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    Guns n Watches

    As Harry Smith has said in my last thread, Guns seem to be a hobby some of us share so c'mon lets see em


    A photo of a gun and watch, you can pop them here, here's my attempt at an arty farty shot

    20210227_193604 by danger_mouse1964, on Flickr

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    There you go , you do know all the haters will hate .


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    Nice guns, haters will hate....lovers will love, its a mixed up world where guns give the haters their freedom, let them hate, they are hypocrites saying guns are bad and living in freedom.

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    This photo actually captures both my 7.62mm M-14, and my 1966 Caravelle Diver (which still runs great!).




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    Quote Originally Posted by pacifichrono View Post
    This photo actually captures both my 7.62mm M-14, and my 1966 Caravelle Diver (which still runs great!).



    Cracking photo that

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    Yes - Great pic! You look young there - how old were you and where was that taken?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Eddiex View Post
    Yes - Great pic! You look young there - how old were you and where was that taken?

    The average age of the combat soldier in Vietnam was nnnnnn 19.

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    Walther q5 match, full fat version


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    This thread is getting dangerously near to the old "your daily carry" threads on Time Zone US.

    They always had a gun and a watch and sometimes some cigars and a Zippo laid out on the stars and stripes.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Eddiex View Post
    Yes - Great pic! You look young there - how old were you and where was that taken?
    The photo was taken a mile or two below the DMZ in Vietnam about March of 1967...I was still 19!

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    Quote Originally Posted by pacifichrono View Post
    The photo was taken a mile or two below the DMZ in Vietnam about March of 1967...I was still 19!
    19 - so young!! I guess you have to grow up quick though in places like that.

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    Here we are at last, my new Milspec AR nearly ready for the comps, hopefully resuming in May-ish plus Explorer2 on a rubber B



    My Izhmash AKM 7.62x39 UK legal (as are all my guns)



    Smith & Wesson M&P 15-22, the AR, Benelli M2, Alfa .357 Nitro Muzzle loader which is the nearest thing to a REAL handgun you can get in our nanny-state and my little airsoft Glock 26 in semi/full-auto I keep for garden practice with the Explorer and Tudor GMT also on a Rubber B



    Closer view of the Alfa


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    Quote Originally Posted by Neil.C View Post
    This thread is getting dangerously near to the old "your daily carry" threads on Time Zone US.

    They always had a gun and a watch and sometimes some cigars and a Zippo laid out on the stars and stripes.
    Generally a fat wodge of dollar bills too

    If I knew how to post a pic I would, not many Steyr LP50 around.

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    Quote Originally Posted by thenikjones View Post
    Generally a fat wodge of dollar bills too

    If I knew how to post a pic I would, not many Steyr LP50 around.
    Do you do pistol target shooting, thats what I am trying to get into wit an Alfa when I can find one nearby

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    Quote Originally Posted by pacifichrono View Post
    The photo was taken a mile or two below the DMZ in Vietnam about March of 1967...I was still 19!

    I knew that.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dangermouse64 View Post
    Do you do pistol target shooting, thats what I am trying to get into wit an Alfa when I can find one nearby
    If you mean a MLR that uses modern nitro powder, shotgun primers and bullets rather than balls (like mine) there are a few for sale on Guntrader atm. A gunshop will send a gun to a Registered Firearms Dealer near you to be collected/paperwork done so distance not a problem.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Harry Smith View Post
    Here we are at last, my new Milspec AR nearly ready for the comps, hopefully resuming in May-ish plus Explorer2 on a rubber B



    My Izhmash AKM 7.62x39 UK legal (as are all my guns)



    Smith & Wesson M&P 15-22, the AR, Benelli M2, Alfa .357 Nitro Muzzle loader which is the nearest thing to a REAL handgun you can get in our nanny-state and my little airsoft Glock 26 in semi/full-auto I keep for garden practice with the Explorer and Tudor GMT also on a Rubber B



    Closer view of the Alfa

    Nice, I have the nitro Armscor .38, not as nicely made as the Alfa but slightly smaller.

    Like the AR, I'm thinking of getting the Hammerli version.
    Started out with nothing. Still have most of it left.

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    Like the AR, I'm thinking of getting the Hammerli version.

    I got that at a very good price. Hardly heard of in UK Double Star are a popular budget AR build in US. A new Hammerli would be similar cost without optics. However I would be careful as some users have not had good results with them.
    Although the Smith & Wesson is often derided for having too much polymer construction many world class shooters use them in mini-rifle comps as they are just so reliable and not ammo fussy. Also many milspec AR parts will fit them.



    To compare
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    Quote Originally Posted by Harry Smith View Post
    Like the AR, I'm thinking of getting the Hammerli version.

    I got that at a very good price. Hardly heard of in UK Double Star are a popular budget AR build in US. A new Hammerli would be similar cost without optics. However I would be careful as some users have not had good results with them.
    Although the Smith & Wesson is often derided for having too much polymer construction many world class shooters use them in mini-rifle comps as they are just so reliable and not ammo fussy. Also many milspec AR parts will fit them.



    To compare
    Thanks I’ll bear that in mind while looking at them. I’m going to do a one for one variation with a Magtech semi which doesn’t see much use. Friend who is a RFD will take the Magtech and put it in the next auction he goes to.
    Started out with nothing. Still have most of it left.

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    Quote Originally Posted by demonloop View Post
    Walther q5 match, full fat version

    Nice watch!

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    Two Germans. Blaser's gone but still have the DA37

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    Loving the guns and watches sadly I don’t have a gun to take any pics with!

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    Quote Originally Posted by scootnfast View Post
    Loving the guns and watches sadly I don’t have a gun to take any pics with!
    Most people use a camera.
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