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Your Most Unusual Rifle? (A Firearm Discussion Thread.) I Know, Right?

KenK/84BravoKenK/84Bravo Member Posts: 12,055 ✭✭✭✭
edited October 2020 in General Discussion

Have a lot, but I would have to say my Remington 7615 .556 Police Pump.

The other, would be a cherished Bring Back from my Dad. (He was in WWII, Korea, Vietnam ABN CSM) He only brought back significant firearms. It is a 1942 (Izvehsk) Mosin Nagant M38 in the White with rough tool marks, and an unfinished (no varnish/stain) Stock. (Stalingrad Special?)

You?

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    SCOUT5SCOUT5 Member Posts: 16,182 ✭✭✭✭
    Back in 98 I missed a head shot with a .22 on a walking grouse.  That was unusual and I've looked at that rifle funny ever since.
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    kimikimi Member Posts: 44,723 ✭✭✭
    edited October 2020
    That would have to be between my Type 2, Winchester-Springfield 1903 Sniper Rifle in 30 GOV'T 06, produced in 1922, One of five known to exist, or a Deluxe Remington-Keene in Marlin 40-60, or a SO Whitney-Kennedy in 45-60, with Double Set Triggers, or, perhaps, the only 45-70 factory Whitney-Kennedy known to exist.
    What's next?
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    KenK/84BravoKenK/84Bravo Member Posts: 12,055 ✭✭✭✭
    edited October 2020

    After years of saying I would never trade it/sell it, "Safe Queen" early years (1940) Nambu Type 14. Bring Back from my Dad. (Original nickle magazine, one Triple K repro mag, [waited years for enough orders to come in that they ran a new mnfgr run.] a new repro holster set up, Wolff spring kit, SS firing pin, 300 rounds 8mm Nambu rounds.) Very nice condition.

    Traded it for a Custom/built Essential Arms J-15. Chrome lined 21" Bull barrel, Dragon Muzzle brake, disassembled, bead blasted, Cerakoted with matte OD green. Black Magpul furniture, Sig-Tac CP4 BDC red/green illuminated reticle Scope. Padded/camouflaged (Cobra?) Sling

    Came from the Owner of my Former 2/75th Ranger Brother/Best friend's gunshop in Nanuet, NY. shipped to a gunshop in PA (Santo's) another 2/75th Ranger Weapons Specialist (friend of my best friend) for the recommended work to be done, prior to shipment to me in TN.

    It's nice. Very nice. 😁

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    John J StimsonJohn J Stimson Member Posts: 111 ✭✭✭
    edited October 2020
    I have one of the rifles  High Standard Manufacturing Company submitted for the light rifle trials.
     
    The High Standard offering was designed by Gus Swebilius the majority owner of High Standard.  Of course the Winchester won the competition.  Fred Humeston was the lead designer on the Winchester carbine project and his name appears on most of the patents issued for that gun. Gus and Fred both worked in the Winchester development group under Edwin Pugsley before the war. Between the time Winchester applied for the patents on the M-1 Carbine and the time the patents were issued, Fred had left Winchester to join the High Standard machinegun company.  After the war Fred became the head of design at the High Standard Manufacturing Corporation and was the designer for High Standard 's  HS 2 design series shot guns better known as the Sears Roebuck Model 20 Pump Shotgun.  He also designed the Sears Model 30 family of .22 rifles.
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    KenK/84BravoKenK/84Bravo Member Posts: 12,055 ✭✭✭✭

    Wow, John. You honor us with your rare contribution in the GBGD forum.

    Slumming it?

    Just kidding. Welcome. Glad to see you Sir.

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    KenK/84BravoKenK/84Bravo Member Posts: 12,055 ✭✭✭✭
    edited October 2020

    A Sporterized 1915 mnfgr. Berlin/Oberndorff Gewehr 98. Arsenal remanufactured to a KAR 98 in 1943. (8mm)

    One of my best deals ever. Working as a Heavy Equipment Operator at a Sawmill. One of my work friends aqcuired 2 firearms in a trade. One he wanted, one he knew nothing about. Approaching my loader, I spotted what he had as a Mauser (via the brass take down ring in the stock.) Well before he got to me. (Of course I was interested.)

    Did not want to Sell it, wanted to trade for it. "What do you have in your safe, do you not want?" (Uhhmmnn,..................Nothing. That's why it's in my safe.) Kept looking, had two identical Armscor/RIA MP20's (40's?) .22 semi auto magazine fed. (Except for optics) Traded on with a UTG red dot sight on it even up for the Mauser. Had maybe $250 in the Armscor/RIA.

    He was happy, I was thrilled. Win/Win.

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    Ricci.WrightRicci.Wright Member Posts: 5,129 ✭✭✭✭
    edited October 2020
    I have a stock unmolested Glock pistol. Yes I know you said rifle but this Glock hasn't decided if it is a rifle or pistol yet. It has decided to remain black.
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    KenK/84BravoKenK/84Bravo Member Posts: 12,055 ✭✭✭✭
    edited October 2020

    What does it "Identify" as?

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    Grunt2Grunt2 Member Posts: 2,525 ✭✭✭✭
    A "Combo" rifle...The upper is the barrel and stock...then a French Unique mod L (22lr) semi-auto is snapped into the upper after removing the slide...
    Retired LEO
    Combat Vet VN
    D.A.V Life Member
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    dreherdreher Member Posts: 8,788 ✭✭✭✭
    It is not anything all that special but it has put down a whole bunch of deer.  It also was the rifle I put in my, at that time, 12 yo sons hands to take his first deer.  A Browning 78 high wall 243.
    This rifle made a good hunter out of me.  It is amazing how having one shot changes your perspective on things!!! 
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    wundudneewundudnee Member Posts: 6,101 ✭✭✭
    Winchester .22 Thumbtrigger

    Winchester Model 55 .22 Single Shot Automatic Striker fired.

    Bottom rifle. Hamilton .22 The entire rifle is sheet metal including the sheet metal wrapped brass barrel and receiver.
    Probably the cheapest, scariest .22 made.

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    Butchdog2Butchdog2 Member Posts: 3,834 ✭✭✭✭
    Foreign made garden gun, German maybe, 22 lr and 9mm shot side by side. Looks like a kids gun, no comment 84,
    very nice. Good boring bee buster. Wish I had the smarts to post pictures, maybe someday.
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    gesshotsgesshots Member Posts: 15,679 ✭✭✭✭
    edited October 2020

    Discussion: I came here for an argument !!

    Oh well since you asked: A Savage 99, .308 rifle someone cobbled into .45ACP carbine. Didn't have the rotary mag. No longer in my arsenal.


    It's being willing. I found out early that most men, regardless of cause or need, aren't willing. They blink an eye or draw a breath before they pull the trigger. I won't. ~ J.B. Books
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    drobsdrobs Member Posts: 22,533 ✭✭✭✭

    Winchester 1907 SL 351 Win - if you look this fellow up he was around in the time of Bonnie and Clyde plus was on some stakeouts for Pretty Boy Floyd.

    I need to clean it up a bit and send it to Locust Fork.


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    chmechme Member Posts: 1,466 ✭✭✭✭
    Nothing incredibly rare.  But I DO have an M1 Carbine.  Made in caliber 9mm Parabellum.  Iver Johnson.  The factory stock is Zytel Nylon- and looks like a canoe paddle- flat on the sides.  From what I can find, there were 200 made.  Fun little lightweight plinker that shoots cheap ammo.  Uses Browning Hi- Power magazines.   
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    TRAP55TRAP55 Member Posts: 8,270 ✭✭✭
    Teddy Roosevelt's Sharps Business Rifle. Got it in a coffee can, and took me 8yrs to restore it. I got Marlin's first semi auto .22 from the early 1930's, a Model 50 open bolt. I might get to shoot it one day, if I ever find a magazine for it.
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    chiefrchiefr Member Posts: 13,800 ✭✭✭✭
    I was going to say Tom Sellecks 1911, but this is a rifle discussion.  :)  
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    ruger41ruger41 Member Posts: 14,647 ✭✭✭

    I don’t have anything super weird but I do have a Winchester 1894 rifle made in 1895 that has a carbine stock instead of the crescent buttstock that it should have. Bought it at an estate sale for the pricey sum of $350. It’s a great shooter and I actually prefer the carbine stock to the crescent style anyway. It also had 5 tiny hash marks on the lever. I’m ASSUMING those were for deer taken and not something two legged.

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