Something too big, too small, something unusual about it, fills an odd niche, whatever. I was looking at north american arms mini revolvers, and even though i have no use for something like that, i’m thinking of getting one just to target shoot.
Posted on January 27, 2012.
Something too big, too small, something unusual about it, fills an odd niche, whatever. I was looking at north american arms mini revolvers, and even though i have no use for something like that, i’m thinking of getting one just to target shoot.
As it turns out I have one of those NAA Mini Revolvers and I love mine. I have a Mini – Master with both the .22LR and the .22WMR cylinders. It’s a ton of fun – so it’s a great choice as a novelty gun.
However, since I already have one of those …
On the cheaper side:
Kel-Tec PMR – I can’t think of a good reason why I need a semi – auto .22WMR with a 30 round magazine … but it is cool as heck!
Marlin Papoose – I’ve already got a couple of nice .22 rifles, and more that are part of my budgeted list. Plus, I don’t really do enough hiking and camping where I can shoot so I can think of no practical application, except for ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE!
Mid price:
Kel-Tec KSG – So, again – why exactly do I need a bullpup tactical shotgun? I’m pretty sure it isn’t going to be legal in any 3 gun class. I probably don’t need it for home defense, and I still want a nice semi-auto tactical shotgun for 3 gun. So this is purely excessive. But … it looks cool! The concept is cool! Put a single lens red dot on that bad boy and it ought to be fun for something!
High end:
Walther P88. So, at one point in the early ’80s apparently as I understand it there were several police departments in the US that were looking for new sidearms, and Sig brought over the P210, and so H&K came up with the whole P7 concept to compete – innovative design, really, really accurate and really cool features. So, Walther had to take a swing at it and came up with the P88. Possibly the first of the fully ambidextrous semi-auto pistols, and possibly the finest pistol Walther ever made. However, it turned out to also be really expensive as well … so expensive Walther couldn’t afford to keep making them. They also didn’t end up winning a contract, so there aren’t that many out there.
Last – who doesn’t need something in a caliber with a 5 in front? Desert Eagle? Naw, that’s just too crass. Smith and Wesson 500 Magnum? Naw just too ostentatious. So … how about an Alexander Arms in .50 Beowulf? ARs are cool, and there is almost, but not quite, a practical reason to have that cartridge.
So, it would probably be one of those.
Thinkingblade
I always had a thing for big-bore anachronistic rifles. Some years back I encountered a reproduction Sharps carbine in .54 caliber that was very identical to the ones issued to Union troops during the Civil War. A person would have been forced to “roll their own” paper cartidges, but I could just about imagine shooting one of those with a 90 grain charge of FFg black powder……………WHAT FUN !!
for purely novelty purposes I would say either a colt single action army or if money wasn’t as much of an an obstacle a semi auto copy of the mg43.
if money was no obstacle at all a full auto mg43, but I don’t think I’ll ever have an extra 40k just lying around.
I would like an SKS-M….. A paratrooper model…..
Not a Regular SKS But a shorter carbine model with a box magazine…..
Probably this. It’s a pair of Ruger 10/22 rifles assembled together:http://www.cabelas.com/product/Gatling-G…
Smith and Wesson 500.
Do I have a use for it?I could use it for deer or hog but I probably wouldn’t so It would be a range toy and something to show off.
Mosin Nagants are really cheap and a piece of history. you can get one for under $100. And 8mm mausers are amazing rifles and are under 500.
I would get a Bren Ten. The same gun Sonny Crockett used on Miami Vice.http://www.imfdb.org/wiki/Bren_Ten
Novelty? go with a black powder traditional fire arm either pistol or long gun.
Probably the Smith and Wesson governor.
I love the S&W Schofield .45.
Black powder.
Ruger No. 1 That is what I would get.
C96 Broomhandle Mauser.
If it’s good enough for Han Solo…
Taurus judge seems like it’d be fun to shoot