Bufford t. Justice
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Thanks for this. This has to be the best country song ever recorded. Expect we'll be seeing him at the country music awards.
I Enjoy Looking At My Guns More Than Shooting Them !!!
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This condition is normal. It sets in after chronic sickness of paper targets. There is no known cure, although hunting and competitions help symptoms.
I have the added illness referred to above that consists of blasting through rounds so that I can reload them ever so differently.
I have the added illness referred to above that consists of blasting through rounds so that I can reload them ever so differently.
oaksalad
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I have a cousin who just will not shoot his guns.He also has a massive ammo reserve,but just will not go shooting.I realize there are different levels of appreciating something,guns,knives,etc.He does have alot of old Colt's and Winchesters and I do understand their collectiveness.
But I have to admit,I can't figure him out about not shooting his more common guns.
Not to say this is a bad thing,I also do my share of monkey fingering.
But I have to admit,I can't figure him out about not shooting his more common guns.
Not to say this is a bad thing,I also do my share of monkey fingering.
searcher451
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I can make the same comment about at least a few of the guns that I own: the ones that are pristine, NIB, and determined to stay that way; the ones that are truly old-timers; the ones that I've retired for one reason or another. The trick is to still have plenty of guns around that you enjoy shooting.
9MMare
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I have a M1 Garand SN 1,986,xxx from June of 1944 (if I recall correctly) that I've only fired maybe 30 times. It's previous owner had about a dozen Garands and ten Mausers, none of which he ever fired. At least that's what the seller told me.
I shoot the heck out of my 22LR though. My 5.56 and 7.62 NATOs I shoot about as much as I can afford to.
I like looking at all my guns though, especially that Garand and my M1A.
I shoot the heck out of my 22LR though. My 5.56 and 7.62 NATOs I shoot about as much as I can afford to.
I like looking at all my guns though, especially that Garand and my M1A.
22-rimfire
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Sometimes it's nice to just look at them and think about how glad you are to own guns.
Buddy Rabbit
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I love my guns, and I love to shoot them.
However, considering the availability of ammunition, there is no longer 'honey, I'm going to the range, be back by dinner.'
Range sessions are $15 or more; 9mm is $9.00/box - when you can find it.
Used to be you'd burn 4-5 boxes.
Maybe you're down to >10 boxes of Federal in your 'arsenal' . . . .
So maybe I don't shoot so much, but I still clean them like I did.
However, considering the availability of ammunition, there is no longer 'honey, I'm going to the range, be back by dinner.'
Range sessions are $15 or more; 9mm is $9.00/box - when you can find it.
Used to be you'd burn 4-5 boxes.
Maybe you're down to >10 boxes of Federal in your 'arsenal' . . . .
So maybe I don't shoot so much, but I still clean them like I did.
Yup. A quality firearm is a thing of beauty and a joy forever.
Sometimes I buy a gun just because i like the look. Early Colt Woodsman, S&W 27, PPK.
Sometimes because I like the engineering; HK P7, P9S. Sometimes it's hard to make the distinction.
Face it, you spend more time not shooting than shooting; I suspect there are a lot of closet fondlers out there.
Sometimes I buy a gun just because i like the look. Early Colt Woodsman, S&W 27, PPK.
Sometimes because I like the engineering; HK P7, P9S. Sometimes it's hard to make the distinction.
Face it, you spend more time not shooting than shooting; I suspect there are a lot of closet fondlers out there.
Mr.510
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I shoot all of my guns but also enjoy looking at them, taking them apart, examining all the pieces and how they work, etc. I'm a CNC machinist, production tooling designer, and engineer. I like the gorgeous machine work of my beat up old PPK/S with it's smoothly blended radii and squiggly-cut slide top. The design is, well, sexy. You need a magnifier to see the tool marks on most of this gun and the craftsmanship is top notch throughout.
The gun I've taken apart and looked at the most is my Saiga .308. Most would say it's an ugly gun, I think it's absolutely gorgeous. The brilliance of it's incredibly simple design and nearly flawless execution is astonishing to me. Given my line of work, I can see exactly how every part was produced. I look at the bolt and I can see all the machining operations from the first surface that was milled to the last hole that was drilled, in the order they were cut. How can I know what order they were cut? Because there is, ultimately, only one "most efficient" way to approach any given part. This part, or iterations of it, has been produced for 50 some years by some of the most resourceful machinists on Earth. I know they have found the best way, because they have tried every way there is and figured it out. I figured it out too: by looking at their work, tell-tale tooling marks, which direction a heavier burr was removed, how a non-critical flat surface is slightly deformed around a hole breakout, etc. I am cursed with seeing a better way to make nearly any mechanical device I look at. I can't help it, that's how my brain works. I can find no way to improve the way a Saiga / AKM is produced. It is a perfectly executed piece of industrial artistry and I tip my hat to the guys that spent the last 60 years perfecting the process.
Merry Christmas and thank you very much to all the guys at Izhmash!
The gun I've taken apart and looked at the most is my Saiga .308. Most would say it's an ugly gun, I think it's absolutely gorgeous. The brilliance of it's incredibly simple design and nearly flawless execution is astonishing to me. Given my line of work, I can see exactly how every part was produced. I look at the bolt and I can see all the machining operations from the first surface that was milled to the last hole that was drilled, in the order they were cut. How can I know what order they were cut? Because there is, ultimately, only one "most efficient" way to approach any given part. This part, or iterations of it, has been produced for 50 some years by some of the most resourceful machinists on Earth. I know they have found the best way, because they have tried every way there is and figured it out. I figured it out too: by looking at their work, tell-tale tooling marks, which direction a heavier burr was removed, how a non-critical flat surface is slightly deformed around a hole breakout, etc. I am cursed with seeing a better way to make nearly any mechanical device I look at. I can't help it, that's how my brain works. I can find no way to improve the way a Saiga / AKM is produced. It is a perfectly executed piece of industrial artistry and I tip my hat to the guys that spent the last 60 years perfecting the process.
Merry Christmas and thank you very much to all the guys at Izhmash!
Victor1Echo
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I can say that I like lookig at them as much as shooting them--though it is not the same.
chuckusaret
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I like to fondle all my toys.
Dont think there is anything wrong with the pure enjoyment of gun ownership. While cleaning some of my rifles, I have to stop myself from saying "my precious" over and over. God said we are to not lust over our neighbors wives, he didnt say anything about lusting over guns lol
Erik M
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Im guilty of packing my M44 around the house more than I should. lately I have taken to strappin on the AR15 with its single point sling just to get used to moving around close quarters with it while doing regualar chores.
content
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Hello friends and neighbors // I shoot some more than others (rifles the least) but handle them all.
It is a rare person that appreciates beauty in a tool, I met one the last time at the range.
Usually when I break out the 6" 357 folks talk about the noise and or power, this guy looked at my 1983 S&W 586 and just said "beautiful'.
I felt like he was the first person in a while who "got it". The beauty of the tool and the joy of shooting should go together.
It is a rare person that appreciates beauty in a tool, I met one the last time at the range.
Usually when I break out the 6" 357 folks talk about the noise and or power, this guy looked at my 1983 S&W 586 and just said "beautiful'.
I felt like he was the first person in a while who "got it". The beauty of the tool and the joy of shooting should go together.
MinnMooney
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When I was but a mere lad of about 6-7 years old, I would admire a gun for what it could do, i.e.; blast something many yards away and all I had to do was load it and pull the trigger. I loved looking longingly at my guns and those in catalogs
I'm in my 60's now and that part still hasn't changed much but what has changed is now when I look at various guns I see fantastic, time-consuming engineering that went into it's planning, checking, re-designing, mfg'ing and marketing that was done long before I got the chance to buy it, load it and make it go "Boom!".
I'm in my 60's now and that part still hasn't changed much but what has changed is now when I look at various guns I see fantastic, time-consuming engineering that went into it's planning, checking, re-designing, mfg'ing and marketing that was done long before I got the chance to buy it, load it and make it go "Boom!".
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