The Liberal Gun Club Forum

This seemed like the best place for this, so what's your favorite military surplus vehicle? What sorta toy would you like to play with, or if you own one, post pictures.

I'll start it off.

I'd love to have one of these for tooling around in, general hauling and just being awesome.

That thing might be cool for tooling around the hunt club on.

I would like to take a HMMWV four wheeling again sometime but not sure I want to own one.

I covet a Pinzgauer.

$50k
http://www.mortarinvestments.eu/product ... rrency=USD

There's a dealer here in Arizona and a couple driving in the neighborhood.

I'd love me some '43 Indian Scout.

I want a Gamma Goat. Or Gendo's T-72.

you know I wonder how "wanna come see my Main battle tank?" would work as a pick up line.....

Maybe if you were trying to pick up an APC.

I tend to go for the classics.



I have a friend that has one and he drives it around in the summer.

I learned to drive in a '58 Willys CJ-5. Good times, good times...

If I'm trying to pick up an APC I'll just get a recovery vehicle.

I know where there is one exactly like that with matching trailer for sale.

It's been for sale for a long time in a fairly affluent area so I'm guessing the owner wants waaaaay too much money.

Sweet...

Here's Mine.

O.o ... dude that'd actually be practical.... and awesome at the same time.

I too am fond of the classics. M4 Sherman tank, specifically and M4A1. I've always been particular to the curves of the cast hull of the A1. Also prefer the older variants with the bolted transmission cover, as shown. That cover was replaced with a single piece, cast cover which was ballistically more sound, but I'm a sucker for bolts and flanges. The A1 also had the original rotary aircraft engine (the reason why our early tanks had such a tall profile) used on the M4 and M3 Lee (a smaller version was used on the M3 Stuart).



Last year, I had the opportunity to see the shop and collection of a local guy here, who happens to own a towing company around here. He had a huge garage beside the house, and inside he had three WWII vintage Willys Jeeps in various stages of restoration, up to complete and functional, a 2 1/2 ton, 1/ 1/2 ton and I think a 3/4 Dodge as well. I think he had a DUKW too, as well as a few other interesting vehicles. The real gem, though, was a fully restored M18 Hellcat TD. The main gun was fully functional. It was used during the WWII, and bounced around Eastern Europe in the years since the war ended. It was most recently used in combat in the Balkans, during the 90's. Was really neat to stand beside it and poke around.

He has a bunch of old military bolt actions in his office, along with some non-firing weapons (BAR, StG 44 and such), but, the true treasure lies within a locked vault. In there, he has his real collection. On the wall are Winchester '97s and later trench guns too. M21s, M16A1s, AKs of various types, 1903A4s with Unertl optics, a fully functional MG34 and dual Spandaus on an AA mount. He had shelves in there too with a bunch of surplus 1911s, plus several other neat things. Very cool collection which was a bit overwhelming to behold.

If only I had the money to have a collection like that....

this would be cool

That's a PRC9 or 10 radio. on the back It's a tube transceiver I think the battery weighs 8 lbs. On a modern bike like that, How 'bout some modern comm gear?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBvQspSQnk4. I WANT one!