So instead here are some guns to have a look at from the fantastic Collector's Firearms. This is always a site for sore eyes (forgive the bad pun). First up, a mint condition Venezuelan
7mm Mauser. Damn, but I'd love to own that. Next is a curiosity piece- a
Volquartsen match grade Luger. Yeah, a
Luger. Not quite sure what to make of this but it's certainly an unusual weapon. Next up is a big bore- a
.54 calibre custom percussion rifle. I'm not much of a black powder enthusiast butI'd certainly be interested in popping off a few shots with this. Keeping with the old school theme, this is a
.455 calibre Smith and Wesson Hand Ejector- very nice and a bit different from the Webley which I normally associate with this round. A beautiful modern cousin can be found here- in this Smith & Wesson
Model 25 Heritage in .45 Long Colt. Wow, what a fantastic gun in a great calibre.
Finally, a clutch of .45 ACPs, the king of the handgun: an
HK USP Tactical, the new
Sig GSR 1911, another Smith and Wesson- this time a
Model 945 semi-auto (I've never really taken to the look of the SW auto- the grip angle looks all wrong, but this one seems pretty functional) and, you guessed it, another SW, this time a wheel gun- the lovely Performance Centre Model 625.
Oh yeah, and for all you big bore fans, here's one last one- the best looking SW Model 500, the
Performance Centre Hunter. That looks like it'd kick like a mule, even with that enormous muzzle brake.
UPDATE - Lots of dead links in this one now so here's an image of the Volquartsen Luger I saved to my hard drive. It has an eight and a half inch match fluted barrel with compensator, match throated chamber and crisp trigger job. Sadly,
Volquartsen don't appear to be offering this item any more.
5 comments:
awesome firearms. i was actually in that store this weekend. The place is huge and I saw some of the guns you have posted here. This was my first visit to Collectors, even though it's only about 20-25 minutes from my house.
I found a Remington 597 (ss i think) 22 lr for $185.00, with a nice 4 X 10 scope, that i might go back and get for my son.
Actually, the S&W .500 doesn'treally kick that bad - WITH the muzzle brake. It's HUGE, and the weight helps. I would not fire it without the brake, myself. (And I've fired a .308 caliber XP-100.)
What would you say it's comparable to firing, when fitted with the muzzle brake? I assume the brake would make it less than comfortable to be standing to either side of someone shooting this monster too?
I can't compare it to any commercial cartridge gun I've ever fired. It's more "comfortable" than some .44 Magnums I've fired (especially in a Contender, which for some reason makes that cartridge painful.) I can only compare it to target handguns chambered in wildcat or rifle cartridges. Remember, this handgun weighs more than some lightweight rifles. With the long barrel and the muzzle brake, it thumps your palm, but there's so much mass it doesn't "snap" in recoil. The thing that gets your attention is the muzzle blast more than the recoil.
Now that you mention it, I seem to recall somone saying that the .500 gives more of a hard shove than a kick? Thanks very much for the reply, I appreciate it.
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