Remember when I bought my first pistol last year?
06-18-2009, 10:15 AM
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I have a M4A3 and a S&W 1911 which I think is enough. This stuff costs alot and I rather learn the two firearms I have rather than keep buying more. I never thought I would but I find myself really into rifles. At some point I would like to purchase a M1 Garand and a M1A (national match).
A shotgun and maybe another pistol would be cool but I dont have the desire to get anything else right now, I'm content. I also dont like the idea of having too many different calibers of ammo........ 7.62, 5.56, .45, 12 gauge, 9mm, too much to stock and keep an eye out for.
A shotgun and maybe another pistol would be cool but I dont have the desire to get anything else right now, I'm content. I also dont like the idea of having too many different calibers of ammo........ 7.62, 5.56, .45, 12 gauge, 9mm, too much to stock and keep an eye out for.
I love my AR... I would really like to get a Trijcon ACOG 4x32 for it, and shoot at 100 or 200 yards with it. I love the long range stuff so much more than 25 yard pistol stuff... Thats why I would like to get a Rem 700 VTR, put a 10X scope on it and go to a 300 yard range.
As far as ammo goes, its a huge pain, I need 7.62x39, 5.56 [.223 is cheaper, and thats what I use] .40 S&W, and 9mm. If I get my Rem 700, I will need a 7.62x51 [.308] and if I get a 1911 I will need .45 ACP... that is 6 guns and 6 kinds of ammo...
Its getting to be a HUGE pain in the butt... I can only imagine with 25 guns... unless they are all 1 Cal.. lol
06-18-2009, 10:33 AM
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25 is over the top, then I am screwed. I really need to get some pics, but here is a partial list
AR's in .223
20 in preban national match A2 config
20 in post ban Bushmaster A3 config
24" Bushmaster V-match varmit upper
16" olympic bull barrel flat top
16 ' Colt H-Bar upper A2 recever
AR's in other calibers
16" Olympic 9MM that uses glock mags
18" DPMS bullbarrel in .308
AK
1 WASR AK
M1 Garands
1 1944 H&R M1 in 30-06
1 1956 springfield M1 in 30-06
M1 carbine
1 1945 carbine postal meter mfg
1903 springfield
1 1942 03-a3 in 30-06
Mauser
1 styer mauser converted by NATO to .308
Savage
M10-le 20" sniple/ tactical in .308
M10 sport 24" in 22-250
Winchester
1 1968 M70 varmit in 22-250
marlin
.45LC leveraction
.22 boltaction
ruger
1022 custom
Pistols
Glock
m19 9mm
M21 .45
Sig
226 9mm
P6 9mm
239 in 9mm, .40 and .357 sig
220 .45
1911
Colt custom in .45
S&W 1911 in .45
Kimber compact carry in .45
colt target in .45
S&W
M625 Miclik in .45 acp
M28 hiway patrolman in .357
M60 2" in .38
M745 .45acp autoloader
J frame .38 with laser grip
K frame .22 target
.22 autoloader target
Ruger
Securty six 4" .357
Vacaro single action .45 LC 6" ( have 3 of these)
vacaro single action .45LC 3"
.22 target autoloader
Old army .45 backpowder cap and ball
makarov
east germam
bulgarian
Shotguns
winchester
M1887
1 1928 prison riot gun in 12g
1 Norinco copy, modified for cowboy shoots in 12g
M 1200
1 26" pump in 12g
Stevens
12g pump
Stoger
18" side side coach gun in 12g
And thats just the stuff I remember off the top of my head
AR's in .223
20 in preban national match A2 config
20 in post ban Bushmaster A3 config
24" Bushmaster V-match varmit upper
16" olympic bull barrel flat top
16 ' Colt H-Bar upper A2 recever
AR's in other calibers
16" Olympic 9MM that uses glock mags
18" DPMS bullbarrel in .308
AK
1 WASR AK
M1 Garands
1 1944 H&R M1 in 30-06
1 1956 springfield M1 in 30-06
M1 carbine
1 1945 carbine postal meter mfg
1903 springfield
1 1942 03-a3 in 30-06
Mauser
1 styer mauser converted by NATO to .308
Savage
M10-le 20" sniple/ tactical in .308
M10 sport 24" in 22-250
Winchester
1 1968 M70 varmit in 22-250
marlin
.45LC leveraction
.22 boltaction
ruger
1022 custom
Pistols
Glock
m19 9mm
M21 .45
Sig
226 9mm
P6 9mm
239 in 9mm, .40 and .357 sig
220 .45
1911
Colt custom in .45
S&W 1911 in .45
Kimber compact carry in .45
colt target in .45
S&W
M625 Miclik in .45 acp
M28 hiway patrolman in .357
M60 2" in .38
M745 .45acp autoloader
J frame .38 with laser grip
K frame .22 target
.22 autoloader target
Ruger
Securty six 4" .357
Vacaro single action .45 LC 6" ( have 3 of these)
vacaro single action .45LC 3"
.22 target autoloader
Old army .45 backpowder cap and ball
makarov
east germam
bulgarian
Shotguns
winchester
M1887
1 1928 prison riot gun in 12g
1 Norinco copy, modified for cowboy shoots in 12g
M 1200
1 26" pump in 12g
Stevens
12g pump
Stoger
18" side side coach gun in 12g
And thats just the stuff I remember off the top of my head
06-19-2009, 12:57 AM
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4" are cool- but the 6" were simply hand-cannons!
06-19-2009, 02:27 AM
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Damn, all you guys with your 'multi gun' collections LOL...when I get my first firearm (1911? Browning Hi-Power?) I'm likely stopping at one and that's it, we only have two hands ya know! 
Plus the cleaning, cost of ammo and range time and the ID/permit BS we have to go through here in the People's Republic of New Jersey makes it such all such a big hassle/expense.
Plus the cleaning, cost of ammo and range time and the ID/permit BS we have to go through here in the People's Republic of New Jersey makes it such all such a big hassle/expense.
06-19-2009, 07:10 AM
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Some of these have been sold, some are duplicates, I don't have group pictures with some of my older stuff and I don't have pictures of anything I've bought in the last year and a half.
And you guys are right... there is no need for owning this many, it takes up too much space, costs too much money and I have little use for them. I kind of wish I only had 6 or 7 but I can't bring myself to sell most of them.
06-19-2009, 07:39 AM
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Damn, all you guys with your 'multi gun' collections LOL...when I get my first firearm (1911? Browning Hi-Power?) I'm likely stopping at one and that's it, we only have two hands ya know!
Plus the cleaning, cost of ammo and range time and the ID/permit BS we have to go through here in the People's Republic of New Jersey makes it such all such a big hassle/expense.
Plus the cleaning, cost of ammo and range time and the ID/permit BS we have to go through here in the People's Republic of New Jersey makes it such all such a big hassle/expense.
Tim - if you ever want to sell the SVD, I'm on that like white on rice! I have wanted one for the longest time!
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Machine guns are legal in VT as long as you buy the federal tax stamp and go through the application process. I don't personally own any, I can't get past the fact that a real AR/AK is 10x to 20x the price of the semi-auto copy because they have to be pre-86. I may at some point sell off all of my AK's and replace it with one NFA AK, but it seems insane to me to pay $15k for a couple of little machined parts, a spring and a third hole in the reciever.
06-19-2009, 07:48 AM
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06-19-2009, 08:08 AM
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You never know Tim, one day you may not want 10 of everything....I bet you could make some cash, keep 2 or 3 of certian things and use that cash for a full auto.
The prices are insane, they make the process here in MA even worse then a full auto M4 is going to be around 16,000+. It's good in a way, keeps them out of the public and leaves them to people like you who are really into firearms more than people who want one for their first gun.
I like the Saiga shotty, I dont know if I want to get a Mossberg tatical (pistol grip and skeleton stock), the Benelli semi shooty or the Sagia. Whatever, I'll see if they have them at the Manchester Firing Lane in NH and rent them.
The prices are insane, they make the process here in MA even worse then a full auto M4 is going to be around 16,000+. It's good in a way, keeps them out of the public and leaves them to people like you who are really into firearms more than people who want one for their first gun.
I like the Saiga shotty, I dont know if I want to get a Mossberg tatical (pistol grip and skeleton stock), the Benelli semi shooty or the Sagia. Whatever, I'll see if they have them at the Manchester Firing Lane in NH and rent them.
06-19-2009, 08:14 AM
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You never know Tim, one day you may not want 10 of everything....I bet you could make some cash, keep 2 or 3 of certian things and use that cash for a full auto.
The prices are insane, they make the process here in MA even worse then a full auto M4 is going to be around 16,000+. It's good in a way, keeps them out of the public and leaves them to people like you who are really into firearms more than people who want one for their first gun.
I like the Saiga shotty, I dont know if I want to get a Mossberg tatical (pistol grip and skeleton stock), the Benelli semi shooty or the Sagia. Whatever, I'll see if they have them at the Manchester Firing Lane in NH and rent them.
The prices are insane, they make the process here in MA even worse then a full auto M4 is going to be around 16,000+. It's good in a way, keeps them out of the public and leaves them to people like you who are really into firearms more than people who want one for their first gun.
I like the Saiga shotty, I dont know if I want to get a Mossberg tatical (pistol grip and skeleton stock), the Benelli semi shooty or the Sagia. Whatever, I'll see if they have them at the Manchester Firing Lane in NH and rent them.
Get a Mossberg 590 or a Remington 870. I have had three Saiga 12's... they are nice if your just going to a look, but it's not 100% reliable and it can be picky on shells. My 590 SP on the other hand always works with any kind of ammo and it costs 1/2 as much.
06-19-2009, 08:41 AM
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It's a Romanian PSL, similar concept to the SVD, same caliber but without the $3000 price tag... These are $700 all day long. Just find a local FFL to do the transfer.
http://www.aimsurplus.com/acatalog/R...54R_Rifle.html
http://www.aimsurplus.com/acatalog/R...54R_Rifle.html
is there a way to install good optics like a Trijcon scope on one of those things? I know it has the side mount, but there has got to be someone who makes something. Of would you just buy some kind of rail system that replaces the bolt/carrier cover plate?
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thanks for the heads up!
is there a way to install good optics like a Trijcon scope on one of those things? I know it has the side mount, but there has got to be someone who makes something. Of would you just buy some kind of rail system that replaces the bolt/carrier cover plate?
is there a way to install good optics like a Trijcon scope on one of those things? I know it has the side mount, but there has got to be someone who makes something. Of would you just buy some kind of rail system that replaces the bolt/carrier cover plate?
06-19-2009, 09:26 AM
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I have mounts for my AK's that allow you to mount any optic you want, I can't remember where I found them but they are made in Belarus. Lots of companies make them for the AK's but most are garbage. I imagine someone must make something similar for these rifles but I've never seen one. You can't really just replace the reciever cover with a railed reciver cover because it will never hold zero. It would have to be a mount that uses the standard soviet side mount because it is literally the only piece of steel on the rifle that doesn't flex under recoil.
I would love to get an SVD or the variant you have and make it a hunting riffle lol Maybe a little silly, but I am sure it will kill ****...
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That is true, the reciever cover is just a piece of sheet metal, like the rest of the gun.. I just dont like the idea of having the only rail be on the forward hand guard, makes the scope too far from me...
I would love to get an SVD or the variant you have and make it a hunting riffle lol Maybe a little silly, but I am sure it will kill ****...
I would love to get an SVD or the variant you have and make it a hunting riffle lol Maybe a little silly, but I am sure it will kill ****...
I have a cheap scope mounted on a Romanian SAR-1 using the BP-02 scope mount I'll be using for hunting this year.
06-19-2009, 09:45 AM
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Found them... The PSL/SVD side mounts are on page 2. http://www.kalinkaoptics.com/SearchR...?CategoryID=39
I have a cheap scope mounted on a Romanian SAR-1 using the BP-02 scope mount I'll be using for hunting this year.
I have a cheap scope mounted on a Romanian SAR-1 using the BP-02 scope mount I'll be using for hunting this year.
Its the Russian in me coming out...
06-19-2009, 11:29 AM
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True. 
Just last night after reading this thread I went online looking at Glocks, for some reason I have this strong desire to get a Glock 26 or 30 now...there's just something about the idea of 10 rounds of 9mm or .45 in a lightweight frame fitting in the palm of my hand.
Just last night after reading this thread I went online looking at Glocks, for some reason I have this strong desire to get a Glock 26 or 30 now...there's just something about the idea of 10 rounds of 9mm or .45 in a lightweight frame fitting in the palm of my hand.
