Guns that see use

[Panama]

I can not even guess how many rounds this little ol' 410 has seen.
I do know my Grandfather bought it new, it was my fathers first gun and it was my first gun as well.
Lots and lots of game have given their lives to this ol' gun!
Made by the Volunteer Arms Company of Tennessee

It is my all time favorite gun, and I would NEVER sell it.

 

[techres]

Before I semi-retired it:

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[Gungho_1989]

I should probably post something too.


Here is my *almost everything* gun.

Remington 870 Express
18.5" barrel
4+1
Walnut stock and forend
ZERO tacticooly whiz-bang gadgets (K.I.S.S.)



Puchased used - unknown round count
800rds by yours truly (to increase very soon.......hopefully)


I use this shotgun for everything i can:

Steel matches
Hunting
Defense
Clays etc


If Indiana would issue a License To Carry Shotgun (LTCS) I'd have no use for anything else.

Even though I sell all the high speed go faster gear for shottie's there is still nothing prettier than plain ol' wood and steel.

 

[Gungho_1989]

You'll not likely find a pristine gun around my place. :do2:

 

[Walter Zoomie]

More gun porn...




Top is what I believe is a High Standard model 21S in .22 cal made in West Germany and imported by Sport Arms of Miami Florida. I've had it for about three years. Fun to plink with. My boys call it the "cowboy gun."

Center is my Colt US-M1911 Government Model .45. It is marked with a Gothic "C" in a square on the left lug, and a "P" mark on the left lug as well...indicating a year of 1945 production. When I inherited from my dad, it was in like-new condition. Not any more. I put Pachmayrs on it and several boxes of vintage and new manufacture rounds through it!

Bottom is my inherited-from-Dad Smith & Wesson .38 Detective Military/Police Special...depending on who you ask. I don't know for sure what it is exactly. Bluing is toast. Loud and inaccurate, sorta like me! Fun to shoot.

My **** is old...

 

[Walter Zoomie]

Well, it's not very old, and I don't think she's ugly, but this is my Ruger SP101. Bought it in April, have 1300 rounds through it so far. Nary a problem. Looks like she'll get a break though, since we just moved to Indiana and I'm trying to figure out if we really have to wait 90 days to apply for our LTCF as someone told me today.

Nice piece.

I've always thought those Sp101s were the prettiest revolvers ever made.

 

[ace1627]

Tons of use but all of my guns are still in great condition. Clean after every use. Of course no rock smashing.

 

[KevinH]

I agree. Put it on your side. Carry it. Shoot it. Wear it out. More people are worried it might get scratched. I think a gun with some wear from the holster says something about the person who owns it. It will be one purchase my wife won't give me grief about when my Glock is just worn out. (Actually she is a shooter herself. I didn't complain when she had to have a S&W 642 Airlite)

 

[Slow Hand]

OK, here are some of mine, Some are fairly new to me, but most all are OLD and show some use! Just the way I like them!

First up is a Second Model Hand Ejector. Built by S&W for the British to use in WWI; made between 1914 & 1916. It was originally a .455 Eley, but someone has modified it to use .45 Colt ammunition. I've only shot it once time, but it seemed to like a .45 Scofield load with a 245gr bullet. SHot very well, but a little high. It's been through two world wars and who knows how many owner and rounds fired. It will get respect and use from me, as I enjoy the older ones.

Second is an older famly gun. It was my great uncles and it rode many thousands of miles with him and his family in an old Greyhoud bus that had been converted to a motorhome. This was way back before you could easily walk into a dealership and pick out one of dozens sitting on the lot. It is a Colt Cobra in .38 Special. It is basically a Detective's Special with an aluminum frame for easier carry. He kept it in his back pocket whenever he was filling up the tank or hitting a store for groceries all over the country. If he was driving, it rode in a map pocket, next to his seat. I can't guess how many miles this thing has been carried; many illegally, but it goes to show that not all laws make sense! Glad he never had to fire it in anger and I honestly have no idea how much he dever fired it. I got it along with several other guns from his widow to sell after his passing. I just couldn't stand to see one with so much charector go to a stranger. I tried to buy it from her, but she gave it to me for my troubles of selling the others! What a woman!

Next one is also a family gun. I belonged to my Aunt's ex husband. She gave it to him as a present when he graduated the police academy back in the 70's. He carried it for quite a few years before joining the drug taskforce. The Model 15 Smith was about as standard of a 'cop gun' as you could get back then, so when he went plainclothes he wore something smaller. After they got divorces, my aunt figured the gun was inher name, so she took it with her! Dad kept it in his closet as my aunt was nervous about her young (at the time) daighter getting ahold of it. When I recieved my forst carry permit and ad found out, he decided I should have a good gun to carry, so he bought this from his sister and gave it to me for my birthday. I carried and shot it A LOT until it was retired from carry duty by my S&W model 65.

Ok, there are many more old guns, but I don't want to drag this out all night, so here is a pic or two fo my favorite rifle. It's an old Remington Model 8 in .35 Remington. Designed by John Browning and one of the first reliable semi-autocenterfire rifles, it's still a great design today. I bought this one with a blown out barrel, from where it had been stuck in mud or snow and then fired by accident. The muzzle was blown out and the special nut/bushing at the end of the barrel was gone. A buddy of mine is an excellent machinist and he was able to shorten the barrel to just over 16", including the barrel jacket as well as doing some serious modifications internally to keep the function. Well, he did an amazing job and it still functions just fine. I shoot it for fun, usually using a 165gr .357 cast lead pistol bullet. It shoots very well and is lots of fun! It's from the 30's at the latest, more likely from the teens or 20's. I keep forgetting to look up the barrel code to date it. I can only imagine how many miles of woods it's been packed over and how many deer it's had fall into it's Lyman peep rear and ivory bead front sights. Surely it has kept many families well fed for generations!

Doug K

 

[southin]

Not old, buttugly, do these count? (sorry for the spelling pun)

 

[Lars]

Finish wear is FAR worse than the photos show. This gun was MFG. in July 1994
It looks like it's been carried daily since, and has likely had about 40,000,000 rounds through it. Actually the barrel looks flawless inside.

 

[bwframe]

Whats that trigger feel like after 40 million presses?

 

[Lars]

the same Ruberband, chewing gum, and duct tape trigger it was at zero

 

[ryanmercer]

Was a police trade in... so it's seen a lot of holster wear anyway.

 

[Slow Hand]

More gun porn...




Top is what I believe is a High Standard model 21S in .22 cal made in West Germany and imported by Sport Arms of Miami Florida. I've had it for about three years. Fun to plink with. My boys call it the "cowboy gun."

Center is my Colt US-M1911 Government Model .45. It is marked with a Gothic "C" in a square on the left lug, and a "P" mark on the left lug as well...indicating a year of 1945 production. When I inherited from my dad, it was in like-new condition. Not any more. I put Pachmayrs on it and several boxes of vintage and new manufacture rounds through it!

Bottom is my inherited-from-Dad Smith & Wesson .38 Detective Military/Police Special...depending on who you ask. I don't know for sure what it is exactly. Bluing is toast. Loud and inaccurate, sorta like me! Fun to shoot.

My **** is old...

Walter,
that old Smith is an M&P, Military & Police. It's a pre-model 10, one of the most popular revolvers ever made. the detective's special is a D framed Colt revolver. Between your K frame and a Smith J frame, a six shot, usually .38 Special revolver. Your M&P is a five screw ans pinned barrel, recessed cylinder. If you give a serial number (X-out the last three digits) I can give you exactly what model and an approximate age. Smith made that same basic revolver from 1899 on, so as you can guess, there are quite a few variants!

Doug K

 

[Denny347]

A retired duty pistol from my department. I bought it from the department since mine is not old enough to be retired yet. This was carried a lot and probably has 3-4k rounds thru it over the years. I like wear on a gun...gives it character.

 

[epsylum]

<---- waiting for sjstill to post pics of his "world's ugliest Glock"