Hey, gun nuts!

[Peregrinator]

Indeed we will.

See the tail end of the haft? That's turquoise, onyx, and silver. Very much a trademark of Zuni craftsmanship. The blade itself could have been made anywhere, but I'm guessing that the two craftsmen were closely associated geographically. It's just a guess though so being wrong isn't going to haunt me.

Ishmael

I think it was a perfectly reasonable guess. I won't take you to task for it. It does have a distinctly southwest look to it.

 

[koalabear]

I meant to ask you about that, actually. That's your Kimber, right? What is it that you love so much about them as opposed to other .45's?

Well made, I also have a Wilson Professional and an Ed Brown Custom Classic. Wilson is but far the most accurate, the Kimber is just purdier.

 

[Peregrinator]

Well made, I also have a Wilson Professional and an Ed Brown Custom Classic. Wilson is but far the most accurate, the Kimber is just purdier.

Just kind of undefineable "it," huh?

 

[koalabear]

Just kind of undefineable "it," huh?

Just time for a new one, the others were bought in the late 80's. Plus Wilson and Brown prices have gone through the roof lately.

 

[Peregrinator]

Just time for a new one, the others were bought in the late 80's. Plus Wilson and Brown prices have gone through the roof lately.

A new Kimber?

 

[1sickbastard]

Any of y'all ever seen or shot a Johnson M1941 automatic rifle? I'm kinda a freak for WW2 weaponry, & I've seen or heard very little about it, but what I've heard has been pretty good.

I'd like to hear from somebody who has actually used one.

 

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[koalabear]

A new Kimber?

Yep, about $1100, a new Wilson Professional runs $2800.

 

[koalabear]

Any of y'all ever seen or shot a Johnson M1941 automatic rifle? I'm kinda a freak for WW2 weaponry, & I've seen or heard very little about it, but what I've heard has been pretty good.

I'd like to hear from somebody who has actually used one.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/14/M1941.jpg​

Never heard of them.

 

[unregistered]

 

[unregistered]

 

[Peregrinator]

Yep, about $1100, a new Wilson Professional runs $2800.

Jesus christ.

 

[unregistered]

 

[Peregrinator]

I don't use them. I bought them to hand down to sons or friends. They would be very serviceable in the field, but they are a work of art in my view. Damascus steel has to be cared for, they will rust if not kept clean, oiled or waxed.

That's what I figured. Hey, I'm your friend, right?

 

[1sickbastard]

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/14/M1941.jpg​

Never heard of them.

I saw one in a Marine armory on Okinawa, haven't fired one. Some of them saw action on Guadalcanal I believe. Found this on YouTube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yifKfSfTro

I first heard about'em on the show 'Guns of WW2'. The episode's focus was automatic rifles. I also found it in a Jane's recognition guide.

It gells that you saw it in a USMC armory. I think the USMC was the only service that used them. The show mentioned they were well thought of by the troops that had them.

Thanx for the youtube link.

 

[koalabear]

Red Ryder my ass. I have two of them.

OK, 300 .223 reloads.

 

[koalabear]

Jesus christ.

He won't help you, you don't believe in him.

 

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[Peregrinator]

He won't help you, you don't believe in him.

I haven't shot enough pistols to spend that much on one.

 

[koalabear]

Want to spend some bucks on a pistol, go here:

http://www.customsixguns.com/sixguns.htm

or if you want to lose all feeling in your gun hand, go there.

 

[unregistered]

 

[koalabear]

I haven't shot enough pistols to spend that much on one.

You libs drove up the prices, you've only yourselves to blame.http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn233/koalabear_photo/giggle.gif

 

[Peregrinator]

Want to spend some bucks on a pistol, go here:

http://www.customsixguns.com/sixguns.htm

Not me, at least not yet. If it goes "bang" when I pull the trigger and the bullet winds up somewhere in the neighborhood of where I thought it was going to go, I'm good for now. Talk to me after I've got a few hundred thousand rounds downrange.

 

[koalabear]

Not enough equity my friend, it's one of a kind.

I still have 800 or so rounds left over from my last hunting trip.

I would throw in an old Winchester lever action, but you'd go for that.

 

[Peregrinator]

Not enough equity my friend, it's one of a kind.

I still have 800 or so rounds left over from my last hunting trip.

Were you hunting a battalion?

You libs drove up the prices, you've only yourselves to blame.http://i305.photobucket.com/albums/nn233/koalabear_photo/giggle.gif

Which one of us owns three of them again? Demand...price...something about that.