"Check out the shooting stance! Yep, 85 years old 'n' only got one eye"

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The gun culture... culture of violence thread reminded me I haven't shown you pics of my beautiful model 36 snubbie with it's new grips. They are one of those ones on eBay where they are only about $40 and free shipping from Thailand. Well,they arrived nine days later, perfect fit and I believe look great.
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That's sweet Bill. Good for you.

Thanks Peter. I'm more used to shooting .38 Special through a big N frame S&W, and tended to think of them as pop gun loads. So when I first fired this tiny thing I got quite a surprise :eek: . Big recoil and large bang. It felt more like shooting a hot 9mm not having much weight to it.

Tax stamp came back today, just over 5 months
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300blk?

5.56....300blk is still to scarce for my taste

Accuracy is fine (I can hit man size at 250yds).

Noveske barrel, PSA rceivers, SMI cerakote bcg, troy mrf-c rail, h2 buffer

I have a shorty (7.5") 5.56 too. It's a fun range toy. Accuracy is not the problem - terminal performance of a bullet traveling well under its designed velocity is.

Not to mention the insane muzzle blast.

.300BLK is quite available if you're willing to buy over the IntarWebz:

GunBot 300blackout rifle ammo

Mine is 7.5 as well. 55gr loses a good bit of its punch but 62gr ap and 75gr bthp both seem to hit pretty hard.
The noveske kx3/5 do incredible things for muzzle blast, one is definitely my next purchase

Ah, the flaming pig. :D

Careful if you ever choose to suppress your 7.5" - I have a buddy that blew up a can because it wasn't "rated" for barrels under 9". He has bad luck with cans in general though.

My next shorty will definitely be a .300 BLK. After quite a bit of research I'm sold on the round - velocity loss from a 16" barrel vs a 9" barrel is almost negligible.

Yeah, 300 really does seem to favor the short barrel. IF it ever becomes a bit more common, I'll probably end up with a 8.2" 300 from noveske.

Yeah, a suppressor is probably in the works, though I'll probably do a .30 suppressor with an adaptor to keep my options open. There are a couple out there rated to 7.5"

Also keep in mind that if you reload, converting 5.56 brass to .300BLK is pretty easy.

If I reloaded, I'd already be shooting 300!

But, when I can get cheap practice ammo for .22/rd in .223, it's pretty hard to talk myself into tripling that cost for practice ammo...

I see you're a chicken like me. :D Actually I've had to start reloading for .45-70. Just can't get the load my rifle likes from a commercial maker. I only do a single stage press, though. Low output but little chance for screwups that way.

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Why not ...

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While I'm at it...

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SWEET! I love 1911's! It's about time for me to rescue one from a pawn shop and rebuild it again.

Yeah, I have a major 1911 problem. I should probably photograph all of them, but I've gotten lazy.

The closest I have right now is my P938.
It's an awesome carry weapon, but I miss having a 1911. Plus, you can get decent capacity mags for a 1911.

Nice 1911's! I also love them but currently only have one and it's just an old 1911.

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Had an opportunity to shoot one of these today, and I honestly do not understand how a used one would come up for sale. Very nice trigger, remarkably easy to shoot accurately through the irons, and .308 is such a useful round. Very utilitarian, and user friendly, I wanted one when they first came out, and after shooting one, find it an extremely desirable rifle.

Old 1911s are the best ones. :) There's something to be said for a shootin' iron that's never seen the inside of a CNC nor been tinkered with by a gunsmiff.

Taz, I've always found the concept of the scout rifle interesting but I just can't get past my .308 semi-auto addiction. That's the Ruger, yes? I believe Steyr makes (made?) one as well.

That is the Ruger Gunsite Scout Rifle. I don't have any semi-auto .308s, but based on any previous shooting of semi-autos, they would be fun. The Scout rifle is supposed to be good at many tasks. I'm just surprised at how good a rifle it is, shootable, comfortable, accurate, quick-handling, just a remarkably good machine. Plus you can't hunt with your semis in PA.

Y'know, you can hint with FA down here :)

If eforms ever gets form 4 back, I'm likely gonna grab a suppressor...

I wouldn't mind a select fire fnc either.....They're surprisingly cheap. ..

When you need suppressing fire, the line between hunter and hunted gets mighty blurry.;)

I know of at least one outfit in Texas that does full-auto helicopter hog hunts. They provide the M16s, the ammo, and the whirlybird. You provide the $$$.

No minigun? Texas, you disappoint me.:cool:

If they dropped napalm they could skip the BBQ!

I prefer weapons that don't rely on a battery.

I know a guy with a registered m60 updated to the e6 spec for sale.....anyone got 50k they can spot me?

Willy Pete burns cleaner...

This rifle has been on my mind since I first handled one. I'm no semi-auto guy, no "black rifle" guy, but the idea of a handy little rifle - almost a carbine, really - in .308 has a lot of appeal. So, the idea of a bolt gun that more or less mimics the popular "tactical" semi-autos has some appeal. But I go back and forth... I wouldn't hunt with it, although I could, so it would really just be a plinker. So a .223 would seem to make more sense. Then I think "well, this would be my SHTF rifle", but I'm no "prepper" by a long shot. If I were, the .308 would make perfect sense. In the end, I still have not bought one. Maybe I'm over thinking it - it's just a cool rifle, and "just for the hell of it" is a perfectly valid reason to buy another rifle. I really should scratch that itch...

Lightning strikes again..........
 

Just bought this Colt Thunderer (.41 caliber) made in 1884. It is the Shop Keeper or Sheriffs model done in nickel. Finish is in good condition, but best of all, it works properly in both single and double action! Now all I need is one of the "Rainmaker" models in .32 Colt!

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We share a remarkably similar thought process on that rifle.

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Seriously, one of these is tempting...... pew pew pew!

Is that a Korean device?
Jim

It's an FN FNC. You can slap one together in select fire for about 7k....Pretty much as cheap as it gets for a rifle caliber select fire weapon

Ahhh. It reminded me of a Daewoo that came through years ago.
Jim

Well, this Lil thing followed me home
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As if the fact that it's a factory OD frame didn't make it unique enough, it's a standard land and groove rifled barrel. All matching..

Benelli M2 in 12 gauge. New today :)

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