>when you get a really nice old gun but you can't bring yourself to shoot it because it's a piece of history
Does anyone else know this feel?
>>31513100
No, I'm no longer allowed to own guns, that's all I feel.
No. I buy things to shoot them, not set up a museum.
No you idiot, a few dozen rounds every other week isn't going to wear out the bore.
>>31513116
But what if something belongs in a museum?
>>31513100
mfw bought Schmidt-Rubin 1889 and have no reloading kit
i had a few ncie old guns, but ammo was upwards of $2.50 a shot ($8 in some cases), and i didn't have the money or patience to attempt to find components and tooling to start reloading them.
>>31513124
Then why would I buy it?
>>31513100
But I love shooting my K98k.
It's really hard not to start yelling in German about killing commie scum at the range.
>>31513100
Only if it's unsafe to shoot.
>>31513187
>ammo was upwards of $2.50 a shot ($8 in some cases
What calibers?
>>31513199
For the sake of owning one?
Something like pic related belongs in a museum, but wouldn't you want to own one for the sake of having one?
>>31513214
.32-40 and .40-82 winchester.
.577 snider was usually between $6-8 a shot at the gunshows i've been to.
Just because it's old doesn't mean it can't be used for what it was made for
>1861 Springfield
More like I dont want to loose my face
>>31513220
No. I'd own it for the sake of shooting it.
>>31513492
This.
>>31513100
I have a pre-war .32ACP PPK that I got for asteal at 500 because the previous owner had the gun re-blued
I very rarely shoot it since I already own a S&W manufactured PPK in .380
>>31514100
fucking cute