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Title: Wish lists...
Post by: Snake Oil on September 16, 2022, 10:39:37 PM
Recently it was asked, "What is your favorite gun?"

I am curious what is on your shopping list and why? 
Title: Re: Wish lists...
Post by: Froogal on September 17, 2022, 08:15:41 AM
Several on my wish list, but until brass for those calibers becomes readily available again, none will be on my shopping list.
Title: Re: Wish lists...
Post by: ira scott on September 17, 2022, 09:12:23 AM
PRIMERS!  The situation around here, (Eastern NE) has not appreciably improved over the past year.  I envision more folks shooting 2-gun classes next year if things don't change for the better.

B.N. Scotty
Title: Re: Wish lists...
Post by: Coffinmaker on September 17, 2022, 09:27:05 AM

 :)  Ha!!  ;)

None of the above.  I want the switch to Daylight Savings to be PERMANENT!!

People are Still Contagious.  Avoid 'Em
Title: Re: Wish lists...
Post by: Mogorilla on September 17, 2022, 09:40:34 AM
Interesting question.  I just divested myself of several percussion guns.  Plan was to get enough script to convert my dance to cartridge.  Read that the conversion is permanent, so i hesitated.   Then i realized i needed new boots, then I found where i could back order some 44-40. Then i ordered some leather for an upcoming winter project and i am back to being broke.   >:(      I am a 2-gun shooter and ammo is still a concern.   And like Frugal, not buying until ammo can be obtained.   

Coffin my lad, i am with you.  It passed the Senate in March or May.   House has yet to act upon it.   
Title: Re: Wish lists...
Post by: Major 2 on September 17, 2022, 06:27:59 PM
One or the other ! I don't care which, just dump Spring Forward, Fall back ::)
Title: Re: Wish lists...
Post by: OklaTom on September 19, 2022, 06:02:20 PM
Interesting question.  I just divested myself of several percussion guns.  Plan was to get enough script to convert my dance to cartridge.  Read that the conversion is permanent, so i hesitated.   Then i realized i needed new boots, then I found where i could back order some 44-40. Then i ordered some leather for an upcoming winter project and i am back to being broke.   >:(      I am a 2-gun shooter and ammo is still a concern.   And like Frugal, not buying until ammo can be obtained.   

Coffin my lad, i am with you.  It passed the Senate in March or May.   House has yet to act upon it.

FYI, the Dance Conversion (I have one almost finished) is not necessarily permanent - just can't use the original Dance cylinder as it will be too short after shortening the barrel bulb (back of barrel) to fit the conversion cylinder. However, once converted, a spare Pietta Army 44 cylinder can be used and still shoot C&B. It is for this reason, my conversion will not have an ejector assembly fitted to it.
Title: Re: Wish lists...
Post by: Mogorilla on September 19, 2022, 06:24:28 PM
Thanks!  We did not get to finish that conversation at Ruckus.   Still on the table, just need to rebuild my stash of cash. 
Title: Re: Wish lists...
Post by: Major 2 on September 19, 2022, 09:07:52 PM
Interesting question...

stepping aside from the DST debacle

There is nothing really on my wish list, then again whatever strikes my fancy, as I say "when the planets align"  ;)  (one of the planets would have to be a rebuilt stash)

would not mind an 1895 Military carbine, I have a Browning rifle, but a carbine would suit me right down to the ground.





 
Title: Re: Wish lists...
Post by: Snake Oil on September 19, 2022, 09:29:17 PM
I'm always on the lookout for something new... can't always afford it or brave the risk of couch dwelling, so planets aligning indeed... I have my heart set on an 1860 henry at some point...(wistful sigh)
Title: Re: Wish lists...
Post by: OklaTom on September 19, 2022, 11:01:07 PM
I am looking for an Iver Johnson Copperhead 1911 45ACP. Other than that, nothing for my wish list.
Title: Re: Wish lists...
Post by: Coffinmaker on September 20, 2022, 08:41:35 AM

 :)  MoGo  ;)

Oklahoma beat me to it.  Here be the deal.  Pietta builds ALL their percussion guns on the 1851 Platform.  All the Lock Works and Sub Assemblies fit all the guns, um, sort of.  Kinda almost but not quite.  Some fitting required, sometimes.  SO:  You "may" be able to do your Dance Cartridge conversion.  "MAY".  You still have the problem of fitting a stepped cylinder to a flat Water Table.  Once you solve that issue, you will have a myriad of swappable parts to choose from.  You can even go back to "Dance" if you want to shell out for a replacement barrel.

Personally elected to convert a pair of 1860s and left my pair of Dance alone.  Except to become SNUBBIES.

Title: Re: Wish lists...
Post by: Bunk on September 20, 2022, 12:13:43 PM
On my wish list is I wish I had not bought (at a good price) an1851 Uberti Navy to be "Kristened" to shoot .38 Short Colt using the original .375" bore. It would seem Umberto the gun butcher used a hammer to assemble it and torqued three of the firing coned down to 1/4 inch pound pf stripping the threads. To top things off he must have used  a very large hammer to seat the barrel and drive in the wedge.
Bohannon did not drive spikes in as tight as that wedge.
The whole shebang went off to Hoof Hearted and he can figure it out and hopefully fix it.
Uberti QC must be done by a partly trained rat and badly trained  at that.
Respectfully
Bunk
P.S. I am not a big Uberti fan, but I guess you figured that one out.
Title: Re: Wish lists...
Post by: mtmarfield on September 21, 2022, 12:06:10 AM
      Greetings, ALL!

   Having had the distinct pleasure of shooting an Colt's 1902 Philippine Constabulary .45 DAA with .45 Colt BP cartridges, I would be THRILLED
to see a replica of Colt's 1878 DAA chambered for all of the "dash-cartridges", with all of the standard barrel lengths and finishes!
   My FIRST choice would be a 4-3/4" .38WCF...!

           May the Italian Gun Gods be PROPITIOUS!

                            M.T.M.
Title: Re: Wish lists...
Post by: Pitspitr on September 21, 2022, 05:11:59 AM
1903 Colt Hammerless, but I too am "Froogal" (or perhaps just cheap, tight, miserly or some other adjective) It is on my shopping list too and someday I'll find one I think I can afford.

M82A1 Barrett. It probably will forever remain on the wish list and never actually join the colt on the shopping list.

Like Major, sometimes things just tickle my fancy. Like yesterday. I was in one of my favorite toy stores and they had the below. I would have loved to have had the $6300 laying around that I didn't otherwise need
(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img923/2865/ouUaYq.jpg)
Title: Re: Wish lists...
Post by: Major 2 on September 21, 2022, 06:32:32 AM
Had to carve mine out of wood from a photo, that is as close as I'll ever get.  :-X

MMM... Colt 1903 Hammerless would be sweet :)
Title: Re: Wish lists...
Post by: Pitspitr on September 21, 2022, 02:01:26 PM
Had to carve mine out of wood from a photo, that is as close as I'll ever get.
My son does that, only his are about 2X scale. He's done an AR, an AK and a Thompson they are almost 6' long
Title: Re: Wish lists...
Post by: RattlesnakeJack on September 21, 2022, 04:39:06 PM
1903 Colt Hammerless, but I too am "Froogal" (or perhaps just cheap, tight, miserly or some other adjective) It is on my shopping list too and someday I'll find one I think I can afford.

Jerry: 

Eat your heart out,my friend … but I recently acquired this Colt 1903 in an online auction for a successful bid of Can$110.00! (about US$82.00 currently) …  ;D

(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/722x472q90/924/Pb79oN.jpg)

(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/722x472q90/922/I77bsU.jpg)

There aren't many positive things about existence under Canada's idiotic firearms laws, but one thing is that I happen to be "grandfathered" to own and acquire "prohibited handguns".

One type of firearm legally "prohibited" in Canada is "handguns with a barrel length of 105 mm or less or that discharge .25 or .32 calibre ammunition", but under section 12(6) of the Firearms Act, anyone who already legally owned at least one such handgun when that prohition came into effect, is "grandfathered" to not only continue to own (and shoot) it, but also to legally acquire, own, and shoot any other handgun covered by the definition.  (It is not legally possible to acquire this "grandfathered" status in any other way, and one can only dispose of such handguns to another person wo is also "grandfathered" … OR they can be passed on to a child … who then can legally own them and pass them on similarly, but cannot acquire more. One of my two daughters has her Possession and Acquisition License, and owns firearms, so ...) 

Because of the "prohibition" in Canada, with the resulting very limited market for such handguns, prices for them are ridiculously low in this country, and I have decided to keep my eyes open with a view to acquiring a mini-collection of pre-WWII .32ACP (and possibly also .25ACP) handguns.  In the same auction, I also picked up TWO nice Browning Model 1900 .32ACP pistols (one for Can$90 and the other for Can$80 … didn't expect both bids to win!) Furthermore, in another upcoming auction (scheduled for Sept 29) I currently have the high bids on a Savage Model 1907, two Mauser Model1910s and two Browning Model 1910s, among a few others …  could end up owning a few more duplicates!  I am currently "high bidder" on some of these at Can$10.00!  (Mind you, my maximum bids are higher, of course, and bidding will jump up when the time of the actual auction rolls around.)
Title: Re: Wish lists...
Post by: Snake Oil on September 21, 2022, 05:59:33 PM
Very jealous!!  Those do not sell so cheap here!
Title: Re: Wish lists...
Post by: Major 2 on September 21, 2022, 08:00:07 PM
"Those do not sell so cheap here!"

You can say the again !

I have a few pre-WW2 and a couple of WW1 , most are bring's back
I have a friendly FFL that calls me when they happen to come in.
Title: Re: Wish lists...
Post by: RattlesnakeJack on September 21, 2022, 11:10:10 PM
Yes, I understand that the US prices for pistols of this kind are much higher.  Almost makes me want to look into whether they can be exported … although I have a sneaking suspicion that is not allowed for any of these "prohibited" firearms … otherwise they wouldn't be so low-priced here. 

I have been outbid on this Colt .32ACP 1903 Hammer pistol (… in the same September 28 auction …) so it is now sitting at a whopping Cdn$75.00 (about US$56.25) … but I won't do anything to drive the price any higher until the day of the auction …

(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/466x293q90/923/VDzaEf.jpg)

(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/466x293q90/923/u3gA8t.jpg)
Title: Re: Wish lists...
Post by: RattlesnakeJack on September 21, 2022, 11:25:15 PM
Well, well, well … turns out that pistols like this can be exported from Canada!   :o
(They probably welcome it, now that I think of it …)

It apparently takes a permit obtained from "Global Affairs Canada" (… I believe that is the politically correct newspeak name for what used to be the Department of Foreign Affairs …)  along with other bureaucratic paperwork … and no doubt similar hoops would need to be jumped through in the United States as well.  However, the price differential on these sorts of handguns sure makes it seem like it might be a worthwhile business venture for a couple of like-minded individuals … one on each side of the border! 

Anybody down there wanna go into the "pocket pistol import business"? ;D

Title: Re: Wish lists...
Post by: Major 2 on September 22, 2022, 01:54:24 AM
I'd probably get cashiered out of the Royals  :o
 ( eh, you all did know I am direct linage to Fitz Roy Summerset, Lord Raglan, Duke of Beaufort  ? ...honest ingun !  :) }

Yep ! genuine Blue Blood a couple of generations, Granddads ago !
If you can think it, Prolly someone(s) already doing it more in likely illegally!

Title: Re: Wish lists...
Post by: Snake Oil on September 22, 2022, 05:36:30 AM
Well, then, this warrants some investigation... for an individual to acquire import firearms it looks like part of form 6 is required through an FFL... but if you are looking to resale it requires the full form 6.  I will do some more investigation.  Maybe a gunshop is on my wish list... that could certainly be fun!!

That might be like a wolf guarding a hen house though!
Title: Re: Wish lists...
Post by: Pitspitr on September 22, 2022, 06:31:26 AM
I tried to buy some parts for an antique single shot Davenport shotgun (not the receiver or barrel) several years ago on E-bay and they "disappeared" at the border
Title: Re: Wish lists...
Post by: Pitspitr on September 22, 2022, 07:54:28 AM
Jerry: 

Eat your heart out,my friend … but I recently acquired this Colt 1903 in an online auction for a successful bid of Can$110.00! (about US$82.00 currently) …  ;D
I wish there was a green eyed emoji that was drooling, because I would be using it right now. You should bring it to use in the EEM. I'd love to see it.

I too am fond of the little Savages. Here are mine:
(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img921/3756/gI0zCS.jpg)
Title: Re: Wish lists...
Post by: Pitspitr on September 22, 2022, 08:00:48 AM
One type of firearm legally "prohibited" in Canada is "handguns with a barrel length of 105 mm or less or that discharge .25 or .32 calibre ammunition", but under section 12(6) of the Firearms Act, anyone who already legally owned at least one such handgun when that prohition came into effect, is "grandfathered" to not only continue to own (and shoot) it, but also to legally acquire, own, and shoot any other handgun covered by the definition.  (It is not legally possible to acquire this "grandfathered" status in any other way, and one can only dispose of such handguns to another person wo is also "grandfathered" … OR they can be passed on to a child … who then can legally own them and pass them on similarly, but cannot acquire more. One of my two daughters has her Possession and Acquisition License, and owns firearms, so ...) 
I assume your government is tracking them. What happens in the case of catastrophic failure or other loss? How would you have to document that?
Title: Re: Wish lists...
Post by: Little Dalton on September 22, 2022, 06:11:23 PM
Wish list- hmm. Well, here are some that are at the top of mine- top three I don’t what order they’ll come in. All reproductions, and will be Cimarrons if I can help it as I like their markings.

5.5” nickeled Old Model P in .44WCF. Gonna put the black plastic rampant colt and eagle checkered grips on this one.

19” ‘73 saddle ring carbine in .44WCF

A nice vintage hammered double with damascus barrels, preferably 10 gauge, second choice 20 as I already have some brass hulls

28” 1876 rifle in .50-95

Title: Re: Wish lists...
Post by: RattlesnakeJack on September 22, 2022, 09:02:08 PM
I assume your government is tracking them. What happens in the case of catastrophic failure or other loss? How would you have to document that?

Yes, Big Brother wants to keep track of them, as well as all our other registered handguns which fall into the “Restricted” category. If one of them blew up or the like while being fired, the serial-numbered frame/receiver (which is what is legally deemed to be the firearm) would have to be accounted for (… everything else is just “gun parts”.) A “loss” … such as might happen in the proverbial “tragic boating accident” … would have to be documented, possibly supported by a sworn affidavit or such.  Oppression lives …
Title: Re: Wish lists...
Post by: Pitspitr on September 23, 2022, 06:21:31 AM
LOL  ;D No, I wasn't referring to a "Tragic Boating Accident."

I was thinking much more mundane. With as often as someone comes into the office here at the school and says, "Is this chromebook one of the school's? I found it in the parking lot." Or, " I found it in the intersection south of the school." When we ask the kid about it and he says, " Oh, I forgot it on top of my car and drove off." Our chromebook bags are about the same size and shape as a soft pistol case. You KNOW it has to have happened. I've never done that with anything more valuable than a cup of coffee, but still...
Title: Re: Wish lists...
Post by: LongWalker on September 24, 2022, 07:58:17 PM
Having overloaded--with BP!--a repro 45 Colt, I'm looking for the "right" 44 Special.  Uberti, black powder frame, with 4 click hammer.  I'll find one someday.

Probably right after I've spent all my money for the day, but I will find one!

(Trying to remember where I recently saw a 1903 Colt for reasonable money, just in case I ever need trade bait for one of you guys.  ;D )
Title: Re: Wish lists...
Post by: OklaTom on September 24, 2022, 09:53:42 PM
I wish there was a green eyed emoji that was drooling, because I would be using it right now. You should bring it to use in the EEM. I'd love to see it.

I too am fond of the little Savages. Here are mine:
(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img921/3756/gI0zCS.jpg)

I like that nickel plated Savage!
Title: Re: Wish lists...
Post by: Pitspitr on September 25, 2022, 08:26:31 AM
I like that nickel plated Savage!
Me too! Especially since it was a gift from a friend! It would be one of the very last guns I'd ever part with for that very reason
Title: Re: Wish lists...
Post by: Major 2 on September 25, 2022, 08:43:57 AM
I don't have a Savage, but I have, a Steyr 08-32, a Ruby, a Beretta M35, and a Mauser 1914.

Title: Re: Wish lists...
Post by: Major 2 on September 26, 2022, 06:51:00 AM
I suppose "wish list" doesn't define my venture...
I have an affinity for pre-WW2 handguns that just sort of morphed into a modest collection.
On occasion, one pops up at my frendly FFL or I find one from a private owner or heir.
 
I certainly would love to add a Colt 1903 or Savage
Title: Re: Wish lists...
Post by: Dusty Tagalon on October 03, 2022, 03:30:28 PM
Reviewing posts, I have many that made the list.
My favorites, Merwin’s.
Have a short barreled 44 single action with skull crusher grip, & a 7 shot 32 DA.
Next a couple acquisitions this year, a couple of Remington Rolling Blocks.
1st, my “Ugly Baby” in 44/40. Baby Rolling Block, sn 24. Less than 10% nickel remains, standard config 18” or 20” bbl. Mine likely prototype at 17.5” bbl.
If NCOWS adds a single shot category, I am there!
2nd, an 1871 Army. Nickname “Thumper”. Shooting it with 56/50 Spencer, 365 grain bullet, & minimum BK, recoil sharp.
About 6000 produced, 5000 for USA, mine is an unaltered civilian model.
Brian