What historical rifle would you most like to shoot?

[Eutycus]

The eagle facing right is a sign that America was at war at the time,isn't that how it goes?

 

[Eutycus]

I'm guessing Truman was both a war and peace time president.?

 

[alcessapiens]

I'm guessing Truman was both a war and peace time president.?

Well, he was a war and Cold War and then Korean War president. His was a difficult presidency.

 

[azmntman]

No contest, Boones rifle. I always said if the powerball comes my way I would buy that sucker and head to the woods that very day!!

 

[Sean E Bug]

I would want to shoot something crazy, so Samuel Bakers 2 bore or a chambers flintlock machine gun.

 

[Col. Batguano]

That's a popular fallacy about the Presidential Seal; that it faces right in war time and left in peace time. (The logistics of having 2 different seals would be "one more thing" to mess up for the support team.) In fact, it was only changed that one time, in 1945. One of the cited reasons was that they wanted the eagle facing to the speaker's right, and toward the American flag. The other was, that after the carnage of WW I & II, Truman wanted to send a signal that we all wanted peace, and ordered the change toward the olive branch. It's an interesting thing you can pick out as a movie mistake a lot of times in war movies made after it.

Fun fact; The Great Seal of the United States is a legacy item from our first President under the Articles of Confederation--John Hansen.

Historical gun I'd like to shoot?

The Paris Gun

 

[alcessapiens]

That's a popular fallacy about the Presidential Seal; that it faces right in war time and left in peace time. (The logistics of having 2 different seals would be "one more thing" to mess up for the support team.) In fact, it was only changed that one time, in 1945. One of the cited reasons was that they wanted the eagle facing to the speaker's right, and toward the American flag. The other was, that after the carnage of WW I & II, Truman wanted to send a signal that we all wanted peace, and ordered the change toward the olive branch. It's an interesting thing you can pick out as a movie mistake a lot of times in war movies made after it.

Fun fact; The Great Seal of the United States is a legacy item from our first President under the Articles of Confederation--John Hansen.

Historical gun I'd like to shoot?

The Paris Gun

Now there’s an

That's a popular fallacy about the Presidential Seal; that it faces right in war time and left in peace time. (The logistics of having 2 different seals would be "one more thing" to mess up for the support team.) In fact, it was only changed that one time, in 1945. One of the cited reasons was that they wanted the eagle facing to the speaker's right, and toward the American flag. The other was, that after the carnage of WW I & II, Truman wanted to send a signal that we all wanted peace, and ordered the change toward the olive branch. It's an interesting thing you can pick out as a movie mistake a lot of times in war movies made after it.

Fun fact; The Great Seal of the United States is a legacy item from our first President under the Articles of Confederation--John Hansen.

Historical gun I'd like to sho

That's a popular fallacy about the Presidential Seal; that it faces right in war time and left in peace time. (The logistics of having 2 different seals would be "one more thing" to mess up for the support team.) In fact, it was only changed that one time, in 1945. One of the cited reasons was that they wanted the eagle facing to the speaker's right, and toward the American flag. The other was, that after the carnage of WW I & II, Truman wanted to send a signal that we all wanted peace, and ordered the change toward the olive branch. It's an interesting thing you can pick out as a movie mistake a lot of times in war movies made after it.

Fun fact; The Great Seal of the United States is a legacy item from our first President under the Articles of Confederation--John Hansen.

Historical gun I'd like to shoot?

The Paris Gun

now there’s an interesting choice, the giant rail guns would be cool as well. Fun fact, due to rapid bore erosion the copper rotating bands on the projectiles were made oversized. They mic’d the bore and turned the projectile on a lathe to size. Must’ve been fun to catch the job of turning a live projectile on a lathe. Piss off the officer and there’s your job for the day.

 

[alcessapiens]

That's a popular fallacy about the Presidential Seal; that it faces right in war time and left in peace time. (The logistics of having 2 different seals would be "one more thing" to mess up for the support team.) In fact, it was only changed that one time, in 1945. One of the cited reasons was that they wanted the eagle facing to the speaker's right, and toward the American flag. The other was, that after the carnage of WW I & II, Truman wanted to send a signal that we all wanted peace, and ordered the change toward the olive branch. It's an interesting thing you can pick out as a movie mistake a lot of times in war movies made after it.

Fun fact; The Great Seal of the United States is a legacy item from our first President under the Articles of Confederation--John Hansen.

Historical gun I'd like to shoot?

The Paris Gun

now there’s an interesting choice, the giant rail guns would be cool as well. Fun fact, due to rapid bore erosion the copper rotating bands on the projectiles were made oversized. They mic’d the bore and turned the projectile on a lathe to size. Must’ve been fun to catch the job of turning a live projectile on a lathe. Piss off the officer and there’s your job for the day.

 

[ETipp]

Danial Boones old rifle.

 

[Matt85]

I would like to shoot AND own an 8 bore flintlock.

Hmmmm... I looked at the H&H website briefly... but that is much too dangerous for me. I have just enough money invested that I could buy one of those things and end up poor as a church mouse. I guess I would like to fire one of the big African express rifles... just once would be enough.

I can easily arrange this, if your ever up in my neck of the woods (WA) and would like to try it out.

 

[longtoothpard]

1843 Hall carbine, 1841 Mississippi rifle in .54 caliber, and the air rifle used by the Lewis and Clark Corps of Discovery.

 

[Dale Allen Raby]

I would like to shoot AND own an 8 bore flintlock.



I can easily arrange this, if your ever up in my neck of the woods (WA) and would like to try it out.

Unfortunately, Washington is one of those mythical places located Out West that I shall never visit. I think I am going to order a Pedersoli double rifle. That'll be close enough... but thanks!

 

[Robby]

Murphys' rifle, the one he shot General Fraser with.
https://frontierpartisans.com/14898/tim-murphy-and-the-legendary-kill-shot/I know a lot of people don't believe the story and I have some trouble with some of the details, but I do believe the basic facts, Murphy, acting on orders as a sniper, shot General Frasier.
Robby

 

[jd945043]

Would Love to shoot an original Ferguson rifle. Such a good design for a flintlock rifle.

 

[alcessapiens]

Unfortunately, Washington is one of those mythical places located Out West that I shall never visit. I think I am going to order a Pedersoli double rifle. That'll be close enough... but thanks!

I think October country offered an 8 bore double. I have the ped. .58x.58 and it’s damned nice. Mine has a twist for RB the new ones shoot conical . My one complaint is that a proper double should have a 2-3 leaf express sight not the aperture on the new one or the bizarre one on mine. Bear in mind if you get one that it should be sighted on the right barrel from a sandbag but the left should be in your hands, not rested. Otherwise the bag will impede movement and the barrels will cross much closer than they should.

 

[alcessapiens]

Murphys' rifle, the one he shot General Fraser with.
https://frontierpartisans.com/14898/tim-murphy-and-the-legendary-kill-shot/I know a lot of people don't believe the story and I have some trouble with some of the details, but I do believe the basic facts, Murphy, acting on orders as a sniper, shot General Frasier.
Robby

Think about it, you’re all shooting at the enemy, they’re shooting at you. Here comes some officer up on his high horse… you know every enlisted man’s going to send him a gift of lead… airmail.

 

[kje54]

My 1874 Sharps carbine.....

 

[Art Caputo]

I would also like to shoot the Roosevelt 500-450 H&H!
A few decades ago I acquired a 500-450 cal. Dominion grade H&H Express Rifle in preparation for an African hunt. Same caliber, and quite similarly spec’d to Roosevelt’s rifle with the exception of island styled locks. Later, upon researching the history of the rifle(with the help of H&H Company), I found out that it originally belonged(1904)to a noted hunter/adventurer/writer, named William Buckley.
While I had to reload my own ammo,as it was no longer in production, I was able to duplicate the original specs, and used it to shoot this Lion…90 years later. The insert in the photo is Buckley with a Lion shot with this rifle in1904. The rifle remains in excellent condition, and performs flawlessly.

 

[Icemanxxxv]

MA DUCE!

 

[Idaho Ron]

I'm torn between two rifles.
#1- Billy Dixon rifle he used at Adobe Walls.
#2- Jack O'Connor 270 winchester

https://www.nrafamily.org/content/t...e third day following,the history of the West