I sold my firearms nearly 20 years ago....places to shoot and places to hunt became harder and harder to find and I got tired of fighting rust on my guns from them sitting around being unused.
I had the following:
Mosin-Nagant Model 1891 Infantry Rifle, built in 1901. Got it for $65 at a small gun shop out in the country. Had about half of the original bluing on it. Was a blast to shoot. The cheap ammo, from Czeckoslavakia, had corrosive primers...so I didn't shoot that stuff. The good ammo had none corrosive primers, but set me back nearly $20 for 7 rounds. I made sure to get maximum enjoyment out of every shot fired.
1916 Spanish Mauser: Found this rifle at the same gun shop I found the Mosin-Nagant. Set me back about $100. Had been rebored and rechambered for .762 NATO (.308 Winchester) by an company in Florida that dealt in ex-military foreign firearms (Sun Valley, Sun Tech, Sun somethingorother). Was a very accurate rifle. I had plans to have it drilled and tapped for a scope, but sold it before I got that done.
Winchester Model 94 lever action, 30-30: The newer Model 94s were a hit or miss purchase, in that you either got a really good one or a really bad one. Mine was middle of the road I suppose. Took quite some time to get the sights drifted enough to make the rifle passingly accurate. This was the only rifle I purchased new, and was the most disappointing.
30 Carbine. Funnest rifle in my arsenal. Light, accurate, cheap to shoot...could buy a box of 50 rounds by Olin for $7. It had a tendency to stove pipe rounds....turns out it had a chip in the bolt rail/guide. Took it back to the gun shop where I bought it (same one were I got the Mosin and the Mauser) and the guy fixed it for free. I got this rifle for the astonishingly low price of $45.
Daisy .22 long rifle. Yes, Daisy. It was a cute little gun with black synthetic stock. Bolt action. Very very stiff bolt action at that. Had a 10 shot rotary magazine. Was intended to be shot by small people (youngsters, like my niece and nephews), but the butt stock could be extended a bit to be shot by bigger people. I used this rifle to teach my niece and nephews to shoot (after having them on a number of spring and air rifles first).
Winchester Model 70, 30-06. Got this rifle when I was 12. I spent 2 weeks working on this milk farm, shoving up every bit of poop that the cows dropped. There was some viral/bacterial thing going on and part of the preventative was to keep the manure cleared out of the pastures. Also painted one of the barns. When it came time for pay, the farmer was strapped after two weeks of daily vet visits and treatments for a couple hundred head of milk cows. So, he asked if I would take the Winchester as payment. Had a nice scope on it, military style sling. And he threw in a few boxes of ammo. I was 12, was offered a high powered rifle with bullets....I took it as payment without hesitation.
Remington 870 Slug Master. Deer slayer extraordinaire. Camo stock, matte black finish. 4x power scope. This gun put a lot of meat on the table.
Dan Wesson 44V revolver, .44 magnum. 10 and 3/4 inch heavy under lug barrel. Combat grips, hammer, trigger and sights. Had an Uncle Mike's shoulder holster to carry this monster in. 4X scope. Was a blast to shoot. My neighbor hand loaded rounds for me at a fraction of store bought. With the long, heavy barrel, recoil wasn't all that bad to deal with.
Colt 1911 .45 pistol. Highly modified with a 6 inch barrel and slide, combat grips, hammer, trigger and sights. Had some extended clips for it, with 10 shot capacity, but they were not all that reliable....the guy I got the pistol off of modified the clips by taking two normal clips, cutting and welding them together and reworking the springs...and I think it was the springs that were the weak areas.
I ALMOST bought a couple SKSs, and would have if the place would have taken checks....my best friend was in from the US Army on leave, we went with this aunt and grand parents to a smorgas board place (all you can eat for $4.00). After eating, the aunt and grand parents went shopping and my friend and I took a walk. Found a gun shop, went in, and they were packing up to go to a gun show. Opened a crate and there were 2 brand new SKSs, with the triangular bayonets. Neither of us had much cash on us, my friend had his check book, but since his bank was in Texas (federal bank that his military pay went into), they would not take his check. His aunt would not write a check for guns (she was anti-gun, anti-hunting).
There are times that I miss my firearms.
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