The Great Firearms-Thread

[THeTA0123]

But i hate bling 

[Korsakov829]

When the odds are 5:1 in a fight and the enemy is just fifty meters away you'll want that full auto.

[PanzerKnacker]

ratatatatatatata....tatatata...ta

[THeTA0123]

Not with an FAL 

AK 74? M4? G36? PPSH? Sure!


But NOT the FAL 

The common soldier wont be able to control that much firepower

[THeTA0123]

Tommorow gun range time with my beloved M1917 and Israeli mauser <3

[siben]

My model 1941 Carcano, made in 1941. Pretty happy with it.

[THeTA0123]

little luchini

What do i miss her...


TAKE GOOD CARE OF HER     


(Sold my carcano to Siben a while ago   )

[siben]

You know, i put the Bayonet on my P14 today to see how tall it is and i must say, weilding a 1m75 long pointy stick is quite hard.

[THeTA0123]

Amen brother!

[TASSER]

Tommorow gun range time with my beloved M1917 and Israeli mauser <3

Hey Theta, what is it about the M1917 that you like so much? Just personal attachment or it's a sweet rifle (I'm sure both). I just recently started collecting and I'm trying to plan my next moves. 

I purchased a '54 H&R M1 Garand last week. I wanted a war years Springfield Armory model (I live right near the Armory, so it's kind of the home town team), but this H&R has the original barrel and is in great shape. It has a lot of Springfield parts manufactured during WWII in it though, so I'm close!

I'll throw some pics up when I get the chance!

[THeTA0123]

The M1917 was my first bolt action rifle i ever fired that i owned myself. The first bolt action rifle i ever fired was FH2 member GuinNess his Aussie SMLE

But the M1917 is something special.Something unique. On militaria fairs, everybody wanted springfields, Enfields and Mauser K98's. The M1917 enfield and P14 sometimes appeared, but were always a bit overlooked. They always costed more then a regular enfield aswel, and simular to a K98k.

Its always treated as a "bastard" rifle. And my bastard rifle shoots like a champ.


I am the second youngest on the range, but i get alot of respect from older shooters because i primarly stick to military bolt action rifles. My enfield is well known there. And in the hands of an expert shooter of my club, he defeated a Scoped Remington 700 at 200 meters. using pure iron sights.

myself i did something simular, getting an 50mm group at 125 meters compared to a scoped Savage at 150 meters. Who got a 45mm group.
Okay, conditions were ideal back then for me....But i just love this rifle

[TASSER]

I am the second youngest on the range, but i get alot of respect from older shooters because i primarly stick to military bolt action rifles. My enfield is well known there. And in the hands of an expert shooter of my club, he defeated a Scoped Remington 700 at 200 meters. using pure iron sights.

myself i did something simular, getting an 50mm group at 125 meters compared to a scoped Savage at 150 meters. Who got a 45mm group.
Okay, conditions were ideal back then for me....But i just love this rifle

Nice! I took my new M1 out and was shooting with someone who had a AR-10 chambered for .308. He was jamming every few shots, having a bunch of issues with the gun. Didn't have a single problem with my good ol Garand It felt pretty awesome that my 60 year old rifle was performing more reliably than the new one! He was using horrendously dirty ammo etc so I'm making a stupidly broad claim saying it outperformed that AR-10, but I felt great showing off the M1!

[THeTA0123]

Gentlemen i took my Chilean mauser to the gunrange today and i have a new rifle that shoots great!



All shots were performed at 100 meter range, prone position, no bench rest. Just my arms as support!

First try. Prvi partisan 174 grain 7x57mm. Fairly heavy ammo. The rifle shot to the right alot



Second try. I aimed first 5 times in the center. Then i aimed 5 times to the left (where the ducttape is) and the shots all landed in the center.

Third try i shot the remaining 20 rounds i had, all shots landing in the black circle.

[siben]

Keeping this tread alive.
A few WW1 toys.
Cookie if you guess them (including the bayonets)
Don't get fooled.

[THeTA0123]

No 1 MK3* with m1905 bayonet

No 3 P14 rifle with M1907 pattern bayonet