Current guns just don't interest me.

[usaral63]

It seems my lot in life is to rescue basket cases that are frequently in some oddball nearly unobtainable caliber. Try a rebuild on a 1918 Remington model 14 in .32 R..........then another over the hill wreck of a model 12 in 16 (a favorite gauge) or the top of the heap, my Grandpa's genuine barn gun original, a Shattucks Perfection.......all with split stock, loose foreend and pitted bore...........polish and epoxy plus some cosmetic work turned that into a surefire turkey getter.................and Oh yeah, on the newer level I had a buddy GIVE me an A bolt Browning. supposedly in .308.........'cept it twernt...........it'd been converted to a laser 'play' gun by some fool with more money than sense............bbl ruined with a hole bored thru the chamber to facilitate wiring a laser insert in a 4" back bore in the bbl............mag. missing, trigger mechanism missing mucho small parts...................it's now a .243 that groups right at a 1/2 minute of angle. And the list goes on and on..............new stuff, not so much, do have a 2.0 Smith simply for utility and plethora of older REAL pieces and my old duty carry M/19....no dash...nickeled 4" with an original set of Roper grips that I think I'll have buried with me.

Generally speaking, if it shoots or cuts I like itl

 

[D.B. Cooper]

I just passed on a beautiful, it did have wear, but still a beautiful Colt Army Special in .32-20 simply because of the lack of brass for the thing and I refuse to pay the ridiculous price on Gunbroker for brass.

Starline makes good brass, and, the last time I bought any, Midway sold it reasonably priced.

 

[lightman]

I have everything in my collection ranging from Black Powder to NFA items, but the current modern production stuff just doesn't call my interest. Every time I see a new release from a company, it is just another GLOCK clone or another AR-15 for the most part. It is boring..... I have enough ARs to last me a lifetime and I'm setting on over thirty GLOCKs. Seeing another company release a pistol that does exactly what a GLOCK does isn't revolutionary or new or exciting. I'm all for it though, I'm glad that the industry is making what the majority of the consumers want and they're making money. But a striker-fired polymer framed pistol with a RDS is the same, no matter who released it.

It is like driving a 2010 Hyundai Elantra, 2010 Toyota Corolla, or a 2010 Honda Civic. They're all econo-box 4-bangers with ho-hum features. There's really no difference other than price and branding at this point. I feel the modern gun industry is the same. It has settled on a base formula of what the general market mostly wants. Affordable, reliable, and being a striker-fired polymer framed pistol in 9mm or a AR-15 pattern rifle in 5.56x45mm. Everything after that is just someone going through the JC Whitney catalog and slapping on spoilers and decals on the car.

So, I'm circling back and buying guns of yesteryear. More revolvers. more old-school automatics, more "fudd" guns, etc.... Anyone else doing the same?

I understand, me too! Every thing on my wish list is blue steel or stainless with wood. Nothing black or plastic is currently on the list. Mark-Mark has posted a few purchases recently that have made me drool!

 

[Miami_JBT]

Roger some of that. ARs have little appeal for me, other than their red dot scopes.

None of my rifles-- past and present -- have had a scope.

Life, or simply decent health is so Short that character is the main reward.

I've owned both and both went down the road. I kept my Colt SP1 and Bushmaster A2 for a reason.

 

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[Ignition Override]

BLACKHAWKNJ: “Sons Of Neanderthal Man”.

Excellent.

Wood and steel for me also, for the most character and durability.

Sidenote: the brain capacity of Neanderthals supposedly was larger than that of Cro-Magnons ( modern man).

 

[fastbolt]

When I was still working as a LE firearms instructor and armorer, and attending lots of armorer classes for various makes/models, I was constantly adding to my collection. They all got heavy range use, though.

Now that I'm retired and no longer volunteering in any capacity, I've decided I'm comfortable with the guns I've picked up over the last few decades. I have S&W and Ruger revolvers (4 calibers), plastic pistols of 4 different designs (3 calibers), a couple brands of 1911's and a variety of Traditional DA pistols (DA/SA) in 3 calibers. Some .22's in pistols and little wheelies, too. In other words, I have plenty to last me the rest of my life, and have had no particular desire to keep adding add to them.

I doubt I'll ever have need to shoot the various rifles and shotguns I've collected over time, as I'm not a hunter and have put in plenty of time behind the trigger as an instructor for rifle and shotgun. Lever guns are pretty, though.

I'd not mind picking up some nifty SA revolver I may come across and which catches my fancy, or add yet another J-frame to my collection (handy retirement weapon options), but I'm not interested in buying more plastic just for the sake of buying whatever is the latest flavor being fussed over by the coterie. BTDT.

 

[eharri3]

Delete

 

[Mike OTDP]

When you go through the dark hallway and push through the swinging doors of long ago and into the light of the whole new world of cap and ball revolvers......
Then. And only then will you fully appreciate shooting handguns.

Nah. Wait until you discover flintlocks. Nothing like a good dueller.

 

[Mike OTDP]

I'm the same way as the OP...go to a gun show, and it's all AR/AK/1911/Glock/Clone of Glock. Bland. My real loves are high-end muzzle loaders...and Olympic-grade target pistols. Guns with personality.

 

[armoredman]

I have what I NEED, now to what I WANT.

 

[Riomouse911]

Because GLOCK makes guns in 9x17mm, 9x19mm, .40 S&W, 45 ACP, and 10mm in different sizes and barrel lengths.

I grew up with "fudd" guns too. But they're still more fun than modern stuff.

And .22 LR, .357 SIG, .45 GA(s)P… plus a.45 ACP can be a .45 Super or .460 Rowland with minimal fuss.

I have 12 or 13(?) of them myself.

I had to think about the last few guns I have bought; a S&W Model 617 revolver, a Browning BL-22 and a Browning 22 Auto rifle, and a RemArms 870 20 gauge shotgun.

I think I want a Beretta M9, as a tribute to a friend who passed on, other than that I think it’s just going to be “whatever I stumble upon” in the used cases from now on.

Stay safe.

 

[Armybrat]

I’ve bought my share of ARs and plastic pistols, ho-hum.
But steel revolvers still appeal to me…. particularly single actions.
But more recently my interest in North American Mini revolvers was rekindled with the purchase of this neat little break top .22 magnum Ranger II:

 

[tws3b2]

I have no ar and i have no glock. Every long gun I have has Wood. Old cars have Class. New cars have plastic. Old guns have class. New guns have Well, No Thanks.

 

[luv2safari]

I have everything in my collection ranging from Black Powder to NFA items, but the current modern production stuff just doesn't call my interest. Every time I see a new release from a company, it is just another GLOCK clone or another AR-15 for the most part. It is boring..... I have enough ARs to last me a lifetime and I'm setting on over thirty GLOCKs. Seeing another company release a pistol that does exactly what a GLOCK does isn't revolutionary or new or exciting. I'm all for it though, I'm glad that the industry is making what the majority of the consumers want and they're making money. But a striker-fired polymer framed pistol with a RDS is the same, no matter who released it.

It is like driving a 2010 Hyundai Elantra, 2010 Toyota Corolla, or a 2010 Honda Civic. They're all econo-box 4-bangers with ho-hum features. There's really no difference other than price and branding at this point. I feel the modern gun industry is the same. It has settled on a base formula of what the general market mostly wants. Affordable, reliable, and being a striker-fired polymer framed pistol in 9mm or a AR-15 pattern rifle in 5.56x45mm. Everything after that is just someone going through the JC Whitney catalog and slapping on spoilers and decals on the car.

So, I'm circling back and buying guns of yesteryear. More revolvers. more old-school automatics, more "fudd" guns, etc.... Anyone else doing the same?

My gun safes need to look like this. It took 60 years to get them this way.

 

[tws3b2]

My gun safes need to look like this. It took 60 years to get them this way.

Congratulations, Great collection. And, No ars or glocks. Above the rest.

 

[tark]

I was recently given a box of .32-20 WCF. Now I'm on the hunt for a S&W or Colt too shoot it.

The Ruger Blackhawk in .30 carbine can be made to shoot the 32-20 round by facing off the rear of the cylinder, in the same way some idiots did with the Webley Mk. VIs, to shoot .45 ACPs in them. That was a dangerously bad idea, but it is perfectly safe in a Blackhawk. It only takes two or three thousands and the gun is still good to shoot carbine ammo in. I believe the later production Ruger's had this done at the factory. I have seen un-modified Blackhawk's that would accept 32-20 ammo. Finding a Ruger in .30 carbine isn't the easiest thing in the world...but it is probably a lot cheaper than a vintage Colt or Smith.

 

[dekibg]

Having 30 Glocks and complaining ? I am not sure if you are really complaining or just bragging

 

[Mark_Mark]

The Ruger Blackhawk in .30 carbine can be made to shoot the 32-20 round by facing off the rear of the cylinder, in the same way some idiots did with the Webley Mk. VIs, to shoot .45 ACPs in them. That was a dangerously bad idea, but it is perfectly safe in a Blackhawk. It only takes two or three thousands and the gun is still good to shoot carbine ammo in. I believe the later production Ruger's had this done at the factory. I have seen un-modified Blackhawk's that would accept 32-20 ammo. Finding a Ruger in .30 carbine isn't the easiest thing in the world...but it is probably a lot cheaper than a vintage Colt or Smith.

How would I know if the BH .30 was a later production that can shoot 32-20?

 

[mljdeckard]

Options are good. And I like seeing the industry expand to give more shooters more options.

Having said that, I think my path is mostly set. I need to worry less about new guns and more about training with the ones I have. Like my music tastes, I am at a point where I would rather look to the past than try to convince myself I like new stuff. I might look into a couple of newer ideas, like a Dan Wesson DWX or a RIA 5.0. (That one mostly because I have a few other RIA items, and the factory is near my hometown.) But I think that if I survive law school, most of my purchases will be things like 20th century milsurp rifles, and maybe a vintage Colt Python, if I find a good deal. I have my family heirlooms, but I have even started passing those down to younger relatives. Mostly, if it's not a 1911, I'm just not very interested.

 

[Rebel Dave]

I thought I needed an AR-15 Black Rifle. Bought one shot it a little with a red dot decided it wasnt for me. I gave it to one of my sons.
Only semi auto rifle I have is a Ruger Minni 14, in Blue and wood.

Dave

 

[tark]

my shop has a .30 Carbine Black Hawk, they ship, not open Sunday or Monday

I'm not looking for one, Miami JBT is.

How would I know if the BH .30 was a later production that can shoot 32-20?

Will a fired ( or unprimed ) 32-20 empty case fit and allow the cylinder to turn? If you put one in a chamber, close the loading gate, and the cylinder wont turn freely, it needs modification.

 

[tarosean]

It is like driving a 2010 Hyundai Elantra, 2010 Toyota Corolla, or a 2010 Honda Civic. They're all econo-box 4-bangers with ho-hum features.

Yet you buy and buy and buy.. 30 of the same exact thing?. definitely a head scratcher.

 

[Mark_Mark]

I'm not looking for one, Miami JBT is.

Will a fired ( or unprimed ) 32-20 empty case fit and allow the cylinder to turn? If you put one in a chamber, close the loading gate, and the cylinder wont turn freely, it needs modification.

will move freely?

 

[valnar]

I'm at the part of my collection where I cannot buy anymore that I would want. I pretty much have all the guns I <want+afford>. The only ones left are the win-the-lottery guns, like some high-priced European SxS shotguns, rare items, gatling guns, etc. I'll never see those in my lifetime.