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Section 4: Guns/General Subject: What You Own The Most Of? Msg# 1229376
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For many, many years my hunting rifles were '03 high number Springfields, one even had a star gauge barrel. I had one set up with a 3-9 40MM scope, the barrel was cut to 22 inches, the other kept the 24 inch barrel and was set up with a Lyman peep sight. The stocks were Walnut with, if I remember correctly, Pachmyer? recoil pads. They were both built by Irv Joffe, a great 'smith here in the Philly area for years.
I had them out to the range one fine day before deer season and a guy with a LOT of money made me a crazy, high offer, like the idiot I am I sold them....stupid, stupid, stupid! |
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For reference, the above message is a reply to a message where: It seems the last poll asking what type of firearm was the most owned was a slam dunk for semi-auto pistols, with 40%. Well, they are the thing today, eh? Considering the poll allowed us to choose three, that was a clear majority. Revolvers were next with 20%, not too surprising for us seniors. In this day where everyone from the NRA on down suggests that every person in the country each owns twenty-seven AR15s, semi-auto rifles were next with 10%--interestingly enough, tied by pump shotguns. I guess everyone in the country also owns twenty-seven pump shotguns? Someone needs to tell the NRA. The next in line were military surplus bolt action rifles. That was one of my choices. And guys, no one at all chose bolt action rifles, as in the commercial variety. Oh, I suspect many of us own some--but they are not a large part of our collections. Interesting? Along with milsurp bolt guns was a vote for "some other type of firearm." I like to put that kind of option in polls because I just can never think of everything. I'd like to know what that choice represented here. And I'd love to hear any comments you all might have. |
Actually pump shotguns were not that surprising to me. Back when I was young and my gun collection was quite small, I added a pump shotgun. That just seems like something everyone should have--home defense, hunter, competitor. Military surplus handguns also tied this percentage. It seems this forum just is a bit surplus oriented. 
