The Gun Appreciation Thread

[Snoopy22]

J Stevens Arms Model 70 visible loading .22. Was made to fire .22 Short, Long and Long rifle but when i acquired it, it had a round rusted in the barrel. After getting it out the only rounds it fires are .22 short, long and long rifle rounds getting struck within the chamber. I assume it was fired with short rounds mostly causing some type of flaring in the chamber so now long rifle brass expand when firing and getting stuck.

 

[Snoopy22]

Savage Arms Model 63M .22 magnum. A single shot bolt (no magazine) made in the early 60s. This is my only 22 mag and it shoots well, although the barrel is a tad short for most .22s. If I live long enough I may have to look into getting one of the newer .22 magnums.

 

[Snoopy22]

New England Firearms SB2 .223 single shot rifle. A light rifle that shoots well. The scope is a bit big for this rifle, being able to spot things long past the effective range for this rifle.

 

[Snoopy22]

A Daisy Model 130A .17 pellet rifle. Bought while in San Diego in the mid 80s. The only gun I could buy in CA because of their silly gun laws. I spent many a weekend in the Anza-Borrego desert state park target shooting cans. It's a light weight, powerful, accurate single pump rifle which I still use today for rodent control.

 

[Snoopy22]

OF Mossburg and Sons Model 190 16 gauge bolt action shotgun. It has a two round magazine. It kicks like a mule for being a 16 gauge and after reading reports of some other models of bolt action shotguns having their bolts blowing out and into the faces of the person shooting them I no longer shoot this gun. Although Mossburg was not one of the guns that this has been reported on, but it's better to be safe then sorry.

 

[Snoopy22]

Remington Model 541-S Custom Sporter .22 short, long, long rifle. Shoots well.

 

[Snoopy22]

Star Leader 12 gauge. It's an older shotgun that will only shoot up to the 2 3/4 size rounds, not that shooting the 3 inch magnum rounds is just uncomfortable. It has a shorter barrel then my other single shot shotgun so the spread on the smaller size shot rounds is around two and a half feet at fifty feet. being old it also has the problem of the front stock falling off each time you fire it. So when planning on using it, you need to tape the front stock to the barrel. It's still a good but old gun.

 

[Snoopy22]

Iver Johnson 12 gauge single shot shotgun. At one time it may have been use as a skeet gun. Tight groups of shot at fifty feet give it good range.

 

[Snoopy22]

Winchester Model 69 .22 rifle. With its peephole sight it is a very accurate rifle.

 

[Snoopy22]

Hi Point Firearms Model 995 Rifle. Many people like to act like these are low grade guns, but it shoots well and accurate. It also has a red dot to help firing without having to use the sights. Checking the internet this is now considered a retro gun.

 

[Snoopy22]

Ithaca Model 37 Fetherweight 12 gauge shotgun.

 

[Snoopy22]

Remington Model 720 270 WIn. Other then the 25-06, the 270 is one of my favorite calibers with its flat trajectory.

 

[Snoopy22]

Davis Industries D32 H and R Mag Derringer. Bought this because I already owned a H and R 32 mag revolver and although this round is now considered an obsolete round it can still fire the Smith and Wesson Long rounds (which are cheaper). Not that these are rounds that can still be found if you look for them. This is an excellent gun for putting in a pocket and its accuracy is poor, but anything within 6 feet can be hit.

 

[Snoopy22]

Jennings Arms J22, it fires short. long and long rifle rounds. For being considered one of the Ring of Fire guns out of the LA area it is an excellent little pistol. It digests everything showing that a cheap gun with a well made magazine becomes a good gun while an

expensive gun with a cheap magazine is a rock. This is also a pistol that you can wrap a piece of paper around and stick in your pocket for walking around town. It is not a gun that is safe to carry with a round loaded. The Jennings had some poorly designed safeties.

 

[Snoopy22]

My first EAA 380, also known as a Tanfoglio Model GT380. I have no ideal why its name changed when imported. For some reason the gun store I ordered this from considered it one of the junk guns and told me they would not give me a refund if something went wrong with it. It was my first CCW gun and always fed any ammo reliably. It has three different safeties on it.

 

[Snoopy22]

Alkartasumo Fabrica de armas sa. 32 auto, also known as the 32 Ruby. It will only fire FMJ rounds and not a good safety. It only cost $35.00 when I purchased it years ago so it was worth the price to have a little 32 cal pistol around.

 

[Snoopy22]

Phoenix Arms Model HP22. A nice little .22 with its headquarters in Canada but it makes these in the good ole USA.. It fires anything and also has three different safeties on it. I have two of these, this one with the longer barrel. They are made so you can change out the barrels from these longer target barrels to a shorter carry barrel. For not costing much these are well made guns.

 

[Snoopy22]

The smaller Phoenix Arms .22 with the shorter barrel.

 

[Snoopy22]

Crossman Model 1008 Repeater .17 CO2 powered. Bought with a $50.00 bonus I received for being the best worker for the month where I worked .Not a bad gun but I do not like the CO2. From my experience the pump pistols are more easy to control shoot power and you are never dependent on having to find a supply of little CO2 cartridges.

 

[Snoopy22]

Amaded Rossi Model M68 38 Special. Bought from a Longs Drug store (which are long gone now) when guns stores still sold guns and ammo. It's a good pistol that shoot well. I lost the screw that held the grips on years ago, so a little bit of crazy glue has kept them on for decades.