Whats your collection look like

[mickb]

Probably a lot of old threads on this but no harm in another inventory call is there?

Mine is basic, Im a minimalist. 22LR, 223 and 44 mag lever. I shoot about anything I can get away with 22LR, will do the same with 223, and 44 for special roles aka subsonics culling pigs next to built up areas and stuff too big for the 223 in close quarters. Formerly was a 357 in this task but I needed a bit more thump.

[northdude]

mine looks like it needs more rifles

[bladeracer]

Probably a lot of old threads on this but no harm in another inventory call is there?

Mine is basic, Im a minimalist. 22LR, 223 and 44 mag lever. I shoot about anything I can get away with 22LR, will do the same with 223, and 44 for special roles aka subsonics culling pigs next to built up areas and stuff too big for the 223 in close quarters. Formerly was a 357 in this task but I needed a bit more thump.

Oh boy
Well, I know I have one muzzleloader, the Hawken Rifle (Tony Hawkin, NZ 1970's) in .45-caliber. Two air-rifles, both in .177" -the Crosman Slayer break-action gas-strut, and the CO2 Umarex Ruger 10/22 10-shot repeater. Two guns, both 12ga. - the Stoeger Condor 30" over-under with 3"-chambers, and the Dickinson T1000 straight-pull with 20" and 28" barrels. My rimfires are all .22LR - the Ruger Precision, Ruger American Target and Compact, both in MDT chassis, Henry H001 lever, Norinco JW21 lever (copy of the Winchester 9422), Norinco JW25A (copy of the Brno Model 1 German training rifle of 1945), plus some old repeaters and single-shots from within the family. My hunting rifles are Ruger Americans in .204, .223, 243 and 7mm-08, all in MDT chassis using AICS mags. My lever-actions are the Uberti 66 Yellowboy in .38 Special, the Rossi '92 in .357Mag, the Marlin 1894 in .44Mag, and the Winchester 1894 in .30-30. Then there are the milsurps, including three Lee Enfields - standard Lithgow SMLE and No4Mk1*, and a modified competition SMLE, three 6.5x55mm Swede Mausers - the M94, M38 Husqvarna, and the M96 CG, two 8x57mm Turkish Mausers, one original, one sporterised into a very nice un-scoped hunting rifle, a pair of M1904/39 Portuguese Mausers in 8x57mm and a pair of original M1904's in 6.5x58mm, a very nice Brno Mauser Kar98k, a Remington M1903-A3 in .30-06, the Carcano TS Short Rifle (that makes me laugh out loud every time I take it shooting - so much fun), the M1891/30 Mosin-Nagant and M39 Finn in 7.62x54R, and a few others.

I like lots of options

[bigrich]

according to a mate of mine , in the last five years i've bought, sold and loaded for almost as many rifles as uncle nick
but i've settled on a smaller collection to suit my tastes and uses . i don't get out into the paddock as much as i'd like, but i'm at the range most weekends for comps to improve my skills and socialise , or try some new handloads for one of my toys . but i've been minimalising so with fewer rifles i'm more familiar with , and hence more capable with those i have . my collection is as follows .

weihrauch hw60 22lr , the most accurate and slickest of several 22's i've owned, including cz's, brno's ,krico's and win 22 levers
tikka t3x . in a B&C stock it's the most consistantly accurate 22 centrefire i've had
7-08 t3x, also in a B&C stock . again extremely good, consistant accuracy . both my tikkas are stainless, so i'm perfectly fine stalking in light rain or adverse conditions
sako L61 in 30-06 . fitted in a really nice walnut stock , this is a bit of a showpeice ,a wonderful example of old fashioned craftsmanship . but it handles and points better than anything else i own as well
9.3x62 sako 85 grizzly . a beautiful bit of gear that hits hard and super accurate for a medium bore . still experimenting with loads for this and it just keeps impressing me the more i use it . got it at a stupidly cheap price and i couldn't resist
1880 martini henry sporter in the build. just because

at this point this lot rounds out my uses and where i hunt nicely

[Blr243]

My collection looks like a bunch of sad lifers in maximum security prison because they are just sitting inside a safe locked up with nothing To do .. but in about a week the under body Armour / skid plates , bars scrub rails. Storage racks dog box rifle rests and racks On my new quad will be finished, construction work work for customers will be at a stage I can leave work and go bush for 7 nights . I’ll probably take my new 357 Rossi , 7600 308 for daytime walking hunting, and prob a heavy barrelled howa 243 fitted with a thermal will be carried at night inthe quad for many lazy hours putting around scanning ( and freezing /must have freezing hands And face this time of year on a quad at night in the bigpaddocks )

[on_one_wheel]

Probably a lot of old threads on this but no harm in another inventory call is there?

Mine is basic, Im a minimalist. 22LR, 223 and 44 mag lever. I shoot about anything I can get away with 22LR, will do the same with 223, and 44 for special roles aka subsonics culling pigs next to built up areas and stuff too big for the 223 in close quarters. Formerly was a 357 in this task but I needed a bit more thump.

Oh boy
Well, I know I have one muzzleloader, the Hawken Rifle (Tony Hawkin, NZ 1970's) in .45-caliber. Two air-rifles, both in .177" -the Crosman Slayer break-action gas-strut, and the CO2 Umarex Ruger 10/22 10-shot repeater. Two guns, both 12ga. - the Stoeger Condor 30" over-under with 3"-chambers, and the Dickinson T1000 straight-pull with 20" and 28" barrels. My rimfires are all .22LR - the Ruger Precision, Ruger American Target and Compact, both in MDT chassis, Henry H001 lever, Norinco JW21 lever (copy of the Winchester 9422), Norinco JW25A (copy of the Brno Model 1 German training rifle of 1945), plus some old repeaters and single-shots from within the family. My hunting rifles are Ruger Americans in .204, .223, 243 and 7mm-08, all in MDT chassis using AICS mags. My lever-actions are the Uberti 66 Yellowboy in .38 Special, the Rossi '92 in .357Mag, the Marlin 1894 in .44Mag, and the Winchester 1894 in .30-30. Then there are the milsurps, including three Lee Enfields - standard Lithgow SMLE and No4Mk1*, and a modified competition SMLE, three 6.5x55mm Swede Mausers - the M94, M38 Husqvarna, and the M96 CG, two 8x57mm Turkish Mausers, one original, one sporterised into a very nice un-scoped hunting rifle, a pair of M1904/39 Portuguese Mausers in 8x57mm and a pair of original M1904's in 6.5x58mm, a very nice Brno Mauser Kar98k, a Remington M1903-A3 in .30-06, the Carcano TS Short Rifle (that makes me laugh out loud every time I take it shooting - so much fun), the M1891/30 Mosin-Nagant and M39 Finn in 7.62x54R, and a few others.

I like lots of options

I'm thinking about creating a support group for people like yourself Blade, kind of like alcohics anonymous only for people who buy firearms in an obsessive-compulsive manner

[dnedative]

These days I struggle to remember, would have to get my folder of rego papers out.

[bigrich]

Probably a lot of old threads on this but no harm in another inventory call is there?

Mine is basic, Im a minimalist. 22LR, 223 and 44 mag lever. I shoot about anything I can get away with 22LR, will do the same with 223, and 44 for special roles aka subsonics culling pigs next to built up areas and stuff too big for the 223 in close quarters. Formerly was a 357 in this task but I needed a bit more thump.

Oh boy
Well, I know I have one muzzleloader, the Hawken Rifle (Tony Hawkin, NZ 1970's) in .45-caliber. Two air-rifles, both in .177" -the Crosman Slayer break-action gas-strut, and the CO2 Umarex Ruger 10/22 10-shot repeater. Two guns, both 12ga. - the Stoeger Condor 30" over-under with 3"-chambers, and the Dickinson T1000 straight-pull with 20" and 28" barrels. My rimfires are all .22LR - the Ruger Precision, Ruger American Target and Compact, both in MDT chassis, Henry H001 lever, Norinco JW21 lever (copy of the Winchester 9422), Norinco JW25A (copy of the Brno Model 1 German training rifle of 1945), plus some old repeaters and single-shots from within the family. My hunting rifles are Ruger Americans in .204, .223, 243 and 7mm-08, all in MDT chassis using AICS mags. My lever-actions are the Uberti 66 Yellowboy in .38 Special, the Rossi '92 in .357Mag, the Marlin 1894 in .44Mag, and the Winchester 1894 in .30-30. Then there are the milsurps, including three Lee Enfields - standard Lithgow SMLE and No4Mk1*, and a modified competition SMLE, three 6.5x55mm Swede Mausers - the M94, M38 Husqvarna, and the M96 CG, two 8x57mm Turkish Mausers, one original, one sporterised into a very nice un-scoped hunting rifle, a pair of M1904/39 Portuguese Mausers in 8x57mm and a pair of original M1904's in 6.5x58mm, a very nice Brno Mauser Kar98k, a Remington M1903-A3 in .30-06, the Carcano TS Short Rifle (that makes me laugh out loud every time I take it shooting - so much fun), the M1891/30 Mosin-Nagant and M39 Finn in 7.62x54R, and a few others.

I like lots of options

I'm thinking about creating a support group for people like yourself Blade, kind of like alcohics anonymous only for people who buy firearms in an obsessive-compulsive manner

blade must have a hell of a safe

[bladeracer]

I'm thinking about creating a support group for people like yourself Blade, kind of like alcohics anonymous only for people who buy firearms in an obsessive-compulsive manner

Do you get a free firearm when you join, if so, I'm in!
Rose quit work last year to concentrate on the farm so I had to cut my spending, don't think I've bought any firearms this year, but I am considering one just now

[mickb]

I counted 37 in blades list with rerefences to additional 'others' at various times :

Blade if you need 1-2 more Rossis in 357 cheap let me know. Both slicked up professionally, one with rail mount. Im sidetracking my own thread here

[dnedative]

A/B off the top of my head, missing a bunch I'm sure + pistols

M38 carcano
Martini Henry
Martini Enfield
Lee Enfield No1MKIII
Lee Enfield No4MK1
Lee Enfield No5Mk1
Boito 12 gauge coachgun
Parker Hale 1854 musketoon
K11 Schmidt Rubin
1889 Schmidt Rubin
Swiss K31
Remington 1903
T99 Arisaka
M9130 PU sniper
Akkar 12 gauge OU 12 gauge
Henry 22lr lever action
Norinco JW25A 22lr
MAS36
Siamese mauser
Pedersoli sharps 45-120
Adler straight pull 12 gauge
K98 mauser
M44 Mosin nagant
Israeli mauser
Rossi 357 lever action
Baikal 12 gauge coachgun
Pedersoli brown bess
Parker hale 3 band enfield

[mickb]

Nice list above

[bladeracer]

A/B off the top of my head, missing a bunch I'm sure + pistols

M38 carcano
Martini Henry
Martini Enfield
Lee Enfield No1MKIII
Lee Enfield No4MK1
Lee Enfield No5Mk1
Boito 12 gauge coachgun
Parker Hale 1854 musketoon
K11 Schmidt Rubin
1889 Schmidt Rubin
Swiss K31
Remington 1903
T99 Arisaka
M9130 PU sniper
Akkar 12 gauge OU 12 gauge
Henry 22lr lever action
Norinco JW25A 22lr
MAS36
Siamese mauser
Pedersoli sharps 45-120
Adler straight pull 12 gauge
K98 mauser
M44 Mosin nagant
Israeli mauser
Rossi 357 lever action
Baikal 12 gauge coachgun
Pedersoli brown bess
Parker hale 3 band enfield

There are a few there I could enjoy

[bladeracer]

Blade if you need 1-2 more Rossis in 357 cheap let me know. Both slicked up professionally, one with rail mount. Im sidetracking my own thread here

Thanks Mick, I think I'm good for lever-actions just now mate

[dnedative]

I've sold a bunch over the years, and I'm on a bit of a buying ban at the moment.
Only thing I'll be buying this year will be the SA-35 Hi-power made by Springfield.... and maybe a Ruger No1 action or project rifle if one pops up. Time for another big bore.

[bigpete]

Guns. They look like guns

[Vince24]

Way too many rifles for me too, I need medical help!
I am pretty new in the forum but I will take the time to introduce some of them in the coming months!

With the exception of a few rimfires (including a CZ 455 Camp, quite uncomon here) and a ruger scout, they're all milsurps:

Russian, M91/30, M44,
Swedish, 1896, 1896/38, M38
Swiss: K11 - K31
Brits: P14, SMLE, No4, No5, in 303 or in 308w, sporter or full wood.
German, Kar98a, 98K
Portuguese, M1904 (love this one!), 98K (41)
Spanish: FR8
Columbian, Mauser FN
American, 1903, 1903A3
Israeli: 98K

I am always looking for more, still have a few spots in the safes for:
- anything in 308w!!
- a Gewehr 98 or a south-american pre WW1 Mauser
- a Finish Mosin

Cheers,
Vince

[on_one_wheel]

I'm thinking about creating a support group for people like yourself Blade, kind of like alcohics anonymous only for people who buy firearms in an obsessive-compulsive manner

Do you get a free firearm when you join, if so, I'm in!
Rose quit work last year to concentrate on the farm so I had to cut my spending, don't think I've bought any firearms this year, but I am considering one just now

What's another firearm ? It's just one right ?
You can stop buying them any time you like

Apparently, when SA police sat with people from within the firearms industry to discuss potential changes to storage requirements a few years back there was a discussion about a local collector who when last inspected prepared for the police's arrival by setting up several big plastic fold out tables on a tennis court, when they arrived he had every table covered end for end with firearms, once one table had been marked off he'd put them away and fill that table again with another lot.
This went on for most of the day until the police involved gave up and said " it looks like everything is in order... that'll be enough for now"
This bloke had literally hundreds of firearms.
The question was raised during consultation with the industry using that as an example...
"How many is enough, what number is too much ... 100, 200, 300, 500?
Thankfully they didn't put a cap on our numbers, they simply made the security requirements incrementally more stringent as the numbers go up.

If I can employ someone to chair the firearms Anonymous group, it'll be that bloke

[dnedative]

I know a few people like that, also knew a bloke who took out a AVO against someone (he understood what would happen but he had to do it) when the police turned up to take everything they sent a general duties Ford Falcon not understanding that they would be there for 12 hours cataloging everything and calling in the Ford transit van to take the 450+ firearms and metric tonne of ammunition away lol

[bladeracer]

:lol:

What's another firearm ? It's just one right ?
You can stop buying them any time you like

Apparently, when SA police sat with people from within the firearms industry to discuss potential changes to storage requirements a few years back there was a discussion about a local collector who when last inspected prepared for the police's arrival by setting up several big plastic fold out tables on a tennis court, when they arrived he had every table covered end for end with firearms, once one table had been marked off he'd put them away and fill that table again with another lot.
This went on for most of the day until the police involved gave up and said " it looks like everything is in order... that'll be enough for now"
This bloke had literally hundreds of firearms.
The question was raised during consultation with the industry using that as an example...
"How many is enough, what number is too much ... 100, 200, 300, 500?
Thankfully they didn't put a cap on our numbers, they simply made the security requirements incrementally more stringent as the numbers go up.

If I can employ someone to chair the firearms Anonymous group, it'll be that bloke

I drag the lot out occasionally but I don't like doing it, even for Police. You get a visitor, or a cow gets out on the road, all sorts of things that can happen in life, and you're stuck with an hour of putting it all away again before you can _legally_ go and deal with real life. I try to only do it when there is somebody else here licenced to possess them, I can ask them to take a seat while I deal with the issue, and I'm _legally_ covered.

[Peterwho]

There is hope yet. I think I will print a couple of these posts and show them to my wife, and say there are plenty of blokes with way more guns than me and I need this one now,

The current list is 2 weihrauch 97ks, one in .177 one in .22, a 9422, rem 700 243, 2 6.5x55s, one m96 and one m38, Carl Gustaf 270, ruger scout in 308, sauer 200 9.3x62, weatherby mark v in 404 jeffery, browning 12g u/o and p17 in 303/270. Most left handed.

Grew up in the back blocks of nsw with way more guns til the regulations all changed, had a big gap of 3 decades of no guns but really loving being back in the sport and hunting.

Regards

[No1Mk3]

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Just what I don't have to keep in a safe.

[bigrich]

You guys are a bad influence. I’m thinking about another 8x57 Mauser now....

[northdude]

Got 3 lee enfields 2 sweeds one a sporter( my first ever centerfire) the other m38. Then a few sporting rifles and a couple of air guns and 2 12g. Ive down sized quite a lot. Relitavley small collection compared to some of you. About 25 in all

[mickb]

Guns. They look like guns

No rifles mate? Fowling pieces and smoothbores only? Must be good stalking land down your way.

[Noisydad]

Only four of mine are small bore (less than .40 cal) that use that new fangled white powder and only two of those have them fancy lookin glass sights.
The rest are real rifles.

[bigrich]

you guys are a bad influence on me . i just bought a 1947 brno 21h from "the barn" in 8x60s twin set triggers, spoon bolt handle . oh yeah

i gotta catch up to blade . only another 30 or more to go.....

[likeimjohnwayne]

Browning Buck Mark Camper Stainless UFX (Almost 3 weeks into the 28 day wait)
Ruger American Rimfire (Still waiting for my LGS to get stock)

So I don't really have a collection atm lol.

[bigrich]

Browning Buck Mark Camper Stainless UFX (Almost 3 weeks into the 28 day wait)
Ruger American Rimfire (Still waiting for my LGS to get stock)

So I don't really have a collection atm lol.

It’s a start

[Fionn]

How about people list how how many firearms their partner thinks they have compared to what they actually have

My wife thinks (not that she really cares) I have 3 or 4, when in fact I have 18, they all look the same to her