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Here is a weird one for you. This is my Husqvarna model 20(b) 12 gauge SxS. it is choked FullxFull and has 2 1/2 inch chambers (65mm). blue barrels and color-cased action. This one was manufactured by Husqvarna in 1956 and is an example of a type of SxS that went out of style in the late 1860s and yet Husqvarna still offered it in their catalog until the early 1960s.

It's an under-lever action, specifically Casimir Lefaucheux's patented break open action of 1851, the same type that was displayed in the great london exhibition that same year. Lefaucheux was the inventor of pinfire ammuntion, one of the first commercially successful non-muzzleloading cartridge types.

The model 20 also has back action island locks instead of side plates or bar action locks that became standard in the late 1860s and early 1870s. Island locks are separate components from the rest of the receiver. this is a holdover from percussion and flintlock guns and their separate locks.

It also does not have purdey underbolts to lock the gun closed which became the industry standard in the 1870s. there is no forearm to hold so you have to hold directly onto the barrels (shooting gloves are a must so you don't burn your hand!).

Other than the above strange features the rest is pretty standard. wood stock, steel shotgun butt plate and double triggers. I really don't know why Husqvarna kept making this model. They did offer more up-to-date shotguns, The model 51 was a hammered side-plate SxS with scott-spindle, greener crossbolt and purdey underbolts and later on (later on meaning the 1890's) they offered a hammerless shotgun based on the anson and deely boxlock action (patented 1875), a completely standard, modern gun that nearly all shotgun manufactorers offered in some form or other.

So the model 20 stands out as something of a anachronism.

They are cheap though. mine was new in box and i only paid $290 for it, and that's in 2023 money. ones in rougher conditions can be had for even cheaper. cheapest I ever saw as $100 for an example that was completely devoid of finish.
 
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Zenitco Kochevnik, I had a hunch this was airsoft but the type 1 AK mag put that to rest for me. Also features a stock spacer that I've never seen before.
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Always have a secondary attack on your tertiary weapon, for when you're really, REALLY out of ammo
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The only gun designed around shooting in TSMC Clean Rooms
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Some interesting loadings
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An interesting but obscure state compliance device, the Ashford Armament BRS. Locks your bolt open after every round but serves as a super BAD Lever

Many of you may be aware of the usage of sawn off/cut down RPD's by MACV-SOG during the Vietnam War, but did you know that there were at least 4 separate styles of sawn off RPD?

Type 1.
Barrel extends somewhat past the gas port, no front sight
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Type 2.
Barrel is cut off at the gas port, no front sight
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Type 3.
Barrel is cut off pretty much at the gas port but there is barely enough left to squeeze a front sight in
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Type 4.
Barrel is left extended past the gas port somewhat, front sight is attached
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The Dude said:
Yeah, I paid for the Auto Mag in full up front. It's been a grail gun of mine ever since I was a little kid, one of the few guns I bought due to It's presence in movies (Dirty Harry's second favorite gun). There has been...let's say quite a few speed bumps for the company that has been trying to bring them back to the market. Last time I talked to Auto Mag I was somewhere in the 70s on the waiting list. I'm going to try calling them tomorrow to see if any progress has been made. It's been an excruciating wait.
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Damn, that's sad to hear; I've been stuck in a holding pattern like that before and it absolutely sucks. But it's almost like the Automag is a cursed gun; or rather, the name itself is cursed.
The Dude said:
I spent almost $700 for the custom shoulder rig I have for my Dan Wesson. It's from a custom maker called Nightingale Leather and I absolutely love it. It's been my favorite holster and my favorite way to carry ever since I got it, and I've owned quite a few custom holsters. I plan on saving up for a second one for my Staccato P.

I'll see if I can get some pics of everything I posted about.

Edit: photos, including a pic of my FK BRNO since I'm not sure I ever posted a photo of it after I got it.
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LOL That's exactly who I was going to suggest. I just ordered one myself, and it'll be a while until it shows up; but the wait will totally be worth it. I wish I could've afforded the shark or elephant; but that probably would've been a little much, considering the pistol it'll be toting.
 
Mikoyan said:
It was like the 2000s. I doubt anyone remembers.
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Interesting! My source was Twitter and people did source it directly from Ruger. Didn't know the date.
Guess people only noticed now.
 
Telvanni said:
Interesting! My source was Twitter and people did source it directly from Ruger. Didn't know the date.
Guess people only noticed now.
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The use of the phrase "hard R" in the context we know and love it today... Like I'm sure someone can come up with an example from way back when, but it didn't kick off much until the past decade at most.
 
Mikoyan said:
The use of the phrase "hard R" in the context we know and love it today... Like I'm sure someone can come up with an example from way back when, but it didn't kick off much until the past decade at most.
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A cursory search showed in the 2000s "hard R" was mainly used at the time to refer to explicit R-Rated movies
 
@Dean Pentel the Dan Wesson is .45 ACP just as the Prophet John Moses Browning intended. The Kizer is the XL version of the Sheepdog. I bought three of them recently when they were on sale. One for myself, one for my biological father, and one for my oldest son. Thought it would be cool for all of us to have matching knives. That's a nice Model 29. I've got a first gen Model 57 (.41 Magnum) from 1968 or 1969 that's in excellent condition with just minor wear on the finish. So it has the pinned barrel, recessed chambers, and the high gloss bluing that S&W sadly lost the ability to produce in the 70s or so.

@Pocket Dragoon Kevin from Nightingale is an absolute craftsman. His work is definitely worth the wait. I've had my holster a little over a year now and as I said earlier it's now my favorite way to carry. When yours arrives I've found the best way to break in a new leather holster is to wrap plastic shopping sacks around your pistol and insert it into the holster. Leave it for about six hours, take the sack off, then check the fit. If it's still too tight, then wrap two sacks around the pistol and repeat the process. If it's still too tight, then wrap a third sack and leave it overnight. I've used this process on several pistol/holster combinations and it works great.
 
White pepple coming up with the nigger word after hearing the spanish say negro.

"Just as rugged and reliable. The new HARD R line."

Also unrelated how do you change what it says under your profile picture, because "The HARD R line is YOUR first line of defense" is bio worthy.
 
Telvanni said:
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This appears to be from late 2000s but people appear to have noticed now
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Oh shit. I was never really into ARs but built one when Trump was mumbling about banning them. Bump stocks are stupid toys, but I bought (and immediately lost in a tragic boating accident on Lake Baikal) one before they were banned. Now these just look like your average compacts, but I'll have to buy one before Ruger changes the name.

If only retards would realize that outrage and bans just make me want to buy more guns.
 
Telvanni said:
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its a crying shame Ruger cancelled the P-series. they were fantastic, rugged, impossible to break and my P-89 had the best trigger on a DA/SA auto that i have ever experienced. its buttery smooth. you can still get them cheap too and often in like new condition. bought mine in 2022 and i'm fairly certain i was the first to fire it.
 
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