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Maledicted:
I figure this is long overdue. Post some of your favorite firearms. Maybe we could start a separate conversation thread or two as well that's less generalized.
I'll start with one of my favorite rifles, a sporterized U.S. M1917 rifle. It appears that the original barrel has not been cut down from the standard 26 inches.
The Monte Carlo stock, which doesn't seem to be made of particularly fancy wood, is beautifully hand checkered.
As you can already see, at one point the the trigger guard and magazine floor plate were meticulously hand engraved, all metal parts were polished, and then blued in alternating traditional blue and plum blue colors. My guess is that, at least with the engraving, the work was probably done soon after the occupation of Japan after WWII, as a possible maker's or owner's name was engraved on the inside of most of the engraved parts in Japanese Katakana.
The scope is just an old Bushmaster 4x that I thought would fit the rifle well. Surprisingly, this rifle cost me less than $300 ... because nobody cares about sporterized milsurps. I don't even want to know what a new production, or even used/vintage commercial rifle with these features would cost me.
Next is a beautiful Lisa Tomlin 1 of 400 Colt Engravers Series 1911. These, apparently, are not exactly engraved. The design is created by the engraver, and they are etched and polished, etc. I still think that this is beautiful, and I plan on putting it in a display case at some point.
Finally, here's a few quick shots of my safe as it is at this moment. I guess my camera doesn't like red light, sorry about some of the blurry shots in general. This was a pretty reasonably-priced safe from Menards, which I modified to get power inside to add a goldenrod dehumidifier and wired some red LED light strips up to a motion sensor. I particularly like the color red, but it also isn't so jarring to night vision, etc. I also modified the rack system to facilitate storing rifles with wood stocks with the muzzle down ... which is how all rifles with wood stocks should be stored to prevent oil from seeping into their stocks and ruining them over time.
I imagine you may spot some other goodies in here. Leave a comment and/or post some pictures of your own.
noisyturtle:
Dragunov SVD in my opinion is the most beautiful gun ever. Always wanted one, maybe someday.
Maledicted:
--- Quote from: noisyturtle on Sat, 18 July 2020, 17:59:59 ---Dragunov SVD in my opinion is the most beautiful gun ever. Always wanted one, maybe someday.
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Dragunovs are cool. Look up the Romanian PSL if you want something with the same aesthetics and role, without the ridiculous price tag. I'm pretty sure Classic had them for under $2,000 recently. They're not mechanically the same though. I think the PSL is basically a scaled-up AK chambered in 7.62x54r.
noisyturtle:
--- Quote from: Maledicted on Sat, 18 July 2020, 18:05:14 ---
--- Quote from: noisyturtle on Sat, 18 July 2020, 17:59:59 ---Dragunov SVD in my opinion is the most beautiful gun ever. Always wanted one, maybe someday.
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Dragunovs are cool. Look up the Romanian PSL if you want something with the same aesthetics and role, without the ridiculous price tag. I'm pretty sure Classic had them for under $2,000 recently. They're not mechanically the same though. I think the PSL is basically a scaled-up AK chambered in 7.62x54r.
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I've seen the thicc AK conversions, no thanks. Even a Tiger knockoff is like $5-10k I can't imagine what an actual military SVD goes for in gun circles. Finding a private seller, offering them a price of a new car, then still possibly getting turned down. :))
Maledicted:
--- Quote from: noisyturtle on Sat, 18 July 2020, 18:12:19 ---
--- Quote from: Maledicted on Sat, 18 July 2020, 18:05:14 ---
--- Quote from: noisyturtle on Sat, 18 July 2020, 17:59:59 ---Dragunov SVD in my opinion is the most beautiful gun ever. Always wanted one, maybe someday.
--- End quote ---
Dragunovs are cool. Look up the Romanian PSL if you want something with the same aesthetics and role, without the ridiculous price tag. I'm pretty sure Classic had them for under $2,000 recently. They're not mechanically the same though. I think the PSL is basically a scaled-up AK chambered in 7.62x54r.
--- End quote ---
I've seen the thicc AK conversions, no thanks. Even a Tiger knockoff is like $5-10k I can't imagine what an actual military SVD goes for in gun circles. Finding a private seller, offering them a price of a new car, then still possibly getting turned down. :))
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The irony is that they're not even meant to be particularly exceptional rifles. They're meant to be reliable, and able to hit a man-sized target out to maybe 500 or 600 yards. You could just build a random $600-800 AR-10 and come out of it with a lighter, more modular rifle with less recoil and better precision at range.
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