What guns do you own?

[Aussiegunner]

I completed my collection for now earlier this year, which was a good time to do it due to a historically high Australian dollar, so all up it is:

-Diana 21 Panther .177 air rifle for plinking.
-CZ 452 Special with Leppers VX-1 3-9 for range practice, the odd comp and bunnies if I ever find a decent patch.
-Tikka T-3 Lite, synthetic stock and blued in .223 with Leppers VX-2 4-12 with AO lense for walk about and off the truck varminting, foxes, cats and the like, though I use 55g sps which will take up to pigs at reasonable ranges.
-Tikka .308 Hunter, walnut stock and blued in .308 with Leppers VX-2 3-9 for medium to large game. Got my first goats with this rifle (pictured) this year after much hill stalking.
-Miroku Mk-70 12g for clays and as a general backup gun when I go bush.

I only bought a five gun safe which is now chockers, which is good because it is stopping me buy more guns than I can afford!

[Doktor]

Considering I got few pieces when my granddad passed and that I am to inherit some more from my dad on top of mine... I can run for Texas Senator

[desertswo]

What? No cannon?!

No, but I cleave to the philosophy of the former US Senator from Texas, Phil Gramm. I have more guns than I need, but not as many as I want! :Dancing-Banana:

[Doktor]

What? No cannon?!

[desertswo]

In no particular order:

• Single shot Savage .22 rifle chambered for .22 Short, Long, and Long Rifle, that is older than me, and I'm 57. It's a kid's starter piece but has always been very accurate and user friendly. I learned on it, and passed it on to my now 15-year old son.
  
• Sturm-Ruger 10/22 with after purchase "tactical appearance" (my term for making it look scary to the likes of Nancy Pelosi) kit, that makes it look like an M-4. Nice little rifle for plinking or keeping varmints at bey. The tactical appearance kit allows for magazines carrying 20, 25, 30 and even a 50 round drum. It's my son's toy.
  
• M-1 Carbine in .30 Cal, manufactured under license in WWII by the Underwood Typewriter Company.
  
• M-1 Garand in .30-06. Not sure of the year of manufacture, but she's still terribly accurate with iron sights. Like the previously mentioned M-1 Carbine, it is a marvelous piece of history to own.
  
• Remington 700 in .30-06. Early 70s vintage with standard action. When it's dialed in, it hits what you point it at first time, every time.
  
• Springfield Armory Model XD tactical model semi-automatic pistol in .45 Cal, with five inch barrel.
  

And now for my two most recent purchases, both on the same order from cheaperthandirt.com:

• Windham Weaponry SRC (their version of the AR-15 design); M4A3 Carbine in .223/5.56. Haven't fired it yet as I am still debating on what optics to put on it, but as soon as I'm back in Arizona from my little break out here in California, I plan on putting it through its paces.
  
• Springfield Armory Model XD sub-compact model semi-automatic pistol in 9MM, with three inch barrel. This one is my wife's.

[Chogy]

Welcome to WAB! Please drop by the Introduction thread for new folk and tell us a bit about yourself!

You have a valuable gem in the M-16. I assume it is papered, of course. ;) Currently, they are selling for about $20,000+

I inherited 3 generations of gun collections so there are way too many to list.
My favorites are my Colt Delta Elite, my M40a3, my Mk11 Mod0(full navy kit), my dad's old select fire M16a1 and my newest favorite is my Glock G30 Gen4, oh and I can not forget the Marlin Model 60 I learned to shoot with at age 6.

[cadpipe]

Those 3 days weren't too bad. I just sat in a padded room, ate ice cream, and watched the Food Network.

Did they let you keep all the ammo? And the guns!:wors:

if you were in for observation in SC, it would have been pork rinds and beer, and instead of a padded room, it would have been a bar, and watched the hunting channel! :tankie:

[gunnut]

You may have heard on the news about a southern California man put under
72-hour psychiatric observation when it was found he owned 100 guns and
allegedly had (by rough estimate) 100,000 rounds of ammunition stored in his
home. The house also featured a secret escape tunnel.

Those 3 days weren't too bad. I just sat in a padded room, ate ice cream, and watched the Food Network.

[cadpipe]

Finally got my .338 Lapua Magnum, Remington 700, has 5 round detachable box mag, added a Karsten adjustable cheek riser, Nightforce scope, and Harris bipod. Need to add sling. Lapped the rings, used Barrett 50 rings. Hope to shoot it next week. :insane: You may have heard on the news about a southern California man put under
72-hour psychiatric observation when it was found he owned 100 guns and
allegedly had (by rough estimate) 100,000 rounds of ammunition stored in his
home. The house also featured a secret escape tunnel.

My favorite quote from the dimwit television reporter: "Wow! He has about a
quarter million machine gun bullets!" The headline referred to it as a
"massive weapons cache."

By southern California standards someone owning 100,000 rounds would be
called "mentally unstable." Just imagine if he lived elsewhere:

In Arizona, he'd be called "an avid gun collector."

In Ohio, he'd be called "a novice gun collector."

In Utah, he'd be called "moderately well prepared," but they'd probably
reserve judgment until they made sure that he had a corresponding quantity
of stored food.

In Montana, he'd be called "The neighborhood 'Go-To' guy."

In Idaho, he'd be called "a likely gubernatorial candidate."

In Wyoming, he'd be called "an eligible bachelor."

And, in Wisconsin, he'd be called "a deer hunting buddy."

And, in South Carolina, we'd just call him "Bubba."

[Chogy]

I've gone through a number of .22 pistols over the years, and if I had to have just one, it'd be a Ruger MK II in stainless with a target bull barrel.



It's steel, all steel, and lots of it. Very accurate, nice trigger, lots of accessories, and a good price. The new breed of .22 pistols are nice, but to keep costs down, there's a lot of polymer, aluminum, and zinc/aluminum alloy castings. The important parts of such guns are steel, properly hardened, and they work OK, but for durability, longevity, and overall satisfaction, the Ruger is a great pistol. The CZ Kadet is another fine .22 pistol.

[USSWisconsin]

A .22 pistol is something I think I'd really enjoy. I've had a few, but don't have one now. Perhaps a Ruger Mk would be a good choice for me? I've been planning to buy my old SS 6.5" barrel single six back from a friend (its all dressed up with pearl grips and weathern leather) - but he's not chomping at the bit - so maybe an auto pistol would be the thing to buy for warm weather outdoor type plinking this summer. I'd enjoy doing some target shooting.

[Chogy]

Update on the Sig 938 and the Glock...

We fired both weapons a few days ago, and as expected, both performed superbly. The Glock appeared to be the favorite, with its unique DA only trigger pull, and it was a laser-beam in terms of accuracy. The SiG performed well, but if there was one thing I disliked about it, it was the trigger pull. For a single-action pistol, the trigger was a bit heavy. We'll see if it breaks in, smooths out, with use. No pistol is broken in until it has several hundred rounds through it.

For carry, the SiG would be a smaller, lighter platform.

Yesterday, I stopped by our local Cabela's, and the place was stripped. The only ammunition available was some obscure Russian calibers. There wasn't even a box of .22LR in the entire store. It was unbelievable. I'd guess that they've done 6 months of business relative to firearms in just 3 weeks.

They did have some handguns, and after firing the SiG, I decided I wanted a .22 variant for practice. Brought this home on impulse:



This Mosquito has a factory threaded barrel. I'm looking forward to shooting this suppressed. :Dancing-Banana:

[1304]

Rock River LAR-15A2 National Match rifle and an M&P15-22.

Love my A2. I'm probably going to upgrade it to an A4 eventually after graduating jump school by putting RIS rails and a flattop upper housing on it, but she can hammer at 600 better than I can with 77-grainers.

[Doktor]

My pre-medieval barbaric mind is shocked. Guess he owns the knitting needles then.