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I wouldn't mind Smith releasing their blued guns again, but outside the "classic series" with the square butts. Or the model 25 in .45acp instead of .45 Colt only
 
Probably already said this in the thread cuz it's 6 years old so I wouldn't remember if I did but a remake of the Nock volley gun, ideally cartridge firing.
 
A Sako Finwolf in 308 winchester.

A quality commercial mauser equivalent to the 1950s FN rifles.

New Belgium made FALs

New High Standard 22 pistols.
 
Go to a LGS and handle a miroku Winchester mod 73 I do - often - and am fighting the desire - but I can't get past the 'made by the J. A. Pan Co.' part......
FYI, The Miroku Browning I had was extremely well made and finished. Probably nicer than any gun Winchester made.

It is cool to see that some of the guns listed in this ol thread are currently in production again.
 
Marlin Camp series
HK P7
SITES Spectre M4 (maybe a modernized version)
Steyr AUG with classic optic (not that pic-railed monstrosity)
Pancor Jackhammer (I know it was never officially in production, but it would be neat to see it hit the market)
FN FS2000 - bring back the tactical tuna!
 
Marlin Camp series
HK P7
SITES Spectre M4 (maybe a modernized version)
Steyr AUG with classic optic (not that pic-railed monstrosity)
Pancor Jackhammer (I know it was never officially in production, but it would be neat to see it hit the market)
FN FS2000 - bring back the tactical tuna!
FYI third party are making P7s. Very customizable. Expensive though.
 
I also love the older guns with wood and blued. Here are a couple of guns that are just as fun to look at as they are to shoot.I love the old Marlin lever action rifles. The Marlin 39 being my favorite.

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Didn't realize that, thanks for the heads up! Just looked them up. Wish WA laws didn't suck. A P7 with threaded barrel would be legit.
Arms unlimited also sells a p7-specific suppressor for $299. Made by b&t.

Edit:just checked and p7 suppressor is $420. However if you look up the $299 one on b&t website it says for p7. I wonder if it's the same one?
 
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Colt Woodsman pistol. Classic 22 auto. Built to the fit and finish as they were back then just adding better sights. Of course, the price tag would be way up there.
 
An historically accurate copy of ....
A J.Henry English pattern Trade Rifle....
And a Northwest Trade Gun.

Granted both can be found by custom makers....many however are lacking in the historically accurate department.
The same can be said for many so called mass produced "replicas" and "reproductions".
Andy
Edit to add....
Looking back on this thread....I have said much the same in an earlier post.
Well at least I am consistent ....:D
 
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An historically accurate copy of ....
A J.Henry English pattern Trade Rifle....
And a Northwest Trade Gun.

Granted both can be found by custom makers....many however are lacking in the historically accurate department.
The same can be said for many so called mass produced "replicas" and "reproductions".
Andy
Edit to add....
Looking back on this thread....I have said much the same in an earlier post.
Well at least I am consistent ....:D
Hey Andy, weird question for you. One of my collection goals is one of every standard service rifle the Army has issued, each with a full set of kit from each war it saw action in.

Admittedly we're specialists in different slices of history with me being WWII/Cold War, but in your area of expertise from oh say we'll extend as far back as French & Indian War through the Revolution, including the Lewis & Clark Expedition as a "military activity" then on up as far as you're comfortable with, what would you consider your "Number One Draft Picks" from currently in-production offerings be they shoot-ready or DIY kit if you were trying to build such a collection from scratch?
 
Hey Andy, weird question for you. One of my collection goals is one of every standard service rifle the Army has issued, each with a full set of kit from each war it saw action in.

Admittedly we're specialists in different slices of history with me being WWII/Cold War, but in your area of expertise from oh say we'll extend as far back as French & Indian War through the Revolution, including the Lewis & Clark Expedition as a "military activity" then on up as far as you're comfortable with, what would you consider your "Number One Draft Picks" from currently in-production offerings be they shoot-ready or DIY kit if you were trying to build such a collection from scratch?
Great question.
However....one that will take a lot to answer completely.

To keep from boring you or others with firearm history....my reply will be as simple as I can make it / general in scope.
And stick to the American side of things.

Infantry used muskets....and were far more common than Riflemen.
Rifleman were specialized and used....rifles.
Ranger units often used both.

The American Long rifle ....was often an individually made item at the time of the French and Indian War...and The American Revolution.
It was also very regionally specific in regards to how it looked and was made....counties and gun smiths had their own characteristics.
The term Lock , Stock and Barrel comes from this....many gun smiths made the lock , stock and barrel of their rifles.
With that said...many used parts were also recycled , so to speak....as well as many new , ready made , imported parts were used on our rifles.
Custom is your best bet here...as well as lots of homework in regards to the era and styling .

Also something to consider here...and I will get into trouble with this....
Riflemen were used at this time ( F& I and the AWI ) , and in every theater.
However...there were not as common as myth makes 'em out to be.
And I would be damn near willing to bet all the guns that I own...that no rifles were used at the battles of Lexington and Concord.
Again...they were a specialized unit and in function.
Infantry , armed with muskets , fighting in a standard battle array....was the rule of the day here.
The whole fighting behind a tree or stone wall did happen...but not as a general rule.

Lewis and Clark did not use the Model 1803 Rifle...again a myth...and something else to get into trouble with.
They did use modified 17 90 / 1792 / 1795 Contract Rifles.
The 1790 - 1795 Contract Rifle....looked a lot like a simplified American Long Rifle...no engraving or carving...and a standard caliber of roughly.54 caliber.
Barrels were around 42 inches for the 1795 rifle and around 45 inches in length for the 1790 rifle.
Lewis had the barrels shortened to around 40 -42 inches...and slings added.
I say that the use of the 1803 by the Corps is myth...because :
Not one mention of the term Model 1803 is used by any member of the Corps....
Also...by early 1803 , when Lewis was outfitting the Corps.....there weren't enough Model 1803's available to outfit the Cops and the Army.
Custom is the way to go with a 1795 Contract Rifle.
The 1790 and 1795 Contract Rifles where the first to be made towards a standard in pattern / styling and caliber.

The 1803 Rifle was used in the War of 1812....along with the "Common Rifle " of the 1814 pattern.
Both were used far into the 1830's - 1840's.
The 1803 is available as an off the shelf rifle...but needs some help with shaping of the stock and some over all work to make it look like the real thing.
No makes an off the shelf 1814 Common Rifle....so custom is the way to go here.
Again...do your home work...both rifles had some changes over the years.
However both were far closer to what we would call a standard pattern.

Well I have rambled / bored / angered many folks no doubt with the above post.
I would be happy to continue...but don't want to take over the thread.
A PM could happen ...if you would like....or I could go on here or in a new thread in the Black powder section.
Andy
 
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