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Started by zzilla, June 26, 2009, 06:11:41 PM

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triangleforge

#1305
March 21, 2011, 09:04:05 AM
Quote from: fastwin on March 18, 2011, 07:09:22 PM
All good. Just waiting to hear about what it is, where it came from and maybe how her family ended up with it. Sounds like a good story in the making. Still nice to have it with the family and hanging on the wall! [thumbsup] Let us know what you ever find out. [popcorn]

Seems this internet thing has turned you on to instant gratification, Fasttwin...

I sent the photos & description off to the historic gun columnist at the National Muzzleloading Rifle Assn's magazine Muzzle Blasts - her name is Sarah Rittgers and she's one of the two curators at the Smithsonian's weapons collection at the National Museum of American History. Their storerooms sound like a fun place to get lost for a few weeks: http://www.smithsonianmag.com/people-places/atm-199605.html

Alas, it's an ink & dead tree monthly, and her column only runs quarterly to boot, so it may be a while. I'll post up if I hear anything.
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fastwin

#1306
March 21, 2011, 11:36:44 AM
Cool job. She's lucky. [thumbsup] Guess we'll wait for the reply.
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ducatiz

#1307
March 29, 2011, 06:24:10 AM
This is a shotgun I bought about 10 years ago, during the ban.

Omega SPS-12 in 12ga

It is made by Norinco and came in several versions:


i.e.:


I've been trying to figure a way to modify a Choate Mark V stock to fit it.  It has a funky square receiver butt piece which goes into the stock.

The finish is rough in places, but the receiver is forged and CNC cut, so it's indestructible.  A lot of the parts show hand finish and tooling marks.  The gas system is similar to a Mossberg 5500 or 9200 and it seems far happier with heavy loads.  The receiver and barrel are both hard as hell.  I can't imagine the Rockwell rating on the surface to be low, they seem VERY hard -- random scratches don't even appear after use.

The magazines function well, it came with two 5-rd mags.  Apparently there have been 10rd mags floating around.  It wouldn't be hard to modify Saiga mags for it, as someone has done it.

It was also sold under the Norinco name as the SAS-12.

I have mixed feelings about a shotgun with a box mag.  I can see the usefulness of a box mag on a rifle, but the size of the 12ga cartridge means that the box mag is going to be heavy.  Moreover, a tube mag allows you to top up while you're firing, a box mag means you have to unload the gun and put in a new mag.

Still, it is a fun idea.

I think I paid $250 for it.  If I could put that Choate butt on it, I'd be happier with it....  You see them on Gunbroker for anywhere between 200 and 400 now. 

I wouldn't buy one now, though.  It's an orphan gun.  No one has parts and if anything goes, you are stuck with it unless you have a buddy who can turn stuff for you.

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fastwin

#1308
March 29, 2011, 09:19:56 AM
Cool. [thumbsup] The magazine in your top pic looks longer than a 5 rounder. Or are the 5 rnd mags just that long? Yeah, good luck getting parts. Too bad. Sounds like a tough piece. I have an old Norinco 1911 .45acp when they could import them and it too is actually fairly well built and tough. Can't go wrong with a cheap, well built 1911 or 12 gauge scattergun! ;D
I plan to list the Federal Gov't. as a dependent on my next 1040 tax filing!

I have flying honey badgers and I'm not afraid to use them!

The fact that flame throwers exist is proof that someone somewhere said "I'd sure like to set those people over there on fire but I'm just not close enough to get the job done."

CONFIDENCE: the feeling you have right before you understand the situation.

ducatiz

#1309
March 30, 2011, 07:41:42 AM
Quote from: fastwin on March 29, 2011, 09:19:56 AM
Cool. [thumbsup] The magazine in your top pic looks longer than a 5 rounder. Or are the 5 rnd mags just that long? Yeah, good luck getting parts. Too bad. Sounds like a tough piece. I have an old Norinco 1911 .45acp when they could import them and it too is actually fairly well built and tough. Can't go wrong with a cheap, well built 1911 or 12 gauge scattergun! ;D

they are that long.  the damn follower is like 2" tall.  It's a pretty standard 12ga box so if i got a hair in my ass to make bigger ones i could, but i don't often get such a sensation.
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ducpainter

#1310
May 10, 2011, 06:18:04 PM
Quote from: triangleforge on March 21, 2011, 09:04:05 AM
Seems this internet thing has turned you on to instant gratification, Fasttwin...

I sent the photos & description off to the historic gun columnist at the National Muzzleloading Rifle Assn's magazine Muzzle Blasts - her name is Sarah Rittgers and she's one of the two curators at the Smithsonian's weapons collection at the National Museum of American History. Their storerooms sound like a fun place to get lost for a few weeks: http://www.smithsonianmag.com/people-places/atm-199605.html

Alas, it's an ink & dead tree monthly, and her column only runs quarterly to boot, so it may be a while. I'll post up if I hear anything.
It seems that Ms. Rittgers is interested enough to request more/better pictures...

maybe I should hire IZ_ Pics Iz to take some. ;D

Stay tuned. ;D
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fastwin

#1311
May 10, 2011, 06:33:31 PM
How cool!! I have been waiting patiently for info on your rifle. Just didn't want to get smacked by triangleforge about the "instant gratification" thing again! [laugh] [laugh] [laugh] Spill the beans when you have some history on the old firestick! [thumbsup]
I plan to list the Federal Gov't. as a dependent on my next 1040 tax filing!

I have flying honey badgers and I'm not afraid to use them!

The fact that flame throwers exist is proof that someone somewhere said "I'd sure like to set those people over there on fire but I'm just not close enough to get the job done."

CONFIDENCE: the feeling you have right before you understand the situation.

ducpainter

#1312
May 10, 2011, 06:38:56 PM
Quote from: fastwin on May 10, 2011, 06:33:31 PM
How cool!! I have been waiting patiently for info on your rifle. Just didn't want to get smacked by triangleforge about the "instant gratification" thing again! [laugh] [laugh] [laugh] Spill the beans when you have some history on the old firestick! [thumbsup]
He did have a point. ;D

It's very cool.

I may have to buy a better camera. [bang]
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 a completely different way than you, you will be open to understand how that
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    is even more amazing than yours."
    To realize the value of nine  months:
    Ask a mother who gave birth to a stillborn.
"Don't piss off old people The older we get, the less 'Life in Prison' is a deterrent."


Monsterlover

#1313
June 06, 2011, 06:08:42 PM
Is that the one where the barrel unscrews and stores in the stock? (Which the floats?)
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vincheung

#1314
June 06, 2011, 06:10:09 PM Last Edit: September 26, 2023, 05:02:05 PM by vincheung
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Monsterlover

#1315
June 06, 2011, 06:11:35 PM
Sweet little semi auto .22

[thumbsup]
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fastwin

#1316
June 06, 2011, 06:38:51 PM
Sweet. Can't go wrong with that! Just busted out my 2 old Browning take down auto .22s and gave then a good cleaning and oily wipe down. Of all the shit I have it's funny that those old .22 autos and my Win 94 .22LR are some of my favorite guns to shoot over all these decades of shooting. Trying to get my 14 year old step son to get his brain to wrap around the concept of never getting tired of shooting .22s no matter how old you are. [thumbsup] He seems to think it's a kid's gun. He's all about .223, .308, 9mm, .45acp, etc... All of which is cool but when I'm with my buddies at the ranch or a dove hunt inevitably out come the .22s and all hell breaks loose!! [laugh] A thousand rounds and several beers later we settle down and laugh about all the fun we just had. Damn hard to beat! [clap]
I plan to list the Federal Gov't. as a dependent on my next 1040 tax filing!

I have flying honey badgers and I'm not afraid to use them!

The fact that flame throwers exist is proof that someone somewhere said "I'd sure like to set those people over there on fire but I'm just not close enough to get the job done."

CONFIDENCE: the feeling you have right before you understand the situation.

vincheung

#1317
June 06, 2011, 07:01:28 PM Last Edit: September 26, 2023, 05:01:51 PM by vincheung
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ducatiz

#1318
June 06, 2011, 07:02:30 PM
Quote from: vincheung on June 06, 2011, 06:01:22 PM
Nice to see this thread back from the grave!



Charter Arms AR-7 .22LR

Picked up an old Charter Arms AR-7 survival rifle today, nothing spectacular but it was in great condition and priced so low it was practically a gift.  Looking at some stocks online to make the toy a little more fun to shoot.

Updated Family - http://www.ducatimonsterforum.org/index.php?topic=25903.msg738559#msg738559

those are pretty fun guns.. the 22 hornet round packs a lot more utility into the gun, but i imagine that round is pretty rare nowadays
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Pip

#1319
June 12, 2011, 12:37:22 PM
New toy.



Almost as tall as I with bayonet attached. Matching numbers, made in 1943, Tula factory refurbish. 7.62x54R Great condition, just needs a little stockwork.



I have a newfound respect and hatred for Cosmoline, though. Weapon was positively slathered in the stuff.
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Wouldn't fat air be easier to disappear into?
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