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Swiss Lugers are cool.
Bob

Now you're just bragging...

But please, don't stop.

How about a REALLY nice pre-war (1935) Smith? Very satisfying.
Bob

In handguns a Colt SAA or Ruger Old Model, in rifles an original well used Winchester Model 71 and a Shiloh Sharps. There is nothing like dropping that big lever on the Shiloh

A tuned-up Smith

Model 12 Winchester, Remington Model 31 (“ball bearing” pump)

Pre-war Model 70 Winchester

Beretta SO/ASE 90/ASE Gold/ASEL shotgun

Belgium made A5.

Wow. What we are seeing here is the functional elegance of ordinary firearms created by skilled craftsmen in the US and Europe. No "modern materials" or computer driven production processes. Keep in mind that these were production guns, no fancy walnut or engraving. No special orders required, easily obtainable at a reasonable cost. Neither the workers nor their managers gave a thought to their products becoming valuable collectors items.

Time passed and gone forever. There must be a lesson in here somewhere.

Paul

Any Freedom Arms revolver.

Handguns: My K&L frame 357s and my Browning HP
Rifles: my Mannlicher MC 7x57, Savage 99, M1 Garand, and M1 carbine
Shotguns: my M12 12ga and M37 16ga pumps

These two customs are fun to fondle. Both dead tight (line bored) and slick as can be. A Ruger 44 Special and a Smith 45 Colt.

1971 S&W 29

What, no love for the M134 Minigun? They even create a bit of a breeze in dry fire.

That's awesome.

Yup it is!!!

The Swiss make some remarkable weapons. I have a SigArms SHR 970 that is the smoothest bolt action I've ever handled, and right behind that is a WW2 era Swiss K31 that is a marvel of smoothness. Third behind that is an old Enfield, which deserves its reputation for being a quick action.

My '86 Winchester, 1903 and 05 Steyr M/S, Marlin 39A, Model 12 Winchester noisy but smooth my stainless Springfield Armory on its third trigger. I practiced for and shot two years IDPA. The 1911 feels so natural now. Butter smooth. Wish I had one of my department's old 686s with thousands of rounds through them. Smoother than a baby's butt. All double actions should come from the factory that silky slick. Some guns never make it to that kind of slick no matter what you do to them. Be Well, Rustyzipper.

Hands down the Rossi M92 lever action -- second place Single Action Army original colt type lockwork.

Colt Single Action Army
N Framed Smiths from the 50’s & 60’s
A nice tight pre 70’s Series Colt 1911

Colt Government Model, 1931.
Bob

Model 92 Winchester
Colt Single actions
Ruger number ones
Winchester 1885
Freedom Arms
Custom built Rugers Blackhawks