Guns Every Enthusiast Should Know About
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Thompson 1927A-1
AKA the "Tommy Gun"
AKA the "Tommy Gun"
postalnut25
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^^^^^^^^^
I kept the target from the one I shot. The feeling of that gun sliding over the open palm, and watching the target just disintegrate was AMAZING!
Tons more fun the the 50s, 240Gs, 249s and 203s that I've shot.
I kept the target from the one I shot. The feeling of that gun sliding over the open palm, and watching the target just disintegrate was AMAZING!
Tons more fun the the 50s, 240Gs, 249s and 203s that I've shot.
ccsniper
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In my opinion, you can't call yourself a firearms enthusiast aka gun nut if you haven't fired a black powder gun. The fun that comes from that FLASH... BOOM is so exhilarating
Kitchen_Duty
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Everyone should fire almost (not safe guns excluded) every gun made. This means you should share your guns at the range if someone is eyeballing it, trade some ammo for theirs!
So my top piece of advice: You can't own them all but someone else might lend you a mag or two of theirs.
So my top piece of advice: You can't own them all but someone else might lend you a mag or two of theirs.
BMF500
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I like that theory.
I believe that everyone should experience a M1 carbine and a half frame BP revolver, at least once.
DocCasualty
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+1! I would suggest a Brown Bess. The spark of flint on frizzen, the smell of real black powder and a .75 cal lead ball is like finding your roots.
Colt AR-15 in 5.56mm, SIG P220 in .45ACP, Glock 26, Colt SAA in .45LC and the Soviet Pistolet Makarov in 9X18mm should be on everybody's list to shoot too.
PAPACHUCK
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Marlin 39A
Marlin 45 Camp Carbine
CZ82
Tromix Saiga 12ga.
Mosin Nagant M38 Carbine
Marlin 45 Camp Carbine
CZ82
Tromix Saiga 12ga.
Mosin Nagant M38 Carbine
Kaeto
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.455 Webley
U.S. Model 1861 Rifle-Musket
U.S. Model 1861 Rifle-Musket
CajunBass
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Ruger's Single-Six.
Now when you say "know about" do you mean as in own/fire, or simply be aware of? I've always found the history of the gun to be fastinating. From a tube full of gunpowder and rocks touched off with a hot wire, right up to rail guns and plazma rifles in the 40 watt range.
Back in the day, we didn't have the internet. We had books and magazines and I poured over them from the time I was old enough to understand what I was reading.
I want to "know about" all of them.
Now when you say "know about" do you mean as in own/fire, or simply be aware of? I've always found the history of the gun to be fastinating. From a tube full of gunpowder and rocks touched off with a hot wire, right up to rail guns and plazma rifles in the 40 watt range.
Back in the day, we didn't have the internet. We had books and magazines and I poured over them from the time I was old enough to understand what I was reading.
I want to "know about" all of them.
oldfool
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lots of good ones above, so I won't bother to repeat
but add
a Colt SAA revolver
a Browning Low-Wall rifle
a '92 lever action
classics for sure
but add
a Colt SAA revolver
a Browning Low-Wall rifle
a '92 lever action
classics for sure
bannockburn
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1) M1911
2) Colt SAA
3) Luger Model P08
4) Browning Hi-Power
5) S&W Model 10
6) S&W Model 41
7) AR-15
8) AK-47
9) M-1 Garand
10) SA Model 1903
11) SA Model 1898 Krag-Jorgensen
12) Winchester Model 94
13) Sharps Model 1874
14) Barrett Model 82
15) Hawken Rifle
16) Kentucky Long Rifle
17) Beretta Model 687
18) Benelli M4
19) Winchester Model 97
20) Browning BT-99
21) Thompson Model 1928
22) Uzi SMG
23) FN Model 249 LMG
24) Browning Model 1919 MG
25) Browning M2 MG
2) Colt SAA
3) Luger Model P08
4) Browning Hi-Power
5) S&W Model 10
6) S&W Model 41
7) AR-15
8) AK-47
9) M-1 Garand
10) SA Model 1903
11) SA Model 1898 Krag-Jorgensen
12) Winchester Model 94
13) Sharps Model 1874
14) Barrett Model 82
15) Hawken Rifle
16) Kentucky Long Rifle
17) Beretta Model 687
18) Benelli M4
19) Winchester Model 97
20) Browning BT-99
21) Thompson Model 1928
22) Uzi SMG
23) FN Model 249 LMG
24) Browning Model 1919 MG
25) Browning M2 MG
Nebuchadnezzar
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Ruger 10/22:
Great little inexpensive rifle that is cheap to feed and has tons of aftermarket parts capable of taking it from mild to wild. The stock target model I have is a tack driver capable of hitting .45 auto and 5.56 brass at 25 yards all day long.
Glock 21/30:
Large frames for big hands, brutally simplistic, and chambered in the venerable old .45 ACP. My first handgun was a G21c and it's never had any problems and is a dream to shoot. Had a few G20s over the years but I always find myself going back to the good 'ol G21 and G30.
Any decent quality 18" SXS coach gun:
I have a Stoeger but there are several choices here, look for something with exposed hammers which my Stoeger lacks and I might have to replace it for that reason. Still, there are few sensations that match that of lighting off two rounds of 12ga out of the two short side by side barrels. Can't shoot clays worth a damn, but it's still just good old fashioned fun.
Great little inexpensive rifle that is cheap to feed and has tons of aftermarket parts capable of taking it from mild to wild. The stock target model I have is a tack driver capable of hitting .45 auto and 5.56 brass at 25 yards all day long.
Glock 21/30:
Large frames for big hands, brutally simplistic, and chambered in the venerable old .45 ACP. My first handgun was a G21c and it's never had any problems and is a dream to shoot. Had a few G20s over the years but I always find myself going back to the good 'ol G21 and G30.
Any decent quality 18" SXS coach gun:
I have a Stoeger but there are several choices here, look for something with exposed hammers which my Stoeger lacks and I might have to replace it for that reason. Still, there are few sensations that match that of lighting off two rounds of 12ga out of the two short side by side barrels. Can't shoot clays worth a damn, but it's still just good old fashioned fun.
Nushif
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That! And the blackpowder idea. Blackpowder is hella fun.
When I first fired my first M1 carbine, I wondered just why I'd disliked and avoided them for so long. Same with my Garand, but I'd never disliked those, just never had the chance to shoot one. The carbines, I'd always kind of wrinkled my nose at those, until I finally bought one and ran a mag through it. Now I have three.
svtruth
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S&W Model-19
A poem of a gun. Beautiful, ergonomic, great trigger, accurate, .357 mag power, manageable recoil.
A poem of a gun. Beautiful, ergonomic, great trigger, accurate, .357 mag power, manageable recoil.
LiquidTension
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K31
WarlockFirearms
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What, no love for the shotguns? Heh. I would have to add the Remington 1100 and 11-87 shotguns to the list. I have fired a lot of shotguns in my day, and these are simply a pleasure to shoot. I'm taking my 11-87 out to the hills tomorrow to break some clays.
searcher451
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1. Walther PP and/or PPK
2. Walther (or Mauser or Spreewerk) P.38 and the final extension of the design, the P5
3. Walther P99
2. Walther (or Mauser or Spreewerk) P.38 and the final extension of the design, the P5
3. Walther P99
loadedround
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Kentucky Rifleman: +1 on your firearm choices...I own and shoot all six listed. All super classics. 
EastKY_DO
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A .45-70
in some form. Preferably an original level load in an 'old-style' rifle for the nostalgia and then a heavy Garrett or handload in a modern rifle just to see what the grand old gentleman is really capable of.
in some form. Preferably an original level load in an 'old-style' rifle for the nostalgia and then a heavy Garrett or handload in a modern rifle just to see what the grand old gentleman is really capable of.
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