Pics of personal weapons: Part 2 [Archive]

Ezmartini

19 August 2004, 01:29

Here's my new baby, as promised. I put them in link form because they are big pictures. Wes, you still have the upper hand, but soon I will be in possession of a Benelli M1 shotgun, a Bushmaster AR-15 carbine, and a Mini-14!:D

My new HK USP .45 (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v200/Ezmartini/DSCN5104.jpg)
With Kydex thigh holster and extra mags (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v200/Ezmartini/DSCN5103.jpg)
Pistols and gopher/coyote .22s (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v200/Ezmartini/DSCN5111.jpg)
Beretta Cougar .40 and USP (http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v200/Ezmartini/DSCN5112.jpg)

Feel free to check out any of my other pics while you're at my photo site, I got some neat ones from the Portland Flugtag.

burlazzi

19 August 2004, 10:33

Damn. I wish I could get some of those. Fucking NJ and waiting period bull shit ...

MansonTheTool

19 August 2004, 12:23

Fucking federal laws and they requiring you to be 21 to buy a handgun... lol.

PopPunkRocker15

19 August 2004, 13:02

someday ill have some of those. But not yet, for now alls I get is my 1800s Winchester .22, and my Remington shotgun (cant remember off the top of my head what model, something synthetic.) and then, someday, Ill have my dads Walther PPK/S, thats a Fun weapon to shoot.

trooperchin

19 August 2004, 16:45

Fucking federal laws and they requiring you to be 21 to buy a handgun... lol.
Federal Law also states that you may buy a handgun from an INDIVIDUAL at the age of 18.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/0703/trooperchin/IM000003.jpg
My Russian 91/30 7.62x54R Made in 1938
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/0703/trooperchin/sks2.jpg
Yugoslavian SKS with grenade launcher, bayonet, and night sites
I also have Remington 597 .22LR, a Remington 870 Shotgun, a Mossberg 500 shotgun, a Berretta 92sf (m9), Ruger Gp100 .357 revolver, a Remington 700MLS muzzleloader, a TC Contender Muzzleloader (both muzzleloaders are .50cal), A Henry survival .22, various pellet rifles and paintball guns

burlazzi

19 August 2004, 16:59

why would one even need such a weapon lol

trooperchin

19 August 2004, 17:02

why would one even need such a weapon lol
Thankfully in this country we dont have to have a need. 2nd Amendment-Nuff Said

MansonTheTool

19 August 2004, 18:18

trooperchin: yeah, but I haven't exactly seen any individuals with "I'm selling pistols" signs anywhere. Usually all of the gunshows and the like are FFL dealers aren't they?

Sammy Sandbag

19 August 2004, 18:23

trooperchin: yeah, but I haven't exactly seen any individuals with "I'm selling pistols" signs anywhere. Usually all of the gunshows and the like are FFL dealers aren't they?

I'm guessing you haven't been to many gunshows. Their purpose is for normal joes to buy/trade/sell weapons. True most of the booths are dealers of one sort or another, but most the guys you see walking around carrying their guns with them are looking to sell/trade. I've taken my own guns to shows looking to sell or trade. Check classified ads as well, there are other online sources for guns for sale by owner listings.

Ezmartini

19 August 2004, 20:02

Fucking federal laws and they requiring you to be 21 to buy a handgun... lol.

I just turned 19, and what I did was have my mom get it for me, then legally transfer ownership to me. It's legal to own one at 18 when you get it as a gift, just not buy one. Same with ammo (stupid, huh?). You CAN'T, however, pay the person back for the "gift", but if you do and someone suspects it, just say "prove it."

MansonTheTool

19 August 2004, 20:19

Yeah, I know..but my mom is one of those "Why do you want a pistol?" kind of people...or at least until I have college paid for, lol. My best bet would be to find one used at a gunshow. I know which models I have fired and liked, however I don't know too much about what to check for in a used gun and/or what the going rates are.

Ezmartini: Yeah...I could do that too, although I run into the same problem with my mom buying it for me...again, "Why do you want a pistol?"
Ammo isn't a problem as one of the other ROTC cadets works at the local Gander Mountain and gets us discount ammo by the case anyway.

PopPunkRocker15

23 August 2004, 12:04

Thats crap, I still cant even recieve one as a gift. Damn laws, they should let me buy them when Im 17, I mean, come on, they let me join the army and donate blood, shouldnt that Justify being able to buy a pistol?

Associate289

23 August 2004, 12:06

awww...dont worry, just go to wal mart and pick yourself up a red rider bb gun

PopPunkRocker15

23 August 2004, 12:08

hey, dont pick on red rider, I happen to love my red rider. But dammit, walmart wont even let me buy an air pistol until Im 18. whats up with this? its not like Im gonna kill someone with a BB gun, my .22 is more dangerous than that, and thats not even all that dangerous.

MansonTheTool

23 August 2004, 14:44

You'll shoot your eye out, you'll shoot your eye out.

natedogg42

23 August 2004, 22:07

you can kill someone with a bb gun lol....i saw someone's xray on the news that was shot (very close range im assuming) in the head with a bb gun...it pierced his skull and left him a quadrapalegic....it was some gun that you pump up a bunch, (recommend a couple times or something but the kid pumped it up until an assload of airpressure was inside...) supposedly it was more powerful than .22LR when the news ppl tested it (shot faster)...thats not sayin a lot but for a bb gun....

PopPunkRocker15

24 August 2004, 07:56

yeah, I have one of those, I popped one of those really big and thick rubber balls about 50 yards away with it, now it scares me, lol. It was my bros and him and my cousin had a BB gun fight with it, he ended up sticking one in my cousins ass with it.

MansonTheTool

24 August 2004, 21:20

I believe Les Claypool from Primus said it best "26 pumps on a Crossman, and it's time to play."

Un4given

4 August 2005, 19:43

Just got 'er
Not the biggest fan of the wooden stock, however, I think I'ma keep it.

http://www.pic-storage.info/images/666488164.jpg

Flynn

5 August 2005, 09:29

Wow nice make me wish we had a 2nd amendment. The only gun ive shot is an SA-80 :(

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/66/Saeighty1.jpg/300px-Saeighty1.jpg

bisforbeer

9 August 2005, 02:52

Dude, what the hell do you mean you can't buy pistol ammo!? All you have to do is say "I have a carbine" then they just say "oh, ok, cool." I've been collecting high powered rifles since I turned 18, but that doesn't mean I don't take out the occasional Glock to the range :)

(Oh and btw, if you're wondering, i've been selling off my rifles since I'm mad-poor at the moment; so I'm down to a Schmidt-Rubin K31, a Mosin-Nagant M38, and a WASR-10 AK variant)

Cyc6300

9 August 2005, 05:41

I worked at walmart gayest rules on gun and ammo sales ever I remeber this one 14 year old punkass kid he stole a BB gun from us but forgot the ammo and tryed shootin a secruity gaurd now hes doin 4-8 years in a prison idk I just remebered it while reading this lol

Skull6

9 August 2005, 10:14

Bisforbeer, Flynn's a Brit. Private guns (except for hunting use, under heavy licensing) is bad juju over there.

Un4given

9 August 2005, 13:00

Shit, I know the Bobbies over there dont even carry. I dont even know 'bout handguns...

Sammy Sandbag

9 August 2005, 13:04

God bless the USA ::guns::

http://www.aisforarmy.com/bb/album_picm.php?pic_id=380

Associate289

9 August 2005, 13:12

look at those scrawny pastey little forearms

bisforbeer

9 August 2005, 15:02

Sorry, I coulda sworn someone said that they would have trouble buying pistol ammo if they were under 21. (I already know all about the Brits getting shafted about their guns though) I guess I shouldn't post when I'm three sheets to the wind. lol

Wes

9 August 2005, 15:14

beer: you got pics of those weapons you are tryin to sell?

Skull6

9 August 2005, 16:06

.44 mag Desert Eagle long-barrel (blued, not chrome) with a couple extended clips.

Un4given

9 August 2005, 16:13

I want an M4.

bisforbeer

9 August 2005, 17:23

Nah man, unfortunately I don't have any pics right now (they were all on ElSanto's camera and it disappeared when his car got broken into). But I should be visiting my folks sometime this week so i'll get some then.

The only gun I've sold out of my collection lately is my Yugo SKS (to ElSanto) and I miss it already. :(
I'm hoping my financial situation turns around instead, but who knows.

El Santo!

9 August 2005, 18:02

armynurseboy

9 August 2005, 18:30

I want an M4.

Unless you have a Class III license, good luck. Now you can always buy a AR15 carbine that looks like an M4... ;-)

bisforbeer

9 August 2005, 18:41

Those carbines look badass! If I wasn't so po' i'd be lookin' at gettin' me one! hehe

Skull6

9 August 2005, 18:48

I bought BisForBeer's Yugo SKS, and am in the process of seeing how many awesome (read: unnecessary) accesories I can get for it. If some of you are gonna buy his guns, I can tell ya he keeps them clean.

Like this is something to be considered out of the ordinary?

I think folks who don't properly maintain their firearms should be shot with their own filthy weapons!

"A clean weapon is a happy weapon! & a happy weapon is...

more accurate! ::pistols:: "

bisforbeer

9 August 2005, 19:02

Very true, but i've seen some NASTY guns in my lifetime. My rifle's are my babies, that's why I'm kinda teetering on whether or not to sell a couple.

You also have to realize that military types tend to take better care of their firearms, you never know what you're getting into with a civ's gun.

Skull6

9 August 2005, 19:08

I have relatives who haven't served who take proper care of their weapons. Guess that's to be expected in a family which has combat vets & a retired USMC Sergeant Major in it, but it still ain't right to NOT take care of them.

armynurseboy

9 August 2005, 19:14

bisforbeer

9 August 2005, 19:32

Lol, yeah I'm gonna have to go with nurseboy on that one. It's not that all civilians can't clean a guns, it's just that MOST civilians can't clean a gun (much like a few soldiers i've met).

Domer

10 August 2005, 07:43

Most folks don't know how to maintain their cars, let alone a weapon....

It doesn't cost me 25 dollars to oil my weapon, or 125 dollars to tune it up.

Skull6

10 August 2005, 11:16

My truck gets me back & forth to places.

My weapons keep me ALIVE--(& not just from a protection standpoint. I can kill my own food too!)

HerdROTC

11 August 2005, 14:00

Romanian SAR-1 (AK knock off) w/ 2 30 rd. mags
M-1 Garand
7mm Spanish Mauser
12 Gauge Ithaca Featherlight Pump
-Pics posted soon

Skull6

11 August 2005, 15:22

I'm partial to pumps in my shotguns as well.

I'm also partial to bolt action rifles v. semi-automatic, as they seem to be more accurate (the new M-107 being an exception, but I don't own one...:( )

Cerebroden

11 August 2005, 15:29

hmm so I'm guessing that after everytime you fire your weapon in the military you clean it after wards, that type of shit in indoctrined into you, civilians don't have the, I must clean my weapon now, attitude. well atleast most of them anyways, unless you have sgt mjrs, hunters, or texans in your family

Skull6

11 August 2005, 15:43

When firing an assisgned weapon in the military, you're firing a piece of Federal equipment that has been assigned to you for you to accomplish a certain task--albeit qualification, familiarization fire, killing the enemy, etc.

Prior to returning that Federal piece of equipment to the arms room, you'll be required to clean it, repair it to your level of responsibility, annotate any mechanical deficiencies that you cannot repair, & then you'll be allowed to turn it back in. We used to call this PMCS--preventative maintenance, checks & services. Don't they do this anymore?

Besides, it's just a good habit to get into. My unit cleaned their weapons at least once a day, regardless of whether they were fired or not (except while in combat--that should be self-explanatory).

A clean weapon is more accurate & will mis-function much less often than a dirty one. Not that M4s/ M16A2s won't mis-fire, as they are the ONLY weapon I know of to date with a "forward assist." Let's here it for the lowest bidder! :D

Wes

11 August 2005, 16:57

I clean my weapons before and after shooting.

Here is how I look at it:

Here is something that can save your life. It can save someone elses life. If it can't fire and you pull it... your chance of survival for that encounter dropped below 1%.

I274

11 August 2005, 18:58

When in the field, standard sop is daily cleaning - whether you fired it or not.

Wes' comment is 100% correct.

bisforbeer

11 August 2005, 19:09

And sadly that's only because we insist on using the M-16. Keeping your weapon clean is necessary, but with all the advancements in firearms technology you shouldn't NEED to clean it so much.

Then again when they were first issued M-16s were considered "self-cleaning" and weren't even issued with cleaning kits. The Army quickly sent them out after some... issues... with the new self-cleaning rifles... but I guess that just goes to show that theres just no winning.

I274

11 August 2005, 19:11

there is no such thing as self cleaning weapons...

artillery, armor, anything...

if you want it to work, you must maintain it.

Skull6

11 August 2005, 19:17

I should further explain:

We did try to service our sidearms & machine guns at least daily in DS. But it's much more difficult to punch a 120mm gun tube while in a rolling battle...

P.S. For those of you aspiring to Armor--NEVER try to "punch" (clean) the main gun when it's hot. NEVER! (Not until the get rid of that chrome lining, at least.)

Wes

11 August 2005, 19:28

SAWs tend to go a bit smoother once they get some carbon on them, but you need it clean to start out. Always better safe than sorry.

bisforbeer

11 August 2005, 19:44

there is no such thing as self cleaning weapons...

artillery, armor, anything...

if you want it to work, you must maintain it.

Never said there was, just that the DoD was dumb enough to beleive in them at one point. Next thing you know we'll be in Ireland looking for little pots of gold!

armynurseboy

12 August 2005, 11:20

Not that M4s/ M16A2s won't mis-fire, as they are the ONLY weapon I know of to date with a "forward assist." Let's here it for the lowest bidder! :D

The forward assist was needed due to Eugene Stoner's design of the bolt carrier (fully enclosed with no outward projecting cocking handle like an AK). The problems with the M-16 fouling was part misunderstanding about maintenance, but also because the military decided to change the type of powder being used in the cartridge without bothering to tell the manufacturer. The new powder burned cooler thus prolonging weapon life, but left more residue.

armynurseboy

12 August 2005, 11:31

And sadly that's only because we insist on using the M-16. Keeping your weapon clean is necessary, but with all the advancements in firearms technology you shouldn't NEED to clean it so much.

The M-16 is a pretty decent weapon (hell it's been in service going on 50 years now). It's still the industry standard that all modern assault rifles are judged against. The reason we haven't replaced it is there really isn't anything out there that is overwhelmingly better. It does have it's flaws, mind you. The biggest being the direct gas impingement system. I think Heckler and Koch has created a short stroke piston version of the M-4 that eliminates the fouling problems associated with the direct gas impingement used currently. If conversions are a cheaper alternative than adopting a new rifle, then you might see the M-16 stay in service longer.

bisforbeer

12 August 2005, 20:03

Well the M-16 is definitely not the cream of the crop, but switching to one of the many, overwhelmingly better weapons, would be extremely expensive so we're sticking with what we already paid for.

I don't know how closely you follow weapons technology but the Russian Federation already has a rifle capable of firing multiple rounds before the shooter feels any recoil. That means they land on top of each other (and go through just about any armor). The only problem: its too expensive for the Russians to afford! lol

But don't get me wrong, I'm happy with the M-16, I just don't think it deserves to be on such a pedestal.

armynurseboy

12 August 2005, 20:54