I have a gun addiction.......

[USAF Ret]

I have an affinity for greasy, smelly, dingy milsurps or maybe just guns in general I guess. The herd as it stands today, I'll be attending a gunshow this weekend, so hopefully something follows me home.

Pistols:

1933 Tula Nagant M1895
1953 Ceskoslovenska Zbrojovka BRNO CZ-52/VZ-52
1972 Smith & Wesson 15-3 (K38)
197? JP Sauer & Sohn/Hawes Western Marshal (Father's gun)
1989 Ceská Zbrojovka CZ-82
1991 Ceská Zbrojovka CZ-83
1991 Ceská Zbrojovka CZ-83
1979 Armi San Marco Colt 1851 Navy
2013 Taurus PT 111 Millennium G2
2013 SCCY CPX-1 CB
2013 SCCY CPX-1 TT
2021 Taurus G2c

Long Guns:

1863 Snider Enfield P1853 Mk II** with an Oct 1866 barrel conversion barrel, Afghanistan Bringback
1874-1876 Remington Egyptian M1868 No 1 Rolling Block
1879 Waffen Fabrik Bern Swiss Vetterli M1869/71
1890 Danzig Commission Rifle M1888
1894/1927 Izhevsk/Tikkakoski Mosin Nagant M1891
1894-1896 Oviedo Mauser M1893
1896 Terni Carcano M1891
1914 Koishikawa Arsenal Type 38 Arisaka
1915-1917/1924-1927 Remington Böhler Stahl Mosin Nagant M1891/24
1917 Tula Mosin Nagant M1891
1918/1932 Steyr Mannlicher M1895/30
1920-1926 Oviedo Mauser M1893/1916
1926-1928 Fabrique Nationale d'armes de Guerre M1924/47
1928-1930 Ceskoslovenska Zbrojovka VZ-24 (1932 San Paulo uprising gun)
1929-1941 Kragujevac Arsenal M1924/47
1932 Izhevsk Mosin-Nagant M1891/30
1939 Tula/Mosin-Nagant 1891/30
1940-1956 Iver Johnson Arms & Cycle Works Champion (GGF's gun)
1942 K. Kale Mauser M1938
1942 Izhevsk Mosin-Nagant 1891/30
1943 Springfield Armory Garand M1
1943 Izhevsk Mosin-Nagant M1891/30
1943 BSA Shirley M47 Enfield No. 4 Mk 1
1944 Nagoya Arsenal Type 99 Arisaka
1944 Waffen Werke Brunn K98k Mauser
1947 Izhevsk Mosin-Nagant M1944
1948-1949 Manufacture d'armes de Saint Etienne MAS-1936
1948-1952 Kragujevac Arsenal M1948
1954 Romanian Mosin Nagant 1944
1955 Chongquing Arsenal Type 53
1956 Jianshe Arsenal Sino-Soviet SKS M56
1973 Marlin Original Golden-39M (Father's gun)
1975 Remington 1100 (Father's gun)
2015 Mossberg Int'l 702 Plinkster
2016 Bushmaster XM15-E2S (Faux M16A2/645)
2017 JSS AR15 (Faux M4)
2018 Cugir Arms Factory WASR 10 AKM
2021 PSA PA15 (Faux M16/604)
197?/200? CETME C, build in progress

The herd coming back into the house in Aug 2022 following the final Hurricane Michael (Oct 2018) repairs. Sad it took almost 4 years to get the house completely repaired.

[HollowDawg]

Quick! Your only hope is to distance yourself from your addictive substance! I will selflessly volunteer to "hold" your addictive firearms for you for the duration of your cure. Usually 30-40 years I believe. PM for transfer details. I'm here for you man! 

[rdcinhou]

Impressive!

Just askin'...are they all in working shootable condition or are some de-milled?

I'd be interested to know what all calibers they represent.

My collection (CZs + others) involves 26 different calibers.

My objective is to have a minimum of 2 working weapons in each caliber.

[Gunnerdad80]

Quick! Your only hope is to distance yourself from your addictive substance! I will selflessly volunteer to "hold" your addictive firearms for you for the duration of your cure. Usually 30-40 years I believe. PM for transfer details. I'm here for you man! 

Good man.

[Gunnerdad80]

“I gotta fever, and the only prescription, is…” MORE GUNS!!!

[USAF Ret]

Impressive!

Just askin'...are they all in working shootable condition or are some de-milled?

I'd be interested to know what all calibers they represent.

My collection (CZs + others) involves 26 different calibers.

My objective is to have a minimum of 2 working weapons in each caliber.

Yes they are all in working condition, except the Egyptian Rolling Block, I'm awaiting the parts to make it shootable again (Firing pin and extractor). None of them have been demiled.

As for all the calibers, 25 different calibers as of right now.

223/5.56, 3 ea
6.5 Japanese, 1 ea
7mm, 2 ea
7.5x54 French, 1 ea
7.62x25, 1 ea
7.62x38, 1 ea
7.62x39, 2 ea
7.62x54, 10 ea
7.62x51 NATO/308, 2 ea
303 British, 1 ea
7.7 Japanese, 1 ea
8 mm Mauser, 6 ea
8 mm Mannlicher, 1 ea
41 Swiss, 1 ea
577 Enfield, 1 ea
30-06/M2, 1 ea
43 Egyptian, 1 ea
9 mm Luger, 4 ea
9 mm Makarov, 1 ea
380, 2 ea
44 Magnum/Special, 1 ea
22 S/L/LR, 2 ea
12 guage, 2 ea
36 ball, 1 ea
38 Special, 1 ea

I have at least one example of each round for display purposes, with the exception of the 43 Egyptian. I can't bring myself to spend $75.00 for an original round yet. For some rifles I have two rounds for display, the original cartridge and the new cartridge. Example the Snider-Enfied, M95/30 Mannlicher and the Gew 88, etc.

Here's a shot of the P1853 Enfield muzzle loading round (Minne) and the Snider-Enfield breech loading round it was converted to take.

[USAF Ret]

“I gotta fever, and the only prescription, is…” MORE GUNS!!!

Hopefully I can fill that prescription tomorrow at the gunshow.

[USAF Ret]

Quick! Your only hope is to distance yourself from your addictive substance! I will selflessly volunteer to "hold" your addictive firearms for you for the duration of your cure. Usually 30-40 years I believe. PM for transfer details. I'm here for you man! 

Do you really think it'll take 30-40 years? Didn't know the cure would/could take so long.....!

[HollowDawg]

Yep 30-40 years would work. 20 or so left in me and 20 years for my son to "hold" them for you. I'm making a multigenerational commitment to your well being. Sainthood pending approval.

[USAF Ret]

Yep 30-40 years would work. 20 or so left in me and 20 years for my son to "hold" them for you. I'm making a multigenerational commitment to your well being. Sainthood pending approval.

I'll get to work on that Sainthood application paperwork ASAP. With all your generosity in helping me in my addiction, I'll submit an application for a Humanitarian Award for you also.

Oh and how do you wish to do the transfer? Do you just want to drive here and pick them all up?

[HollowDawg]

LOL ! With my luck you're in Guam. A very long wet drive from the Georgia mountains. : )
BTW, I'm with ya on the smell of old milsurp. If I coulda talked my wife into dabbing a little cosmoline,  mixed with old milsurp canvas smell behind her ears, we'd have probably had way more children! 

[USAF Ret]

LOL ! With my luck you're in Guam. A very long wet drive from the Georgia mountains. : )
BTW, I'm with ya on the smell of old milsurp. If I coulda talked my wife into dabbing a little cosmoline,  mixed with old milsurp canvas smell behind her ears, we'd have probably had way more children! 

My wife says my cologne is a mixture of cosmoline, bore cleaner, gun powder, and old leather. BTW I'm just across the border from yall in Florida.....Go Noles!

[warriorgeez]

That's Impressive!

You have a lovely collection man.

[USAF Ret]

That's Impressive!

You have a lovely collection man.

Thank you, and it's all my wife's fault. A buddy of mine collected milsurps and after I retired she bleep near twisted my arm off convincing me to buy my first milsurp. It was the K. Kale Turkish Mauser , a few months later we met up with my buddy at our first gunshow and two Mosin Nagant M91/30s followed me home. It just snowballed from there.

I bet she regrets it now......!

[Fuzzy Sights]

This is not an addiction... I would say it is just a good start.  I remind my wife that I can waste my money on guns and ammo or spend it on older whisky and younger women.  She can choose.

I am proud of my shooting brothers who are willing to assist you in your hour of need. 

Best wishes.

JW