[Roadkill]

Subject has been brought up about gun rooms aand displays, since I just learned how to post photos check out mine:

North Wall

http://www.hunt101.com/img/277019.JPG

1/2 East Wall

http://www.hunt101.com/img/277276.JPG

Other half East Wall, part of North Wall

http://www.hunt101.com/img/277266.JPG

1/2 West Wall

http://www.hunt101.com/img/277274.JPG

Other half or West Wall

http://www.hunt101.com/img/277275.JPG

Floor rack/shooters

http://www.hunt101.com/img/277701.JPG



I've got close ups of most of this stuff if anyone wants to see it.

Rk

[ZeroX]

My jealousy knows no bounds.

[GTKrockeTT]

i trust you don't have any intentions of drive-by bayonetting with any weapons from the north wall. :D

[jlwatts3]

My jealousy knows no bounds.

+1

[No_Brakes23]

Is that AK painted up with Camo, or do my eyes decieve me?

[ID_shooting]

What does the good book say about coveting thy nieghbors gun room?

[Roadkill]

Thanks for the kind words, yup, its painted. Its my kayak/canoe gun, stays in the bottom of the boat, gets stepped on, wet, muddy, but is a real good shooter. I won't take my AR or FAL in a small boat that has put my old butt in the water more times than I care to remember. I tie a 6' parachute cord to it and fasten the other end to a seat cushion.

Here are a close up of the US WWII, the FAL, and the AR15

http://hunt101.com/img/277017.JPG

http://hunt101.com/img/277263.JPG

http://hunt101.com/img/277704.JPG


rk

[trickyasafox]

extremely impressive! i'd like to see any more pics if your willing!

[Greg L]

It's been raining off & on all day & I thought that the roof had sprung a leak because of it. Upon further reflection I realized the the puddle on the floor right here was just because of the drool :D .

Very nice.

[Roadkill]

Sure, I'm willing. I just don't want to be a bore. I'll put two or three per post.
Tell me when to quit.

This is a Remington 03A3 dtd 1943, and a Remington 1911A1 1944 mfg

http://hunt101.com/img/277260.JPG

This is a 1944 MKIV and a 1917 MKIV .45, The knife is a 1945 dtd Sheffield

http://hunt101.com/img/277262.JPG

This is a early war Type 99 and a 1942 Nambu

http://hunt101.com/img/277018.JPG

rk

[cracked butt]

Very cool.
Nice collection :cool:

[CHI]

Sure, I'm willing. I just don't want to be a bore. I'll put two or three per post.

I'd like to see some more. Thank you, drive thru. :D

[PlayTheAces]

Just a wild guess, but I'd say you've been working on that collection for a while! :D

[Kamicosmos]

I need to get your insurance information.

I think my jaw broke when it hit the floor!!


Very nice collection!

[mbs357]

That is an amazing collection!
+1 the jealousy.

[FPrice]

Sweet!

What does the good book say about coveting thy nieghbors gun room?

In my book it's says it's oaky. :D

[czhen]

Wowwwwwwwww
One of the best collection I have seen. Are you gonna open your own Museum, aren't you.
Please tell us how or when did start to collect.
lastly, more pics, pics, comments.
Superb
Czhen
Fl

[Jubei]

Very impressive collection Roadkill. Then again, nobody likes a showoff. :D

Jubei

[phantomak47]

Thanks for posting those pics!!!

I have posted a few times trying to get some people to post their gun room pics and no one really did. Thanks for posting those!!!

[Roadkill]

This is a 1944 BYF 98k, all matching , and an AC44 P38. The knife is a strange Spanish military type an uncle gave me from WWII. Said he got it from a prisoner, he might have been Spanish

http://hunt101.com/img/277021.JPG


This is a 1917 Remington Nagant and a 1950 Tokarev,the knife is a Polish isssue clone of the WWII Russian combat knife

http://hunt101.com/img/277268.JPG


This is a 1918 03, the bayonet is dtd 1913.

http://www.hunt101.com/img/277271.JPG


This is a 1918 Erfurt

http://www.hunt101.com/img/277273.JPG



Last one, this is all NVA. The SKS I got from Cambodia in 1970, the pistol I just got from a vet buddy, he got it in Vietnam, itsa 1964 dtd w/ matching magazine. Is literally new. The rest is general field gear.

http://www.hunt101.com/img/277270.JPG


Hope you enjoyed them.


Rk

[dasmi]

Sure did, thanks.

[Ed]

I saw your post on AR15.com and want to tell you I love the 03A3 stock. Where did you score that? Where do you find the uniforms? Very Nice. :)

[Remington788]

Very nice. I really like the WW2 stuff.

[Ancient Mariner]

Nice gun room! For info the US Flag is displayed incorrectly. The blue field should be in the upper left as you face it.

[armoredman]

Here I sit in waist deep drool....wow. Love it. :)

[Roadkill]

Thanks again, I'll rotate the flag, my mistake. Ed, I got the 03A3 at local gunshow for $225, the stock had been shortened and the front parts missing. A good friend is a ROTC instructor at a local college, he sort of owed me a couple of favors, I hinted I needed a stock, front barrel band, ect, a week or so later he brought that stock in unissued condition with all "R" marked new hardware for the entire gun. The rest of the stuff I just slowly accumulated over ther years, combination of friends, good pawnshop connections, flea markets, ebay, local gunshows, its just a matter of looking. I'm really about done. I reload and shoot almost all of these. Sunday I took out the P17, 03,03A3, and Garand and fired about 150 rounds. Sometimes I'll just bring the DSA FAL, AR15, and AK for an afternoon. Next week is German pistols, or sometimes the WWII main battle rifles. Except for the French and Italian guns I shoot them all regularly..again, except for the French & Italian rifles I could pull any of them off the wall, load them up and walk out the door shooting it. I've embarassed myself with friends when its cleaning time. I think nothing of tearing down a Luger, P38, Tokarev, Browing HP, 1911A1 and a Beretta all at once, throwing all the parts in one pile and cleaning them. I just shoot and clean them a lot. To me that's what they are for. I'm glad I can now post photos, very very few people have seen these, my rule is if you are under forty five and I have known you for less than ten years they dont exist. But the friends who do are welcome anytime and we stack them in the back of a pickup truck, open up boxes of ammo, and you load and shootwhatever you want. I'll take some range photos the next time I'm out.

rk

[Pointman]

:what:

Very nice.

And if I weren't married I'd spend all my money on guns and sleep on a cot, too! :D

[Legionnaire]

Impressive, RK! Very impressive. Thanks for sharing!

[mongo]

(Sitting here, with my jaw on the floor! :eek: )
That is one impressive collection! And I am totally surprised, proud of you, and a bit envious that you shoot them all.
Now, I gotta ask the question that first popped into my mind.... Are you married? (no, I ain't proposing...) I have a tough time believing a MARRIED man can accumulate such an extensive collection. ;)

[GunnySkox]

A glorious triumph, I declare!

There's so much history in that room, it makes me grizzled just looking at pictures of all of it..

~Slam_Fire

[Roadkill]

Thanks again, yes, I am married, just had my thirtieth anniversary last week. The cot is there for whenever I want to take a nap. I have three grown kids, retired SFC and am a high school JROTC instructor. Exceppt for the FAL I've never gone in debt for one (paid it off in two months) and my wife knows all about it. She is NOT a gun person at all. Again, its been a steady slow accumlation over a long time. I'm 53. Once I got out of the survival stage of life and into the accumulation I made this my single hobby instead of golf, motorcycles, new cars/trucks, ect. for nonessential income. Women must have security first, make sure they know that is the first priority and give it to them then there are play options.

[LaEscopeta]

Concerning the WWII Japanese army rifle. I’ve heard the Japanese increased the caliber of their main issued rifles just before the war, to something slightly larger then the U.S. M1 Garand and British Enfield rifle caliber. Possibly also modified the chambers so both rounds would fit. Supposedly this made it possible for Japanese soldiers to fire captured ammo, but their enemies could not fire captured Japanese ammo. Does anyone know if this is true?

Roadkill, have you ever tried other rounds in your Type 99? Not that I’m suggesting you should try; it would be a sin to damage an historical weapon just to test what may be an urban legend.

[Roadkill]

Most WWII rifles are about .30 caliber. The Japanese first used a 6.5mm but due to experience in China increased it up to a 7.7mm. The US used a 30-06 which is a 7.62mm. The Germans used 7.92, the French a 7.5mm, the Brits a .303 which is very close to the Japanese 7.7mm. You can resize and neck down 30.06 brass to use in the Japanese 7.7, you can also use .303 for bullets in the 7.7. I use the same bullets for 30.06 and .308, but I always down load for consideration of the age of the guns. The caliber means diameter of the projectile/bore of the gun, the huge difference is in chamber sizes and case lenghts and rimed/unrimmed cases. I am very careful not to get ammo switched around but the differencs in most are easy to spot. Just because you can get a round in the chamber and close the bolt does not mean it was meant to fire it. To answer your question, I never use a round in a gun that was not designed specifically for it. When reloading for these antiques I have the Speer handloading guide in my lap checking OAL, dimensions, amount of charge, and case length. No mistakes allowed. Screw the urban legend, I don't want to blow my head off.

rk

[No_Brakes23]

I'd like to request a photo of the AK, (In the bottom of the canoe coated with mud or on table, how ever you think it looks best.)

Thanks for all the pics so far...

[Roadkill]

Per your request, the question of the AK being legal in that configuration was discussed earlier, my opinion was that since it was still a one piece stock with a little "alteration" it would be ok, those who know better suggested it was not, I have respectfully agreed with them and since removed the one pictured and aquired another MAK 90 stock and painted it. Its a MAK 90, great shooter, excellent trigger, really a good bang around gun.

http://hunt101.com/img/277016.JPG

rk

[Firethorn]

Roadkill, are you in a state with it's own AWB? I'd imagine that the pictured configuration is legal now that the AWB is over, unless there's another law I'm missing.

[hrb02]

I think I'm in luvvv (with your gun room). :)

Very nice.

[crewsr]

you know how little to no sunshine effects people......its time for windows :D

[psyopspec]

I just shoot and clean them a lot. To me that's what they are for.

That's the icing on the cake right there. Cheers to you, sir! :cool:

[DSRUPTV]

Very nice looking collection RK! Thanks for posting the pics, I really enjoy seeing pictures of guns and how people have their collections setup. The uniforms, accesories, and such really add a lot to the effect!

[DRZinn]

<sniff> [wipes tear from eye]

[Roadkill]

Firethorn, Alabama does not have its own AWB, so any violations must be on the federal side. I really don't know. Its just a bang around shooter anyway. Fun to shoot.

rk

[Matthew748]

Wow! Your gun room is what I dream about at night. Nice job!

[HankB]

OK . . . so was your decor inspired by Burt Gummer, or was it the other way around? :neener:

[Roadkill]

HankB, I do realize that hailing from Alabama provides for a certain amount of both implied and well deserved disrespect, and I'm used to it because we are well, different, but I don't know what you are talking about. I don't get out a whole lot nor do I care to, but who is Burt Gummer and what did the Crewsr mean about windows?

rk

[JohnKSa]

Somewhere around the fourth picture I left off being jealous and started hating you... Nothing personal of course! ;)

Have you ever considered adoption? I'm in my 30s, house-trained and I would MOSTLY shoot my own guns. :D

[Tyril]

Amazing!

More closeups on the Webleys!



You sir, are my hero.


-mike

[HankB]

. . . who is Burt Gummer. . . I don't get out a whole lot . . . Roadkill, no disrespect meant, I like your collection.

Burt Gummer was a survivalist-type character played by Michael Gross in the movie Tremors and its three sequels - the kind of guy who had a license plate reading UZI 4 U.

If you haven't seen the movie, I recommend you rent it. (In the original movie, Burt's wife was played by Reba McIntyre.)

(Tremors movie spoiler follows)


When the graboid broke into Burt's basement - attracted by the vibrations of the Dillon case cleaner - Burt and Reba backed off to the far wall, which was COVERED with guns. (Sound familiar?)

They just kept taking one gun down after another and emptying it into the graboid until Burt took a .600 NE double and finished the job. He then commented about the graboid breaking into the wrong rec room, using some language Art's grammaw wouldn't approve of.

[Roadkill]

Now I understand, I've seen that movie. Maybe it was in my subconscious. Anyway, here are the Webleys and a BHP:

http://www.hunt101.com/img/279959.JPG

http://www.hunt101.com/img/279961.JPG

http://www.hunt101.com/img/279962.JPG

http://www.hunt101.com/img/279967.JPG

rk

[DRZinn]

Can I come over and play?

[Tyril]

Beautiful!

Is one of those in 38 S&W and one in .455?

I've always had a thing for top-break revolvers. No logic to back it up, but I love 'em =)


Awesome collection!



-mike

[sigman69]

Roadkill....heck of a nice collection...I say make it into a mini museum and charge admission!!!!

[Roadkill]

Tyril, the smaller one is .38sw, the other has been modified to shoot .45 acp by using moon clips. The .38sw ammo as purchased today is anemic, way underpowered. I use 124g cast bullets with a full load of Unique, take .38 special rounds and cut them off to length. The .45 has to be downloaded from modern cartridge power. I can get about 5g Unique in the .38SW because of the case length and use the same load for the .45 using 230g lrn.
These guns to me are not easy to shoot well. I can do pretty well with the .45 but don't really spend enough range time with either to get proficient. The .38sw was made in 1944, the other 1917.

rk

[No_Brakes23]

Very nice, thanks for the EBR, (well not really black anymore,) pics.

Sweet.

[Michigander]

Truly awesome! Beautiful! :what:

Thanks for sharing. :D

[sturmruger]

I hope you have a big heavey door to get into that room. How have you isured that you will not loose any firearms in the event of a house fire??

Your collection is excellent thank you for sharing.

[Roadkill]

Thanks again, but there can't be a house fire cause there isn't a house. Here's the whole story. In 1935ish a series of tornadoes came thru Alabama, bunch of folks got killed. In 1980 I bought 6.5 acres and an old house that was built in the late 30's. The house was built with a full storm shelter under it. When I retired and was ready to settle on the property the house was too close to the road for my liking and wasn't really feasible to rebuild. I sold it to be moved, it was. There was a 14'x20' open topped two room storm shelter. Instead of filling it in I fenced it off, waited a few years, built my house back in the woods, then made it my project to dig out and seal the walls, water proof it, and since I'm retired Army 12B40 (Combat Engineer) with a good bit of building and concrete experience, I put a concrete roof on it and covered it up. I also moved the entrance to the back side and landscaped the whole thing. It has a steel door. Better yet, I made the acquaintance of a retired CSM Korean & Vietnam War vet at a VFW meeting. He was looking for a place in the country to locate his doublewide. It now sits about 50' to the front of my toy room, he sits in a swing with a M1 carbine in a blanket with him all the time. Nice guy, five purple hearts, several Bronze Stars w/V, two star CIB. But he's old and not in the best of health, he and his wife rarerly leave the premises.
Believe me, its safe.

[dasmi]

You...have...an...underground...bunker/gunroom...
I am so jealous.

[english kanigit]

Now I really couldn't imagine a better security system that that! :)

[cracked butt]

That is an awesome collection :what:

I think I need to go touch myself now :D

[HankB]

. . . there can't be a house fire cause there isn't a house. . . . There was a 14'x20' open topped two room storm shelter. Instead of filling it in I fenced it off, . . . , then made it my project to dig out and seal the walls, water proof it, and since I'm retired Army 12B40 (Combat Engineer) with a good bit of building and concrete experience, I put a concrete roof on it and covered it up. I also moved the entrance to the back side and landscaped the whole thing. It has a steel door. . . .

An underground bunker full of guns and gear . . . Roadkill, you sound more and more like Burt Gummer, this time from the short-lived Tremors TV series. :D

Do you have any worries about it flooding?

[20cows]

I think you're gonna need more room.