The I LOVE THIS GUN Thread - Page 1849

Signal · 12-07-2012, 08:38 PM

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Originally Posted by Happy Seal

Thanks Signal! Saved a while for this piece!

I bet

YamaLink · 12-07-2012, 08:43 PM

Bi-Mart had a sale on stainless/synthetic Ruger 10/22 for $199.97. Snagged the last one in stock.

Hedge36 · 12-07-2012, 08:48 PM

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Originally Posted by YamaLink

Bi-Mart had a sale on stainless/synthetic Ruger 10/22 for $199.97. Snagged the last one in stock.

I saw that, damn near grabbed one myself.

Rustynuts · 12-07-2012, 10:16 PM

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Originally Posted by RuggedExposure

Picked this up yesterday from a coworker... He was going to try and build one, then bought a house and decided he didn't need this

Built a Mega billet Ma-Ten a while back and I love their receivers, they machine a nice product....

RuggedExposure · 12-07-2012, 10:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Rustynuts

Built a Mega billet Ma-Ten a while back and I love their receivers, they machine a nice product....

18" bbl? What handguard is that?

Rustynuts · 12-07-2012, 10:31 PM

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Originally Posted by RuggedExposure

18" bbl? What handguard is that?

Barrel is a Rainier Arms 18" SS Ultramatch mid lenght gas system and the handguard is a Apex Machining. *I LOVE the Apex and will be using on all future builds, it's very modular as far as adding rails and isn't big and bulky

Apex Machining

RuggedExposure · 12-07-2012, 10:35 PM

I see that the handguard clamps onto the bbl nut. Does it have any wobble? What length is that?

Rustynuts · 12-07-2012, 10:45 PM

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Originally Posted by RuggedExposure

I see that the handguard clamps onto the bbl nut. Does it have any wobble? What length is that?

The clamp is a very precision (extremely snug) fit in the stock barrel nut, then the handguard slips ove the clamp ans bolts on and there is absolutely NO movement at all. The one on my rifle is a 12.5"

skysailor · 12-08-2012, 08:28 AM

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Originally Posted by urbancowboy

i can't argue with that.

i should add, even with the most reliable semi-auto, you should replace the mags every few years. especially if you keep them loaded. or at least replace the mag springs.

only have one revolver, SW model 10. not a revolver guy. i've shot it, but haven't fallen in love with it yet.

are the internal hammer ones as reliable? (e.g. SW #640).

That S&W Model 10 was the standard duty piece for most Canadian LEOs for just about ever. Now they've all gone for SIGs (I think) in .40. We can't buy Model 10's because of the 4" tube. Ruger markets it's DA revolvers with a 4.2" tube, so they're CDN legal.

Manuel Garcia O'Kely · 12-08-2012, 09:12 AM

Well, I did it, I ordered the Hi-Power in Walnut with adjustable sights.

They are not in stock very many places, new. Would have considered used if I could have found one to put hands on first, but I won't buy used sight-unseen.

Well, it should be here just in time to put under the tree! I can't wait!

Not the cheapest 9 on the market. I looked yesterday at a buddy's S+W MP. I actually shot it a few weeks ago. It's nice enough, and light, but I really don't like not having a 'real' safety on it, although in truth, I have no plans to carry the thing around L+L.

Also joined the local shooting sports club so I can have access to all their ranges - it's a nice club from the looks of it and they have a variety of events including cowboy shooting.

This is the first new gun I've gotten in a long time indeed - heck I think the last new one I bought was the .22 bolt action and I know that was 20 years ago at least. The rest I inherited from my grandad and father.

skysailor · 12-08-2012, 01:45 PM

Congrats. Love the Hi-Power. It fits my hand really well. I'm in the market for a 9, and it's between the Hi-Power and the CZ series. Still have a little more research to do though. Don't like poly pistols. Hate the way a Glock feels in my hand, Enjoy the Hi-Power!
Lyle

Speedo66 · 12-09-2012, 08:13 AM

Wound up some years ago when I first got on the job with a WWII Colt 1911 and a Fabrique National 9MM (Browning Hi-Power), which was a war souvenir with Nazi markings. Both were bring homes from WWII vets I was working with. Also got a Luger the same way.

I wound up selling the Colt first because it didn't feel as nicely made, or fit my hand as well as the FN. Also was loose as could be and not very accurate.

The FN was a great gun, never failed to fire and held 17 rounds in the German stamped mags. It had come with 2 mags and the original holster.

I eventually sold it many years later to a collector because it was too big, as far as I was concerned, for off duty carry. Sold the Luger to a collector also.

Still have fond memories of the FN.

Good luck with yours.

Rusty Rocket · 12-09-2012, 08:35 AM

I looked, but I can't find the story shown on TV, on the station website but a gun buy back was held in Hartford, CT and a couple days later the police returned the weapon to the person who turned it in. It was a WWII German assault rifle that they said was worth $30-40,000. They showed a picture of it. Talk about a nice thing to do. I couldn't believe some of the nice stuff being turned in. The people could have gotten much more for many for the guns from a local gun store.

I always figure the people running the buy back take the good stuff home anyway. $75 gift card for a nice stainless Ruger revolver. Whattta deal.

found this: about story

http://www.reddit.com/r/guns/comments/14i188/woman_turns_in_sturngewehr_44_in_hartford_ct_gun/

here's a video I found later:

http://www.necn.com/12/08/12/WW2-weapon-turned-in-during-gun-buy-back/landing.html?blockID=811359&feedID=11106

Fire Escape · 12-09-2012, 11:33 AM

That is really a rare occurance. The people behind those gun 'Buy Back' programs usually want any and every firearm they can collect to be destoyed. Of course the individual officers assigned to the project might not share that sentiment. Generally the programs run in a 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' atmosphere, in order to get illegal and stolen firearms turned in they don't ask information or record where anything comes from, they just take the firearm and hand out $$$. Someone had to take the time to look into this particular firearm. Nice to see that happen these days.

The programs are really a great success, unknowing widows lose out on hundreds or thousands of $$$ for their spouses collection and crooks get to 'fence' the guns that they have stolen without any worry of being caught.

It was a pretty quick glance, but at the beginning of that video the was an M-14 on the table. In shooting condition that should be worth at least a couple K. Wonder if it hit the shredder?

Bruce

Speedo66 · 12-09-2012, 12:13 PM

So much for anonymous gun turn ins.

I was at one in Brooklyn and a guy handed in a US marked single action Colt in excellent condition. I almost started moaning.

The turn in was at a church, but staffed by members of the NYPD firearms unit. I asked them if that gun would be destroyed, and was told it would be taken back to their HQ and kept for historical purposes, as in their firearms museum. I saw several other collectibles including M-1's, M-1 carbines, and lots of rifles with expensive scopes being turned in. A huge pile of gun cases also started growing on the floor. Would have been nice if they gave the scopes and cases back to the owners to sell separately.

I often wonder if that Colt ever made it back to their HQ.

I handed in a couple of junk .22 rifles, a starter pistol, and a broken BB rifle, and got back enough to buy my son a new Mossberg pump shotgun, and myself a Marlin Papoose.

12-07-2012, 10:35 PM	#27727
RuggedExposure wandering the desert Joined: Apr 2011 Location: Hermanas, NM (on the US/Mex border past BFE) Oddometer: 681	I see that the handguard clamps onto the bbl nut. Does it have any wobble? What length is that? __________________ Many 'a hand began to scan around for the next plateau. Some say it was Greenland, and some say Mexico. Others decided it was nowhere except for where they stood. Border Road 100 Border Road Rally Raid '13 Husky Terra 650 , '08 Kawasaki Meanstreak 1600, '95 DR350S

12-08-2012, 09:12 AM	#27730
Manuel Garcia O'Kely Back at last Joined: Apr 2004 Location: Central Colorado Rockies Oddometer: 9,890	Pulled the trigger, so to speak. Well, I did it, I ordered the Hi-Power in Walnut with adjustable sights. They are not in stock very many places, new. Would have considered used if I could have found one to put hands on first, but I won't buy used sight-unseen. Well, it should be here just in time to put under the tree! I can't wait! Not the cheapest 9 on the market. I looked yesterday at a buddy's S+W MP. I actually shot it a few weeks ago. It's nice enough, and light, but I really don't like not having a 'real' safety on it, although in truth, I have no plans to carry the thing around L+L. Also joined the local shooting sports club so I can have access to all their ranges - it's a nice club from the looks of it and they have a variety of events including cowboy shooting. This is the first new gun I've gotten in a long time indeed - heck I think the last new one I bought was the .22 bolt action and I know that was 20 years ago at least. The rest I inherited from my grandad and father. __________________ "More than any time in history, mankind now faces a crossroads. One path leads to despair and utter hopelessness, the other to total extinction. Let us pray that we have the wisdom to choose correctly." Woody Allen "enhance not enjoy, gramps mcbuzzkill" - Lemon G.

12-09-2012, 08:13 AM	#27732
Speedo66 Beastly Adventurer Joined: Jan 2010 Location: Now Fairfield Co, CT Oddometer: 4,594	Wound up some years ago when I first got on the job with a WWII Colt 1911 and a Fabrique National 9MM (Browning Hi-Power), which was a war souvenir with Nazi markings. Both were bring homes from WWII vets I was working with. Also got a Luger the same way. I wound up selling the Colt first because it didn't feel as nicely made, or fit my hand as well as the FN. Also was loose as could be and not very accurate. The FN was a great gun, never failed to fire and held 17 rounds in the German stamped mags. It had come with 2 mags and the original holster. I eventually sold it many years later to a collector because it was too big, as far as I was concerned, for off duty carry. Sold the Luger to a collector also. Still have fond memories of the FN. Good luck with yours. __________________ '01 Kawasaki W650 '05 Yamaha XT225

12-09-2012, 08:35 AM	#27733
Rusty Rocket Life behind "Bars" Joined: Dec 2005 Location: Northcentral CT Oddometer: 6,263	I looked, but I can't find the story shown on TV, on the station website but a gun buy back was held in Hartford, CT and a couple days later the police returned the weapon to the person who turned it in. It was a WWII German assault rifle that they said was worth $30-40,000. They showed a picture of it. Talk about a nice thing to do. I couldn't believe some of the nice stuff being turned in. The people could have gotten much more for many for the guns from a local gun store. I always figure the people running the buy back take the good stuff home anyway. $75 gift card for a nice stainless Ruger revolver. Whattta deal. found this: about story http://www.reddit.com/r/guns/comments/14i188/woman_turns_in_sturngewehr_44_in_hartford_ct_gun/ here's a video I found later: http://www.necn.com/12/08/12/WW2-weapon-turned-in-during-gun-buy-back/landing.html?blockID=811359&feedID=11106 __________________ 1996 DR 650 (a big girl that likes it dirty) 1973 Penton Six-Days (mint) 1971 Suzuki TS185 (needs restoration) 2005 KTM 400exc w/ BajaDesigns D/S light kit Rusty Rocket screwed with this post 12-09-2012 at 09:39 AM

12-09-2012, 11:33 AM	#27734
Fire Escape Beastly Adventurer Joined: Apr 2007 Location: Epsom, NH Oddometer: 1,126	Returned from Buy Back? That is really a rare occurance. The people behind those gun 'Buy Back' programs usually want any and every firearm they can collect to be destoyed. Of course the individual officers assigned to the project might not share that sentiment. Generally the programs run in a 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' atmosphere, in order to get illegal and stolen firearms turned in they don't ask information or record where anything comes from, they just take the firearm and hand out $$$. Someone had to take the time to look into this particular firearm. Nice to see that happen these days. The programs are really a great success, unknowing widows lose out on hundreds or thousands of $$$ for their spouses collection and crooks get to 'fence' the guns that they have stolen without any worry of being caught. It was a pretty quick glance, but at the beginning of that video the was an M-14 on the table. In shooting condition that should be worth at least a couple K. Wonder if it hit the shredder? Bruce __________________ No one calls the Fire Department because they did something smart! 06 DR 650, Moose RS Holder, Handguards and Skidplate, ProTaper bars, Garmin 60CSx, Motech racks w/ 20mm Ammo cans, Renazco, TKCs summer/17" SM wheels winter 08 Scrambler, Conti Trail Attacks and BlackTiger Fork mod, 05 FSE 450, 03 KLR 250, 02 FXDX, 72 WR 250 (again), 72 SL 350 K2 (again), 72 TR6R, 06 XT 225 Fire Escape screwed with this post 12-09-2012 at 11:41 AM

12-07-2012, 08:43 PM	#27722
YamaLink Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Jun 2008 Oddometer: 248	Bi-Mart had a sale on stainless/synthetic Ruger 10/22 for $199.97. Snagged the last one in stock.

12-08-2012, 01:45 PM	#27731
skysailor Rat Rider Joined: Oct 2007 Location: Kenora, Canada Oddometer: 2,798	Congrats. Love the Hi-Power. It fits my hand really well. I'm in the market for a 9, and it's between the Hi-Power and the CZ series. Still have a little more research to do though. Don't like poly pistols. Hate the way a Glock feels in my hand, Enjoy the Hi-Power! Lyle

12-09-2012, 12:13 PM	#27735
Speedo66 Beastly Adventurer Joined: Jan 2010 Location: Now Fairfield Co, CT Oddometer: 4,594	So much for anonymous gun turn ins. I was at one in Brooklyn and a guy handed in a US marked single action Colt in excellent condition. I almost started moaning. The turn in was at a church, but staffed by members of the NYPD firearms unit. I asked them if that gun would be destroyed, and was told it would be taken back to their HQ and kept for historical purposes, as in their firearms museum. I saw several other collectibles including M-1's, M-1 carbines, and lots of rifles with expensive scopes being turned in. A huge pile of gun cases also started growing on the floor. Would have been nice if they gave the scopes and cases back to the owners to sell separately. I often wonder if that Colt ever made it back to their HQ. I handed in a couple of junk .22 rifles, a starter pistol, and a broken BB rifle, and got back enough to buy my son a new Mossberg pump shotgun, and myself a Marlin Papoose. __________________ '01 Kawasaki W650 '05 Yamaha XT225

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