What is the last gun that you bought? - Page 229

JeffDilla · February 6, 2012, 10:26 PM

I hadn't bought anything new for a few years but last week I bought a 686-5 2.5" from a fellow member here. A few days later I was in one of the LGS looking at shotguns but found a great deal on a NIB FNP 45 instead and I couldn't resist. I've wanted one of those for years! Needless to say, it was a great week.

Ignition Override · February 7, 2012, 01:36 AM

Maverick:

Good guess, but almost everybody says that Service Grades have been cleaned out.

A friend who still has contacts on a military rifle team seems to believe that the CMP has a large number of them, but but need a good bit of time for the detailed evaluations.

303tom · February 7, 2012, 09:58 AM

Western Field model 32 single shot.

PT92 · February 7, 2012, 10:16 AM

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Originally Posted by 303tom

Western Field model 32 single shot.

I saw your post over in rifle country--I have a few .22 rifles but I really like the furniture on your WF model 32. Is that made by Mossberg?

I have been researching .22lr accuracy and need to see if the bolt-action is indeed more accurate than say a 10/22 or even stock Marlin 60.

-Cheers

Pward · February 7, 2012, 10:52 AM

A Merkel Helix in 308

Radarcarve · February 7, 2012, 08:33 PM

A Winchester 1886 Deluxe 45-70 in 95%. Set me back a bit, but the price was right!

marksman13 · February 7, 2012, 08:39 PM

I've got a CMMG in 300 BLK on order and a RRA 458 SOCOM upper on order. I'm guessing it's going to be another month or so before either of them arrives. I hate waiting.

PT92 · February 7, 2012, 08:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Radarcarve

A Winchester 1886 Deluxe 45-70 in 95%. Set me back a bit, but the price was right!

Congrats on a very nice collection piece! I am indeed sure that as you said it 'set you back'--I know the 'ballpark' and the tickets are definitely too high for my admission

.

How about a pic?

-Cheers

baylorattorney · February 7, 2012, 09:55 PM

Colt delta elite new model 10 mm mark Ivey YES!

everallm · February 8, 2012, 02:03 PM

Finally got my shiny new lovely Kel-Tec RFB......7.62 NATO bullpup, 18.5" barrel in a 26.5" package...considering I live in New Jersey a minor miracle in it's own right.

PT92 · February 8, 2012, 02:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by everallm

Finally got my shiny new lovely Kel-Tec RFB......7.62 NATO bullpup, 18.5" barrel in a 26.5" package...considering I live in New Jersey a minor miracle in it's own right.

Congrats! Consider yourself very lucky indeed. How about a pic?

-Cheers

everallm · February 8, 2012, 02:48 PM

Ask and ye shall receive.....cheap and cheerful NC sight on it at the moment, I have a Millet 1-4 DMS on order which will be a better fit for me.

Unthreaded barrel, no flash hider/muzzle brake which is how I got it into NJ. The nice people at Kel-Tec worked with me for several months and sprang me one of their Canadian build models.....officially this is .308 not a 7.62....

shep854 · February 8, 2012, 03:53 PM

Given that a brake or flash suppressor deflects gas and blast back towards the shooter, it may be just as well that you didn't get one.
I've read where people who shot neutered ARs reported less perceived report than with rifles equipped with the things.
Perceptions, of course, can vary widely.

Maverick223 · February 8, 2012, 08:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ignition Override

Maverick:

Good guess, but almost everybody says that Service Grades have been cleaned out.

A friend who still has contacts on a military rifle team seems to believe that the CMP has a large number of them, but but need a good bit of time for the detailed evaluations.

If not an M1, what'll it be?

Sounds as if I need to bump a Garand up a little higher on my list if I aim to get a decent price on one.

Quote:

Originally Posted by shep854

Given that a brake or flash suppressor deflects gas and blast back towards the shooter, it may be just as well that you didn't get one.

Brakes direct gases back, resulting in pressure being directed towards the shooter (thus creating greater perceived noise and an increase in blast), however a flash suppressor does not, and can sometimes have the opposite effect. This aspect, as well as the obvious (reducing the flash signature), makes the addition a desirable feature for most folks, albeit a moot point for folks residing in NJ and the like.

wlewisiii · February 9, 2012, 07:47 PM

Stevens 315 SxS, Ruger Blackhawk, Mauser C96 - I'm on a bit of a retro kick. All that's missing is another milsurp boltie.

Cricoid · February 9, 2012, 08:23 PM

1959 Marlin 336 in 30-30. Man do I love it.

BP44 · February 10, 2012, 12:34 AM

Marlin 444

fixr · February 10, 2012, 03:34 PM

Just finished mounting the Nightforce NXS 5.5-22x56 today. Can't wait to get to the range.

P1020759b.jpg

al1599 · February 10, 2012, 05:12 PM

Glock 30

Scuba_Steve · February 10, 2012, 05:18 PM

I just picked up a couple of 30 year old Ruger .357 revolvers. A Ruger 2.75" Speed Six with the original box and papers, also a Security Six with a 4" barrel.

LJ-MosinFreak-Buck · February 10, 2012, 10:14 PM

LNIB Glock 22 Gen 4 from a buddy for $175

texgunner · February 10, 2012, 10:37 PM

A SA XD-45c on Tuesday.

bigfatdave · February 10, 2012, 10:47 PM

does ordering count?

I emulated Rittmeister and ordered a faux CCO from RIA
compact frame, commander upper, trijicon nightsights
... this is the first time Ive had a gun made just for me, it was surprisingly easy, and I'm going nuts watching the fedex tracking numbers, I've got a range bag by the door with a basic cleaning kit, ammo, and mags.

garyhan · February 11, 2012, 01:28 AM

Ruger SR 22 pistol.

gary

ChileRelleno · February 11, 2012, 02:48 AM

Mossberg 500, Field & Deer combo, to which I added a 18.5" security barrel.
My 'Jack or All Trades' shotgun.

Then I decided to upgrade it, my new bedside boom stick needed a few mods.

February 6, 2012, 10:26 PM	#5701
JeffDilla Member Join Date: August 23, 2008 Location: Maine Posts: 432	I hadn't bought anything new for a few years but last week I bought a 686-5 2.5" from a fellow member here. A few days later I was in one of the LGS looking at shotguns but found a great deal on a NIB FNP 45 instead and I couldn't resist. I've wanted one of those for years! Needless to say, it was a great week. __________________ Jeff

February 7, 2012, 10:52 AM	#5705
Pward Member Join Date: January 6, 2003 Location: Grafenwohr Germany Posts: 54	last rifle A Merkel Helix in 308 __________________ "No man was ever endowed with a right without being at the same time saddled with a responsibility." - Gerald W. Johnson "Secular nations have one thing in common -- mass graves, and the reason is that they believe the government is the final arbiter of right and wrong and good and evil." --Rob Schenk “Why, pray tell, are liberals who want everyone to be liberal considered moral and moderate, but Christians who want everyone to be Christian considered 'zealots' and 'bigots'?" —Dennis Prager

February 7, 2012, 08:39 PM	#5707
marksman13 Member Join Date: October 3, 2006 Location: Mississippi Posts: 1,400	I've got a CMMG in 300 BLK on order and a RRA 458 SOCOM upper on order. I'm guessing it's going to be another month or so before either of them arrives. I hate waiting. __________________ "Never miss a good opportunity to shut up!" Drill Sergeant Bauer

February 8, 2012, 02:03 PM	#5710
everallm Member Join Date: June 6, 2007 Posts: 1,505	Finally got my shiny new lovely Kel-Tec RFB......7.62 NATO bullpup, 18.5" barrel in a 26.5" package...considering I live in New Jersey a minor miracle in it's own right. __________________ "Remember children, once we have pulled the pin from Mr. Grenade, Mr Grenade is no longer our friend" Just 'cause I live here does not make me a septic, you muppet !

February 8, 2012, 03:53 PM	#5713
shep854 Member Join Date: April 29, 2004 Location: Birmingham AL Posts: 895	Given that a brake or flash suppressor deflects gas and blast back towards the shooter, it may be just as well that you didn't get one. I've read where people who shot neutered ARs reported less perceived report than with rifles equipped with the things. Perceptions, of course, can vary widely. __________________ Powder smoke- The smell of FREEDOM! Registration? NEVER!

February 7, 2012, 01:36 AM	#5702
Ignition Override Member Join Date: September 15, 2007 Location: The Mid-South. Posts: 3,486	Maverick: Good guess, but almost everybody says that Service Grades have been cleaned out. A friend who still has contacts on a military rifle team seems to believe that the CMP has a large number of them, but but need a good bit of time for the detailed evaluations.

February 7, 2012, 08:33 PM	#5706
Radarcarve Member Join Date: October 6, 2010 Posts: 18	A Winchester 1886 Deluxe 45-70 in 95%. Set me back a bit, but the price was right!

February 7, 2012, 09:55 PM	#5709
baylorattorney Member Join Date: April 8, 2011 Posts: 481	Colt delta elite new model 10 mm mark Ivey YES!

February 9, 2012, 07:47 PM	#5715
wlewisiii Member Join Date: January 1, 2010 Location: Hayward, WI Posts: 1,485	Stevens 315 SxS, Ruger Blackhawk, Mauser C96 - I'm on a bit of a retro kick. All that's missing is another milsurp boltie. __________________ "You better watch out, what you wish for It better be worth it, so much to die for." Hole

February 9, 2012, 08:23 PM	#5716
Cricoid Member Join Date: January 16, 2011 Posts: 37	1959 Marlin 336 in 30-30. Man do I love it.

February 10, 2012, 12:34 AM	#5717
BP44 Member Join Date: January 6, 2008 Location: Oregon Posts: 454	Marlin 444 __________________ “Laws that forbid the carrying of arms...disarm only those who are neither inclined nor determined to commit crimes... Such laws make things worse for the assaulted and better for the assailants; they serve rather to encourage than to prevent homicides, for an unarmed man may be attacked with greater confidence than an armed man.”

February 10, 2012, 03:34 PM	#5718
fixr Member Join Date: October 6, 2010 Location: Northern VA Posts: 3	Sako TRG-22 .308 Just finished mounting the Nightforce NXS 5.5-22x56 today. Can't wait to get to the range. P1020759b.jpg

February 10, 2012, 05:12 PM	#5719
al1599 Member Join Date: January 25, 2007 Posts: 33	Glock 30

February 10, 2012, 05:18 PM	#5720
Scuba_Steve Member Join Date: March 12, 2011 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 132	I just picked up a couple of 30 year old Ruger .357 revolvers. A Ruger 2.75" Speed Six with the original box and papers, also a Security Six with a 4" barrel.

February 10, 2012, 10:37 PM	#5722
texgunner Member Join Date: February 3, 2006 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 175	A SA XD-45c on Tuesday.

February 10, 2012, 10:47 PM	#5723
bigfatdave Member Join Date: July 13, 2008 Location: Near Camp Perry Posts: 5,399	does ordering count? I emulated Rittmeister and ordered a faux CCO from RIA compact frame, commander upper, trijicon nightsights ... this is the first time Ive had a gun made just for me, it was surprisingly easy, and I'm going nuts watching the fedex tracking numbers, I've got a range bag by the door with a basic cleaning kit, ammo, and mags. __________________ Write your legislators Really, stop reading this and write your legislators, at all levels

February 11, 2012, 01:28 AM	#5724
garyhan Member Join Date: June 14, 2003 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 340	Ruger SR 22 pistol. gary

February 11, 2012, 02:48 AM	#5725
ChileRelleno Member Join Date: November 14, 2009 Location: Deep in the Heart of Dixie Posts: 272	Mossberg 500, Field & Deer combo, to which I added a 18.5" security barrel. My 'Jack or All Trades' shotgun. Then I decided to upgrade it, my new bedside boom stick needed a few mods.