Lets get a pic thread rolling

[Whiterook808]

Very cool ...but what am I looking at per make/model year?

From the top down.
Marlin 336CS circa 1992 in 30-30
Winchester 94, made in 1949 in 30-30
Marlin 1894 Cowboy Limited circa 2007, in 357 Magnum.

 

[GunnyUSMC]

Here’s one I don’t shoot much.
I got it back in 1989. Had a guy tell me that he had a 22 pistol he wanted to sell. He pulled the box out of a paper bag. It was a High Standard Flite King in 22 short. I didn’t have a lot of extra money back then. I asked the guy what he wanted for it and he asked if I could give him a hundred. I told him I could do $90. He said that was fine. I told him I didn’t have the money on me but could have it in about 30 minutes. He said that would be fine and he would be back. He put the gun back in the bag and left. I called my soon to be wife and had her bring me the money.
About 45 minutes later the guy came back with the gun and I gave him the money. As he started to walk away he said “I only paid $25 for that gun 20 years ago.” He started laughing and walked away.
I just smiled because I knew the gun was worth more then I paid for it.

Here is what I got for my $90.

 

[Shanghai McCoy]

I love an old Warehorse.

Pretty sure ya meant "War Horse"...
Glad I don't have that auto connect thingie.

 

[GunnyUSMC]

Pretty sure ya meant "War Horse"...
Glad I don't have that auto connect thingie.

Sure did

 

[P5 Guy]

Bought for $230 sold about 10 years later for $650. Probably the most accurate 22 I'll ever own.

 

[forward observer]

This picture is probably at least 5 years old and I have added a few more originals since then.

The display was basically present an example or two of all of the main lever guns that Winchester ever made. All but 3 are Winchester--some original and some Miroku. The two brass frames and the 76 centennial are Italian clones since the original versions of those are a bit beyond my budget. I generally don't buy any antique that I can't take out and shoot occasionally.

Front to back: (1) 1860 Henry (Italian),(2) 1866 Yellowboy (Italian).(3) 1873 short rifle (Miroku).(4)1873 sporting rifle(original), (5)1876 in 45-60 (Italian), (6) 1886 in 45-70 (Miroku), (7) 1892 in 32-20 (original),(8) 1894 from 1915 (original), (9) 1894 from 2006 (last year of US production), (10) 1895 takedown in 30-06 (Miroku)



Cheers

 

[jjadurbin]

From the top down.
Marlin 336CS circa 1992 in 30-30
Winchester 94, made in 1949 in 30-30
Marlin 1894 Cowboy Limited circa 2007, in 357 Magnum.

Thanks! Great stuff ...I like them all and have shot similar Marlins ...the 1949 30/30 is a real peach.

 

[GunnyUSMC]

Just picked up this VP9 today.

 

[jjadurbin]

This picture is probably at least 5 years old and I have added a few more originals since then.

The display was basically present an example or two of all of the main lever guns that Winchester ever made. All but 3 are Winchester--some original and some Miroku. The two brass frames and the 76 centennial are Italian clones since the original versions of those are a bit beyond my budget. I generally don't by any antique that I can't take out and shoot occasionally.

Front to back: (1) 1860 Henry (Italian),(2) 1866 Yellowboy (Italian).(3) 1873 short rifle (Miroku).(4)1873 sporting rifle(original), (5)1876 in 45-60 (Italian), (6) 1886 in 45-70 (Miroku), (7) 1892 in 32-20 (original),(8) 1894 from 1915 (original), (9) 1894 from 2006 (last year of US production), (10) 1895 takedown in 30-06 (Miroku)

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Cheers

I friggin love this shot ...I won't bring home what I can't shoot.

 

[shootstraight57]

Shot this alot when I was young and just inherited this FN49 in 30-06.

 

[bannockburn]

forward observer

Looks to be a "Stairway to Lever Action Heaven"!

Awesome display! Thanks for the Winchester (and supporting cast), stroll down memory lane!

 

[GunnyUSMC]

It was used, but looks unfired. And it came with all the goodies. I would say what I paid for it, but I hate to make grown men cry.

 

[JR24]

It was used, but looks unfired. And it came with all the goodies. I would say what I paid for it, but I hate to make grown men cry.
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Always have been fascinated by the VP9 after I rented one. Not enough to buy one but enough to always feel the pull.

I know I don't shoot it any better than a comparable Glock, but it still calls.

 

[GunnyUSMC]

Always have been fascinated by the VP9 after I rented one. Not enough to buy one but enough to always feel the pull.

I know I don't shoot it any better than a comparable Glock, but it still calls.

I have never been a big fan of HK. Most don’t fit my hand, have that silly mag release and cost a lot. But I was having gun withdrawals and the price was right so, I bought it. Well let’s just say that when the dropped the price by $80, I bought it.
But I have been looking at adding something different to my service size pistol collection.

 

[Pressman]

Waiting and waiting for the spring shooting season.

 

[Zaydok Allen]

I have never been a big fan of HK. Most don’t fit my hand, have that silly mag release and cost a lot. But I was having gun withdrawals and the price was right so, I bought it. Well let’s just say that when the dropped the price by $80, I bought it.
But I have been looking at adding something different to my service size pistol collection.

I’m curious of your opinion on the VP9 once you shoot it since you’re a Glock guy. I only have three polymer guns left and two of them are striker guns. The VP9 is one of them.

PS, if you’ve got larger hands the paddle mag release may surprise you nice you start using it. I really like it.

Let us know.

 

[JR24]

I’m curious of your opinion on the VP9 once you shoot it since you’re a Glock guy. I only have three polymer guns left and two of them are striker guns. The VP9 is one of them.

PS, if you’ve got larger hands the paddle mag release may surprise you nice you start using it. I really like it.

Let us know.

I also really like the paddles on my dad's Walther P99.

 

[GunnyUSMC]

I’m curious of your opinion on the VP9 once you shoot it since you’re a Glock guy. I only have three polymer guns left and two of them are striker guns. The VP9 is one of them.

PS, if you’ve got larger hands the paddle mag release may surprise you nice you start using it. I really like it.

Let us know.

I do like Glocks but I really prefer the S&W M&P. I’ve fired a few VP9s and liked them, one had a mushy trigger. This one seems to have a good trigger.
Going to see if there’s a local range open tomorrow and go shoot the VP9. I make a post on it if I do.

 

[GunnyUSMC]

I also really like the paddles on my dad's Walther P99.

Not so much that I don’t like the mag release, it’s just that it’s different.

 

[GunnyUSMC]

Everyone needs a matching backpack for their gun.

 

[GunnyUSMC]

Ruger 77/22 I picked up a year are so ago. Need to get it out and see how it shoots, before I have it refinished.

 

[tark]

OK. Another one from the museum. Someone, who was obviously drunk at the time, thought this might be a good Idea. This thing was manufactured from the ground up as a pistol. It is, I think, a 45-70. Might be a 50-70. There is some dispute over the total number made. I have heard everything from two....to twenty. Suffice it to say the thing is quite rare. I have no Idea how many surviving examples are out there or where they are. This one shows no signs of having ever been fired.

Sorry the second pic is a bit blurry

 

[Shanghai McCoy]

^^^
There's a "home made" version of a trapdoor pistol on display at the Buffalo Bill Museum in Golden, Colorado.
Yours is prettier though.

 

[tark]

Just a sampling from the museum....... See anything ya' like? The third gun down in the last pic, tag # 6042, is an 1892 Krag carbine, and the only one known to exist. The Army made two, lost one, and we have the sole surviving example. A Krag collector would give his first born child for that gun.

Recognize that model 1924 primer actuated John Garand design in the second pic? Right above the Pederson Carbine.

 

[bannockburn]

Gunny

Everyone needs a matching backpack for their gun.

Couldn't agree with you more Gunny!