pretty cool and amusing gun article

petrol · 11-06-2009, 10:01 PM

just thought i'd share.

10 Manliest Firearms: by Michael Z. Williamson, SMLE, Mosin-Nagant M44, Swiss K31 Carbine, Remington 870

sea_chicken1 · 11-06-2009, 10:42 PM

Cool article I like it and will pass it along thanks for posting.

Ballbearing · 11-07-2009, 01:58 AM

I would have included the Colt SAA and the Thompson submachine gun, but other than that, He did a pretty good job. LOL.

SwedeSteve · 11-07-2009, 10:17 AM

Thanks for posting !!

Seabeescotty · 11-07-2009, 10:37 AM

Sorry to all the glock owners, but I always looked at it as a "johnny come lately". I personally don't think it belongs on the list. The rest of the list is good, and I really enjoyed the final diatribe against my former home state of kommiefornica!! I chuckled all the way through it. LMAO!!

FortyXDM · 11-07-2009, 04:33 PM

This guy is pretty darn funny.

Good find.

big shrek · 11-08-2009, 03:10 AM

My favorite line from the post...

Quote:

It does, in fact, have a safety, but it's quite hard to engage. But this is not a complaint one would ever voice in the Red Army. Your officer would reply, "Safety? Safety? Is gun! Meant to kill! No warrior should know he has safety on gun, because he should be killing enemies of homeland! Safety make loud click to aid enemy in locating warriors! No safety!" while pounding his fist on the table.

+1000 on that one

Cyrano · 11-08-2009, 03:04 PM

This has been posted before, but it's always worth a read. I don't agree with all the firearms on it - but with a list like this, who ever does?

Personally, I'd dump the Poodle Shooter. Real Men don't do varmint caliber guns except for plinking at their empties while drinking beer. That POS is responsible for the deaths of thousands of soldiers by malfunctioning when they needed it the most. Curtis LeMay and Robert MacNamara deserve to have their otherwise estimable reputations tarnished for authorizing procurment of the Jam-A-Matic.

I'd replace it with the CETME/G3/HK 91, a true battle rifle superior in every way except weight to the AR line. I'd listen to the argument that the FN-FAL should replace it instead.

I understand where Williamson is coming from with the K31; but I can't help but feel he included it mainly to get the Swiss people into the list. When all is said and done, the K31 never saw action, although I'm sure it would have been a great battlefield performer. I'd replace it with the FN-FAL.

I have to admit a certain amount of prejudice with my next objection. I'd put the Mossberg 500 in the list ahead of the Remington 870. There's little to choose between them, except this: the safety of the 500 is much better than that of the 870, Plus, it's easier to change barrels on a Mossberg than a Remington. But as noted, this is a personal feeling and not a commentary on the fitness of the Remington to be on the list.

I'd lose the Glock, too. Again, it's personal; I simply don't like the way they feel in my hand. I'd replace it with either the Taurus Judge or the CZ-82. Both are rugged performers at close range, and the CZ-82 has one of the sweetest triggers I've ever felt on a pistol. But again, this is a personal thing.

Well, that's my story and I'm sticking to it.

thrillbilly · 11-08-2009, 09:19 PM

I'd keep the list the same except for...AR would be M14...and 870 would be Moss500...and m44 would be just Mosin Nagants in general.

Roper1911 · 11-09-2009, 10:32 AM

10 More Manly Guns, by Michael Z. Williamson, Browning 1919a4, M1 Garand, Martini-Henry, CZ550 in .600 Overkill

he made another one a few months after the first

Pronsias · 11-09-2009, 10:58 AM

I have a slight feeling that I read this before, but it's still interesting, thanks for posting it. I will point out that though the Ishapore Enfield was built from the ground up to be .308 (well 7.62x51mm), not rebarreled.

Kaybe · 11-09-2009, 11:34 AM

They missed the Desert Eagle and the double barrel "Boom stick"

TACAV · 11-09-2009, 12:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Seabeescotty

Sorry to all the glock owners, but I always looked at it as a "johnny come lately". I personally don't think it belongs on the list. LMAO!!

Well the definition of that phrase is "A newcomer or latecomer, especially a recent adherent to a cause or trend."

I guess if that cause or trend is making a combat pistol that is accurate, highly reliable, capable of high capacity (in every caliber), that works right out of box and requires no silly break in period, then I guess they are doing it pretty well.

woody1981 · 11-09-2009, 12:22 PM

Great post and great links available from the site. Thanks for posting this.

11-06-2009, 10:01 PM	#1
petrol Senior Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 567	pretty cool and amusing gun article just thought i'd share. 10 Manliest Firearms: by Michael Z. Williamson, SMLE, Mosin-Nagant M44, Swiss K31 Carbine, Remington 870 __________________ Hoping for the next Thomas Paine.

11-07-2009, 01:58 AM	#3
Ballbearing Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: The Boondocks Posts: 519	I would have included the Colt SAA and the Thompson submachine gun, but other than that, He did a pretty good job. LOL. __________________ Vote Whig In 2010!

11-07-2009, 10:17 AM	#4
SwedeSteve Suspected Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Anchortown, Alaska Posts: 23,576 Images: 1	Thanks for posting !! __________________ Thank God we don't get as much Government as we pay for! -Will Rogers

11-07-2009, 10:37 AM	#5
Seabeescotty Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Jay, Oklahoma, God's country. Posts: 6,964 Images: 18 Blog Entries: 1	Sorry to all the glock owners, but I always looked at it as a "johnny come lately". I personally don't think it belongs on the list. The rest of the list is good, and I really enjoyed the final diatribe against my former home state of kommiefornica!! I chuckled all the way through it. LMAO!! __________________ Adapt, improvise, overcome.-Gysgt Highway, Heartbreak Ridge IN GOD WE TRUST!

11-08-2009, 09:19 PM	#9
thrillbilly Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Ozark Hill Country Posts: 2,611	I'd keep the list the same except for...AR would be M14...and 870 would be Moss500...and m44 would be just Mosin Nagants in general. __________________ *" I won't be wronged, I won't be insulted, and I won't be laid a hand on."* John Wayne

11-06-2009, 10:42 PM	#2
sea_chicken1 Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Everett WA. and Norfolk VA. Posts: 1,017	Cool article I like it and will pass it along thanks for posting.

11-07-2009, 04:33 PM	#6
FortyXDM Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Gladstone, Mo. (kc area) Posts: 3,660	This guy is pretty darn funny. Good find.

11-08-2009, 03:04 PM	#8
Cyrano Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: New York Posts: 6,931	This has been posted before, but it's always worth a read. I don't agree with all the firearms on it - but with a list like this, who ever does? Personally, I'd dump the Poodle Shooter. Real Men don't do varmint caliber guns except for plinking at their empties while drinking beer. That POS is responsible for the deaths of thousands of soldiers by malfunctioning when they needed it the most. Curtis LeMay and Robert MacNamara deserve to have their otherwise estimable reputations tarnished for authorizing procurment of the Jam-A-Matic. I'd replace it with the CETME/G3/HK 91, a true battle rifle superior in every way except weight to the AR line. I'd listen to the argument that the FN-FAL should replace it instead. I understand where Williamson is coming from with the K31; but I can't help but feel he included it mainly to get the Swiss people into the list. When all is said and done, the K31 never saw action, although I'm sure it would have been a great battlefield performer. I'd replace it with the FN-FAL. I have to admit a certain amount of prejudice with my next objection. I'd put the Mossberg 500 in the list ahead of the Remington 870. There's little to choose between them, except this: the safety of the 500 is much better than that of the 870, Plus, it's easier to change barrels on a Mossberg than a Remington. But as noted, this is a personal feeling and not a commentary on the fitness of the Remington to be on the list. I'd lose the Glock, too. Again, it's personal; I simply don't like the way they feel in my hand. I'd replace it with either the Taurus Judge or the CZ-82. Both are rugged performers at close range, and the CZ-82 has one of the sweetest triggers I've ever felt on a pistol. But again, this is a personal thing. Well, that's my story and I'm sticking to it.

11-09-2009, 10:32 AM	#10
Roper1911 Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 91	10 More Manly Guns, by Michael Z. Williamson, Browning 1919a4, M1 Garand, Martini-Henry, CZ550 in .600 Overkill he made another one a few months after the first __________________ Every round that goes down range has a lawyer tied to it. ~Clint Smith

11-09-2009, 10:58 AM	#11
Pronsias Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: NV Posts: 151	I have a slight feeling that I read this before, but it's still interesting, thanks for posting it. I will point out that though the Ishapore Enfield was built from the ground up to be .308 (well 7.62x51mm), not rebarreled.

11-09-2009, 11:34 AM	#12
Kaybe Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Northcentral Ohio Posts: 641	They missed the Desert Eagle and the double barrel "Boom stick" __________________ Some people are alive simply because it is illegal to kill them.

11-09-2009, 12:22 PM	#14
woody1981 One of the Usual Suspects Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: southwest PA Posts: 1,360 Images: 4 Blog Entries: 1	Great post and great links available from the site. Thanks for posting this. __________________ A fear of weapons is a sign of retarded sexual and emotional maturity.”~Freud