Thread: Guns Guns and MORE Guns

Originally Posted by IsaacRN

I actually put money down on my first handgun yesterday. I hope to receive it from the factory in two months or less.

I picked up a Kimber Custom Stainless TLE II .45.

Cant wait to get it in..

I love my TLE

I don't see anyone talking about the M14 7.62mm Nato. I won several ribbons with that weapon. I understand they are not available for civilian puchase. Why? It seems if you can own a BAR or a Thompson you should be able to own an M14.

We (USN) carried them as small arms on submarines until about 1980. They decided that our biggest threat would not be at sea but in friendly ports so a long range, high powered rifle would no longer be practical. They took the M14 away and gave us 12 ga riot guns with special shells full of little pointy things called fleshettes. They trained us to maximize effect against an advancing crowd by firing into the ground halfway between you and the front line of the mob. OUCH!

If I'm not mistaken you can buy an M-14. If it is with selector switch it requires the federal tax stamp and costs thousands of dollars. A lot of guys buy the AR-15 civilian target version. Nowhere near the cost of the former but expensive nonetheless.

Springfield Armory is still making the M1A in 7.62 (M14 clone).

Originally Posted by Sticky

Springfield Armory is still making the M1A in 7.62 (M14 clone).

I'd rather have an FAL, I think.
I can't afford either one, though.

Anyone ever strop on a leather rifle sling??

Originally Posted by Ohio

I'd rather have an FAL, I think.
I can't afford either one, though.

Anyone ever strop on a leather rifle sling??

I lurve my FAL.

Originally Posted by Ohio

I'd rather have an FAL, I think.
I can't afford either one, though.

Anyone ever strop on a leather rifle sling??

Hadn't considered it but I'm sure it'd work. Heck, you could get a surplus canvas sling for a couple bucks and use that in place of linen. You'd have to be a little more careful--I think they're an inch and a quarter wide.

Plus a good sling (like a Turner Saddlery or Les Tam) runs about $45.

I have some old and some new.

Savage 340C in 30-30
Remingtong Model Five in .22 LR

A single shot break-open 12 gauge

and my XD-45 Compact, first gun I bought myself.

my gun of choice is the Star Firestar Plus 9mm. Small with a good bit of heft to it and high cap magazine.

There are some GREAT pictures of some real beauties there.

Thank you to all who posted up the pictures, I am a little picture challanged so its very difficult to get them right for me.