Dad really misses HIS gunbelt, which was made for him by his brother Dirk. It was destroyed in a fire.


Uncle Dirk WOULD have been in his dad's wedding, if some idiot in a car had paid attention to a big read octagon.

Funky.

Nice set, with good-lloking guns to match.
Like they used to wear, on the streets of Larado...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6aN.....L&index=27

Yep, just like Savage Squirrel. You're a revolver man.

Hah, just after I started rewatching firefly.

You seem like a brown coat to me.

*plays spaghetti western music*

I think in Arizona you can open carry like that.

There are several states which still permit open carry. The state I live in allows it, but I prefer to carry my gun concealed, since the sight of a firearm can make many people uncomfortable, and I do not want folks to leave the shop/restaurant/whatever just because someone is wearing a licensed weapon.

But yeah, more states should be open carry states. Then again, you wouldn't be able to surprise a would-be mugger if your gun was out on display, wouldja?

True, but a cop should not be able to arrest you if you dont aqequatley concela you legal weapon either.

I agree with that. And I've had occasions where my weapon has become visible (usually when extending an arm or reaching for something). But luckily, most of the cops around here are pretty cool, so I've never had any problems with them (and most ride motorcycles in their spare time, too!)

Out of curiousity what made you get into guns? Dad raise you on them, get mugged? For me I bought my first after I found out a guy got robbed and murdered in my apt complex.

I learned how to shoot when I was a little kid. We've always had guns in the family.

I always carried weapons of some sort on me, usually a knife, brass knuckles, or a baton. But since having major surgery (double transplant 2 years ago), I have to be careful of close-contact confrontations. A firearm can stop someone from a much further distance than a knife or baton.

I also live out in the sticks a bit, so it's always good to have a gun to protect oneself against wildlife (snakes, anyone?) or would-be muggers. Luckily, there haven't been any instances thus far, and I've only had to pull the gun out with the intent to use it only once. Hopefully, I won't need to do that again.

Yikes. What kind of transplant? If I may ask. So avoiding close contact, like say when walking out and about, you try to stay at least 12 -20 ft away from a person you dont know at all times? What about the one time you had to pull it, someone get the drop on you?

Oops. never mind about the transplant info.

No, no. It means I try to avoid hand-to-hand, since that would increase the likelihood of someone being able to injure the donor organs with a kick, punch, or weapon. I've got an 11-inch scar down the middle of my underside, and I certainly don't want to take a chance at getting hit there. Scars are weaker than the surrounding tissue, you know.

The only time I had to pull it was when I thought I was gonna have to shoot a copperhead snake. I carry a .45 revolver that fires .410 shotgun shells, and those shotshells would've evaporated that snake. But luckily, it moved away. I didn't really want to shoot it, either, but no way was I gonna get bitten!

You can, but most of us have CCW's.

What, no cross draw?!

What do you have in it?

Nevada is open carry. The Federalies don't like it a bit.

Pair of Remington black-powder replicas. Spare cylinders in the pouches. I like blackpowder shooting. It's I dunno, milder, more fun. Although if I needed a gun for serious purposes, I'd go with a cartridge gun.

I the aroma of burned black powder. Of course, I feel the same way about smokeless.

Do you use Pyrodex or the real McCoy?

Both.

Heh! I see someone else likes the '58 Remington! Mind you, it's so much fun with the conversion cylinders, and doing the Pale Rider reload. I'm debating on another '75 Remmie.

Quite nice. Might be a kludge job, but it looks perfectly functional to me. I doubt a real cowboy would've ever spent the money for a fancy hand-made and engraved belt and matching holsters that a lot of CAS guys are running with, now.

You know Karno, I never thought you were the cowboy type, for some reason I always picture you in mind shooting stuff with automatic guns and rifles.

Cowboy was the only costume I ever wore as a kid ^^. Funnily though nowadays I have no contact with firearms. Not even fake ones.

And something I've always wondered. I've seen cowboys (in film) with the handle of the gun pointing back and pointing foreward.
Do you know which is more authentic?

Depends on if the fella preferred side-draw or cross-draw. Neither is more "authentic".

I see. So you prefer side-draw? (You draw the left gun with your left hand and the right with your right if I understood the term correctly?)

Correct!

Thanks :)

Those holsters look like they where designed for the 1880's vintage percussion cap and ball Load black powder Revolvers.
they Had long Barrels for accuracy and i am told, they do not look anything like they are in movies. they where all single action.
the One I have used on set Is normally Loaded with blanks and they are brass and Iron no black or Blue steel there and the Back sight is on the tip of the Hammer.
you have to ware the Holster on your right hip if you left handed and vice versa. stocks are facing wrong way too.
Later Movies none Hollywood have them right.....
Apparently you can draw faster if the gun is on the opposet side to your gun hand with the stock butt facing foreword....