Gun owners?

[Twodogs]

Originally Posted by Charles

I keep forgetting that the 2nd Amendment is a "duck hunting" right.

I stand corrected.

Chas

Damn, that was funny mang.

[Sandy G]

Quack, quack. Believe it or nutz, of the 25 or so states that allow ownership of Class-3 weapons, about half of them allow them to be used in hunting. If I ever went bear hunting, I think I would want 2 M-60s, & about 10K rounds...I had a chance to buy 2 M-60s when I got the Uzi converted, one was "as new", & the other one was still in cosmoline. The dealer wanted $3500 each for 'em. Shoulda went to the bank & took out a loan, IF you can find a full-auto M-60 nowadays, you're lookin' at a healthy 5 figures for one...If I was to ever lose my senses & wanna sell the Uzi, I MIGHT start entertaining offers pretty far north of $5K...Last M-16 I saw at a gun show was a cool $8500, & that's been 5 years ago, anyway. These guns are literally almost too valuable to shoot...The old 1919 Potato Diggers & certain Tommy guns are that way now. The best part of the Uzi is that its a very robust weapon, nothing much to wear out or break, so I don't worry about that. Haven't shot it in a couple of years, though. Last time I did it was w/a buddy of mine & his 14 yr old son, the kid couldn't have had a bigger grin on his face after shooting it than if we'd fixed him up w/Hannah Montana... That grin on that boy's face made it all worthwhile for me...

[Charles]

Originally Posted by Sandy G

Quack, quack. Believe it or nutz, of the 25 or so states that allow ownership of Class-3 weapons, about half of them allow them to be used in hunting. If I ever went bear hunting, I think I would want 2 M-60s, & about 10K rounds...I had a chance to buy 2 M-60s when I got the Uzi converted, one was "as new", & the other one was still in cosmoline. The dealer wanted $3500 each for 'em. Shoulda went to the bank & took out a loan, IF you can find a full-auto M-60 nowadays, you're lookin' at a healthy 5 figures for one...If I was to ever lose my senses & wanna sell the Uzi, I MIGHT start entertaining offers pretty far north of $5K...Last M-16 I saw at a gun show was a cool $8500, & that's been 5 years ago, anyway. These guns are literally almost too valuable to shoot...The old 1919 Potato Diggers & certain Tommy guns are that way now. The best part of the Uzi is that its a very robust weapon, nothing much to wear out or break, so I don't worry about that. Haven't shot it in a couple of years, though. Last time I did it was w/a buddy of mine & his 14 yr old son, the kid couldn't have had a bigger grin on his face after shooting it than if we'd fixed him up w/Hannah Montana... That grin on that boy's face made it all worthwhile for me...

Uzi, fires from an open bolt, what could be simpler. Don't have to worry about cook offs either. Same with a Thompson. Although I would imagine if you got either that hot the barrel would tend to hang like a wet noodle, and you wouldn't be able to pick it up with baking gloves.

You're right about buying a full auto, talk about something that appreciates. Can't go wrong with the "Rampant Colt Logo", or any one of a kind, rare firearm.

The RIGHT firearms are incredible investments. Hell, back when I bought my Mak 90 from the House of Junk for $199, I should have bought all 11 of 'em. Could have pretty much tripled my investment in just a little over 10 yrs, makes some of my other investments look like they're sucking hind tit. And a Mak 90 ain't nothin' special.

I'd just as soon not talk about the investment which returned an app -1,800% per yr loss. Damn quick.


Wouldn't mind having a couple of SS 396 Chevelles in the shed, either...other than they'd be high maintenance. Worse than that, I might get a little tuned up and want to play with one, ain't the driver I once was. And it ain't 1969 no more.

Chas

[Sandy G]

Wonder what my '67 Lincoln 4-door Pervertible's worth ? Last model year for the convertible sedans...Sez elegance in a way that is just grand, & nothing made today comes close.. I've got about $5K in it...Back to gunz, I have a fully-engraved Belgian Hi-Power, a nickel Colt SAA 2nd generation, a Browning BAR engraved, w/the prettiest stock I ever saw on a gun. Belgian, too, NOT that Gawdawful cheap, imitation Jap junk..That was even worse IMHO, than slappin' a Packard name on a Studebaker...

[Charles]

Originally Posted by Sandy G

Wonder what my '67 Lincoln 4-door Pervertible's worth ? Last model year for the convertible sedans...Sez elegance in a way that is just grand, & nothing made today comes close.. I've got about $5K in it...Back to gunz, I have a fully-engraved Belgian Hi-Power, a nickel Colt SAA 2nd generation, a Browning BAR engraved, w/the prettiest stock I ever saw on a gun. Belgian, too, NOT that Gawdawful cheap, imitation Jap junk..That was even worse IMHO, than slappin' a Packard name on a Studebaker...

Well, U smart assed cracker... now yer insultin' mu' Slanty Eyed Jap Browin' A-Bolt in .22 LR. Smooth barrel...made fer us'en's who figger ya don't need them iron sights iffun' yer gonna use some glass, like us blind old peckerwoods kinda like on a "squirrel'n piece".

Now the Jap Brownin' might jist group a littl' over ma 10-22 with one of them A&B heavy targit barrels within' a Hogue stock and some of them Power Custom trigger parts. But I don't reckon if "Mr. Squirrell" kin tell ifin' he's just been shot in th' head with one of them 1/2" @ 50 yrds pieces, or one of them 3/4" @ 50 yrds pieces.

You'en' take care now, ya'all hear,

Chas

[Sandy G]

Oh, the Jap Brownings ARE good guns, its just that they...Well, you know...I also had a lever-action Howa-made Browning that was another "Brag Piece", engraved & snazzy stock, it WAS purty, until you laid it beside the Belgian Brag Piece...Looked like a 10th grade shop class project, in comparison...

[Kamakiri]

I prefers the Russian stuff meself, but just picked up an interesting Turkish Mauser.....