To have my hands on, a Cadillac Gage Stoner 63 in the rifle config. To shoot, Vietnam war trophy Russian RPD...absolutely awesome to shoot.
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What is, in your opinion, the coolest gun youve handled
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I have fired many rifles, shotguns, and handguns in my 50 some years of firearms. Last year I went to a local full-auto range and ran through four different weapons.
But the "coolest" was a custom German rifle made on the 1888 GEW Commission receiver. It had the slickest operating bolt I have ever used. When all the way open there was, maybe, an eighth of an inch play from side-to-side! It slide open and closed on the rails like it was on ice. There was a built-in peep sight into the tang - it was adjustable up/down/sidewise. It used the Mannlicher 5 round clips and had an space inlet with a cover into the toe for an extra magazine. It came with both magazines. It was engraved and had been silver plated at sometime in the past but it was mostly gone. Chambered in 8mm Mauser. Double set triggers that were so easy that even touching the front trigger would set it off. Bouncing the butt gently on the floor would not.
I owned it for about 20 years and hard times forced elimination of things not needed...
But the "coolest" was a custom German rifle made on the 1888 GEW Commission receiver. It had the slickest operating bolt I have ever used. When all the way open there was, maybe, an eighth of an inch play from side-to-side! It slide open and closed on the rails like it was on ice. There was a built-in peep sight into the tang - it was adjustable up/down/sidewise. It used the Mannlicher 5 round clips and had an space inlet with a cover into the toe for an extra magazine. It came with both magazines. It was engraved and had been silver plated at sometime in the past but it was mostly gone. Chambered in 8mm Mauser. Double set triggers that were so easy that even touching the front trigger would set it off. Bouncing the butt gently on the floor would not.
I owned it for about 20 years and hard times forced elimination of things not needed...
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KarmannGhia
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For me, it's a tie: M2 50 cal, and MP5SD. Both during my Army days.
Well, I've handled and shot quite a few "cool" guns in my life, probably because I'm older than dirt, and something had to happen during all those years, after the dinosaurs died off. But I just happen to have this photo handy, so here's one of them.... Moscow, Russia, May, 1998. Me, with what we anyway, call the AKS-74U. And I suppose that it's the real thing, since I was in Russia spending three weeks with a Russian police friend. Got to shoot it, and several other Russian firearms at the time.
I'm the guy not in uniform.
Best Regards, Les
I'm the guy not in uniform.
Best Regards, Les
Mike Dillon's GE MiniGun at Knob Creek a few years ago.
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German FG42 2nd Model (Kreighoff, the 1st Model was Rheinmetal). This one was at the Oregon Military Museum. Awesome guns. A clone of the 2nd Model is being made by someone in Washington state, but it's around $6K a pop. Not even going to bother putting it on my bucket list.
Power,,,
You gotta love a Delta,, or you never shot one,, the GC just makes it great!!
Have one, though I'm not sure it's THE coolest handgun I've ever handled or shot. Sure like it, though. It's a keeper. Very accurate. Modified it with a 24 lb recoil spring and a Shok-Buf recoil rod. Has less recoil than a Glock 20 10mm.
Possibly the coolest handgun ever handled was a WWII Mauser HSc that had two large brass cylinders in front of, and below, the trigger guard. One contained a D cell battery. The other was a light and lenses that focused the beam into a tight white circle across a large room, a primitive version of a laser sight. This was at the Oregon Military Museum. The museum stated that this gun was issued to one of Himmler's bodyguards.
The coolest handgun I've ever shot is either my Registered Magnum or my Triple Lock Target. Both are the zenith of S&W production. Flip a coin.
As an old "Tin Can" sailor, we were like that.... Heck, there wouldn't have been much you could have done to hurt those babies!!! They were tough. And yes, those were really cool "guns"... I guess that our 5" "guns" we're pretty impressive too!!! Both of the destroyers that I served on were built during WW II.
Best Regards, Les
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One I really enjoyed was a BAR about 1964, got to shoot a whole can of ammo as the national guard was more interested in shooting the new plastic guns.
SmokelessPowder
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M1 Garand! That beast is so impressive with all that wood and metal and moving parts. I just love it.
A couple of Gas Trap M1 Garands.
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My best friend was an artilleryman who served in Vietnam.
His fav was a quad .50.
That's something from a guy who got to pull the trigger on an 8-inch gun
I'd love to shoot a Ma Deuce.
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Les, re: AKS-74U... I fired a select fire Krinkov at one of our machinegun shoots here. It was the most obnoxious gun I've ever shot. Was drowning out the Ma Duece shooting next to me. You could feel the concussion from the muzzle blast on your chest. Emptying a full mag in one pass was quite a handful.
Flipmeister: "It's said that when Allied troops heard the sound, they all took cover."
When the Russians heard an MG42 they would bring all guns to bear to neutralize it.
Flipmeister: "It's said that when Allied troops heard the sound, they all took cover."
When the Russians heard an MG42 they would bring all guns to bear to neutralize it.
rattlesnakedaddy
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Teddy Roosevelt's A.H. Fox Shotgun that he took on African Safari.
LDM
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Franchi SPAS 12 gauge tactical shotgun. Could be used either pump or semi-auto. A true street sweeper.
Sharps 1874 in 45/70.
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