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For me, I guess it was the M-79 grenade launcher and the LAAW rocket launcher. And when I was a kid i got to shoot a real WWII Luger that my buddy's dad took off a nazi officer in the war. Back then that was pretty darn cool.
Strangest gun you have ever fired or handled
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I've got a custom one. 11" barrel, 30.25" OAL, 3 shot single stack mag. Fires .410, .45LC, .454 Casull .45 Schofield. Will chamber .460 S&W (not .460 Roland as I originally typed) but I'm not trying that purely due to chamber pressures. Loaded with blanks it can be used as a line launcher to throw a light line a hundred or so meters. No recoil even with .454 and It can be fired single handed like a duelling pistol. Next things I want to do to it are a shellholder bolt for .45ACP and suppress it.
I don't think it's strange (very cool, yes) but whenever I get it out somewhere the general response is "What the heck is THAT?"
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A custom Smith & Wesson Model 29, with the barrel cut down to 2 1/2", and magnaported. The "N" frame grip had been cut off, and a "K" frame grip welded on. Naturally there had been a VERY good trigger job done on it. The gun had been refinished and looked to me anyway, like a factory job. The owner let me shoot a few rounds through it, the first time I ever fired a 44 Magnum.
(Now, understand, I was young at the time, and that's what the fellow told me had been done, anyway.)
(Now, understand, I was young at the time, and that's what the fellow told me had been done, anyway.)
aarondhgraham
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A wheellock pistol,,,
I once new an older gentleman who had a tremendous collection of antique guns,,,
The odd thing was that he liked to shoot the darn things,,,
Not just hang em on a wall and look at them.
He let me fire off a lightly loaded round,,,
Then we fired rocks and bones from a blunderbuss.
Aarond
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I once new an older gentleman who had a tremendous collection of antique guns,,,
The odd thing was that he liked to shoot the darn things,,,
Not just hang em on a wall and look at them.
He let me fire off a lightly loaded round,,,
Then we fired rocks and bones from a blunderbuss.
Aarond
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Glenn E. Meyer
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Modern Tactical but Impractical Guns You bought Just Because
Watching the weird antique thread by Aaron - I thought of modern guns promoted for self-defense but really impractical but you bought just for grins.
Yes, they would work if you shot someone but they are not the greatest choice.
Spare me the Judge though - haha. We've done that.
My thoughts:
1. My NAA Mini 22S revolver. It shoots, it's tiny. It's wonderfully hard to shoot at a distance. I tried it on the old TX DPS CHL protocol. I shot a 120 ish. With a Glock I shoot 250 (which anyone should). I shot a 230 ish with a Mini with the 1 5/8 barrel - although some rounds were sidewise.
2. I saw and was tempted by the Bond Backup - http://bondarms.com/bond-arms-handguns/backup/. It just looked cool - Must be a bear to shoot and only two rounds, etc. But it's scary looking.
3. Mossberg Maverick O/U shotgun - Double barrel guns are neat - It offers nothing over my Winchester Defender but it was a tempting model on the grins side. Reviews were mixed so I passed.
Any others you bought just because it's 'tactical' but somewhat silly?
Watching the weird antique thread by Aaron - I thought of modern guns promoted for self-defense but really impractical but you bought just for grins.
Yes, they would work if you shot someone but they are not the greatest choice.
Spare me the Judge though - haha. We've done that.
My thoughts:
1. My NAA Mini 22S revolver. It shoots, it's tiny. It's wonderfully hard to shoot at a distance. I tried it on the old TX DPS CHL protocol. I shot a 120 ish. With a Glock I shoot 250 (which anyone should). I shot a 230 ish with a Mini with the 1 5/8 barrel - although some rounds were sidewise.
2. I saw and was tempted by the Bond Backup - http://bondarms.com/bond-arms-handguns/backup/. It just looked cool - Must be a bear to shoot and only two rounds, etc. But it's scary looking.
3. Mossberg Maverick O/U shotgun - Double barrel guns are neat - It offers nothing over my Winchester Defender but it was a tempting model on the grins side. Reviews were mixed so I passed.
Any others you bought just because it's 'tactical' but somewhat silly?
Microgunner
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I own a Boberg XR9-S whos magazine is loaded from the back, projectile first, and the pistol pulls the cartridge from the back of the mag, lifts it up and shoves it into the chamber.
I also own a Chiappa Rhino. 357.
I used to own a .25ACP folding pen gun.
I also own a Chiappa Rhino. 357.
I used to own a .25ACP folding pen gun.
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Guggmeister
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Some old british breech lock blackpowder gun with carrot-sized cartridges. Henry something.
I have to agree that for a modern gun, the Boberg XR9-S wins "strangest gun". You can take it apart and spend a good amount of time just trying to figure out what each part does. Besides the way cartridges are pulled from the magazine and then inserted into the chamber, there are a couple other oddities about this gun:
1. The "hammer" is a square steel "flap" that fits flush with the pistol;
2. The recoil spring is offset to the side and runs about the full length of the slide;
3. Boberg has videos of how the gun will still function properly with the recoil spring/guiderod removed.
4. If you don't use the right ammo, the bullet can actually separate from the casing upon being pulled from the magazine.
5. Some parts serve dual purposes - I'm still trying to figure out what each part does.
1. The "hammer" is a square steel "flap" that fits flush with the pistol;
2. The recoil spring is offset to the side and runs about the full length of the slide;
3. Boberg has videos of how the gun will still function properly with the recoil spring/guiderod removed.
4. If you don't use the right ammo, the bullet can actually separate from the casing upon being pulled from the magazine.
5. Some parts serve dual purposes - I'm still trying to figure out what each part does.
carguychris
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FWIW it's not entirely new; the Boberg's basic feed system- with the cartridges being yanked out of the rear of the magazine by "tongs", then fed forwards- is conceptually based on the Mars (or Webley-Mars) pistol, which was designed around the end of the 19th century by a Brit named Hugh Gabbet-Fairfax.Jo6pak said:
However, the Boberg fixes the Mars' primary design flaw- an ejection system that often required partial disassembly of the weapon to clear an FTE.
carguychris
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I wrote "conceptually based"- like how a Glock is conceptually based on a 1911.Skans said:
The "backwards" feed system using "tongs" or "fingers" is about where the similarities between the Boberg and Mars begin and end- but IMHO this one similarity is significant, as it's a departure from virtually every other semi-auto pistol design.
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