"Carl's Lounge" (Off-Topic Discussion, Traditional Knife "Tales & Vignettes")

pmew said:
I was fishing for brown trout tonight in the loch behind our house. (Photo is looking north west at our cottage, taken in the autumn)



Just four wee'uns, but they'll do nicely for breakfast. Rory's knife must have brought me luck.



It's traditional here to carry em home on a sprig of heather. Handy too, there's not much else around. I was on the far side away from the house to the west.

Paul
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Beautiful picture and thank you for sharing!

Cate
 
Blues said:
Just wanted to take a moment to give a public and heartfelt thanks to John (jc57) for his very kind pm received by me some minutes ago.

John won a knife I gave away in a thread in honor of my late canine companion, Smoky, which can be viewed here: http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/s...away-(In-memory-of-quot-Smoky-quot-2003-2013)

John, informed me this morning that he has made a very generous donation to the Tarheel Weimaraner Rescue in honor of Smoky and though he didn't ask for any recognition for his kindness, I felt it deserved mention so that others (who may not know) would learn what often goes unseen and unheard behind the scenes on these forums.

Thank you, John. You have touched both me and my wife deeply with your thoughtful and generous gesture.
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That was so sweet of John to do. Thank you for sharing this!

There are many, many sweet people on this forum.

Cate
 
I was at the fire range today and fired the Mosin Nagant (7.62 x 54 R) excessively with old USSR surplus ammo (great stuff - but dirty). The long one as well as the short one and realised that it is a great gun nevertheless. The ammo was kicking hard but still at a good level (nothing to compare with old german surplus ammo from WWII). But I was able to hold the "9" at 100 metres which is rather good as it was not my gun.

Oh... the .45Colt was a rahter soft round in comaprison to that old surplus beats still around there. Fired with a lever action rifle was a pure pleasure.

Have a great weekend everyone :)
 
Sounds like fun, Andi! I shot my 44 mag revolver this morning and had a ball!

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Humppa said:
I was at the fire range today and fired the Mosin Nagant (7.62 x 54 R) excessively with old USSR surplus ammo (great stuff - but dirty). The long one as well as the short one and realised that it is a great gun nevertheless. The ammo was kicking hard but still at a good level (nothing to compare with old german surplus ammo from WWII). But I was able to hold the "9" at 100 metres which is rather good as it was not my gun.

Oh... the .45Colt was a rahter soft round in comaprison to that old surplus beats still around there. Fired with a lever action rifle was a pure pleasure.

Have a great weekend everyone :)
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Very cool Andy. How easy is private firearms ownership in Germany? Does the government make it easy for citizens to have them or do they have to jump through a bunch of hoops?
 
kamagong said:
Very cool Andy. How easy is private firearms ownership in Germany? Does the government make it easy for citizens to have them or do they have to jump through a bunch of hoops?
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Oh... that is difficult tricky. You can´t buy any gun or ammunition. Not even .22. Except you have the permission by authority for being a sport shooter (like me) or hunter. I have this permission but it excludes short guns (revolvers and pistols) and semi-auto rifles or slide action shotuns. Full auto are generally prohibited.

But it has a great tradition here in Germany to join a shooting club and go shooting rather frequently. At least here in my part of Germany, Bavaria it is rather common. Most people like to shoot airguns and just a few like the bigger calibers.

Phil - yes those old russian beasts kick like a mule. Especially the short ones. I´ve shot the K98K but it was pleasure to shoot. But like those old military surplus rifles, generally speaking.
 
As I feared. It's a pity really since Germany has a long history of making fine firearms. I dream of one day owning a Sauer 101. It's a thing of beauty with that Schnabel forend and iron sights. No one here in the States makes anything like that unless you commission a custom rifle.

- Christian
 
Christian, as we were just talking about german made firearms. I own three guns - all rifles - now. And one of them is an Anschütz repeating rifle. It was made in 1961 and I got it for a steal at a local gun shop. The most accurate gun I´ve ever shot at the 50 metres distances. A wonderful gun.

The Sauer 101 seems to be a good hunting gun. I´m sure it will perform well in .30-06 or even 8x57IS.
 
Yes, it's a very sad tragedy that the German people can't enjoy free firearm ownership. Especially since it was the Germans who were the base of the guns that freed the American colonies from England and opened up the frontier.

The most American firearm, the Kentucky long rifle was a very direct decedent from the Pennsylvania rifle, which was a direct decedent from the Jager rifles brought to the colonies by the German's who immigrated here in the mid 1700's. The German gun makers have a very very long tradition of superlative firearm making. If my Feinwerkebau air guns are any representative, they are still making some great guns. :thumbup::thumbup:
 
Hummpa, here are a few of my German firearms. They're favorite .22LRs in my collection.

Mauser Es340 From the 1930s
Mauser Model 45 Training Rifle from the mid-1940s. This one has the Mauser banner only (not the MAS banner)
Walther KKJ from 1968

Gave the M45 to my son.

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The Anschütz 164 and 54 Sporters were imported by Savage in the early 70's. Very nice rifles, the 164 sold for a bit over a $100 and the 54 was just under $200 in those days. I had a left hand Savage Anschütz 64 Match rifle that I used to hunt squirrels, it had a 6X Lyman target scope mounted. Don Lewis wrote an article about using an identical set up for squirrel hunting in the 1977 edition of Gun Digest. I hunted with it from about 1972 until I bought my first left hand Kimber in 1982.

The 70's were fun times for me, my eyes were sharp then...I had no problem seeing a fine reticle settle on a squirrel's eye at dusk. Fine new rifles were to come, Kimbers, Coopers...

Those days are gone forever, but I still enjoy reminiscing.
 
Back on the lounge after a while (work is keeping me busy :o)
I once talked with Christian about the ownership and use of firearms in my country, and in Europe in general.
The whole legislation here reflects the fact that only a tiny minority of people (aside from hunters) have much (if any) interest in owning and shooting a firearm for fun (and even less for self defence). My trips to the US helped me understand the deep cultural difference on your side of the ocean, although I have no clue about its roots.
I'm bound to inherit a late '60s Beretta pistol from my grandfather somewhen. He got it when he retired from the army, and never fired a single shot with it. I will be granted permission to own it, and so far I doubt that I will go through the process of getting a licence to carry it, since I assume I wouldn't carry it anyway.
I will keep it of course, but only as a memory :)

Fausto
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Fausto,

I think that it would be lovely for you to receive that older Beretta pistol from your Grandfather!

Is it a 9mm?

Enjoy it even if you do not carry it.

Cate
 
No, it's a 7.65 :) he had a 9mm as his issued firearm when he was in service, but when he retired, instead of paying a fee and keeping his issued gun, he chose to leave it and buy a smaller gun, since he had no use for a 9mm (his words).
And yes, I don't know if I will shoot it or not, but I know I will cherish it :)

Fausto
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