RobertJ.
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5" Rapid fire. Mk. 42, Mod. 10, USS Cochrane DDG-21, 1983, Aft mount, OMC. I was allowed to aim and pull the trigger 11 times. Plus, I had the #1 seat for a missile launch. For a 23-year-old-kid --AWESOME!!
What is the most interesting gun you've had your hands on?
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Snapdragon
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I have owned several that are interesting to me. At the moment I have an Irwin Peterson M1 Carbine. It shoots great.
Perhaps my favorites are the Pomeroy muskets that were made by one of my ancestors. I have shot one of them.
I have also enjoyed shooting a 1851 Navy Colt that my Great Grandfather used to shoot at Yankees. I have never shot the .31 Colt that he also carried.
Perhaps my favorites are the Pomeroy muskets that were made by one of my ancestors. I have shot one of them.
I have also enjoyed shooting a 1851 Navy Colt that my Great Grandfather used to shoot at Yankees. I have never shot the .31 Colt that he also carried.
Wyatt Burp
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In 1988 we were in Livingston, Mt. and I visited my favorite living gun writer and he showed me some of his guns. One stood out. A beautiful S&W Triple Lock Target .44 Special. I'll never forget that one.
I don't know of any famous but I've always enjoyed shooting the M1928A1, M1A1 and it's 45ACP variants (Tommy Guns). It's been a while, but I never pass up a chance 
I've ALWAYS offered to buy a case of ammo, but have been turned down every time. - Go figure...
Most memorable was a Ruger #1 in .45 Nitro Express - I shot it in maybe 1980 and my ears are still ringing --- This was, of course, before I was aware of hearing protection
I've ALWAYS offered to buy a case of ammo, but have been turned down every time. - Go figure...Most memorable was a Ruger #1 in .45 Nitro Express - I shot it in maybe 1980 and my ears are still ringing --- This was, of course, before I was aware of hearing protection
most interesting gun
the japanese ww2 arisaka rifle with the bayonet.
also a .264 rifle, its pretty cool.
the .41 pistol. very cool. didnt get to shoot it because we forgot the ammo.
also a armalite 50 caliber. it weighed about 50 pounds and it was a single shot. very interesting design
the japanese ww2 arisaka rifle with the bayonet.
also a .264 rifle, its pretty cool.
the .41 pistol. very cool. didnt get to shoot it because we forgot the ammo.
also a armalite 50 caliber. it weighed about 50 pounds and it was a single shot. very interesting design
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Flat out jealous about that one! Probably moreso about the opportunity to spend time with him, though......
I suppose that the most interesting gun that I've had my hands on is one that is now mine, given to me by the previous owner. It is an H&R USRA pistol. A few more than 3300 of those were produced, and they were perhaps the dominant USRA pistol in the thirties, particularly after Julian Hatcher shot a possible with one at Bisley in 1931, and his running-mate Ensign Renshaw shot a 98 for second place with the same pistol. He also lent his pistol to a few Brits who did well with it. Anyway, the one I have is a bit unusual in that it was adjustable for sight radius, from 9" to just under 5", by means of moving the front sight in a channel cut into the top of the barrel. It also has Roper grips, and is of later production, which is generally considered a good thing in H&R USRA pistols, since they were constantly being improved. A few photos below show the grips and the front sight.
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bubbiesdad
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A Marlin .22 made between 1883 to 1885. Some guy got it and a Winchester Model 12 at a yard sale for $75.
This old Thunderer was given to me by the "Gentleman Bandit" Bill Carlisle, when he got too old to run his tourist trap motel in Laramie and moved back east to stay with his family.
Bill Carlisle, Gentleman Bandit | WyoHistory.org
Bill Carlisle, Gentleman Bandit | WyoHistory.org
CW Spook
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A LEO friend brought his full-auto, suppressed MP5K into my store to get a battery for the sight and I got to handle the gun. Never got a chance to fire it unfortunately.
Didn't get to handle either but my nose was maybe six-inches away from General Patton's Colt .45 and S&W .357. It was kind of mind boggling to stand there and think where those two revolvers had been. It might have been nice to get them out from behind the glass, but really there was no great need to hold them. If I had held them, I would have wanted to fire them.
Beautiful handguns and a great museum! Loved the life size, hand carved statue of "the general"as well.
bwickens
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Years back, at a CADA show at Pheasant Run in St.Charles, IL. Handled a scoped Westley Richards Mauser with a HEAVY barrel, sporting stock and chambered in .303 Brit. Always wondered "Why?" Was it built as a sniper rifle for someone? Who?
Full auto Broomhandle Mauser.
Got to fire one magazine through it.
Was advised to hold It sideways, which I did.
The string covered most of the width of the pistol range in the approximately one second it took to empty the mag.
Got to fire one magazine through it.
Was advised to hold It sideways, which I did.
The string covered most of the width of the pistol range in the approximately one second it took to empty the mag.
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Sounds to me like it might have been a Marine sniper's rifle.
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