Bucket List of Guns you would like to shoot.

Status
Not open for further replies.
Before I saw the photo by Carne Frio, it would have been the rapid-firing ZSU-23 cannon, easily found on Youtube, along with the Slovenian self-propelled 57 mm cannon.

What is really interesting is that those 57 mm rounds trail smoke before they hit the hillside at about 300 yards or so. They must be coated with a chemical (?).
 
Somebody beat me to it, but full-auto 1918 BAR! top of my list

AA-12 and G18 are also on there, as well as Beretta M93. Also LAR Grizzly .45win-mag, I owned a Wildey for a few years and loved it, but I imagine the Grizzly's 1911-style platform would be a joy to shoot with those heavy-hitting rounds

For anyone who wants to fire a full-auto, if you ever plan on swinging through New Hampshire, I highly recommend visiting the Manchester Firing Line range. They have Tommy-guns, Uzis, Aks, MP-5s and so much more available for rent. Also they have an astounding historical collection on display that unfortunately are not available to rent but are right there for you to drool at for as long as you'd like :)

(photos are of historical collection, not rental wall unfortunately)

5353116784_6068b6f40e_z.jpg

5353116184_fd4196174d_z.jpg
 
Last edited:
I have been fortunate enough to have shot most of the big things on my bucket list, and hopefully I still have a long time to finish off the rest, which include:

M1918 BAR
M134 Minigun
Integrally suppressed Ruger MkIII and 10/22, hopefully I will own at least one of these in the near future.
M67 90mm recoilless rifle
Shoulder launched rocket propelled devices - the closest I got was firing 9mm tracers through an AT4 and being on standby for a Javelin course. I'd really like to get my hands on a LAW or RPG-7.
Blunderbuss - My dad has an English bronze-barreled naval blunderbuss circa late-1700s, but he won't let anyone shoot it.
Bowling ball mortars.
 
1. Vietnam era M40 sniper rifle - from the prone, lying in the weeds, at 600 yards+
2. WW2 era Tommy gun - full auto
3. H&K MP5 supressed - full auto
4. Ma Deuce
5. Accuracy International AWM 338 Lapua
6. Browning M1918 (BAR)
7. Barrett 50 cal
 
Through visits to Knob Creek, and some surprising opportunities that have occurred elsewhere, I've fired just about all of my "bucket list" guns.
What remains?

Not that many... since I only put one 20-round mag through a BAR (and it went PDQ, despite that weapon's slow cyclic rate), I'd like to try that weapon again.

I've never fired a rifle chambered in .50 BMG

I've never shot a Springfield 1903

I'm always up for firing a Thompson again, although I've fired about two or three in my life.

I'd love to fire a high-end revolver like a Janz or a Korth.

Perhaps some piece of light artillery.

Oh yes, a mini gun.

An STG-44.

I love MP5s - I've fired a couple of them and I think they're far, far better in ergonomics, controllability and accuracy than an Uzi.

I'm also dyin' to go back to the Washoe range... next time I'm out there with a group, that 900-yard yellow barrel 2/3 up the mountain will be mine... offhand through iron sights! :)

I consider myself really fortunate to have had the opportunities to shoot the weapons that I've had. When I first started to become interested in firearms - reading about them in Guns and Ammo and the old C.B Colby books, I thought for sure I'd never get a chance to shoot anything that went bang more than once with a single pull of the trigger.
 
Status
Not open for further replies.
Back
Top