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Miscellaneous => Other Guns => Topic started by: MRC on October 12, 2014, 10:37:33 AM

Title: Favorite Firearms Other than Rohrbaugh
Post by: MRC on October 12, 2014, 10:37:33 AM: I agree with Josh, not much to talk about these days so let's see what everyone likes.

This is an old post, but these are my two favorites and I never get tired of looking at them.

Most people have never heard of them let alone seen them. Hope you enjoy seeing them.

http://www.rohrbaughforum.com/index.php?topic=7159.msg80668#msg80668
Title: Re: Favorite Firearms Other than Rohrbaugh
Post by: backupr9 on October 12, 2014, 02:56:43 PM: I replied on the old post...guess it will come through, but those are indeed beautiful pistols...a great collection MRC.
Title: Re: Favorite Firearms Other than Rohrbaugh
Post by: JoshA on October 12, 2014, 05:01:16 PM: You've got some of the weirdest/coolest stuff MRC.

Where do you even hear about these things? And do you have like a vault rather than a safe I must ask. Or is your house like a walk through firearms museum?

What does an AMP shoot like anyway?
Title: Re: Favorite Firearms Other than Rohrbaugh
Post by: MRC on October 12, 2014, 05:21:10 PM: I have been shooting Auto mags for 20+ years and they are a blast. Recoil is similar to a 6" S&W model 29. Magna Porting helps a lot with the 44 AMP's. The 357 AMP's are milder to shoot and are really more fun the the 44's.

Both of those guns pictured are NOS and I have never shot them. That Bi-Centenial was made in 1976, of course, so it is 38 years old. The Lomont is probably about the same.

I have some more cool AMP's and I will get pictures taken and post when it gets dead around here.
Title: Re: Favorite Firearms Other than Rohrbaugh
Post by: MRC on October 12, 2014, 05:51:55 PM: Here is a two barrel set in a display case.

-8.5" vent rib 44 AMP and a 8.5" 357 AMP
-Cartridges in the lower corner.(http://)
Title: Re: Favorite Firearms Other than Rohrbaugh
Post by: JoshA on October 13, 2014, 12:09:41 AM: Very cool. Intriguing design.
Title: Re: Favorite Firearms Other than Rohrbaugh
Post by: Richard S on October 15, 2014, 07:43:48 PM: MRC's photos of his magnificent Wildey and AMPs prompt me to post three of something I call, "Gonzo" -- an Israeli Military Industries Magnum Research Mark XIX Desert Eagle .50 Action Express:

(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y30/RichardS/Miscellaneous%20Firearms/DesertEagle.jpg)

(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y30/RichardS/Miscellaneous%20Firearms/Jul28_02.jpg)

(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y30/RichardS/Miscellaneous%20Firearms/gripsforimimrde50ae-1.jpg)

It weighs in right at four pounds loaded on your hip and is a literal blast to shoot.

When I collected the piece at my dealer's shop, one character leaning against the counter wasting time asked, "Why in Hell would you want to own something like that?"

I just looked him up and down and then replied, "Because I can."
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Post by: cargaritaville on October 15, 2014, 08:41:06 PM: 4 lbs. as in 64 ozs? That would cause me to limp! Beautiful gun!
Title: Re: Favorite Firearms Other than Rohrbaugh
Post by: Richard S on October 15, 2014, 08:58:26 PM: Quote from: cargaritaville on October 15, 2014, 08:41:06 PM
4 lbs. as in 64 ozs? That would cause me to limp! Beautiful gun!

I rounded it down. It's actually 71.4 ounces empty. (Both belt and suspenders are recommended. ;) )

http://www.magnumresearch.com/MRI-TechnicalData.asp
Title: Re: Favorite Firearms Other than Rohrbaugh
Post by: MRC on October 15, 2014, 08:59:24 PM: Beautiful pistol Richard!

Weight wise I have you beat. Here is a 12" Wildey in 475 Wildey Magnum along side a Colt Delta Elite Gold Cup for size reference.

4 pounds - 7.5 ounces with an empty magazine (Bronson's favorite-Wildey's Here!)

And Josh, they are not weird!

(http://)
Title: Re: Favorite Firearms Other than Rohrbaugh
Post by: Richard S on October 15, 2014, 09:04:09 PM: Damn! Beaten by one ounce. ;D
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Post by: tracker on October 15, 2014, 09:06:12 PM: Beaten but not bowed.
Title: Re: Favorite Firearms Other than Rohrbaugh
Post by: MRC on October 15, 2014, 09:22:00 PM: Speaking of Auto Mags, here is an auction that closed this evening on GB.

http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=446619342
Title: Re: Favorite Firearms Other than Rohrbaugh
Post by: the_skunk on October 15, 2014, 09:53:11 PM: (http://www.kaisersbunker.com/dunkelblau/equipment/dbe08b.jpg)

A great range gun, or car gun. Ammo is $30 for fifty. The gun has no recoil, and accuracy is fantastic. But reloads are a 30 sec ordeal (stripper clips)
Title: Re: Favorite Firearms Other than Rohrbaugh
Post by: JoshA on October 15, 2014, 10:11:15 PM: Quote from: MRC on October 15, 2014, 08:59:24 PM
Beautiful pistol Richard!

Weight wise I have you beat. Here is a 12" Wildey in 475 Wildey Magnum along side a Colt Delta Elite Gold Cup for size reference.

4 pounds - 7.5 ounces with an empty magazine (Bronson's favorite-Wildey's Here!)

And Josh, they are not weird!

(http://)

Lol. Not weird as in bad. Weird as unusual and intriguing. The modern, good kind of weird.

WOW. I saw what the one on gunbroker almost went for. Amazing!!!! 😎
Title: Re: Favorite Firearms Other than Rohrbaugh
Post by: MRC on October 16, 2014, 08:27:54 AM: Neat gun Mr Skunk.

I believe that the Broomhandle's place in history is it was the first WORKING autoloader.

I have always thought they were also the ugliest pistol ever made. JMO
Title: Re: Favorite Firearms Other than Rohrbaugh
Post by: Richard S on October 16, 2014, 10:06:36 AM: Speaking of Broomhandle Mausers, here are two photos (the second being a small cropped section of the first) that can make your blood run cold. They could be called "Gun Control Pakistani Style." Note the Broomhandle in the cropped section.

(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y30/RichardS/GunControl-1.jpg)

(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y30/RichardS/GunControl-1-1-1.jpg)
Title: Re: Favorite Firearms Other than Rohrbaugh
Post by: backupr9 on October 16, 2014, 04:05:31 PM: Ouch
Title: Re: Favorite Firearms Other than Rohrbaugh
Post by: the_skunk on October 17, 2014, 08:40:40 PM: The Broomhandle is a 'Point and shoot', has a super punch, is ultra reliable, love the safety, and 10 shots will do the trick. But, it's a battlefield gun, very big.
Title: Re: Favorite Firearms Other than Rohrbaugh
Post by: C0untZer0 on October 17, 2014, 09:32:56 PM: That steam roller won't hurt the Glocks ;D