Milsurp Madness

[CTMC(ret)]

WOT?!! No one has a Winchester Model 55 "automatic single shot"?! 1st gun my dad ever bought me...and a great 1st gun it was, too - just watch where you put that support hand!!

Ad says: "12 aimed shots...in 60 seconds"


My bad...these are "Milsurps"....obviously a Model 55 is not...wish I could cancel, but...now everyone knows I'm an idiot!

[duggaboy]

I am really amazed with the obvious wonderful collections noted above, and I am not quite there, but amkj on the way, duggaboy

[2barearms]

I've been at it for a while, but lately I've been slacking. 22's were my first
addiction and I sought the most unusual US Marked examples I could find
without needing a banker involved. This of course is becoming way more
expensive as more of us get involved and the shear numbers of rifles is
minuscule by contrast. If you want a good general guide to these wonderful
historic pieces get a copy of Thomas P Batha's book on 22 Martial Trainers,
Ray Rilings Books carries it. There have been only 2 times I ever regretted
trading a rifle and it was 2 Trainers. One was a Hoffer Thompson and the
other was a Winder Musket. I'm more inclined to collect the pieces that
appeal to me rather than everything on the list also.

Here's the list of what I collected so far:

1922 M2 Springfield
1922 M1/1 Springfield
52C Winchester US
52D Winchester US
40X Remington HB US
4162T Stevens US
MC58 H&R Reising
M12 H&R US
M82 Kimber
44US Mossberg
US AirForce 22 Adapter

[A square 10]

i tend toward commonwealth trainers myself -

1892 EFD MLM mkII [1912] Cond II
1910 BSA SMLE mkII [1921-26] no2 mkIV*
1945 LB Cno7 mkI
1944 COOEY mod 82
WEBLEY no1 mkVI 6-shot

but i have a couple US types -

1967 colt mod 603 M16A1 w/22cal conversion
9/43 REMINGTON M1903A3[A4gery] w/22cal
M2 bolt & chamber sleeve conv
US marked WINCHESTER windermusket