Recent acquisitions thread

>>30238605
Nice. I really want a used S&W, but I'm at the mercy of the used market here in CA for the most part, since importing is retarded.

Picking up a charter arms off duty today though, so at least I can live out some of my shitty crime noir fantasies.

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>>30238618
Got one of those too, it was my test bed for birchwood Casey bluing. It's a neat gun but the double action is poopoo

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>>30238605
> pro tip
If you are going to shoot 357 make sure it's 145 grain and above. Lighter weight magnums will erode and crack the forcing cone. Always be sure to clean the 6'oclock area of the cone vigorously

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$5k later...

>>30238647
Yep I don't intend to shoot my handloaded 125gr out of it. Likely 158 factory loads or 38s. Cone looks good right now though.

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>>30238605
great price, especially in that condition.
are those herrett grips?

my first gun was also a 13-2

>>30238626
IS that the off duty or the undercover? I've been really confused. Some of them have the barrel come down and surround the rod while others have the rod free-floating. The one I'm getting is free-floating and described as an "off duty," but is it an undercover?

>>30238681
This is the off duty. I think the shrouded ejector was more a generational thing than a model one. Charter has been through a lot of changes lol

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>>30238677
I dont see any markings at all on the grips even inside. Dude threw in a set of pachmayr grippers too.

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So I just paid $800 for this son of a bitch. It's completely restored. So no matching serials but it's in beautiful shape. Easily worth twice what I paid. Got it 30 minutes ago. Can't wait to shoot it.

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Waiting on this fucker here.

>>30239859
Looks good. I need some ping in my life.

>>30238660
>$5k on czechshit
Jesus just give me your money, I'll spend it better

>>30240246
Shot it yet? Impressions? If these are decent I expect them to be the next vz2008s where they go from 4-500 to 700 once they dry up.

Picked up a Miroku clone of a colt detective special last week and a Dan Wesson revolver today. Anyone want pics?

>>30240275
Duh it's a RA thread. You gotta share pics

>>30240275
>Miroku clone of a colt detective special
what?
when did this happen?

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>>30240259

I've shot it several times as it belonged to a friend before I bought it. It's several years old, it's one of the TGI imports with a Hungarian receiver and barrel. They were $450-$500 when they were available, I think they sell for $700-$800 now.

Only thing I bought lately was a $100 OTD Plinkster 702. Bubba had done some "accurizing" to it with what I believe was bicycle handlebar tape wrapped around the barrel, a cheap BSA scope, and some Remington 870 weaver rails rigged into side rails for a picatinny rail bipod.

It's getting installed in a Sega Menacer shell.

>>30240297
I'd have to switch to my phone to post pictures, don't want to waste my time if o one wants to see
>>30240302
Early 50's to late 70's

>>30240335
Sounds like you rescued it.

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Picked up a lower from Fleet Farm yesterday (already had the upper). They are having a half off sale on all their Huldra/Korstog AR-15 shit (due to change in ownership I imagine) so I got a $500 lower for $260. Of course, it was way fucking overpriced to begin with which is why it probably never sold until the sale.

Has a JP Trigger which is fairly decent and saves me from having to buy another Geissele trigger.

>>30240341
>Early 50's to late 70's
when colt was still making them?
damn.
how much was it?

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>>30240341
Here's the Dan Wesson. Can someone help me figure out what model it is exactly?

>>30240341
We wants to see.

>>30240359
I traded a shitty taurus auto for it. It's pretty sweet

>>30238660
Don't you live in South Africa and these are probably not that expensive there?

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>>30240341
Here's the DS clone. Miroku Liberty Chief

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Haters gonna hate. For $219 it was pretty decent find I think.

>>30240394
Neat.

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>>30240256
>not wanting an original short rail
what is wrong with you anon

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>>30240414
I honestly think that the later style 75 looks better. Short rail 75's just look unbalanced.

Here is my recent acquisition, as of a couple weeks ago.

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It's nothing spectacular, but it's mine and I love it

>>30240414
>Super special czechshit
It's still czechshit. Congrats

>>30240439
Wood furniture mossys look good though.

>>30240445
You have a cruel heart, anon

>>30240385
pretty sure Flandre is in Pennsylvania anon

>>30240453
I think so too. I was going to buy an 870 just to escape the hideous polymer 500's, but I saw this one on armslist for 250 and immediately bought it.

>>30240455
As long as you're happy with it I don't really give a shit. I was just saying I could think of some better things to get for $5k than special czechshit

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>>30238605
Recently got my first AR-15 and I'm loving it. She's a Windham Weaponry.

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>>30240256
everyone has their own personal tastes anon
these pistols took me 6 years to find, and $5k is honestly not that much to spend on something I've been wanting this bad. I've spent more on just 'for fun' ARs than the better condition short rail I managed to get.
>>30240414
Rally best waifu
>>30240385
>>30240457
Georgia actually, but still U.S.
>>30240429
CZs are fun to collect, I love them all

>>30240511
>$5k is honestly not that much to spend on something I've been wanting this bad. I've spent more on just 'for fun' ARs than the better condition short rail I managed to get.
The argument against that is for most people, spending that much at once is going to mean that you're using all of your disposable income for a few months instead of putting most of it into retirement savings. Since you seem young, this is even more, not less, of a consideration.

Not that I'm one to judge, just trying to illuminate why a lot of people object to putting so much money into an item that can get lost/stolen/break.

>>30240511
Do you still do gunsmithing?

>>30240543
I wish I was still young, The Asian in me might be deceiving.
>>30240553
Not anymore, went back into software engineering. I plan on opening a machine shop with a few friends of mine who are in the engineering and machining fields.

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>>30238605
Just got back a Stevens riverside arms marked 520 from the gunsmith that I rescued.

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>>30240599
Here's the other side.

Anyone know the going rate of a smith and wesson 686?dash or no dash?i been throwing around the idea of selling my ak and picking up one of those or a ruger gp100.

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Got this little guy today. Hope to try it out soon.

>>30240645
Gun show today new ones were doing 700ish. I managed to find an unfired 686-8 on armslist for 600. Older ones are all over the place, like all s&w

>>30240608
That's a handsome shotgun, I like the shape of the receiver. How much did you pay for it? When was it made?

>>30240599
I need a stock for mine, some jackass before me sawed the stock into a sawed off grip and cut the barrel down. Good thing I bought it for literally 100$

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>>30240511
You have any CZ's with a single action trigger?
>pic related, my Pre-B

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My recent purchases:
>14 D&H GI AR mags
>Israeli "Kareen" BHP clone in "Fair" condition
>Mec-Gar 15rd BHP magazine
>stripped Anderson Manufacturing AR lower
>Front Line OWB holster for my CZ75
>surplus Chinese Type-63 chest rig

>>30240429
>that blue
Ooooh baby. I'd Mexican-carry that while freeballing in the heat.

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>>30240726
Not anymore, I used to run a custom CZ-85B many years ago for competition shooting, but I don't really shoot anymore. Even my gf shoots more than me now. I enjoy re-building and collecting now more, it's weird. traded the 85 + cash for a motorcycle a long time ago.

>>30240661
Made between 1920 and up till the early thirties. I bought mine off gunbroker only to find out the bolt was worn past the point of not engaging the cartridge stop and some one way back when drilled the receiver for a four hole scope mount. There was also some play in between the barrel and receiver. Bought a new barrel end for way to much and a new bolt assembly then sent it off to a gunsmith for the bolt to be fitted and have the scope holes filled. I also had the thing cerakoted matte black and it came back awesome. As for overall money invested in the thing is laughably too much to publically admit, but at the end of the day I rescued a great vintage shotgun in disrepair and fixed it up into my dream takedown shotgun. It's the ideal size for camping and hiking and fits well in my bag broken down.

>>30240796
>a motorcycle
what do you ride?

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>>30238605
Picked this up today

>>30240900
>Picked this up today
I hope you put it back down, turned 360° and moonwalked out of there.

>>30240913
Why?

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>>30240864
Was riding a Vulcan, but the pipes busted and gas valve leaked and it caught fire burst into flames.

Rip

One day I'll get another

>Tfw CZ was known to make some of the best motorcycles in Europe.

>Tfw you'll never own a CZ brand motorcycle.

>>30240976
>Vulcan
What did you expect comrade?

>>30240976
bummer, sorry to hear that.

>>30240992
>>30241004
It was just something cheap to get around on with. Ended up getting $600 out of the burnt remains some redneck offered to buy it.

>>30238660
How BTFO will you be when CZ finally comes out with a respectable short rail reproduction?

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>>30241030
>you will never have a qt has-guns GF, not one, but two SVDs, a real job, look good in a dress, or have any self-respect.

>>30241337
even if they do there's no way they'll make it from ultra hard tool steel again, so all it will be is a structurally weakened collectors piece for the
>muh aesthetics
>muh rhodesia
>muh animu
crowds

>>30241400
>tool steel makes a gun structurally stronger
You do understand the relationship between hardness and brittleness, don't you?

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>>30238605

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>>30238605
Best starter 357's. Both of my Smith's are old police issue. 10-5 and a 13-4

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>>30241450
>>30238677 here
if I had to do it over again I'd probably get a model 19 instead for the better sight picture, but I do agree a 4" medium frame .357 is a perfect first revolver/handgun, and S&W makes some of the prettiest

Test

>>30240366
Anyone?

>>30240366
>The first interchangeable barrel pistol produced was the W12, or the Dan Wesson Model 12 which was chambered in .357 Magnum. The barrels and shrouds for this model were interchangeable and used an exposed nut on the muzzle end to secure the barrel and shroud. The shrouds on these early models had an elongated flange which helped to center the barrel and properly secure it. Later, this design was refined into the Model 15 which still used the flanged barrel assemblies, but which had the nut recessed inside the flange in order to give the pistol a more conventionally finished look. Further refinements to the model 15 resulted in the Model 15-2 which is the most well known as well as the best selling Dan Wesson model. The 15-2 used a roll pin inserted into the frame as a centering dowel combined with a precisely drilled hole in the shroud assembly to facilitate proper shroud centering and alignment, thus eliminating the flanged barrel shrouds. The 15-2 also introduced more barrel offerings, including lengths of 2.5, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, and 15 inches, venting, ribbed shrouds, shrouds with full underlugs, and plain solid shrouds. The pistols could be ordered as "Pistol Pacs" with 3 (initially) and later 4 (or more) barrels shipped inside a fiberglass briefcase with barrel changing tool and clearance gauges; however, many pistols were sold with only one barrel- though owners could choose to purchase other barrels later.

>Finally bought my first gun as a birthday gift to myself
>Used beretta 96A1
>Came with 2 extra mags
>For $450
>Put a Taurus 82 revolver with three quick loaders on Layaway for $100 with just $300 more to go, but I can change my mind and switch any deposited money to something else if I want/need to
Just have to wait until Thursday so I can go get them along with some ammo and goodies. Damn it feels good to finally be armed.
How'd I do?

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Picked this up the other day, impulse buy. Everyone will prob shit on it but Idgaf I just dig how it looks desu

>>30241982
The fuck is it?

>>30241819
Good job becoming hasguns but I wouldn't bother with a Taurus wheelgun. Find a used ruger or Smith, or even a charter arms before you buy that Taurus poopoo

>>30242125
the medallion on the grip reads Rossi

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>>30241500
I personally like the weight balance of the 13 better, and the sights are plenty accurate at 15m for even double action shooting.

>>30240395
Oh wow. I was looking at these online. I knew they were smaller than normal PPK's but I didn't think they were like child's toy sized.

>>30242156
Dry firing felt pretty good. Both in single and double action.
Tried a few other revolvers and most of them the triggers seemed a bit too stiff. I have 90 days anyway so I can keep checking in and out as needed once every other week or so to see what else they may have. Also been looking into Rhino's as well, but the grips looks awkward as hell.
I've also been thinking of just putting it towards a rifle.

All that said, what's wrong with the Taurus?

>>30240259
I have one. It shoots surprisingly well for having the wire stock. The large muzzle brake probably has something to do with it.
Totally worth the money and now they have non-permanent full stock kits out too.

>>30242480
Rhinos look like they won't work but the grips are actually okay. Still wouldn't buy one because they are super complex and odd.

The reason the taurus feel loose is because they are... Look up examples of poor Taurus qc. Plus the legendary video of their semi going off when it is shaken.

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Recently inherited a couple of old Colts, among other stuff.

>>30239859

>easily worth twice what I paid

No it's not. Keep telling yourself that though if it makes you feel better.

>>30242515
That video is what started the investigation and subsequent recall of all "millennium" series Taurus pistols. Taurus' biggest issue is the metal quality and qc of their guns. The go out of time faster, have poorer trigger pull, and worse fit and finish by far than the Smith and Wesson's they're based on. Are they cheap? Yes. Are they good? No, decent at best.

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>>30242663

>>30242515
Noted. I haven't shot a revolver before, but I want to make sure I get a good one. I'll look around and do some research on it. Had a few of the guys at the shop recommend it though.

Was also told that bottom action (can't remember the term he used, but this sounds right) may be a good fit for me since I tend to pull up and to the right with pistols, and a revolver like that will force the recoil into my arm rather than up. It's a curiosity and they sometimes get them used. Bit pricy though.

There's also a used KSG at a different sop for around $800 which seems great, but I'm passing on it for now.

Thank you for the advise!

>>30242703
If you want to break into revolvers do like >>30241500 said. Find a 4" medium frame. 357 revolver from a reputable maker (ruger/s&w) even used and if you decide to sell/upgrade you can almost always get your money out of it. Not gonna be true with a Taurus.

>>30242641
whats the capacity of that mag?

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first handgun

>>30242927
Omedetou

>>30242125

Rossi 972 / .357 mag

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whelp, this here is my new recent accusition, just picked it up, one of the "F" grade CZ-75 pistols Buds had for $250.
Everything works fine on it, the inside looks clean and there's no wear inside. going to do a full strip and make sure all the parts and springs look good.

>>30241337
they still won't be original, so I won't regret anything.

I hope they do, for all the other people who wish to at least have a clone for the sake of aesthetics and weaboo dreams.
>>30241358
it's k anon, i'm sure things will turn out ok.
There was a time I was struggling making minimum wage, with no gf, trying to get back into college and get a degree since my parents made no money and I had to find my own way.
>>30241408
>>30241400
The short rails weren't so much made from "ultra hard metal" but rather, they were machined from a hammer forged block of steel.

In this sense, they are more durable as they are more dense and were never cast, unlike the current production models of CZ pistols.

For example, a hammer forged barrel can have the same Rockwell hardness as a button rifled CMV barrel (non forged), but the forged barrel will be more durable

>>30243083
Please tell us that you at least plan to blue/parkerize/paint it?

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>>30243083
>it's k anon, i'm sure things will turn out ok.
I honestly want to believe this, you might not know it but we've talked a fair bit over the years. The only thing I really have in life is my love for firearms, and I really want to be a gunsmith, so you're kind of an inspiration in that regard. I'm drunk as fuck right now, which I should probably fix first, but at least for tonight, it's too late.

I guess I just wanted to say thank you for all the advice you've given me and for how much you've contributed over the years. One day I'm going to put together an AK and I'll use your videos to do so.

ps. that shortrail is dope.

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only three days left

>>30242800
Thanks again. I'll see what else they have in S&W since I wasn't fond of the ruger models they showed me. Tried a few dryfires with the S&W 15-4 that I liked.

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>>30243109
gonna blast it and paint it. It's got some pitting on the outside, but the inside looks very clean. Doesn't look like it was shot much at all nor exposed to any harsh elements or conditions. Kinda odd, I guess it must have just been carried around as a police gun for a couple decades, thrown around in storage without proper care, but the interior was never exposed to the elements.

>>30243126
Thanks and no problem man, glad I can help, just keep pushing forward, I'm sure something good will come up.

>>30242891
30 I think. Still sorting everything out.

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>>30243237
the paint is also fully intact with no blemishes under the safety.

really makes me wonder

>>30243255
Err. Appears to be 40.

>>30242703
Look for a Dan Wesson revolver. They're great revolvers and you can change the barrel without a gunsmith to make it 2", 4', etc.. up to 8"+. You can make it what you want. You can find some going for around or under $500

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latest acquisition

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>>30244855
>brown-eyed manlet

>>30244918
can't help my genes senpai

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Got this 1994 M500A at a police auction today for $170. I have no idea what the "20" carved into the stock means. I think it adds flavor though.

>>30245003
Could always get that Gattaca style leg extension surgery in China.

>>30245039
>5'9 to 6 at the expense of multiple leg fractures, 85k and probable nerve damage
neat

>>30242648
Someone sounds jelly. It's ok anon I'll let you touch it if it makes you feel better.

>>30247239
It's really not. It's refinished, FFS. Use some logic here

>>30238660
There are many great semi automatic pistols for 5k and you buy the casual shit ones.

Will you now go to the range and show everyone how cool you are?
I bet you also bought a Titan X

>>30247474
I guess. Still I've never seen one in such good shape privately owned.

>>30245012
Probably case number or just something to organize it.

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Picked this up for $350 at an auction yesterday. My dad bought one of those Ruger .44 semi auto carbines for $650.

>>30247904
Not saying it's not in great shape, but it's worth about what you paid. You're not gonna double you money off of it

>>30250512
>Ruger .44 carbine
>For $650
Sweet Jesus fuck I wish I was your brother. I've wanted one of those since forever and the only one locally has been for sale for about a year at $1200

>>30251346
I looked over the .44 last night, and I'm about 95% sure it's unfired.

>>30251322
To be fair I wasn't honestly planning on it. I wanna keep it since I love WWII memorabilia. It's just when I was doing my research on it I saw some in a lot worse shape going for a decent amount more. Were those prices high? Maybe. Just judging from what I saw online.

>>30250512
Looks real good. I've always been a big fan of powerful pistol cartridges in carbines.

OP here. Almost had another one... $800 for a 98% condition model 29 44 magnum. It was gorgeous... Gonna struggle to sleep tonight over it.

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Got these guys.

SBS paperwork for the A5 is already in, taking it down flush with the magtube. Decided not to SBR the Calico cause the muzzle device is apparently pinned/welded on at 16" already.

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I just got my first AK patter rifle last month, and with the way things are going, maybe my "only" model.

It came with a side accessory rail, so I'm looking to get a rail attachment and optics, as well as a muzzle brake and synthetic buttstock.

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Still waiting on the receiver and BUIS. Not a fan of the stainless barrel.

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One or two rounds of ammo this week. More on the way

>>30253190
This reminds me. I need to get some more ammo cans...

I decided to buy a Savage 64F today, because they were $99 at Cabela's.

I think it was a mistake.

Recently bought 120 rounds of M193, 80 rounds of M855, and 50 of JHP 9mm. -yawn-

>>30255902
I just got some more from aim they had them at a pretty good price. Don't know of they still have them in Stock or not.

>>30252448
Those in worse shape going for more were non refinished and actually have matching SN.

>>30244627
Took a look and while they seem to be great pistols, they are well and above my price range for a while.

For now I think I'll move that $100 to ammo and maybe a laser/ flashlight combo or just a laser for it along with a holster and a 4th mag if I have enough.

Wanted to start looking to build an AR-15 since CORE is literally a 10 minute drive away, but prices are going o spike thanks to the slime attack this weekend.