I'm not entirely a nut...

[rhia_starsong]

So, I saw this gun in the store the other day, and picked it up just because it looked lust-worthy. It was. First, it was light, it was pretty, and it shot .22s. Good for target shooting. Second, it turns out it's a Winchester Model 59! Now, how's that for squee-factor for a SPN fan?













ETA: this particular gun is not the exact same one I saw; that one had a nice bolt action, while this one appears to be lever-action.

Comments

[jcgenzie-and-co.livejournal.com]

steph, I didn't know you were a gun-nut.

[rhia-starsong.livejournal.com]

well, strictly speaking, I'm not. I have been target shooting though, a few times, and was apparently scary good with some of the handguns--I've got one of the targets on my wall here. Plus, the shows I adore tend to have nice weaponry, and I'm surrounded by shotgun Democrats like godlet and Chris. *g*

[jcgenzie-and-co.livejournal.com]

sweet.

[rhia-starsong.livejournal.com]

so what do you think of my baby up there? Seriously, if I had about $300 to spare, I'd really have to consider getting it. It's pretty and functional!

[(Anonymous)]

*grins* I have to say, there's something about a thing that's dangerous that is also a source of beauty... kinda like Darin's purse. Although I would have even more lust if it was a sword or dagger... or bow and arrow. Guns intimidate me a bit more than anything else used to kill people with the exception of great heights.

[rhia-starsong.livejournal.com]

Yeah, that's really how I felt until I shot my first pistol. It was a Glock, and man, was that fun.

[russianmissile.livejournal.com]

Umm...that's a shotgun, not a .22...and it's most definately bolt action, just look at the bold handle and reciever there in your close up of the action.

[rhia-starsong.livejournal.com]

Yeah, I know it's a shotgun, but it fires .22s. Hence the light weight. And you can see where it used to have the bolt, but it's gone.

[lostwiginity.livejournal.com]

Erm... sorry to say, but your fascination for guns, or for this one gun, freaks me out. *is very European about that*

[rhia-starsong.livejournal.com]

yeah, they kinda freak me out too, but this one's so pretty. It's a little unusual for me.