What Unique/Crazy Gun Have You Owned?

N4sir · Jan 13, 2019

I didn't own this one myself but I had an uncle who had a small old revolver with w forward folding trigger. No trigger guard but the trigger simply folded forward up.

very much like this one........ I don't know what ever happened to it after he passed away.

MTregre · Jan 13, 2019

Nothing to add from what I own/ed BUT

I've never owned one of those self aware devil guns the libs talk about.

Mike

dougstump · Jan 13, 2019

How about some artillery? This one shoots golf balls.

Gator 45/70 · Jan 13, 2019

dougstump said:
How about some artillery? This one shoots golf balls.

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I like that, A friend has one,What powder and charge are you using?

herohog · Jan 13, 2019

Does a wire folding .303 Enfield count?

herohog · Jan 13, 2019

I've had a couple of these:

herohog · Jan 13, 2019

Had one of these as well

herohog · Jan 13, 2019

THIS I made from a Model 60 Marlin Glenfield I bought as a box of parts with no stock

herohog · Jan 13, 2019

The 8mm Hakiem was a hoot! Had a 30 round or bigger mag for it too, I can't remember the actual size.

herohog · Jan 13, 2019

I would KILL to have this back again! Great gun if you ignore the crappy safety...
Norinko Tokarev 213 in 9mm and comes with a 7.62x25 barrel AND a .38 Super barrel!

herohog · Jan 13, 2019

Great gun! Easy to mistake for a 1911 at a glance.

Can ya tell that I was into 9mm Largo at one time?

herohog · Jan 13, 2019

Last but not least, my 8mm Fabrique Nationale FN-49

jstokes1 · Jan 13, 2019

Swiss san sig 551LB

dougstump · Jan 14, 2019

Gator 45/70 said:
I like that, A friend has one,What powder and charge are you using?

I'm still learning & working it up. I'm using FF black powder, I have the Lyman black powder measure and was using two drops with it adjusted to the max, I seemed to be getting better accuracy than heavier charges. I'm also working on a friction igniter that uses pull string firecrackers.

SouthernUnderGod · Jan 16, 2019

Well it’s not super weird or unique but I had a Ruger Blackhawk in .30 Carbine. It was unusual enough that I had a lot of inquiries about it. People would always ask “What do you mean, a pistol that uses carbine ammunition?” Few people had seen one and they were skeptical until they saw it. This was pre-internet, early ‘70’s.

I bought it because I love my M1 Carbine.

In the Blackhawk, most shells had to be forcefully ejected after firing. I had several occasions to shoot it at night. Even with a lengthy barrel it blasted a huge flame out of the muzzle. It was LOUD.

It wasn’t particularly good for anything but target shooting and plinking. Carbine ammo isn’t terribly expensive but.22LR is more economical for plinking. It’s a lengthy pistol in single action so it’s not a particularly great for EDC. There are a few things that you can hunt with it but it’s not a spectacular hunting cartridge. I did shoot quite a few armadillos with it.

Perhaps the reason I liked it so much was that it was loud and had a huge flame. After the first shot, most bystanders would flinch when I fired. The recoil however was comparatively mild.

Regrettably I sold it. In spite of all the issues, I wish that I still had it.

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TXAZ · Jan 16, 2019

Not many semi- 50's out there, so for me it's my, Barrett M107A1 Semi .50 BMG: The most fun you can have with your clothes on:

(They're burying me with this one)

frhunter13 · Jan 16, 2019

Baikal 221, double barrel 45-70.

GIJeaux · Jan 16, 2019

MKVI in .45 ACP with moon clips.

Al

Blue Diamond · Jan 16, 2019

SouthernUnderGod said:
Well it’s not super weird or unique but I had a Ruger Blackhawk in .30 Carbine. It was unusual enough that I had a lot of inquiries about it. People would always ask *What do you mean, a pistol that uses carbine ammunition?* Few people had seen one and they were skeptical until they saw it. This was pre-internet, early ‘70’s.

I bought it because I love my M1 Carbine.

In the Blackhawk, most shells had to be forcefully ejected after firing. I had several occasions to shoot it at night. Even with a lengthy barrel it blasted a huge flame out of the muzzle. It was LOUD.

It wasn’t particularly good for anything but target shooting and plinking. Carbine ammo isn’t terribly expensive but.22LR is more economical for plinking. It’s a lengthy pistol in single action so it’s not a particularly great for EDC. There are a few things that you can hunt with it but it’s not a spectacular hunting cartridge. I did shoot quite a few armadillos with it.

Perhaps the reason I liked it so much was that it was loud and had a huge flame. After the first shot, most bystanders would flinch when I fired. The recoil however was comparatively mild.

Regrettably I sold it. In spite of all the issues, I wish that I still had it.

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I had one also. Loved it but you had to have ear protection on when you shot it because of the shock wave I guess. Every time you shot it it was like someone poking you in the ear drum with an ice pick.

Danny Abear · Jan 16, 2019

Blue Diamond said:
I had one also. Loved it but you had to have ear protection on when you shot it because of the shock wave I guess. Every time you shot it it was like someone poking you in the ear drum with an ice pick.

I had one of them back in the 70s, the most muzzle blast of any pistol, also had a Universal 'Enforcer' carbine pistol and it wasn't as bad as the Blackhawk

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