bushmaster1313
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1957 Winchester Model 12 Riot
1955 Smith & Wesson .357 Magnum
1978 Smith & Wesson Model 49
1955 Smith & Wesson .357 Magnum
1978 Smith & Wesson Model 49
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I have reached the "Gunvana" of wood and steel
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nwilliams
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Very nice!
Those guns certainly look like they were made to be together
Those guns certainly look like they were made to be together
bushmaster1313
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Two more pics, with a piece of wood and steel that can only dream:
Standing Wolf
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Dandy guns and good photographs!
I'm gonna wax poetic on this one... Y'all been warned!
As a younger guy most of my friends and colleagues find it odd that I like older styles. They've just got more character than these contraptions of plastic, lightweight aluminum alloys, etc...
Don't get me wrong, there are some modern weapons that I think are utterly fantastic. But there's a soft spot in my heart for anything that looks like it'd belong on a police officer's hip in 1970, or like a relic from wars past, antiquated and forced into unjust obsolescence by a newer, "better" design that fundamentally improves nothing. I guess it goes back to that old adage, "if it ain't broke..."
With that said, I approve of, and envy your collection, good sir!
As a younger guy most of my friends and colleagues find it odd that I like older styles. They've just got more character than these contraptions of plastic, lightweight aluminum alloys, etc...
Don't get me wrong, there are some modern weapons that I think are utterly fantastic. But there's a soft spot in my heart for anything that looks like it'd belong on a police officer's hip in 1970, or like a relic from wars past, antiquated and forced into unjust obsolescence by a newer, "better" design that fundamentally improves nothing. I guess it goes back to that old adage, "if it ain't broke..."
With that said, I approve of, and envy your collection, good sir!
Owen Sparks
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The close proximity of that rusty pitch fork makes me cringe!
DON'T SCRATCH IT!
DON'T SCRATCH IT!
HammerheadSSN663
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yeh, you need a long gun in that line up.
bushmaster1313
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The Pre 64 Model 70 is the obvious choice, but shoot lefty, and the first time I operated the bolt on one I took skin off my left thumb. For me, the Savage 99 is probably the way to go.
But not being a hunter I have been slow to get a classic rifle.
I do, however, have a 100% New Jersey legal sporting arm (no folding stock, no bayonet lug, no flash suppresor) to go with my handle
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Who cares if he scratches a rusty old pitchfork?
rodensouth
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Beautiful! Thanks for sharing those fine arms.
speedway
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WaltonS:
I feel exactly the same way. I tip my hat to you.
I feel exactly the same way. I tip my hat to you.
speedway
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That 55 Smith is a real stunner. Thanks for sharing your nice collection with us.
El Mariachi
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Nice collection there, Walton....and I feel the same way. Steel and nice lumber just seem to go together. I myself just started buying guns about 4 months ago but I've already purchased;
A JC Higgins/Sears model 45 in .30-.30 (built by Marlin), circa '58.
Heritage Rough Rider, blued, 6 1/2" barrel with coco grips.
'83 Blackhawk in .357 with rosewood grips.
Not one, not two, nor three but four JC Higgins/Sears Model 10 12 gauge bolt action shotguns, all made in the late 50's. (and know, you can't ask )
And finally a scoped '49 Husqvarna Model 640 in 8 x 57. With eight 'kill' notches on the left side of the action.
I'm not sure why these things attract me, except that perhaps because I've been a wood worker for the past 40 years, and I love old things that were built the the old fashioned way. Well, the Heritage not withstanding.....
A JC Higgins/Sears model 45 in .30-.30 (built by Marlin), circa '58.
Heritage Rough Rider, blued, 6 1/2" barrel with coco grips.
'83 Blackhawk in .357 with rosewood grips.
Not one, not two, nor three but four JC Higgins/Sears Model 10 12 gauge bolt action shotguns, all made in the late 50's. (and know, you can't ask
)And finally a scoped '49 Husqvarna Model 640 in 8 x 57. With eight 'kill' notches on the left side of the action.
I'm not sure why these things attract me, except that perhaps because I've been a wood worker for the past 40 years, and I love old things that were built the the old fashioned way. Well, the Heritage not withstanding.....
Lazyshooter
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