I'll be honest, I don't really have a deep interest in guns, except in a historical context.

I'll be honest, I don't really have a deep interest in guns, except in a historical context. But lately, I've felt a want to get one of those single barrel shotguns. Something light with like five moving parts that can shoot whatever weird shell I put in it just seems appealing to me. Maybe a revolver too to complement it.
Can I get some recommendations or advice?

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  1. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    You can do that shit with a pump shotgun and the heavier gun will be more pleasant to shoot. For the revolver, get a GP100 or s&w.686. both great.

    • 2 years ago
      Anonymous

      Even then I'd probably get a double barrel because I like the break action.

      Get a .50 cal blackpowder rifle and pistol, it's historical and you get to fiddle with gunpowder and make a lot of smoke and flash. The historicalness is just a plus.

      Now this is a good idea

      I have a very similar fascination with double barreled shotguns though after looking into it they arent nearly as simple as I expected. A lot of shit you would at first think is pretty easy to maintain and repair is surprisingly complicated without proper tools. Revolvers are another good example. Mess up the timing and you turn it into a handgrenade.

      I see, I'll have my work cut out for me then

      go to local gun store
      see what they have in stock
      you can probably find something at around the $150 mark
      you could order online, but then you're going to have to pay for shipping and FFL fees.

      Probably a good idea, even if it's a bit of a drive

  2. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    Get a .50 cal blackpowder rifle and pistol, it's historical and you get to fiddle with gunpowder and make a lot of smoke and flash. The historicalness is just a plus.

  3. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    I have a very similar fascination with double barreled shotguns though after looking into it they arent nearly as simple as I expected. A lot of shit you would at first think is pretty easy to maintain and repair is surprisingly complicated without proper tools. Revolvers are another good example. Mess up the timing and you turn it into a handgrenade.

    • 2 years ago
      Anonymous

      You have fine tastes and I have english sidelocks and revolvers. The quality on the high to medium trade guns is incredible but each one was hand made. Same for French mid 19th century side by side percussion guns

  4. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    go to local gun store
    see what they have in stock
    you can probably find something at around the $150 mark
    you could order online, but then you're going to have to pay for shipping and FFL fees.

  5. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    Get an old Aya cosmos with the external hammer, great little gun

    • 2 years ago
      Anonymous

      >. Alot of the single shots kinda suck
      No they don't aya cosmos for example is a fine gun.

      It looks beautiful, I may look around for one.

      Get a historical gun anon youll love it way more. At this moment old feild shotguns are pretty cheap right now and have alot of charector and history. Alot of the single shots kinda suck and you can get a pump for the same price. Muzzle loaders are cool and i think youd like one.
      Make a list of guns from historical events that you're interested in and head to a few local gun shops and see what they have and what stands out to you. A trench gun , old double barrel feild gun, auto5/rem1200 old police 870 or a muzzle loader shot gun or rifle

      >'ll be honest, I don't really have a deep interest in guns, except in a historical context.
      Then just buy historic guns, that's what I did
      Collecting pre-1898 is particularly easy (unless you're into Confederate shit). 20th century guns a bit more difficult but save up and be patient enough to wait for a deal to turn up

      Probably the best advice in the thread.

      >Then just buy historic guns, that's what I did
      This is mainly my thing too and I can't argue with it for enjoyment of ownership. These are the must have modern guns though

      12 gague side by side sidelock hammer gun in 12 gague
      quality 22LR bolt action with threaded barrel and scope
      decent springer .177 air rifle
      36 and 44 Italian percussion revolvers
      semi auto 12 gauge with set of chokes
      Decent centrefire scoped rifle in 270 or 308 etc
      decent semi auto 22 for plinking
      lever action in 44 or 357
      revolver in 44 or 357
      semi auto pistol in 9mm
      revolver in 38 spl
      semi auto pocket pistol in 380
      a decent Hämmerli pistol and anschultz rifle
      Set of dies for reloading the rifles and pistols
      reloading setup for the shotgun
      presses and bullet moulds
      The AR/Glock thing is garbage dump people, children who don't actually own or shoot guns trying to belong, people who play vidya and don't own guns and consumers who buy whatever is advertised at them. If you absolutely must buy a CF semi auto rifle buy either a real G3 or a good Belgian FAL

      >The AR/Glock thing is garbage dump people, children who don't actually own or shoot guns trying to belong, people who play vidya and don't own guns and consumers who buy whatever is advertised at them. If you absolutely must buy a CF semi auto rifle buy either a real G3 or a good Belgian FAL
      A man after my own heart

  6. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    Get a historical gun anon youll love it way more. At this moment old feild shotguns are pretty cheap right now and have alot of charector and history. Alot of the single shots kinda suck and you can get a pump for the same price. Muzzle loaders are cool and i think youd like one.
    Make a list of guns from historical events that you're interested in and head to a few local gun shops and see what they have and what stands out to you. A trench gun , old double barrel feild gun, auto5/rem1200 old police 870 or a muzzle loader shot gun or rifle

    • 2 years ago
      Anonymous

      >. Alot of the single shots kinda suck
      No they don't aya cosmos for example is a fine gun.

    • 2 years ago
      Anonymous

      shitty shitty pump actions. No. Now that's garbage.

  7. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    >'ll be honest, I don't really have a deep interest in guns, except in a historical context.
    Then just buy historic guns, that's what I did
    Collecting pre-1898 is particularly easy (unless you're into Confederate shit). 20th century guns a bit more difficult but save up and be patient enough to wait for a deal to turn up

    • 2 years ago
      Anonymous

      >Then just buy historic guns, that's what I did
      This is mainly my thing too and I can't argue with it for enjoyment of ownership. These are the must have modern guns though

      12 gague side by side sidelock hammer gun in 12 gague
      quality 22LR bolt action with threaded barrel and scope
      decent springer .177 air rifle
      36 and 44 Italian percussion revolvers
      semi auto 12 gauge with set of chokes
      Decent centrefire scoped rifle in 270 or 308 etc
      decent semi auto 22 for plinking
      lever action in 44 or 357
      revolver in 44 or 357
      semi auto pistol in 9mm
      revolver in 38 spl
      semi auto pocket pistol in 380
      a decent Hämmerli pistol and anschultz rifle
      Set of dies for reloading the rifles and pistols
      reloading setup for the shotgun
      presses and bullet moulds
      The AR/Glock thing is garbage dump people, children who don't actually own or shoot guns trying to belong, people who play vidya and don't own guns and consumers who buy whatever is advertised at them. If you absolutely must buy a CF semi auto rifle buy either a real G3 or a good Belgian FAL

      • 2 years ago
        Anonymous

        how much did all that cost?

  8. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    I have one. Old russian one, it goes bang no muss no fuss. It has its charm. As a hunting weapon, a double barreler greatly improves your chance of going home with game in your pack.

  9. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    get a pardner sb1 or sb2 framed shotgun, thing will never break on you even with the most pissing hot loads you could put through it to the point you can convert them to shoot 7.62 and 45-70 safely and not worry about it exploding.

    • 2 years ago
      Anonymous

      I have one. Old russian one, it goes bang no muss no fuss. It has its charm. As a hunting weapon, a double barreler greatly improves your chance of going home with game in your pack.

      Baikal guns point like lumps of wood. If you want a classic side by side you want an English sidelock hammer gun.

  10. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    I was actually looking to get a youth model iver Johnson 20 gauge single shot, turkshit gun I know but like OP the appeal is simplicity.

  11. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    get a pardner single shot in either 20 gauge or 12 gauge and get Heritage Rough Rider as a cheap to shoot sidearm. With this you can shoot clays, tin cans, hunt, or larp as a cowboy. All for incredibly cheap.

    • 2 years ago
      Anonymous

      get a pardner sb1 or sb2 framed shotgun, thing will never break on you even with the most pissing hot loads you could put through it to the point you can convert them to shoot 7.62 and 45-70 safely and not worry about it exploding.

      I'll write that one down
      >larp as a cowboy
      The most important function tbh

    • 2 years ago
      Anonymous

      Do you have any larpish recs for a double action .22 LR revolver

  12. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    You are such a tard. Youll fit in here.

    • 2 years ago
      Anonymous

      very rude.

  13. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    >Wants to buy guns
    >Not for a practical purpose
    >Just so he can go out and shoot them in his spare time for his own enjoyment
    Absolutely respectable.

    • 2 years ago
      Anonymous

      Basically.
      I'm not deluded enough to think I'll have to use it for self defense ever
      Target/pigeon/skeet shooting is fun
      Maybe I'll go hunting one day, but mostly I just want em because it's cool.

  14. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    Hard to mess up a single barrel shotgun. Singles tend to be far, far cheaper than doubles anyways, so it's probably best for your break-open needs unless you have that much money to throw around. If so, go ahead and splurge on the double for aesthetics sake if nothing else, I would.
    For a revolver, depends what you want. Single action? SAA clones are abundant, a Ruger is great if you plan to beat it the frick up since they're not too expensive or you could get an Uberti and have something that's actually superior to the originals in terms of quality but otherwise mechanically the same. If you'd like a double action, I'd recommend either an older Smith and Wesson (not nuSmith, frick them for bending the knee and adding the Hillary holes) or the GP100 or similar from Ruger. Could also spend some time looking for even rarer pieces if you really have the money and means. I remember I missed out on a Nagant revolver, which I wanted because it's a nice curiosity, it feels good in the hand, and something about a 7-shot juiced .32 revolver appeals to me.
    But I waited a day and lost it because I'm a goddamn moron. It was in such good condition too, and they had ammo for it.
    I'm willing to bet I'll never see another one again, if God blesses me and I chance upon another one I'm buying it immediately.

    • 2 years ago
      Anonymous

      >(not nuSmith, frick them for bending the knee and adding the Hillary holes)
      what's the big deal? it's just a little lock.

      • 2 years ago
        Anonymous

        For one, I've heard pretty poor things about them, like how they can get stuck and your gun is bricked for no good reason. But mostly it's about the principle of it, they don't need to keep these either yet they've doubled down and insisted that pre-emptively following gun control restrictions is good, even when said restrictions never came to pass in the first place.
        Anyways, I like the older ones more too. I have a .32 Hand Ejector from 1920, shoots so well I'd CC it if it wasn't a literal relic at this point. For whatever reason the older ones seem to have more "care" put into their construction, makes them seem more like the work of a craftsman rather than an assembly line. Hard to describe, it's the little touches that count.

        • 2 years ago
          Anonymous

          I'll take that into consideration, even if I don't mind them personally.
          I'm looking around for something in 22, I don't feel a need to go any bigger and it's affordable. It's been difficult to find one that doesn't look modern in double action, which I prefer

          • 2 years ago
            Anonymous

            > something in 22
            >one that doesn't look modern in double action
            So to be clear, an older-looking DA revolver in .22?
            Well, I know what I said about Smiths, but if you don't mind them I found this in a few seconds. In the budget?
            https://www.sportsmansoutdoorsuperstore.com/products2.cfm/ID/111248
            6 shot .22, DA, and looks like a classic Model 10
            If not in the budget or you want more capacity and versatility, I found this one (there's not a price but it's a Rock Island, it's bound to be cheaper than the alternatives)
            https://palmettostatearmory.com/rock-island-al22m-8rd-22mag-revolver-stainless-al22m.html
            8 shot, can take .22 magnum, DA, but looks a little more modern than the Smith above. Could possibly swap the grip for some wood and get about what you want with this in terms of look and feel

            • 2 years ago
              Anonymous

              That's a bit out of my range, I did see it previously.
              I could probably just get a newer one and swap the grip for wood.

              While I highly recommend the Ruger Wrangler for a cheap .22lr single action revolver, if you want more classic aesthetics you should check out Cimarron Firearms. They import Italian made guns and specialize in cowboy stuff.

              I'll take a look now.
              How's Chiappa? They seem like they're too cheap frankly, but they do have this one .22 SAA with a tall 10-round cylinder which looks kind of neat.

              • 2 years ago
                Anonymous

                Actually, looking now, Ruger has one too. Expensive, but it's there

              • 2 years ago
                Anonymous

                The Ruger single-ten is a beast. Well worth the price. If you can afford it, it will outlive you.

              • 2 years ago
                Anonymous

                Ok, I had no idea these Uberti repro guns existed, these are fricking awesome. The Sharps in particular.

                I see, maybe I'll have to consider it when I'm a bit richer

                Absolutely nothing wrong with getting a single barrel break-action 12-gauge as a first gun.

                I'm glad you're like-minded.

                I'd really recommend a multi-barrel shotgun, because trust me reloading is going to get annoying if you are going to be just dicking around with it.

                Well, if you had to recommend one at a reasonable price point, what would you?

          • 2 years ago
            Anonymous

            While I highly recommend the Ruger Wrangler for a cheap .22lr single action revolver, if you want more classic aesthetics you should check out Cimarron Firearms. They import Italian made guns and specialize in cowboy stuff.

  15. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    I'm in the same boat over here. My only non milsurp guns I own are my .22 and my Auto 5 from 1921. I have a CCW but need a decent handgun and I have no idea where to start.

  16. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    Absolutely nothing wrong with getting a single barrel break-action 12-gauge as a first gun.

  17. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    I'd really recommend a multi-barrel shotgun, because trust me reloading is going to get annoying if you are going to be just dicking around with it.

    • 2 years ago
      Anonymous

      Just get two single barrel shotguns

  18. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    Necrobumping because I want to hear from more people

  19. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    If you like historical stuff, get a cap and ball reproduction revolver. If you ever get tired of blasting gigantic clouds of black smoke you can always get a conversion cylinder and shoot modern equivalent rounds. Get a steel frame Pietta, you won't regret it.

    • 2 years ago
      Anonymous

      I was looking over those previously. They look pretty stunning, and the long loading process is tactile.

    • 2 years ago
      Anonymous

      Is the gun on the right a .45-70 derringer?

      • 2 years ago
        Anonymous

        It's a Bond Arms Snake Slayer IV chambered in .45 colt / 3" .410

        Probably my favorite gun I've ever owned.

        • 2 years ago
          Anonymous

          That's an unexpected choice. What's so good about it?

          • 2 years ago
            Anonymous

            I just like it. Something about the simplicity of the action, the double barrel, ammo versatility, old-timey yet modern aesthetics, the weight. It's just a really cool gun.

            • 2 years ago
              Anonymous

              I see, I'll have to consider it myself then

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