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saddletramp
April 23rd, 2008, 16:16
I know there is many gun enthusiasts here...........

What do you have in your cache??


I have several rifles and pistols. Most of my rifles have a family history to them and are more like heirlooms than anything?

Rifles include an Winchestor 300 Mag with the pre 64 action, with a Burris 3x9 scope. This rifle i won at a Rocky Mtn. Elk Foundation banquet several years ago. The stock is composite and both rifle and scope have the Rocky Mtn Elk Foundation insignia engraved on them.

30-06 Mauser that my Dad got from his brother in 1946. My uncle was able to bring the Mauser home from Europe at the end of the war, and my Dad had it "sporterized" with a Weaver KV4 scope and butt pad. My son Casey hunts with this rifle to this day and really likes the Mauser action. The gun still has its German Identification marks on it and of course all the numerical marks are in metric.
222-20 over under ranch rifle by Marlin. this is a great varmit/coyote gun and my Dad always said "if you can't get em with one you can get em with the other!
Winchester 22 mag 16 shot rifle. My Dad bought this one for my Mom in 1947 so she could learn to shoot. Dad said she got pretty good at blowing cans out of the air with it.
Winchester 30-30 My Dad bought this little rifle for my Mom in 1950 when she wanted to start hunting Antelope with him. She was always a good shot and hunted up until she lost most of her eyesight. My oldest daughter goes deer hunting with this rifle now.
Remington 12 gauge shotgun; this was a rifle my wifes Dad had and turned over to us several years ago.
Winchester Model 94 32-40 rifle; This rifle is one my Great Grandad bought in Minneapolis when he came here from Germany in 1897. He went to work for the Northern Pacific RR and worked on the railline as far as Miles City Montana and settled about 50 miles south of there. My Graddad, his sons, and my sister and I all learned to shoot with this rifle and I am very proud to have it with me to pass on to my sons someday. And yes, you can still put rounds thru it, though the action is getting sloppy; course if I was that age I would be getting pretty sloppy too....:D
Colt AR-15 My sons suprised me with this rifle for my birthday 2 years ago. they also bought enough ammo to blast up enough stumps and targets for quite awhile!

Pistols: I have several pistols in my collection including a S&W 44 Mag with 81/2 barrel (Dirty Harry), Colt 357 Troopers special, Colt 38 hammerless revolver (wifes purse pistol), Colt 22 semi auto with 9 shot clip, this was a pistol my Dad bought in 1950, and I have the original box, blue cloth it was wrapped in and the sales reciept from the Sporting Goods store in Miles City.

IAI 380 9mm Kurz semi auto; S&W 357 Highway Patrolman; Ruger 22 Cal Single Six in stainless steel.

The entire family enjoys shooting and having fun with these and it gives us some good family time together:D

Big_Dave
April 23rd, 2008, 16:45
Well, I don't have a gun cabinet.......yet. :wtf: The 'store bought' ones seem pretty cheesy to me unless you buy one that's custom made and then they're too damned expensive. :wtf: No gun safe either. :noclue: Just a li'l ol' home-made gun rack hanging on the wall in my livingroom. :cheers:

I do plan to build my own custom made gun cabinet in the near future. Just gotta get the time to build it. Most gun cabinets hold 6-8 long guns. If I make one that size, 10 years down the road I'll have to make another. So, I plan on making one that'll be large enough to hold 20 long guns and several handguns. That way, I won't have to spend even more money on 'storage'. ;)

I only buy guns that I want and then, only if they're practical for me to use........with the exception of the rifle I bought last summer from my brother-in-law. He dropped the price so far that I had no choice but to buy it from him and then resell it at a later date.......at a good profit. :ninja:

Anyways, my 'collection' is fairly small.
Marlin model 60 .22 caliber rifle w/ Tasco 3x7 scope.
Marlin 336C .30-30 caliber lever action rifle.
Mossberg 500 12 ga. pump.
Yugoslavian SKS in 7.62x39mm.
Springfield Armory M1911A1 in .45acp.

Lately I've found myself more 'in to' military type firearms. My next purchases will be a Springfield M1A SOCOM and a AR-15..........unless something more reasonably priced comes around (those cost over $1000 each brand new).

Firearms that I've recently sold in the past 6 months.....
Interarms Mark X in .300 Win Mag (the rifle I bought from my b-i-l). I made a 75% profit on it. :cheers:

Ruger Redhawk .44 Mag (bought it 10 years ago for $400 and sold it for $650).

Money made from these 2 sales bought the SKS and the SA M1911A1 with a good chunk of change left over for my 'gun fund'. :ninja:

Bookworm
April 23rd, 2008, 19:43
Lets see ------ the safe door opens

Remington Model 7600 pump with synthetic stock and 3X9 scope in 308
Remington Model 600 Bolt with 4 power scope in 308
Lee Enfield #1 Mark3 Bolt with synthetic stock and 4 power scope in 303
Marlin Lever with 4 power scope in 30-30
Winchester Model 1868 octaganal barrel Lever action in 44-40
Ruger Mini 14 semi with folding stock in 223
Remington 870 Express pump with synthetic stock in 12 gauge
Remington 870 Wingmaster pump in 12 gauge
H&R single shot 12 gauge
Marlin lever with 2 power scope in 444
Hawken percussion in 58 cal
Hawken percussion in 50 cal
7 assorted 22's

2 - 1911a1s in 45acp
Cap and ball Navy colt in 36 cal
Single action colt in 44-40
Couple of assorted 38's

Enough ammo to outfit a small war and the components for reloading a whole bunch more.

Then we go into the other safe

Dave

Big_Dave
April 23rd, 2008, 19:49
Damn you! Now you got me drooling! :drool:

acorn
April 24th, 2008, 01:17
Not near enough. After reading these posts I'm also drooling, need to do some shopping.

Marlin Model 336-S.O. 32 special that my Dad bought new when he was about 10 years old.

J.C.Higgins Model 583.16 12 ga shotgun.

Mauser Model Argentino 1891 that was unfortunatly rechambered to 308 befor I got it.

Stevens Model 73 22cal that I got as payment for helping paint the house pre teen. Unfortunatly it suffered some irrepairable damage during a break up years ago.

Last but not least Virginia Dragoon 44 mag revolver.

I hope to add a set of his and hers Glocks for the wife and I in the near future.

Not overly impressive list, but they are mine.

dljtruck
April 27th, 2008, 20:32
I am a FFL holder & 'gun nut"....as of this moment:rem pump.270...savage .223 with acutrigger{best rifle i have ever shot}..winchester model 94 big hoop in 44 mag... a model12 win shotgun my dad owned and misc. .22's.

the_wolf
April 27th, 2008, 21:40
I dont have a gun cabinet-- unless you consider the closet a gun cabient :hehe:

But I have a Remington 12 guage that used to be my dads -- it was mine after he passed away obviously. And my dad bought me a Mosburg (spell chk) 12 guage when I was younger so I have that too. Hope to add some more soon :D

The_Outcast
July 12th, 2008, 22:53
My personal collection so far.......

http://a987.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/44/l_05b16b36871dbd3db06aa186390f232a.jpg

Mossberg 500 12 ga., and the Taurus PT 24/7 .45...

got the mossberg a couple days ago, just shot it finally today...... good times..

saddletramp
July 13th, 2008, 02:59
Very nice Mossberg there Outcast!;)

How do you like the Taurus??

The_Outcast
July 13th, 2008, 11:15
Love the Taurus.... very accurate.... maybe one out of every 200 or so shots do I get a feed jam (only when rapid firing though) lightweight, not too bulky, surprisingly low recoil for a .45...... In my eyes, it's perfect

The Saint
July 24th, 2008, 21:17
All I have so far is a Glock Model 21 (.45), Glock Model 22(.40) and a Taurus 9mm. I want to get a decent deer rifle, a .22 rifle, and a shotgun.

BeetleBailey
August 10th, 2008, 01:57
.22 semi auto rifle, rossi 357 mag, Belgum 186 .410 bolt action,[antique] winchester 30/30 aniversary edition[gold trigger] european gallery rifle [antique] had a Springfield 30.06 but my ex stole it and sold it to her brother to pay back a loan she made with him behind my back.