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Post by RADrage on Jul 29, 2017 8:45:24 GMT
I think he's in Scotland. Well that's quite a trip for me, so it won't be me doing it then lol Yeah, I'm in Scotland. We have very strict gun laws, and can't actually own a handgun at all. It'd be cool to get taught to shoot, though. |
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Post by CatSnipah on Jul 29, 2017 12:33:05 GMT
If any of y'all find yourselves planning a trip somewhere near charleston, sc, give me a heads up. Could plan a trip to a local range or potentially out to the facility where I work as a trainer and range officer (schedule-dependent).
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Post by Snorelacks on Aug 1, 2017 19:23:24 GMT
I've got nothing that old  , but I do have some "older" firearms...Winchester Model 1886 .45-.70 built in 1893, Smith & Wesson Model 1917 .45AR built in 1917, Winchester Model 1912 12ga built in 1915m Remington Model 29 12ga built in 1931, Springfield 1903 .30-.06 built in 1925 and sporterized in 1950, Lee-Enfield build in 1953 and a Winchester Model 70 .30-.06 built in 1948. Is that 70 by chance a target barrel? I can't be sure if they were doing that in 1948, but I remember shooting a Pre-'64 at the range that was chambered in .300 H&H. The barrel looked like a baseball bat. Also, please post a picture of the Model 70 so I can get angry jealous? Sorry about the delay, and I lied: it's chambered in .270...must've been a senior moment. 
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Post by Skankhunt42 on Aug 3, 2017 9:15:41 GMT
Well that's quite a trip for me, so it won't be me doing it then lol Yeah, I'm in Scotland. We have very strict gun laws, and can't actually own a handgun at all. It'd be cool to get taught to shoot, though. That blows. I have a handgun 5 feet from me currently, and in a shocking, shocking plot twist to most European governments, I've never used it to harm anyone. |
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Post by CatSnipah on Aug 3, 2017 10:48:49 GMT
Yeah, I'm in Scotland. We have very strict gun laws, and can't actually own a handgun at all. It'd be cool to get taught to shoot, though. That blows. I have a handgun 5 feet from me currently, and in a shocking, shocking plot twist to most European governments, I've never used it to harm anyone. I nearly caused a mass panic the other weekend. After assisting with a class, I left an ar15 on the table in my house, forgetting to put it in the safe. I was very fortunate, as it chose not to jump up off the table and randomly start shooting people on it's own. If you listen to some in the media, those rifles are capable if doing that. Lol |
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Shhhhh
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Post by Ghost RiderXB9R on Aug 4, 2017 12:11:06 GMT
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Shhhhh
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Post by Shhhhh on Mar 9, 2018 23:40:54 GMT
Shame that traditional style muzzleloading is dying.
It's getting more expensive to buy a decent piece and there is less out there to buy.
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Post by Skankhunt42 on Mar 10, 2018 0:36:51 GMT
Shame that traditional style muzzleloading is dying. It's getting more expensive to buy a decent piece and there is less out there to buy. I'm not sure that I'd say less, there's a lot of replica muzzleloading long guns available now. Not cheap but they are available. There's tons of BP pistol repros out there though, and they're cheap. It wouldn't be hard to make a decent collection of BP pistols, the most expensive ones are the Lemat and the Walker, and outside of those two the rest are all ~$250. |
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Post by Shhhhh on Mar 10, 2018 1:26:23 GMT
Shame that traditional style muzzleloading is dying. It's getting more expensive to buy a decent piece and there is less out there to buy. I'm not sure that I'd say less, there's a lot of replica muzzleloading long guns available now. Not cheap but they are available. There's tons of BP pistol repros out there though, and they're cheap. It wouldn't be hard to make a decent collection of BP pistols, the most expensive ones are the Lemat and the Walker, and outside of those two the rest are all ~$250. Most of what you see for rifles is inlines or custom pieces. Sure there are the other " rifles" but they are basically the same bad repros that have been around for 30+ years. Even those are selling less, Thompson center which used to be a big name in traditional style has switched to inline. They won't even honor their lifetime warranty on the traditional style anymore. While their is more hope for pistols/revolvers they have fallen into the same trap that some of the rifle makers have. There's not a whole lot of quality guns available except for the old standbys of the past several decades, and they have gone up in price. And Heaven help you if you want to find a matchlock, handgonne or other pre flint style repro. |
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Post by Skankhunt42 on Mar 10, 2018 6:35:40 GMT
I'm not sure that I'd say less, there's a lot of replica muzzleloading long guns available now. Not cheap but they are available. There's tons of BP pistol repros out there though, and they're cheap. It wouldn't be hard to make a decent collection of BP pistols, the most expensive ones are the Lemat and the Walker, and outside of those two the rest are all ~$250. Most of what you see for rifles is inlines or custom pieces. Sure there are the other " rifles" but they are basically the same bad repros that have been around for 30+ years. Even those are selling less, Thompson center which used to be a big name in traditional style has switched to inline. They won't even honor their lifetime warranty on the traditional style anymore. While their is more hope for pistols/revolvers they have fallen into the same trap that some of the rifle makers have. There's not a whole lot of quality guns available except for the old standbys of the past several decades, and they have gone up in price. And Heaven help you if you want to find a matchlock, handgonne or other pre flint style repro. I'd love to have an accurate repop of a Brown Bess and a 1776 Charleville musket in my collection. A guy on another forum I'm on has two original, Revolutionary era, US issued Charleville muskets. I'm pretty envious of that! |
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Post by imhidingshh on Mar 10, 2018 12:50:00 GMT
Shame that traditional style muzzleloading is dying. It's getting more expensive to buy a decent piece and there is less out there to buy. A friend of mine has about 10-15 deactivated ones on his walls, he collects them as well as swords, spears and swagger sticks. |
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Post by Shhhhh on Mar 10, 2018 14:51:05 GMT
Shame that traditional style muzzleloading is dying. It's getting more expensive to buy a decent piece and there is less out there to buy. A friend of mine has about 10-15 deactivated ones on his walls, he collects them as well as swords, spears and swagger sticks. Shame he had them deactivated, they might as well repros. Worth about the same. |
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Post by imhidingshh on Mar 10, 2018 18:19:55 GMT
A friend of mine has about 10-15 deactivated ones on his walls, he collects them as well as swords, spears and swagger sticks. Shame he had them deactivated, they might as well repros. Worth about the same. Think it's the law over here, could be wrong though. |
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Post by I AM The Scouting Authority. on Mar 11, 2018 0:24:41 GMT
Shame he had them deactivated, they might as well repros. Worth about the same. Think it's the law over here, could be wrong though. If they are Wheel, Match or Flintlock or before a certain point in history as long as you have a shotgun licence they are allowed. But then you are taking your life in your hands especially with original wheel and matchlocks as the metallurgy is piss poor on some examples to say the least. |
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Post by Shhhhh on Mar 11, 2018 1:47:51 GMT
Think it's the law over here, could be wrong though. If they are Wheel, Match or Flintlock or before a certain point in history as long as you have a shotgun licence they are allowed. But then you are taking your life in your hands especially with original wheel and matchlocks as the metallurgy is piss poor on some examples to say the least. Yeah I would not try and fire an antique with modern propellants. Big difference in the quality of both the gun and propellant. Still a real shame to destroy valuable and irreplaceable parts of history due to poorly written laws. |
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Post by I AM The Scouting Authority. on Mar 11, 2018 9:12:24 GMT
If they are Wheel, Match or Flintlock or before a certain point in history as long as you have a shotgun licence they are allowed. But then you are taking your life in your hands especially with original wheel and matchlocks as the metallurgy is piss poor on some examples to say the least. Yeah I would not try and fire an antique with modern propellants. Big difference in the quality of both the gun and propellant. Still a real shame to destroy valuable and irreplaceable parts of history due to poorly written laws. Some of those original early matchlocks are 2 part iron barrels casts and held together with banding. Sod that. |
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Post by Shhhhh on Mar 11, 2018 15:51:49 GMT
Yeah I would not try and fire an antique with modern propellants. Big difference in the quality of both the gun and propellant. Still a real shame to destroy valuable and irreplaceable parts of history due to poorly written laws. Some of those original early matchlocks are 2 part iron barrels casts and held together with banding. Sod that. I don't see why you would not trust them, they worked 6-700 years ago. |
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Post by Shhhhh on Mar 11, 2018 23:58:34 GMT
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, but I do have some "older" firearms...Winchester Model 1886 .45-.70 built in 1893, Smith & Wesson Model 1917 .45AR built in 1917, Winchester Model 1912 12ga built in 1915m Remington Model 29 12ga built in 1931, Springfield 1903 .30-.06 built in 1925 and sporterized in 1950, Lee-Enfield build in 1953 and a Winchester Model 70 .30-.06 built in 1948.
