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    Difficult Question

    A friend just asked me - if I had to sell all but one rifle and one pistol what would I keep. So difficult.
    Heart cut Highest Possible and Diana 60 was today's answer.
    Not sure it would be the same next week.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mobiasstrip View Post
    A friend just asked me - if I had to sell all but one rifle and one pistol what would I keep. So difficult.
    Heart cut Highest Possible and Diana 60 was today's answer.
    Not sure it would be the same next week.
    Impossible dilemma! Like having to choose between losing an arm or a leg.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Garvin View Post
    Impossible dilemma! Like having to choose between losing an arm or a leg.
    Or even worse Danny; choosing between a boxed or cased Webley Service!

    Or which BSA. I couldn't even begin to go there.

    John
    Currently looking for Baikal Makarov pistols with the following prefixes to the serial number: 98, T01, T09, T21, T22
    Prefer boxed or cased but will consider loose examples too.

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    I dare to answer the question after being in the hobby only about 7 years.

    1. Pistol: the Haenel 28R - I think this repeater is the most amazing work of machining art. Intricate repeating mechanism in a pistol that still looks much like a firearm, the Luger. Hugo’s genius at work.

    2. The Rifle: My 1919 BSA light with 21b aperture sight and contemporary customized stock. Incredibly well made, 100 years old and works like a new rifle. The basic design is still used today but nothing captures its simplistic grace. Compare taploading to sticking your fingers in the breech?
    Last edited by 45flint; 20-05-2022 at 10:22 PM.

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    I'll play.

    As much as I enjoy the pre-war airguns, if I was allowed only one rifle and one pistol, they would have to fill many requirements - good ergonomics, accurate, reliable, and pride in ownership.
    With all that in mind, the rifle would be the FWB 300S, and the pistol, the FWB 65.

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