Stupid, Stupid Wantsies

[secondstoryguy]

Oh my, that brings back some memories. Prior to the complete liberalization of the University of Texas at Austin they used to have a very nice indoor smallbore range on their campus. When I was around 8 or so my father started me in 3 postion smallbore rifle shooting there. As a left handed (left eyed dominant) shooter they only had these rifles for me and I shot them a bunch....well until I learned that when you shoot a right handed the guns were Anschutz's that were new lol.

Oof, for .22's I think I may have found the ultimate stupid wantsies. My wife has been wistfully eyeballing .22 LR rifles in the stores and online for about a month (a situation I'm Christmas plotting around). This one though:

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https://www.gunbroker.com/item/956265820

Had us both oohing and aahing. I mean sure it's a 10 pound, single shot, .22 LR conversion w/ a 28" barrel but the wood, the history! What's not to love :-) So wanted to bid (and it went for $671 which was entirely doable) but really pretty sure she wants a lever or pump like a couple her mom had. Though now I'm browsing Martini's intermittently and there is a .38 Special conversion on another site that wouldn't complicate the ammo supply at all...

[Lex Luthier]

Heh. Back to System Mauser, I found this while looking up historical stock design:

http://sportsmanslegacy.com/firearm/...af-rear-sight/



Not cheap, but probably a Tigger.

@RevolverRob - maybe something similar for your .45 Mauser conversion?

[RevolverRob]

Heh. Back to System Mauser, I found this while looking up historical stock design:

http://sportsmanslegacy.com/firearm/...af-rear-sight/



Not cheap, but probably a Tigger.

@RevolverRob - maybe something similar for your .45 Mauser conversion?

Oh that's a good look. Hmm.

[okie john]

http://sportsmanslegacy.com/firearm/...af-rear-sight/

Ach du meine güte!

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Okie John

[awp_101]

Heh. Back to System Mauser, I found this while looking up historical stock design:

http://sportsmanslegacy.com/firearm/...af-rear-sight/

It's been a while since I went down the Mauser rabbit hole but the stippling on the front ring makes me think that's a guild rifle.

[awp_101]

I keep telling myself "I do not need, I do not want. I do not need, I do not want. I do not need, I do not want." So far it's working. So far...

BM-59 7.62 NATO/.308 Caliber Mag Fed Semi-Auto Rifle W/ New Barrel, CNC Billet Cut All Steel Gen II Receivers, Bi-Pod & Service Grade Stock, by J.R.A.

No, it's not a "real" BM-59. It's a parts kit bitser with new US made parts but it still whispers to my inner Cold War battle rifle dork.

[Joe in PNG]

I keep telling myself "I do not need, I do not want. I do not need, I do not want. I do not need, I do not want." So far it's working. So far...

BM-59 7.62 NATO/.308 Caliber Mag Fed Semi-Auto Rifle W/ New Barrel, CNC Billet Cut All Steel Gen II Receivers, Bi-Pod & Service Grade Stock, by J.R.A.

No, it's not a "real" BM-59. It's a parts kit bitser with new US made parts but it still whispers to my inner Cold War battle rifle dork.

Para FALs do the same for me.

[psalms144.1]

Para FALs do the same for me.

I've had the irrational wants for a Para Congo since way back before I could legally own a rifle. And that's a LONG ducking time ago...

[1slow]

Para FALs do the same for me.

STEYR 50.63 FAL or quality clone of same. What they call 18” barrel actually about 17.5”.

Shot a bunch of these both real and clone.

[dogcaller]

The good Col. Cooper once called it “an answer in search of a question,” but I’ve always wanted a Timberwolf in .357 Mag. Long before the PCC, and even before I had an AR, I had ideas of chasing jackrabbits across the high desert with a Timberwolf. The reality is that I no longer live near the high desert, and my PCC would be a much better tool for chasing jacks, but what’s that got to do with it- especially since I’m not actually chasing jacks. 🙄