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• 5280 shooter II Posts: 3,923 Senior Member

  November 2012 #2

  Sharps and Spencer rifles...Walter P-38

  God show's mercy on drunks and dumb animals.........two outa three ain't a bad score!

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• woodsrunner Posts: 2,725 Senior Member

  November 2012 #3

  This selection is so flawed that it doesn't even deserve a comment! While I have no "Heartburn" on what was selected, it is so far from reality that it deserves no serious consideration IMO.

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• Bigslug Posts: 9,859 Senior Member

  November 2012 #4

  Notable omissions: The Borchardt pistol (first autoloader), the French Lebel (first smokeless military rifle), the Henry (first successfully-fielded repeating cartridge arm), MP18 (first SMG), Colt/Browning M1895 machine gun (first gas operation), Mauser 98 (DUH!!!!), early Sharps (one of the first breechloaders fielded on a wide scale).
  
  The BAR probably deserves a place as the first serious portable automatic rifle, although the near-useless Chauchat was the originator of the concept.
  
  I would NOT put the Glock on the list. Good gun, but just a Browning made of plastic (why didn't any aluminum frames make the list?) . .and HK had a plastic-framed gun first.

  WWJMBD?
  
  "Nothing is safe from stupid." - Zee

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• Gene L Posts: 12,816 Senior Member

  November 2012 #5

  I can't read the list, all I get is advertisements. Only saw the hand cannon, which I agree with.

  Concealed carry is for protection, open carry is for attention.
  

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• Antonio Posts: 2,986 Senior Member

  November 2012 #6

  List seems to have been made by someone who knew squat about guns and only spend a few minutes surfing on the web to make up the list.
  
  Colt 1873? yes, it's very important, but the original Colt Paterson was the one that successfully paved the way not only for that, but for all repeating handguns before the semi-autos were developed.
  
  How about the Henry 1860, virtually the world's 1st. effective (Both commercially and military) repeating rifle? Another one that traced the line for metallic cartridge long guns.
  
  No Mauser 1890 or at least 1898?...sheesh!
  
  Not any mention to any .22 rifle? What about the StG-44, world's first operational military rifle suitable for modern warfare?
  
  Would only kept the AK and the 1911 of the whole list.

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• 5280 shooter II Posts: 3,923 Senior Member

  November 2012 #7

  "Aye Kay forty seven.....when you absolutely have to kill every mo.fo. in the room!"

  God show's mercy on drunks and dumb animals.........two outa three ain't a bad score!

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• 5280 shooter II Posts: 3,923 Senior Member

  November 2012 #8

  Maybe you should start writing for them.....your picture's already on the G&A Home Page.....lol!

  God show's mercy on drunks and dumb animals.........two outa three ain't a bad score!

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• woodsrunner Posts: 2,725 Senior Member

  November 2012 #9

  Like I say.....this list is so flawed that it doesn't even deserve comment!

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• 5280 shooter II Posts: 3,923 Senior Member

  November 2012 #10

  Even "no comment" is a comment....

  God show's mercy on drunks and dumb animals.........two outa three ain't a bad score!

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• Gene L Posts: 12,816 Senior Member

  November 2012 #11

  I wish someone would publish the list, as I can't seem to get to it.

  Concealed carry is for protection, open carry is for attention.
  

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• breamfisher Posts: 14,103 Senior Member

  November 2012 #12

  Here you go, Gene. I won't copy and paste the descriptions.
  
  1. Hand Cannon, 13th Century
  2. Gatling Gun, 1862
  3. Colt Peacemaker, 1873
  4. Maxim Gun, 1883
  5. Colt M1911, 1911
  6. M2 Browning, 1933
  7. M1 Garane, 1936
  8. Uzi, 1848
  9. AK-47, 1948
  10. Glock 17, 1982
  11. XM-21, 2010

  Meh.

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• Gene L Posts: 12,816 Senior Member

  November 2012 #13

  I don't have a problem with that list. Maybe I'd make some changes, but not all that many. I'd add the rifle to the list.

  Concealed carry is for protection, open carry is for attention.
  

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• bruchi Posts: 2,581 Senior Member

  November 2012 #14

  I guess the Russians did not make enough Mosin Nagants to make the list...

  If this post is non welcomed, I can always give you a recipe for making "tostones".

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• mkk41 Posts: 1,932 Senior Member

  November 2012 #15

  Don't think a mix of handguns , rifles and heavy machine guns can be listed as 1 'guns' topic.

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• Gene L Posts: 12,816 Senior Member

  November 2012 #16

  The 98 Mauser is a fine rifle. It's an improvement on the 95 Mauser, but not an earth shaker. I think the arquebuse deserves a place in line, but maybe not It's a few steps up from the hand cannon

  Concealed carry is for protection, open carry is for attention.
  

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• KSU Firefighter Posts: 3,249 Senior Member

  November 2012 #17

  Brown Bess Musket? Did this list come out of some gamer's console?

  The fire service needs a "culture of extinguishment not safety" Ray McCormack FDNY

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• Jayhawker Posts: 18,358 Senior Member

  November 2012 #18

  breamfisher wrote: »

  Here you go, Gene. I won't copy and paste the descriptions.
  
  1. Hand Cannon, 13th Century
  2. Gatling Gun, 1862
  3. Colt Peacemaker, 1873
  4. Maxim Gun, 1883
  5. Colt M1911, 1911
  6. M2 Browning, 1933
  7. M1 Garane, 1936
  8. Uzi, 1848
  9. AK-47, 1948
  10. Glock 17, 1982
  11. XM-21, 2010

  
  Thanks for posting that Bream....as to the content of the list....meh....

  Sharps Model 1874 - "The rifle that made the west safe for Winchester"

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