Bucksnort101
1st Lieutenant
My all time favorite was when a bad guy was shooting at Superman and the bullets just bounced off his chest, when bad guy was out of bullets he throws the empty gun at Superman like that was going to do anything
The Guns We Own (1 Viewer)
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special ed
1st Lieutenant
- 6,576
- May 13, 2018
AND, Superman ALWAYS ducked!
Lucky13
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I wish that I did....I kinda miss my old 6,5 mm Gevär m/1938. Shortened rifle m/1896 (rebuilt in 1938–1940), before I got my AK4!
I wouldn't mind a 6,5 mm Gevär m/1941 sniper rifle either!
I wouldn't mind a 6,5 mm Gevär m/1941 sniper rifle either!
Lucky13
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special ed
1st Lieutenant
- 6,576
- May 13, 2018
It was good enough for the Egyptians who enlarged it slightly so it could fire 7.92 mm (8mm) Mauser, though heavy and recoil like an SMLE.
SaparotRob
Unter Gemeine Geschwader Murmeltier XIII
FWIW I have a Marlin Model 1894 chambered for .44 Magnum.
I can't hit the broadside of a barn (from inside the barn) with it. But it sure is fun! KABOOM. Fire, flames and smoke.
The 3 or 4 hours cleaning it, however, can be a buzz kill.
I can't hit the broadside of a barn (from inside the barn) with it. But it sure is fun! KABOOM. Fire, flames and smoke.
The 3 or 4 hours cleaning it, however, can be a buzz kill.
GrauGeist
Generalfeldmarschall zur Luftschiff Abteilung
My Marlin model 1893 is chambered for .30-30, it was manufactured in 1899.
SaparotRob
Unter Gemeine Geschwader Murmeltier XIII
I got mine because "it's a cowboy gun. Not an assault rifle ". Wink wink nod nod.
The.44 was "because I can."
The.44 was "because I can."
Lucky13
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If I could, I'd donate good money here, spending a day getting educated and shooting....stuff!
Royal Armouries
Royal Armouries
Although I don't own one, at one point a friend and I fired a lot of 7.92 Mauser out of a couple Egyptian rifles. One was a FN-49 and one was a Hakim. The recoil on the Hakim wasn't particularly bad, probably because so much stuff was moving when the round was fired. These guns are direct gas impingement and the gas vents against the "bolt carrier" a few inches in front of your face. Imagine a AR-15 without the carrying handle and the upper half of the upper receiver so the gas tube is open to the air. Closing the bolt was always a bit disconcerting and I don't believe there is a way to do it quietly. Accuracy we were getting was a lot worse with the Hakim than with the FN-49 with the same ammunition and I believe both rifles were in comparable condition. It says something that the FN-49 is a rifle I would choose to own while the Hakim is not.
- Ivan.
Snautzer01
Marshal
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- Mar 26, 2007
Ruger?
SaparotRob
Unter Gemeine Geschwader Murmeltier XIII
Marlin.
special ed
1st Lieutenant
- 6,576
- May 13, 2018
The Hakim is the one I was thinking of. I can see why the Egyptians surplussed them. An amusing thing, I got a Lebanese friend to translate the markings for me, which he did, but said, "This word, I don't know. In English it would be spelled Hakim."
I don't think the Egyptians actually surplussed these guns. From discussions at the time, it sounded like they were battlefield captures that were surplussed by the Israelis. Along with the Hakim were a few Rashid carbines in 7.62 x 39 but they were a lot less common at the time.
The common joke was, "Dropped in the sand once!".
At the time there were warehouses full of racks of these surplus guns and one of the warehouses was very close to where I lived. I should have bought more at the time, but money was tight.
To me, the FN-49 was the more interesting and higher quality rifle. The guns had sights marked in Arabic, but other markings were English letters (probably Belgian). Some guns had a dovetail machined into the left side of the receiver and some did not.
- Ivan.
The FN-49 or SAFN was a very widely distributed rifle. In the United States, we typically see just the 7.92 x 57 that was manufactured for Egypt, but there were many many others. The Belgians themselves used a 7.65 mm version as did one of the South American countries (Argentina?).
The Venezuelans used one in 7 mm Mauser. The Colombians used a version in .30-06 on a slightly longer action. My understanding is that most of these countries never put these guns on the surplus market.
For a short time I owned a custom conversion of one to 7.62 NATO. I believe the fellow who made it (a friend of mine) took a M1903A3 Springfield barrel and machined it down. The problem was that he didn't really figure out the sizing of the gas port correctly from what I could tell, so even with the gas vent completely closed, it would short cycle most of the time. I sold it back to him. It would have been a cool rifle if it had been made with a 4 groove barrel instead of a 2 groove and been somewhat reliable in functioning.
- Ivan.
The Venezuelans used one in 7 mm Mauser. The Colombians used a version in .30-06 on a slightly longer action. My understanding is that most of these countries never put these guns on the surplus market.
For a short time I owned a custom conversion of one to 7.62 NATO. I believe the fellow who made it (a friend of mine) took a M1903A3 Springfield barrel and machined it down. The problem was that he didn't really figure out the sizing of the gas port correctly from what I could tell, so even with the gas vent completely closed, it would short cycle most of the time. I sold it back to him. It would have been a cool rifle if it had been made with a 4 groove barrel instead of a 2 groove and been somewhat reliable in functioning.
- Ivan.
Bucksnort101
1st Lieutenant
Cool Rifle. I once had one chambered in 45 Long Colt, but had to sell it in my youth. Would like to find another in .357 Mag, but those rifles are a little more expensive and harder to find these days.
Donivanp
Lieutenant Colonel
Had it in .44 Mag and a Virginia Dragoon with a 8 3/8" barrel (Stainless steel) in .44 Mag. Big boom!
My only .44 Magnum is a Ruger Redhawk. It is a very accurate gun with good bullets. It will easily keep all six shots under 1.5 inches pretty consistently at 25 yards. The best accuracy is with my own cast bullets pushed at moderate velocities. I figure I was getting quire a few groups of 1 inch to 1 1/4 inch. With Jacketed bullets, it was closer to 1.5 inch. With bulk commercial cast bullets, it was getting groups just under 2 inches most of the time but often got flyers. It is one of the few guns I don't really load up to its full potential because it gets uncomfortable to shoot and a lower powered .44 Magnum is entirely adequate for anything I am likely to do.
Having that cartridge in a shoulder fired gun sounds like a great way to get to its full potential though I probably would load with a much slower powder than for a handgun.
- Ivan.
Having that cartridge in a shoulder fired gun sounds like a great way to get to its full potential though I probably would load with a much slower powder than for a handgun.
- Ivan.
Checkertail20
Airman 1st Class
- 130
- Aug 14, 2024
My mother was a nurse and saw what happens when a kid gets a hold of a gun and disaster strikes and she would not allow any guns or even toy guns. I don't have anything against people owning guns but because of the way I was raised it just never appealed to me.
