What guns do you own?

[Laufer]

ak-dave: A large number of Garands and Carbines will soon be shipped over from S. Korea, but Not to the CMP. Read this on two other websites. Their condition might not be very good.

Ricola-Ranger:

A guy was walking around, trying to sell his Sig. at the Memphis gun show on Sept 19
(fur unsere Gaste dort druben: 19 Sep). It was similar to the AR-15 and really interesting/exotic.

A German guy was at a 'north MS' gun club last February and has an original HK (.308) with all three settings marked:"S", "E", and "F"! He had trained with one in the Bundeswehr.

My humble tribe: very old Savage .22, Mini 30, SKS, Mosin Nagant 44, a Lee-Enfield #4, and since Sept 19th, now a second LE #5 :). My wife has the feeling that she is now just one of several wives.

[gunnut]

I keep meaning to get rid of my Baikal 12 guage side by side and get a 20 guage coach gun instead. Preferably exposed hammer.

-dale

Really? What don't you like about it? I thought 20 ga. shells are more expensive than 12 ga. I buy guns that are cheap to shoot. Unless it's a sexy Beretta 84.

[dalem]

I keep meaning to get rid of my Baikal 12 guage side by side and get a 20 guage coach gun instead. Preferably exposed hammer.

-dale

[Blue]

Is that some case hardening that I see on the wife's gun?

It is a case hardened finish yes. I have been learning a little at a time about these types of doubles and here is a good article I found talking about the various doubles available.

Perhaps the most common and affordable of the inexpensive American made doubles is the Savage/Fox Model B series. This gun is not a classic A.H. Fox design, but rather an upgrade of the Stevens 311 boxlock. Savage Arms had purchased both Stevens and A. H. Fox, and combined the Fox name with the somewhat bulky but sturdy Stevens side-by-side shotgun to produce the Fox Model B series.

Where the Stevens 311 is generally seen stocked in plain hardwood and fitted with double triggers and extractors, the Fox Model B series came with checkered (impressed or otherwise) American walnut stocks and a raised ventilated rib. The plain Model B featured a color-cased frame, splinter forearm, double triggers, and extractors. The more deluxe B-SE had a satin chrome frame with a roll stamped game scene, beavertail forearm, non-selective single trigger and selective ejectors (SE). I sold these guns in the 1960's and cannot ever remember having a problem with one. However, these are heavy, rather "clunky" doubles. The line was discontinued in 1989.

Affordable side-by-side shotguns

My wifes is a late 60 production but my 311 is mid 50's production.

[antimony]

Question to 7thSF

Is that some case hardening that I see on the wife's gun?

[gunnut]

Wow nice! Much better than my Chinese made replica of a Winchester model 99 coach gun. I tried shooting skeets with that thing (no choke....no joke either). I switched to my semi auto Franchi 612 in no time. Still no choke, but I can let loose 5 shots before the damn thing comes back down.

[Blue]

First one is my 311. Stock is still in need of some refining of the grip and a fitted buttplate or recoil pad(haven't decided which yet). So far so good with a rough cutout for starters. Plus a new forearm. Thats the old one just sanded.

Wifes gun needs nothing else. Check out the woodgrain in that stock! Really nice piece IMO.

[toemag]

With a Dremel....;)

LOLOLOLOLOl.

Tony

[Blue]

Pictures are always good. I am trying to picture you whittling ;)

With a Dremel....;)

[BadKharma]

Pictures are always good. I am trying to picture you whittling ;)

[Blue]

That is a nice trap gun.

Yeah, I spoil her a lot..
Found it in a private collection at a gunshow last weekend. Mint condition and was a steal @ $600, IMO. My 311 is an old beater though. Bought it with a broken stock but just because I wanted to put some Walnut furniture on it. I have the new butt stock on but is still unfinished. (i couldn't wait to take it shooting) Forearm to come if i can find one, if not I'll have to whittle it out myself. I'll put up some pics asap.

[BadKharma]

That is a nice trap gun.

[Blue]

I've added a few since my last updates,

Beretta .32 Tomcat
Savage Stevens 311 side by side 12 ga
Savage Fox side by side 20 ga(wifes trap gun)

[Harney]

At present, I have but two guns.

A 1916 Luger my great-grandfather was given by a family friend in the 1920s for helping him settle a lawsuit (This is small town Missouri, so that my ggpappy was not a lawyer didn't matter)

The other gun I have is my M1 Carbine my grandfather acquired in WW2 when he was stationed to Bermuda as a Naval Officer.

My collection has included a variety of other weapons but I have decided to travel lighter these days as I move more and more often.

[maximusslade]

Alright, accordong to Wiki, the 7.65mm max chamber pressure was 56,500 psi. That being said, am I correct to assume that so long as I do not exceed that pressure I would not be at risk of damaging the rifle (or myself)? I, of course, would not be operating near as hot a round. The 30.06 load I was looking at using gets a chamber pressure of 48,000psi. Would it be accurate of me to assume that using the same powder load and using a 303 instead of a 308 round (in my .31" bore and of the same bullet weight (150grains at the moment)) that I should get a similar chamber pressure of around 48,000 psi??