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September 19, 2008, 02:27 PM | #1 |
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Pick Somthing Funky and Useless for Me
OK, fellow wierd gun freakazoids, pick my next Pistol or Revolver for me. The criteria:
1. Obscure 2. Funky 3. Shootable (even if I have to do case forming) 4. Affordable (1K +/-) No Nagants, I have several. Gabbet/Fairfax Mars aren't affordable. No Type 24s! Show me your funkomatics!!!!! WildboredAlaska ™ |
September 19, 2008, 02:32 PM | #2 |
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I'm not sure where a broomhandle Mauser hits in price, but if you're looking for a funky toy, I'd think one of those would be a nice acquisition.
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September 19, 2008, 02:44 PM | #3 |
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Had several...not funky enough. I'm talking about the really wierd...maybe a Frommer Stop?
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When I lived in Chistochina Alaska I met a man who had one of these. Unfortunatly he only had a few rounds of ammo left and wouldn't fire it but it was definately "FUNKY".
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HoffTmg9bxU
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Get a Webley like mine. You'll need to perform some surgery on .45 Colt brass to shoot it, but it's definitely funky. You don't see yourself coming and going at the range, that's for sure...
Have I showed pictures of my Frommer Stop? |
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September 20, 2008, 07:54 AM | #7 |
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September 20, 2008, 09:07 AM | #8 |
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I have been lookin at the Webley autos especially in light of their funkobility...but spendy! I'm poor, SWMBO has me on a leash
Now Frommer Stops...so Magyar in their enunciation, reminds me of Noseferatu in foggy nights and wet cobblestone streets...yummy.. Rast and Gassers...yep definately freakish, would need to grow a bushy mustache WildshowmemoreAlaska TM |
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September 20, 2008, 09:29 AM | #10 |
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Here's a few suggestions:
An MBA 13mm Gyrojet http://www.securityarms.com/20010315.../1700/1787.htm or, A Guide Lamp .45 Liberator http://www.genitron.com/unique5.html or maybe a Welrod .32 http://world.guns.ru/handguns/hg217-e.htm and then, there's always the 9mm Podsenkowsky MCEM 2 Pistol http://www.genitron.com/unique15.html . |
September 20, 2008, 10:04 AM | #11 |
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Oh yes indeedy, the Gasser! Every one I have seen has been a trashed beater. If I had the funds and ran accross one like that, I would take it home. Carry it in a sash and learn to speak Montenegrin
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September 20, 2008, 10:17 AM | #12 |
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can someone fill me in on the gasser? looks kinda big for its grip. i dont know anything about it.
but it sure is interesting! tom |
September 20, 2008, 10:43 AM | #13 |
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Roth Steyr: Tim Mullin calls it the ancestor of the Glock, only milled from steel.
Steyr Hahn: The OTHER 1911. Rast & Gasser 8mm: Popular in England until the total ban because of its good quality and antique status. |
September 20, 2008, 10:45 AM | #14 |
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How about a Fagnus?
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September 22, 2008, 08:13 AM | #15 |
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Just saw the YouTube video of the History Channel's presentation of the GyroJet. Their usual penchant for accuracy shows the exhaust exiting the round through the primer rather than the exhaust ports.
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September 22, 2008, 09:40 PM | #16 |
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I say you need a Model 94 Nambu.
http://www.gunboards.com/sites/banza...Top_M94_Pistol If you get bored firing it by using the trigger, you can always just chamber a round, and then push on the external sear on the side of the pistol. possum |
September 23, 2008, 07:13 AM | #17 |
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The model 94 Nambu is a very cool gun but not that weird in the way it works. I would go for the GyroJet if you want different.
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Thomas .450 Self-Extracting?
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September 23, 2008, 11:19 AM | #19 |
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How bout making one of these? Cant recall the correct name/term for them at the moment, but it is kinda funky, and unless you are in the Polish Resistance in WWII, or are a serious masochist, it is pretty useless.
Not a pistol/revolver like you asked for, but it gets fired like one, if that counts for anything. ETA: Apparently I do recall the name. Obrez. That's what I was lokking for there.
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Wow, I'd put a "have it checked by your gunsmith" disclaimer on that little beast
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How about an Astra 400?
or this Bulldog or this Webley #1 in .476 Cal. |
September 25, 2008, 04:55 PM | #22 |
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Why not drink some wine, eat some smelly cheese, and buy one of these
http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/Vie...Item=111032404 or these http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/Vie...Item=110770226 |
September 25, 2008, 06:31 PM | #23 |
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Convert a Makarov to fire .32NAA and make some fireballs at the range .
OK so it's technically not C&R after the conversion, but it'll be funky......... |
September 25, 2008, 08:21 PM | #24 |
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This has got to be my nerdiest looking pistol.
[IMG]img171.imageshack.us/img171/2174/road009qb6ez1.jpg[/IMG] Damn. I've lost my picture posting mojo.
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No discussion of weird would be complete without mention of the Webley-Fosberry.
http://www.freewebtown.com/futru/downloads/Fosberry.htm
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