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Nice to see some folks thinking BIG though...

I suppose I should add an FAL????? How about a Bloodhound missile system and a Centurion tank - very 50's/ 60's - for that retro feel....

A Mosquito would be the fun "weekend blast about the countryside" and a Vulcan for when you just want to make a statement when you arrive

I'm not even going to be greedy. Just an MP5 A5 with semi, burst and full-auto trigger group, 20 magazines and unlimited ammunition.

Perhaps we should start a thread "If you could only have ONE gun what would it be" And have a fantasy gun and one you can actually own now?

Phase plasma rifle with a 40 watt range...

Over the years I have shot and owned most of what interested me at the time so have no real desires as I am very happy concentrating on my muzzle loading.

I suppose with no financial restrictions I would go for some bespoke flintlocks and wheel locks from current makers.

The Lewis gun is always something I've coveted since living with one over a couple of months so that would be on the list along with a BAR and a Garand.

A Carter Edwards would be nice also.

WW2 Oerlikon 20mm RN anti-aircraft cannon
Ten years ago I could have found you one for a song.

Couple of my friends in France used to own 2cm Flak 30/38. 100% complete in perfect condition, the way they were orriginaly issued with the optics and all accessories. They came from a museum stock with Portuguese deact for less than 5K . BTW the demil was simply removing the firing pin & drilling the barrel that a good crew can change in less than 45 sec
Anyway ... endless fun swinging the barrel around the horizon line shouting "Achtung Spitfire"

Well.....I always had a love of the old 40mm Bofors, but not the mobile type, the ship mounted electrical type.

We had some living next door on the naval gunnery range when I was a kid.

Not sure about the neighbours though clapclap

oh with all those toys you don't want neighbours.....unless they share your interests

Chuck wrote:oh with all those toys you don't want neighbours.....unless they share your interests

Funilly enough Chuck, the established residents were used to it.

The flags went up and it was a given that things were going to get noisy. I spent most of my school holidays either on the beach or looking for brass.

The beach could be entertaining, particularly with grockels. They had no idea and you could usually see the muzzles of the 4.5" Mk6 & 8s. There was a bloody great cloud of manking brown smoke and a ruddy great bang....sweet!!

On a clear day you could just about see the splash on the horizon. The only time we took notice was when they fired Corvus rockets (they seemed to wake you up more than the guns) or occasionally it could be uber noisy (the local suggestion was new barrels but it was probably more to do with humidity and wind direction).

Every so often someone would move in and complain until they were told to check the deeds of the house and sure enough....

Its all NT land now, which is probably much better than houses as the wildlife that was protected by the range is still inaccessible....lots of Adders, great.

Seriously, if money was no object I guess I would have a high end AI, a nice No4(T) and plenty of ammo. Something that was just reliable and accurate.

Pistols....if we could, I have shot a few courtesy of her maj and our allies but I always liked the .45 ACP and the Beretta 92.

GPMG or Bren, what's not to like? But you can tire on anything I guess.

Oddly, I would not mind a baker either.....but I know sod all about BP really.

the running man wrote:Phase plasma rifle with a 40 watt range...

"Hey, just what you see, pal"

Maggot, those will be them good neighbours then and not those PITA NIMBY's who buy properties where they should not then bitch like hell over whatever it is they don't like.