Jim Watson
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Oh yeah, 4 lb “grasshopper gun” and 20 lb Parrott.
If I knew this, I'd forgotten. That is awesome man. Thank you for sharing that!As many of you know, I have my great-great-great grandfather's original caplock. View attachment 1160777
I shot it in our club over-the-log match this spring. I also killed a deer with it back in '15View attachment 1160776
I also have my great-great grandfather's. 45 caplock....my great-grandfathers 12ga sxs...My grandfathers Winchester 59 quail gun, my dad has his 1952 870 12ga, my 1977 12ga 1100...my son has his LH 870 12ga.View attachment 1160774
That Renaissance is stunning, and the others aint too shabby either!
Wow!I even owned a CALICO, so now feel weird and old.
Also fired a USAS 12. Weird gun.
PPSH 41, full auto
Steyr TMP, full auto
HP UMP, select fire, ran through an IDPA course so that was especially fun
Now, I got to play around in the Royal Armories a couple years ago so touched a bunch of stuff, that you mostly do not care about but some good ones:
Oh, wait, and years ago another collection I got to play with but not shoot either that included:
- EM2, with scope, and the EM2 carbine
- SR-88
- CETME Ameli, one production and one of the prototypes with bits in bare CUBE
- HK33GR (factory painted, integral scope)
- MP5K briefcase guns (multiple)
- Star Z84
- WF C42
(Not even including things that some think are routine like Barrett M82, or AR180)
- FAMAS
- Valmet M82 Bullpup
- FNC
- FN CAL
Haven't shot them, but I held a Calico and a Gyrojet at two consecutive gun shows, in the brief period where they were actually affordable. The Calico because no one knew what it was then and didn't want anything they couldn't get parts for, and the Gyrojet because you were lucky if the seller also had half a dozen rounds. They both felt kind of awkward, but now I'd kick past me for not buying them.
My wife has the two wood stocked versions. I've shot one.
I guess they may be pretty rare.
I even owned a CALICO, so now feel weird and old.
Everyone who shoots the space gun shoots 23-24s. It's amazing how it points from how it looks.I shot a Space gun and THE GRAND AMERICAN circa 1981. You could sign one out with your ATA number from the Ljutic tent and shoot a round of practice. That's what I did!
Wow, that is the Holy Grail of Martinis! I was searching high and low for a Providence gun years ago (before Gunbroker) and got kinda close- found one that had been cut down and rechambered (to .300 Savage of all things), but it was in rough condition and the guy wanted way too much for it.I'll likely have to produce my own ammo to shoot it but I have this Peabody-Martini in 45 Turkish that came from an old friend who's family owned it from new. They were from Providence RI where it was made. It dates from 1874 and is a Type A.
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