How would you describe your C&R Collection?

[SonofWWIIDI]

I would call it "one".

Since I only have one that qualifies as C&R.

Not that I wouldn't like more, lack of funding and an overly restrictive governmental system keep me from delving into older firearms.

[Michael K]

In the old days, I bought whatever the spirit moved me to buy, but I no longer actively collect. I have not bought anything, new or surplus, for almost a decade. I'm just sitting on guns purchased over a 35 year period.

Remington 1903A3

Approximately 8 Finnish m/39, in several variations

Finnish m/28 with Tikka barrel

Finnish 91/30 with Tikka barrel

About 7 or 8 Swedish Mausers, including an m/41 sniper

Ljungman ag/42b and Hakim with new barrels (?) and spare barrels for both

A dozen or so Soviet, Polish, Hungarian, and Romanian Mosin-Nagants, including a PU sniper (Tula barrel and Ishevsk bolt) and a purported "Bulgarian" 91/59

A Tula SVT, unissued Tula and Romanian SKS

Swiss K31

Unissued Lithgow No 1 Mk III*

Unissued Fazakerley No 4 Mk 2

Possibly an ex-Malaysian No 5 Mk 1

Ishapore Enfield smoothbore conversion (reworked to conventional .410 by Springfield Sporters)

Argentinian 1909 "engineer's" carbine (had to lap this barrel for best performance)

Unissued Persian 98/29 with matching bayonet, can't bring myself to fire it

Egyptian and Venezuelan FN 1949

Colombian Madsen 1947/1958

I must have 2 or 3 others but I can't think of them at the moment.

[echo1]

I'm all over the place too, mostly because of an estate find (9 rifles for 400 bucks and a ton of spare/extra stuff) when it was cash and carry, Mosins & SKSs because they're (were) inexpensive to acquire and shoot, and I'm a sucker for a deal. PAX

[Paulie Lugnuts]

We collect milsurps, mostly C+R. Oldest is a Springfield 1863, newest in an M9.

[T19gun04]

I like to collect ones that I can fire and breakdown and put back together. Small collection of SKS and Mosins.

[CSACANNONEER]

"Mosin free" is how to describe my collection of 40+ C&Rs.

[mj1]

Dismal and pathetic. Decreasing in numbers every week.

[6mmintl]

C & R and Antiques = extensive.

[paratroop]

Not a single c and r pistol!

Need to work on that one of these days !

[watt79]

Mine is all over the place. Still need to track down a nice No.4 and MAS-36.

[saigarocks]

just military rifles - 5 or 6 different mosins including a finn - 4-5 mausers - cmp m-1 - a carcano - an enfield - a japanese rifle which i've only shot maybe 5 rounds because i could never find ammo - one of those swiss rifles - yugo sks (not sure if its c&r) - egyptian hakim - yugo tt33 pistol - needed to complete my collection - swedish mauser - french rifle

[Father Ted]

Extremely British with a handful of American allies backing it up in case it runs into trouble again with z germanz!
Cheers

[Capybara]

Honestly, my C&R collecting has been largely driven by the members of this board. I never would discovered sweet finds like the K-31 if it weren't for all of you raving about how great they are.

[NOTABIKER]

Had many, sold most. My problem is i must sell to get that next C&R. Not enough money to keep everything . After purchase, detailed cleaning and then shooting a few times i loose interest in most of them.the only rifle i have kept threw it all is my nondescript Chinese SKS.
Pathetic behavior for sure

[Springfield45]

I describe by collection as boom-sticks.