I know far too many people in the gun community that despise anything that isn't AR-15. Same thing for fine wood stocks; I was told by one prominent dealer that the only use for wood stocks is for kindling.
I can empathize. I have a Walther PPK 7.65 that has the Eagle over N German proof mark on it. I had an uncle in Patton's 3rd Army that gave it to me when I got back from Desert Storm. It is a safe queen.
OOH! OOH! AWESOME!...Lust...Ya know, that thing is safe to shoot and modern 32 ACP HP ammo hits way above it's weight. Don't Let the fact that it's worth between 2 and 4 thousand bucks influence yer decision.
It will not feed hollow points. I carried it for a couple of years in the late 90's. I decided as a carry piece that would occasionally stove pipe with jacketed round nose and it's value to retire it to the safe.
Tsquared - if it is anything like the Sauer & Sohn 7.65 semi-auto with the same proof mark on it that my father brought back from the war (he was a B-17 pilot flying out of Eye, England), it was made to shoot ball ammo, not hollow points. Don't believe James Bond. The 7.65mm (aka .32 ACP) is a last-ditch back-up caliber. And unless it has Hitler's fingerprints embedded in the grips and Eva's lipstick on the muzzle, it isn't worth thousands of dollars.
Yeah, kinda like when I showed my grown nephews my Finnish M39 Winter War rifle, and my Marlin mdl 17 (I think, 1904 patent) hammer pump 12 ga. riot gun that has the Westinghouse logo engraved on the LS side receiver and was used as a guard gun at the Essington Pa plant during the 1930's labor unrest. All they cared about was the AR-10.
Even the younguns who are interested in "guns" do not seem interested in classic firearms (i.e. Browning, Remington, Winchester, wood/real metal guns pre-1980). Our world is changing.
A friends dad gave me a lee-enfield when shortly before he died, because he knew his oldest son was anti-gun. Soon as dad died the oldest took all 100+ guns in his safe to the police for destruction. Sone antiques all gone forever.
Bad on the dad for not making other arrangements or at least not making sure his son preceded him in death. When things go pear-shaped, these kinds of problems will get settled in short order. Hopefully...
My late uncle Jack had a (originally his fathers) 10 gauge double barrel shotgun that was like a piece of art! He was a farmer in Georgia and on occasion would shoot the 10 gauge and all his "bird Guns" as he like to say! Boy the 10 Gauge gave me a black Bruse on my shoulder back then!
It isn’t just guns. I recently sold a beloved 40-year-old vintage computer and a neighbor said why the hell would anybody want that. He went on to tell me about his beloved 60 year-old collection of model trains. People don’t always appreciate other peoples special interests.
I sold my HO trains because nobody in my family was interested in the hobby. The grandkids are into video games and phones. Stuff would have ended up on Ebay or at the Goodwill. Sold it at a toy fair. Guys in their late 50s and up the only one buying. Got a good buck for everything.
Obviously, you can't be friends.
ReplyDeleteI know far too many people in the gun community that despise anything that isn't AR-15. Same thing for fine wood stocks; I was told by one prominent dealer that the only use for wood stocks is for kindling.
ReplyDeleteGasp!!!! No!!!!! That is just wrong!!!!
DeleteProminent must mean very stupid in your neck of the woods, huh?
DeleteMost likely the wife friend's soy-boy husband
ReplyDeleteRefer to them as a philistine, in some oblique way.
ReplyDeleteMight be.
DeleteUncircumcised Phillistines.
DeleteYou never can tell.
DeleteI can empathize. I have a Walther PPK 7.65 that has the Eagle over N German proof mark on it. I had an uncle in Patton's 3rd Army that gave it to me when I got back from Desert Storm. It is a safe queen.
ReplyDeleteOOH! OOH! AWESOME!...Lust...Ya know, that thing is safe to shoot and modern 32 ACP HP ammo hits way above it's weight. Don't Let the fact that it's worth between 2 and 4 thousand bucks influence yer decision.
DeleteIt will not feed hollow points. I carried it for a couple of years in the late 90's. I decided as a carry piece that would occasionally stove pipe with jacketed round nose and it's value to retire it to the safe.
DeleteSafest place is on your hip.
DeleteTsquared - if it is anything like the Sauer & Sohn 7.65 semi-auto with the same proof mark on it that my father brought back from the war (he was a B-17 pilot flying out of Eye, England), it was made to shoot ball ammo, not hollow points. Don't believe James Bond. The 7.65mm (aka .32 ACP) is a last-ditch back-up caliber. And unless it has Hitler's fingerprints embedded in the grips and Eva's lipstick on the muzzle, it isn't worth thousands of dollars.
DeleteYeah, kinda like when I showed my grown nephews my Finnish M39 Winter War rifle, and my Marlin mdl 17 (I think, 1904 patent) hammer pump 12 ga. riot gun that has the Westinghouse logo engraved on the LS side receiver and was used as a guard gun at the Essington Pa plant during the 1930's labor unrest. All they cared about was the AR-10.
ReplyDeletecompletely totally 100% true.
ReplyDeleteEven the younguns who are interested in "guns" do not seem interested in classic firearms (i.e. Browning, Remington, Winchester, wood/real metal guns pre-1980). Our world is changing.
DeleteAt least some young are interested in the shooting sports...
DeleteAgreed.
DeleteA friends dad gave me a lee-enfield when shortly before he died, because he knew his oldest son was anti-gun. Soon as dad died the oldest took all 100+ guns in his safe to the police for destruction. Sone antiques all gone forever.
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Bad on the dad for not making other arrangements or at least not making sure his son preceded him in death. When things go pear-shaped, these kinds of problems will get settled in short order. Hopefully...
DeleteMy late uncle Jack had a (originally his fathers) 10 gauge double barrel shotgun that was like a piece of art! He was a farmer in Georgia and on occasion would shoot the 10 gauge and all his "bird Guns" as he like to say! Boy the 10 Gauge gave me a black Bruse on my shoulder back then!
ReplyDeleteThat 10 gauge is probably going to be as close to a grenade launcher as most of us will get.
ReplyDeleteI use to treasure the 1911 that was my grandfathers until the boat sunk
ReplyDelete1903 Springfield here. Sweet bolt gun.
ReplyDeleteSmith has the best single action revolver trigger that God could made.
ReplyDeleteIt isn’t just guns. I recently sold a beloved 40-year-old vintage computer and a neighbor said why the hell would anybody want that. He went on to tell me about his beloved 60 year-old collection of model trains. People don’t always appreciate other peoples special interests.
ReplyDeleteI sold my HO trains because nobody in my family was interested in the hobby. The grandkids are into video games and phones. Stuff would have ended up on Ebay or at the Goodwill. Sold it at a toy fair. Guys in their late 50s and up the only one buying. Got a good buck for everything.
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