Rifle Porn...

[Ghost]

Lets see everyones rifle or fire arm. Rifles, pistols, bows, black powders, etc .

Lets see em!!!

I will start it out with a Winchester Model 88. I think you all have seen it before but if not here it is.


There were two series to this rifle. The first series were in the late 50's and early 60's. 60'sThis series had the basket weave with maple leafs. The second series was in the late 60's. This series only had the basket weave on it. The most popular of the two, for collectors anyway, was the first series.

This model 88 was bought for my dad in the 60's at a store called O'Tasco. It is probably my most favorite rifle of all. I really like the fact that it is a lever action and it operates kind of like an A-Bolt rifle. It has a flip up/down rear sight and is chambered in 308 Win.

Allright guys and gals, let see them guns. Give us a little info about the gun and what makes it special.

[grizz1]

Been meaning to keep this post going but been lazy, but here is the first one of mine.
It is a Browning BAR in .270 WIN mounted with a Redfield Widefield 2x-7x , 4plex reticle.
This gun was one of the reasons I had such a bad grade in Art class my junior year of high school. My father said he would replace my old WWII Springfield 30-06 with a good modern rifle as a Christmas present and he wanted me to choose the cartridge as it was a one time deal and needed to be an all around gun. I poured over the Guns and Ammo book in Art class with my close friend everyday for a month reading ballistics on different guns, This is the one I chose. He ordered me one from a local dealer but when it came in the dealer offered him 20 dollars profit to forget the deal as the cost had went up. My Dad always like a profit so he took the money and went to a local grain elevator that sold guns and had not heard of the price increase. He came home with two of them, one with dark walnut and mine was the light walnut stock . The year was 1973, he bought them both after a coin toss that he won for 170 dollars each and also got two boxes of ammo, I cannot remember the cost of the scopes, high at the time but not now of course.

Many of you would know that Jack O'Conner was a huge fan of the .270 and wrote hundreds of articles about that cartridge and he also loved his Model 70's as well. I'm sure he had a lot to do with my decision at the time and one I've never regretted. Sure there are many great calibers out there but this one has done me well as an all around gun in the Midwest.
It is terribly scarred and scratched up from thousands of days afield and thousands of miles of riding in a 4x4 farm truck.
I have no idea how many deer I've taken with it but it is the Coyote that has been harmed the most. In the late 70's and early 80's I would hunt coyotes 4 to 5 days a week with my dogs and this gun has taken hundreds of them. Used 90 or 100 grain bullets on coyote and the 130 on deer.
My Dad has been gone for 23 years and the mate to my rifle has been passed to my Brother but it sure brings back some good memories when I pick up this rifle .

[Ghost]

Grizz, that is one very nice rifle and an excellent story to boot. I bet each one of those scars and scratches has a wonderful memory attached to it. I don't think outdoorsmen really mind those scratches and nicks on outdoor equipment like fishing rod, guns, etc. For those items, especially guns and fishing rods, have such cherished memories attached to them. Each nick just reminds us of a wonderful time spent with family and friends, or at least it does for me.

The .270 is an excellent cartridge. You definitely did a good job picking one of the best all around calibers ever built. Even today, it is still one of the best caliber rifles to own.

That is one of the original RedField's? Boy I'll tell you what, those RedField's were the top of the line in their day. The RedField has been used by many of hunters and military as well and are still a great optic to own. I have a project rifle that I have had in the works for about the last year and a half and the optic that will be put on it will be a RedField. I have all the specs and goodies put down on paper but finding someone that is willing to build and paint it for me has been the biggest reason for it not being built already.

I am going to have to get some more pics up. I believe if time permits, I should have another picture and story up Thursday morning.

Thanks Grizz for a wonderful story and for showing us a very nice classic Browning BAR .270 Win. VERY NICE!!

[grizz1]

Another Browning, this one a .22 cal Semi Auto , long rifle . It has a few scratches too as all my gun seem to because I use them.
This gun was bought new and given to me for my 7th Birthday from my father so it has been in my hands for over 48 years. Was ordered through a friend with a FFL for 53.00 dollars, his fee and shipping brought the cost to 61.00 dollars.
For years after I could always expect to see a brick of shells with my new hunting license taped to the top under the Christmas tree from my Dad. I got another brick about every two months.
A train probably couldn't haul all the rabbits and squirrels this rifle has taken.
My grandmother loved wild game and would take all I gave her so I thought it was my job to keep her supplied year round, if not hunting rabbits in the fall/winter the squirrels were being harassed all summer.

[grizz1]

Here is a shotgun that means a lot to me and would be interesting to see if any of you have seen many of them. It is a Model 12 Winchester, 12 gauge, 2 3/4 inch with a LOW serial number, the numbers are the same on both barrels. Both barrels have factory matte ribs. It was made as a set and they are a 26 inch improved cylinder mounted on the stock, the other barrel is a 32 inch full choke.
This gun was given to me from my Father when I was 11 years old. It was my all around shotgun for the next 20 years, a lot of quail and turkey fell to this gun, many Iowa pheasants did not fair too well either. It has harmed a few coyotes too.
My Dad traded a Winchester 1897 along with 10 dollars to his friend Hank in 1950 for this gun. It also came with a leather scabbard that held both barrels and stock together, a hard case that has since turned into dust and I sure wish I had it back in good condition.
Hank was known in the area as a professional hunter, that is what he did with most of his time. Hank had bought the gun new and used it to market hunt ducks and geese but said he just never liked it like the old 97 he had traded in, so as luck would have it one day while he and my Dad were Quail hunting together the trade was made. Hank was missing more Quail than he thought he should that day, borrowed the 97 from Dad and after making some real tough shots in the timber he was ready to get rid of this hammer less gun once and for all.
As far as I know market hunting soon came to an end about the time Hank would have bought this gun, not sure what year it would have been made. My Dad said when market hunting stopped Hank went into full time hunting for fur bearers so this old shotgun has taken thousands of fox, racoons and anything that would bring in some money. I know my Dad market hunted rabbits during the great depression and they were shipped to "The City" which was St Louis.

[''HILLBILLY'']

REMINGTON, R-1 1911, .45ACP''LIMITED''


REMINGTON,710 7MM MAG ''SHOOTS GREAT, BOLT SUCKS''


MOSSBERG 535 12GUAGE 3.5''


H&R HANDY RIFLE, 444MARLIN/.35REM "GREAT BRUSHGUN, MASSIVE KNOCKDOWN"


CVA ACCURA, .50 "VERY ACCURATE,1" GROUPS @ 100 YDS"


MY "PET PROJECT" RUSSIAN M91 MOSIN NAGANT, 7.62X54R "BEFORE"


AND AFTER, ADDED ATI STOCK, LONG EYE RELIEF SCOUT SCOPE, AND FLOATED BARREL. "TAC DRIVER" -1"GROUPS @ 100YDS WITH ALMOST NO BULLIT DROP A 200YDS.


THE WHOLE GANG