Ones favorite Pistol/Rifle

[Dougan]

Hi Dougan,

As you suspect, the M1 is hard to get fed up with and I don't see myself parting with it any time soon. Strangely Brown in your original M1 Carbine thread said that he saw one being used at a LERA comp, that was either me or another guy I know well who also has one. In fact, my local club probably has 75% of those imported into the country, we own five in total.

The last one I saw for sale was about 4 years ago and one of our club members managed to get hold of it. I think he paid around £900 which we all thought reasonable, you're probably looking at well over a grand now if you could find one.

All the reloading components/tools are readily available.

Thank you for the reply Paul - I'd didn't think you'd be looking to part with :) I have to admit that the price of them is also a bit prohibative at the moment...but if you know of someone selling one in the future......

[Scotsgun]

You were shooting the SR9? That is not exactly run of the mill issue stuff then. Was that with Kahles or Zeiss optics?

Wasn't military issue. I was working in the private sector and being a european company, all the kit was sourced local to them. Same venue, same s***, much more money.

The scopes were S&B. The best of stuff but you had to set it up yourself - the scope had literally been dropped onto the rifle, wasn't even true and had to be re-positioned for decent eye relief. Very accurate for a non-bolt gun though.

[Sim G]

Wasn't military issue.

If memory serves, that was the purpose of the SR9. Based it on the HK91 and so avoid export bans as it was a "sporting rifle", where as the PSG-1 and MSG-90 were marketed and sold as "military" weapons.

[enfielddream]

Rifle: No.4 Enfield. Revolver: Smith&Wesson .357 Model 65. Pistol: Browning Hi-Power, maybe German P38.

[enfielddream]

Forgot one. High cap magazine fed rifle: M4 .556 carbine.

[dazeroo]

Pistol, I'm taking this to mean "Handgun"

Colt Python, 4", maybe 6"

Rifle

The well sorted Remington Model Seven in .223, that I let go years ago.
Still haven't found anything like it. I never will for what I sold it for!

You live and learn!

[Scotsgun]

If memory serves, that was the purpose of the SR9. Based it on the HK91 and so avoid export bans as it was a "sporting rifle", where as the PSG-1 and MSG-90 were marketed and sold as "military" weapons.

I'll take you're word for it, mate. I was basically invited to enter a large storeroom and root around in the boxes until i found something i liked or thought usable. Considering that there were piles of FN FAL clones, HK G41s, MP5s and a whole host of other junk including some god awful Romanian AKs, i did well to get what i did.
My choice of sniping rifle was essentially reduced to the Dragunov (complete with awful scope), a weird offering from Baretta and the SR9. Not a bolt gun amongst them. The company just didn't see the use for a rifle with a slow rate of fire and i had to agree in the end, considering the environment.

[froggy]

Salut,

One hangun & one rifle only ....

A) If I were to keep only 1 pistol it would be without a shadow of a doubt my P226 ...
not the one I shoot best with but it was love at 1st sight :mrgreen:
It's solid, works all the time, accurate enough, 15 rounds, feels great in my hand.

B) one Rifle ...
there are a lot I'd absolutly love to own, probably a SIG 551 LB, but for the moment I get plenty of fun from 25 to 200 yards with my AR (SDI)





Now if I strech the list a 22 lr rifle would have to be a MAS45... It's heavy & bomb proof, accurate...

and when I win the lotery I hear Ovenpaa alright and I would dearly love a AI AE MkII in 308 ...

Classic rifle... K98, K31 and SMLE ... my heart is torn ... :mrgreen:

[Holds Tight]

After noticing that my favorites were more than one pistol and rifle and one pistol sorta isn't a pistol I have two sets;

First is the Galil ARM in 5.56 and a UZI smg (old open bolt model).

[Holds Tight]

And from the USA, the M4 short and my current carry a Beretta 92F, I didn't like either at first but the M4 is crazy accurate and with the ACOG and grip pod I can hit while standing and advancing head size targets at 300 to 500 meters all day long. The 92F although a 9mm is a rugged and again crazy accurate full size pistol, not something for CCW.