All About Pocket Knives

I used to imagine being a lite sleeper and the sound of the old 12 ga racking in the dark making a midnight prowler's bowels loosen up. Oh the slippin' and slidin' but then there's the mess to clean up.

Miller Bro's wrote:

Colonel26 wrote:This lives right beside my bed for things that go bump in the night.
It’s 20 gauge baby brother lives on Precious’ side of the room.

I like that idea!

Thanks MB.

bighomer wrote:Ole Winchester home defender. Loaded for bear. Probably be a bad idea to come in uninvited.

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Big H, I keep the old Shockwave loaded with Winchester Super X 4 shot, looks just like your box of OO.

Either one would give a feller a bad day on the wrong end.

Finally able to get to the range and try out the Smith and Wesson SD9
First few shots a bit low then it settled in for some good groups.
Trigger was smooth but a bit heavy, overall a great gun.

Camillus

Camillus wrote:Finally able to get to the range and try out the Smith and Wesson SD9
First few shots a bit low then it settled in for some good groups.
Trigger was smooth but a bit heavy, overall a great gun.

Camillus

Good shootin’!

Camillus wrote:Finally able to get to the range and try out the Smith and Wesson SD9
First few shots a bit low then it settled in for some good groups.
Trigger was smooth but a bit heavy, overall a great gun.

Camillus

You did good.

I want!

..........love that one!!!............... ....................

Jerry's post mentioning the "racking of a pump gun" reminded me of a friend from years ago who was a deputy sheriff. He was relaying some incidents to some fellers one day and was commenting on how effective that sound was when they would be called to a juke joint or a dive that was having trouble. Walk through the door, rack the pump, everything gets real quite. Then he said they would turn their back or go out side for a minute and then make a sweep through the place. He may have exaggerated a bit when he said you could hear the knives and Saturday night specials hitting the wood floor. Walk back in and ask, "Is this yours?" Response, "No sir, I ain't never seen that before!" Several of those boys had baskets full of weapons they just happened to find on the floor thanks to the sound of a 12 gauge pump being loaded.
Treefarmer

Yeah, I always figured an intruder sneaking around in a strange, dark house around midnight or after would slip and slide on his own shirt at the sound of that old pump gun racking a shell into the chamber.

I once had an old and beautiful near mint Winchester Model 12 (I think that's correct) WWI trench/riot gun, complete with bayonet lug.

12 gauge, of course.

Oh, how I wish now that I still had it.

Charlie Noyes

My old M88 shoots right well with its favorite handload (308 WIN,165 grain Hornady Interlock and IMR4064) - always stays under 1-1/8" with a clean barrel, just gets tighter with a fouled barrel. Shot a confirming group a few weeks ago, 5/8" at 100 yards is pretty good for a 55 year old levergun. OH

What a beautiful old classic OH (not you the gun). And together you and it seems to hit what your aiming at. Good shooting.

Bruce, that's just right! Bambi don't stand a chance!
Treefarmer

RobesonsRme.com wrote:I once had an old and beautiful near mint Winchester Model 12 (I think that's correct) WWI trench/riot gun, complete with bayonet lug.

12 gauge, of course.

Oh, how I wish now that I still had it.

Charlie Noyes

Yep, a model 12 was used by the military for "trench guns" and so was the model '97....
I love the model '97 because of the external hammer..... I don't have one with the bayonet lug but here is one of my model 97's....

Sorry for the poor pics..... all close-up. This 'un is from 1902....... 12 ga.

Big Homer, I have that exact same shotgun - Winchester 1200 Defender - living in the corner of my bedroom, loaded with the same load, "00" buckshot.

doglegg wrote:What a beautiful old classic OH (not you the gun). And together you and it seems to hit what your aiming at. Good shooting.

Well for a minute there.....oh, thanks for the compliment on the rifle! OH

treefarmer wrote:Bruce, that's just right! Bambi don't stand a chance!
Treefarmer

I hope not, looking for a chance to get out one or two more times before the season ends. OH

This thread is getting all cluttered up with Winchesters. I guess it falls to me to class it up a bit with some JM Marlins and Ithacas. (There are a couple of off brands, Remington and a Stevens but we don’t talk about them in polite society).
Bruce, that ol 88 really is nice!

Mike, no flies on the 97 either.

Colonel, Looking at your arsenal I am glad to be living in KY where most of the folks are friendly. You are one of those kind, right.?

Quick Steel wrote:Colonel, Looking at your arsenal I am glad to be living in KY where most of the folks are friendly. You are one of those kind, right.?

For the most part! Lol. Come on over. We’ll go shooting in the pasture.

Goodness Wade, what a collection! OH

Heres my Marlin 120. It became a shorty, soon after getting home. It looked funny with the Cutts. note the forearm repair and Christmas lights. Your group is a fine family pic

I love the old shotguns with the external hammers..... After seeing the Winchester model '97, I just needed to know if there were any other makers of the external hammer design...... Yep there was.

I found out that Marlin made one. This here is my Marlin model 19-G.
It is just another really cool old shotgun.

WOW Wade nice collection Nice shotguns guys

Thanks guys. I’ve put together a “set” of Ithaca 37’s for each boy all from a single year. Well, mostly. The oldest boy has a 12, 16, and 20 from 1953. The middle has a 16, and 20 from 1948 (I need to find a 12). The youngest has a 20 from 1952 (I need the 12 and 16). The rest are mine.

I have a sickness.

Old Hunter wrote:Goodness Wade, what a collection! OH

OH, my dad has been giving some of his guns to the grandkids. He gave my oldest boy a modified choked round knob A5 standard 16 gauge. I knew you’d approve. He can shoot that thing too. I’ve indoctrinated the oldest two well. They both think the 16 is the king of shotguns.