Show your guns!

buddybob87 · Sep 21, 2023

I don't have a good photo of my more modern firearms, but I had to show this one off. I've been a Civil War junkie since 5th grade, and over the course of the last couple of years, I was able to rebuild an entire setup for this Civil War battle-worn Manhattan Navy revolver. Some parts are original, some are new remanufactured. Includes an original .36 bullet mold, powder flask from a .28 caliber Colt revolver, several battlefield-dug .36 bullets, and I also tossed in several coat buttons from artillery, infantry, and even musician's uniforms. The soldier's name (Mat Coulter) is carved in the handle and has been traced to Matthew Coulter of the 30th Illinois Infantry Regiment, Company E. Born 12/22/1848. Enlisted 2/8/1864 @ 15 years old. Mustered in 4/9/1864 @ Camp Butler, IL, mustered out 7/17/1865 @ Louisville, KY, 16 years old. Became a lawyer after the war and died 7/7/1890 @ 41 years old. As an Infantry private, he would have been responsible for purchasing his own sidearm.

lazyeye · Sep 21, 2023

buddybob87 said:
I don't have a good photo of my more modern firearms, but I had to show this one off. I've been a Civil War junkie since 5th grade, and over the course of the last couple of years, I was able to rebuild an entire setup for this Civil War battle-worn Manhattan Navy revolver. Some parts are original, some are new remanufactured. Includes an original .36 bullet mold, powder flask from a .28 caliber Colt revolver, several battlefield-dug .36 bullets, and I also tossed in several coat buttons from artillery, infantry, and even musician's uniforms. The soldier's name (Mat Coulter) is carved in the handle and has been traced to Matthew Coulter of the 30th Illinois Infantry Regiment, Company E. Born 12/22/1848. Enlisted 2/8/1864 @ 15 years old. Mustered in 4/9/1864 @ Camp Butler, IL, mustered out 7/17/1865 @ Louisville, KY, 16 years old. Became a lawyer after the war and died 7/7/1890 @ 41 years old. As an Infantry private, he would have been responsible for purchasing his own sidearm.

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I am impressed.

sobo · Sep 21, 2023

buddybob87 said:
I don't have a good photo of my more modern firearms, but I had to show this one off...

That is awesome, especially that you can trace the firearm's ownership! You should also post this in the "We need some C&R pr0n" thread, where it would get a lot more exposure to our "resident historians" here. @Andy54Hawken would be especially pleased to see this, I reckon...

Andy54Hawken · Sep 21, 2023

buddybob87 said:
I don't have a good photo of my more modern firearms, but I had to show this one off. I've been a Civil War junkie since 5th grade, and over the course of the last couple of years, I was able to rebuild an entire setup for this Civil War battle-worn Manhattan Navy revolver. Some parts are original, some are new remanufactured. Includes an original .36 bullet mold, powder flask from a .28 caliber Colt revolver, several battlefield-dug .36 bullets, and I also tossed in several coat buttons from artillery, infantry, and even musician's uniforms. The soldier's name (Mat Coulter) is carved in the handle and has been traced to Matthew Coulter of the 30th Illinois Infantry Regiment, Company E. Born 12/22/1848. Enlisted 2/8/1864 @ 15 years old. Mustered in 4/9/1864 @ Camp Butler, IL, mustered out 7/17/1865 @ Louisville, KY, 16 years old. Became a lawyer after the war and died 7/7/1890 @ 41 years old. As an Infantry private, he would have been responsible for purchasing his own sidearm.

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Very cool revolver and history for sure
Thank you for posting this....

Andy

CountryGent · Sep 21, 2023

@buddybob87 very neato. Thanks for sharing.

GrayGoose · Sep 21, 2023

Okay....

sobo · Sep 21, 2023

GrayGoose said:
Okay....
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Your guns - not your kids' guns.

Oh, wait...

Dirty Cary · Sep 23, 2023

P938 Legion, couple of 10/22s and high standard ar.

jordanvraptor · Oct 3, 2023

Olderguy said:
good luck finding ammo

I'd rather be lucky than good…

Vash45LC · Oct 11, 2023

My gucci'd Sig p365x Macro Tacops.

Build specs:

Icarus Precision X Macro grip module
Icarus Precision magazine base pads
True Precision threaded Barrel
Holosun EPS Carry red dot
Stream Light TLR-7 Sub
Herrington Arms HC3652P compensator
Stock slide and stock FCU
Black out on light and holosun was a combo of Tester's Flat black enamel paint and Birchwood Casey Aluminum Black pen

Gunbuggy · Oct 13, 2023

Heading up to the home-boys to do a little training.

Hope to get some more time behind the stribog sbr. Brought it last 3 times and didn't touch it so hoping this time I'll run some drills with it and see how it does.

Gunbuggy · Oct 13, 2023

Gunbuggy said:
Heading up to the home-boys to do a little training.

Hope to get some more time behind the stribog sbr. Brought it last 3 times and didn't touch it so hoping this time I'll run some drills with it and see how it does.

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From tip to butt-
-rugged obsidian
-JTAC handguard extension
-BCM VFG
-HB Locking charging block
-HB Folding charging handle
-Surefire m340 pro with surefire SR07 tape switch
-HB extended bolt stop
-Primary Arms slx 1x Micro Prism
-HB safety selector
-A3 Tactical b&t folding stock

lucusloc · Oct 30, 2023

Every now and again I have a smarts that does not hurt too much. This week I decided to look through my old gun gear box and found this;

Not the gun, that is a Sig 220 10mm that plays duty as my trail gun. It gets carried in a dedicated carry vest with built-in holsters. The light, however, has been sitting in a box for years gathering dust. I never got around to getting a fitted holster for the intended gun (a Sig 226) because finding someone who made what I wanted in that exact combo was a PITA. But this gun does not go in a fitted holster, it goes in a tight kangaroo pouch, so the addition of a light does not impact the carry whatsoever. My startling genius always amazes me.

Now it did take me a quick chat with SureFire support to get that to go on right. I have no idea how old the light actually is, but it uses all the older fitments that were just a touch too big in the default configuration. Support let me know that the old endcaps have a cosmetic spacer on the back that you can remove by drifting out a few pins, and that let the light slide onto the rail just enough to lock into place. The new endcaps omit this feature entirely, because it is totally unnecessarily complicated. Shout out to SureFire support for taking care of that and helping get a decade old(?) customer sorted out.

Also holy crap, that gun is wet. It does not feel that way, but now on my screen I can see that there is a touch more oil I need to wipe off. I swear I was not just eating bacon fried pigskins before I took that pic.

Xaevian · Oct 30, 2023

That is one moist bang bang.

lucusloc · Oct 30, 2023

Xaevian said:
That is one moist bang bang.

Yes it is.

also: inb4 quotes in the den. I wonder what portion is getting snipped out and misrepresented this time.

sobo · Oct 30, 2023

lucusloc said:
...The light, however, has been sitting in a box for years gathering dust. I never got around to getting a fitted holster for the intended gun (a Sig 226) because finding someone who made what I wanted in that exact combo was a PITA...

I had good luck finding a custom-made Kydex holster for a Surefire X-300 Ultra to a SIG P320 combo from these guys: Werkx

lucusloc · Oct 30, 2023

sobo said:
I had good luck finding a custom-made Kydex holster for a Surefire X-300 Ultra to a SIG P320 combo from these guys: Werkx

Yeah, that other setup was going to be an open carry rig. I wanted a leather holster with belt snaps for it. I found Mitch Rosen holster's Premier line that did what I wanted, but at the time they did not have accessory options (or at least not the ones I wanted). Not sure if they have more options now, but I can vouch that their holsters last at least a decade without losing fitment, which it a pretty darn good showing.