Looking for peer pressure.

[Mikej]

Not much of a shooter. And a lot of money to pay for a cool gun you shouldn't shoot much.
how about....

Walther P38 - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Not quite the cool factor, but much more practical as a shooter.

 

[solv3nt]

Not much of a shooter. And a lot of money to pay for a cool gun you shouldn't shoot much.
how about....

Walther P38 - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Not quite the cool factor, but much more practical as a shooter.

I just "dropped" $1600 on a civil war Enfield

 

[Mikej]

Luger

I'm good at spending other people's money.

Lugers - Page 1 - Simpson Ltd

simpsonltd.com

Not much of a shooter. And a lot of money to pay for a cool gun you shouldn't shoot much.
how about....

Walther P38 - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Not quite the cool factor, but much more practical as a shooter.

 

[CamoDeafie]

Luger

I'm good at spending other people's money.

Lugers - Page 1 - Simpson Ltd

simpsonltd.com

Anyone remember the "desk luger" thing that was on the internet forums a long time ago?

 

[Mikej]

I just "dropped" $1600 on a civil war Enfield

I don't know what happened there....

What are the stats on it? I've got one I'm wanting to sell. 1918 BSA Lee Enfield. Just don't shoot it.

 

[solv3nt]

I don't know what happened there....

What are the stats on it? I've got one I'm wanting to sell. 1918 BSA Lee Enfield. Just don't shoot it.

Birmingham P1853 Enfield Dated 1862-29M

www.lodgewood.com

 

[ma96782]

Springfield 1903.



Aloha, Mark

 

[bradsteen]

Some models that come to mind:
- G3 / CETME
- FAL
- Thompson 1927
- MP5 / clone
- M1 Garand
- PPS-43 clone
- MP40 clone
- Vz61 Skorpion
- M1 Carbine
- Steyr AUG / STG77 (design started in the 60s, thought it wasn't produced until 77)
- Armalite AR18

 

[Certaindeaf]

I'm good at spending other people's money.

Lugers - Page 1 - Simpson Ltd

simpsonltd.com

Yep. I think a few were made.

 

[Nosferatu]

Winchester 1897

 

[Sxsnuf]

1909 Argentine Mauser. Arguably the best Mauser ever!

 

[quneur]

I know you said WWI, but seeing as I just ordered an Enfield, Civil war weapons. I mean, who doesn't want a cannon?
Lugers
1911
Remington 30
Trench shotguns

I second this.

 

[lucusloc]

I second this.

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See, this is the kind of peer pressure I was looking for. When I bring one of these home I will let the wife know it was all my internet buddies' faults. You'll all be in real trouble then!

 

[CamoDeafie]

See, this is the kind of peer pressure I was looking for. When I bring one of these home I will let the wife know it was all my internet buddies' faults. You'll all be in real trouble then!

Your door answering rig

 

[SavageGerbil]

Ok, so I have been on a few kicks lately; latest gen bullpup stuff, PCCs, more big bore AR. But as with all things ADD, the next shiny is looming. I think I want to go back to collecting some older militaria. I have a few, like the M1 series (M1 Garand, M1 carbine, M1A) and a small collection of Nagants. I have a nice example of an AK-47 pattern rifle (though who could not use more of those). Of course I have a (sort of) traditional AR-15/M4ish rifle. But I kinda want more. And ho boy are there more out there. Springfields and Enfields and FALs and BARs and who knows what else. Way too many for me to focus on. So I am asking for a little help, what should I look for next?

Criteria;

• Looking for stuff from, say, WWI up through the mid cold war (maybe, say, the '60s)
• Needs to be iconic, either for a specific conflict or for a nation or power.
• Should be a shooter, does not need to be original. I am mostly interested in types, not specific collectables. "Sporting" or "civilian" versions are A-OK. If you know a good make or model post it. If you know a bad make or model post that too.
• Easy to find ammo for is a plus, but not a deal breaker.
• Availability is a big plus. This is an ADD project. If a super rare example wins this peer pressure contest I will keep an eye out for one, but if I get distracted by the next new shiny that is on you guys for making the challenge to hard.

So tell me what you guys like, and give a thumbs up to the people suggesting the things I should look out for. Convince me what my next collectable should be.

FN-49 is a fun weird one. Had one come through my old workplace, and I was a little enamored with it

 

[po18guy]

FN49

 

[VinnieBoomBah]

Your door answering rig View attachment 1809690

Sound on!

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ouBNaKnNeRw

 

[WestcoastWes]

Lately I have had the pleasure of finger banging a couple of Saive designed Belgian FN-49's. One an Argentine import and the other an Egyptian variant. Great feeling when you throw it up to your shoulder and look down the barrel to the military front sight. Rack the bolt and you are hooked. Last of the great wood and steel battle rifles, designed in the Browning Belgian tradition of excellence, available in different calibers, have very expensive "sniper options" or can be cheap enough to haul off and scope it yourself with vintage gear or new stuff and not feel bad about it later. Ten round stripper clips keep you honest and not broke, but like the macho mag slam of others. Pay anywhere from $600 (getting lucky on a beat up 7mm Argentinian import,sure) to paying out the boo-tay for the Luxemberg army import sniper 308 (or is it 30-06 I forget) for over $3500. Ammo is a little pricey-er than 30-06 on most variants but if you were gonna do anything heavier, and wanted something foreign you will pay for ammo anyway. Get a cheap reloading set up for your pistols and splurge on 7mm. I am currently dreaming of one of them and a Garand.

 

[WestcoastWes]

Did not see this po18 guy but great minds think alike. Although the French expression is fools never differ, which I think more appropriate in this case.

 

[Toxic6]

I was gonna say fn-49(fn-Al) but see it was already mentioned. Or an Egyptian hakim .

(Edit)...Russian tokarev rifles are pretty neat too