Thread: Collecting

I am trying to break my habits of collecting things. Guns are the main problem - they keep following me home from work. Old quality riflescopes too.

Originally posted by MacMan
I am trying to break my habits of collecting things. Guns are the main problem - they keep following me home from work. Old quality riflescopes too.

that sounds like an interesting job.....

see if a .44magnum lever action can follow you home....

We all collect don't we!
I can't help myself I like collecting ammunition. The older and rarer the better.
Guns well when times were good and variety was plentyful I had a good collection of millitary self loaders, I think I got up to about 35, but then times went bad, the health system in Tasmania failed and a lunatic made the news. So made a lot of money on the buyback and bought more.

Its a good topic to broach at a mixed idealogical function. ( I like bigwords) Your average intelligent person can't give a valid reason why they don't like firearms, over the years I have worked out, primarily its because of fear, people are scared of the bang and it might hurt them, my son (13) doesn't like firing my 12g actually won't or any of my larger calibres , because he thinks it will knock him on his bum. But when he has his .22 and a couple of boxes of ammo, he will happly fire it all day.



john

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Dunna need one Capt'n. I got a 45/70!

JohnE:

I know exactly what you mean. The best way of arguing it is ask a rabid anti person when was the last time that they were directly effected by inadequacies in the health system - most people have some experience. Then ask them when they were last effected by violent crime - few people have any experience. Then ask when they were last effected by related crime. Ask them when was the last time they actually SAW a firearm that was not carried by a cop or security guard. Statistically speaking, it is a non issue for the gross populace, so spending the amount that has been spent is a misappropriation of public funds.

But we are getting off topic here, and people might actually catch on to what really happens so I'd better crawl back into the cave...
8)

Well well what can I say Mr Mac, you are indeed a wordsmith. very well said.
Interesting that some of you have got those big left over from the century before last calibres. Aside from mod 94 and mod 336 30/30's that is the closest I've got to the old yank calibres. A 45/70 is a very impressive cartridge. However reloading if you stick with the old blackpowder scale, the 70, you wouldn't get too many refills per kg. I suppose thats why in the western movies, they always had a barell of powder and not a piddly little tin.

This is fun Vlad, a subject that is not broken, leaking oil, getting charged ridiculous prices for and can't get the parts.


john

The Marlin 1895 that I have is a fantastic little rig. Compact, handy, accurate enough for work to 100m on bigger beasties, and phenomenally potent. I load using smokeless powder and either hardcast lead (my own or Hawkesbury River) or Remington 405gn JSPs. Both are accurate, and the load I use is very comfortable to shoot at an estimated 1400fps. You can load them up to nearly 2000fps with smokeless powders, but having nearly scored a concussion it was a once only experience for me.

I am collecting stubby coolers but only have a few dozen at the moment... slowly but surely.

I am interested in ex-mil rifles - having a Savage built Lee Enfield .303 at the moment but lusting after a good Mosin Nagant.

Intend to build up a collection behind Mrs Vlad's back :wink:

Just put a deposit on a Lee Reloading press yesterday with the money she gave me for my birthday !!


I reckon I'd be interested in those bayonets too, RoverOne. You haven't got one of those early .303 ones with the curved quillion perchance ?

Originally posted by RoverOne
I have over a period of time built up a collection of some crazy things and still currently collect them.

You haven't got any better with age have you Bryce :roll:

Too much time on your hands :wink: