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KaBar

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ok, i need some help. ive collected and owned just about every gun that ive ever wanted except for a luger (i think ive got one coming) and a m1919. im iching for something new, i tryed collecting ortgies .22 rifles but theres not much documented history behind them and there hard as hell to find.

somebody peak my interest in something new.
 
What is the purpose for your collection? That could help define the range of options to be considered.
 
i'm thinking about starting to collect variants of the winchester model 94, lotsa different ones, not too expensive (some anyway) and cool to look at.
 
A serious collection of anything starts with a purpose .Time period, manufacturer ,historical event etc. For guns it might be Civil War carbines, or target rifles of the 1800,s or Winchester 94s etc. At one time , being an engineer, I started out assembling pistols with the various locking systems.As for 22s, there were numerous German rifles made in the 30.s by different companies and different designs.Any serious collection starts with the best quality examples as high quality holds value better and appreciates in value more.
 
Like mete said, find a theme to base your collection on. If you don't you will end up like me, more of an accumulator than a collector. Once that happens you will be in sad shape, cause you'll want one of everything under the sun. There are lots of firearms to collect. If you find a specialty that is not yet very popular you may be able to score some nice pieces for your collection without bankrupting yourself. Lots of people collect model 94s so the prices can be high on some of the more interesting and signifigant variants. Another niche where prices are skyrocketing are military arms from WWII. But if you get in on the ground floor of one of these niches you may see considerable appreciation of your collection when everybody else gets into it.
 
Do you have one of those lever action 12 guages that winchester made? Or wa it 10 guage? I cant remember; but I've allways wanted a lever action 12 guage shotgun.
 
ive collected every thing from highend colt saur-borwning olympion hunting rifles to russian military arms. i was going after american ww2 arms for a while but after 3 03s 2 o3a3s 9 garands and 2 carbines its getting kinda old. i think i might pick up a few lugers and maby some more colt 45s but i dont know.

im at the point that i dont see a use in getting multiple guns, ive got guns out the nose around here and i can only shoot one at a time.
 
Swiss rifles! Start with a K31 and watch how quickly they accumulate!:D Not speaking from experience or anything;)
 
I've always liked saddle-ring carbines.

It started with a darned-near perfect Winchester '94 in 30 WFC (30-30) from 1925 that I picked up in a garage sale (back when that wasn't a mortal sin) for $300.

A few years later I wound up with a nifty little Remington Rolling Block SRC (about 1890s) in 45-70 for $150 bucks (It's one of my favorite shooters--pristine bore, really short barrel carbine).

After that I started looking. Eventually I picked up a nice little Sharps 'New model' Civil-War SRC for $450. It was missing some screw (which have been replaced).
I would like a good Spencer SRC and a 'real' Springfield Trap Door carbine (not a cut-down rifle, like most of them).
 
Swiss rifles! Start with a K31 and watch how quickly they accumulate!
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ive got 3 of them.
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ive been down the winchester lever action path before to.
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for a while it was inchester pump .22s
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i do like the idea of the sharps or the remington rolling block, ive always wanted one of each of those.
 
KaBar said:
i do like the idea of the sharps or the remington rolling block, ive always wanted one of each of those.
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I like the old carbines because they're small and handy to cary and shoot, plus there's a certain character about their design (mid-to late 1800s) that I find appealing. More graceful lines. The typical big, exposed hammers are sort of the last hold out design feature before things got more industrial in firearm design. I like saddle rings especially. There were fewer SRCs made of practically any historic carbine/rifle you care to name and and there's something appealing about the cavalry period. The ring says, "I was there."

I shoot my old guns. That Sharps (a civil war blackpowder breachloader) takes 90 grains of powder and a 52 cal. conical (or ball) hunk of lead. Very fast delivery if loaded full. Big, low, thunderous boom. Puts the guys with the 7mm Mag next to you to shame.

The rolling block is more fun to shoot (though a cartridge-shooting Sharps would also be great). You've gotta love blackpowder cartridges. You get all the fun of blackpowder without the hassle between shots and spilled powder.

There's something special about shooting the historic stuff.
 
My favorite pistol, Mauser C-96 get those. There are quite a few different variants like the bolo and the one in .45 the chinese made. They've also got them in full auto as well.
 
ive had a broom handle, dint care to much for it though. to star warzie for me.

i found some guns yesterday, swiss m81s. there 10.4mm rimfire. i liked 2 of the 3 that i seen and they were only 300 bucks so i think im going to go back and pick up the ones i liked.
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If you start right now collecting all the mauser military variants in about 100 years you'll have 50% of what was made. very interesting and fairly economical. also fun to shoot. later,ahgar
a close second is the various versions/arsenals/etc of the moison nagant rifle. ugly as all get out but shoot pretty dang good. butt ugly though.
 
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