sucks, but what can you do?

I like the bullpup look, actually. How does it shoot in that configuration?

[BANGER]

Haven't shot it yet, actually. Finished putting it together yesterday and did some more tweaking/fitment today. I'll be going to a gun show tomorrow and other things so it'll be awhile till I have the time. Maybe when I pick up my Savage.

The thing that's more iffy with modding SKS's is the whole 922r fiasco though. Removal of the grenade launcher with a presumably US-made muzzle brake would make it non-import config and a sporter config and thus you have to play the 10-or-less game. But wouldn't that mean Yugo SKSes for sale in CA are illegal? What a mess.

[zenki_levin]

Nice guns. If i ever make it to the US i'm definatly visiting a gunrange to shoot some guns.

[SunkenFRS]

My CZ 75 SP-01.

[MVJ1975]

Here's two real oddballs.




The first is a Steyr M1895 straight-pull infantry rifle. In a straight-pull system, the bolt doesn't turn as it opens - you pull it straight back and simply push it closed. This results in a very fast and easy bolt throw, but in practice this system proved overly complex and generally was less reliable than turn-bolt rifles. The Swiss Schmidt-Rubin series and the Canadian Ross rifles are also straight pull systems - while they are different designs, the end result is the same. The M1895 used the Mannlicher clip feed system. In this system, an enbloc clip of ammunition (shown in the picture) was inserted into the rifle's internal magazine from above. The clip would remain in the rifle until the final round was chambered, at which time it would drop out of the bottom of the rifle. Other rifles using this system included the French Berthier series and the Italian Carcano.

The second, a nice counterpart to the rifle, is the Steyr M1912 semiautomatic pistol. One of the first semi-auto pistols adopted by any military, this unusual pistol uses a strange mixture of old and new features, and has a fixed 8 round magazine that is fed from the top by stripper clips! These were chambered in 9mm Steyr, a round comparable in power to the 9mm Parabellum cartridges of the day, making this a powerful and capable handgun by European standards. Next to the M1911, this is perhaps the best general service pistol of WWI, having good stopping power, a decent-sized magazine, and excellent reliability for an early semi-auto.

These two were the primary service arms of the Austro-Hungarian Empire during WWI.