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Lunatic Americans can't even war like gentlemen πŸ˜” (media.piefed.social)
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[–] shalafi@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I have loads of old shotguns, a couple older than this, but I'd love a Winchester Model 1897. Designed by John Browning, also famous for:

Browning's most successful designs include the M1911 pistol, the water-cooled M1917, the air-cooled M1919, and heavy M2 machine guns, the M1918 Browning Automatic Rifle, and the Browning Auto-5 – the first semi-automatic shotgun. Some of these arms are still manufactured, often with only minor changes in detail and cosmetics to those assembled by Browning or his licensees. The Browning-designed M1911 and Hi-Power are some of the most copied firearms in the world.

My 2022 Colt is the same gun as the original 1911, very minor changes, mostly cosmetic. Kinda like a Glock...

Yes, I'm one of those "TWO WORLD WARS!" 1911 nuts. Funny enough, Filipinos are 1911 nuts as well. It's a history thing. How about covering that Mr. Jesus?

[–] PugJesus@piefed.social 2 points 6 days ago

Yes, I’m one of those β€œTWO WORLD WARS!” 1911 nuts. Funny enough, Filipinos are 1911 nuts as well. It’s a history thing. How about covering that Mr. Jesus?

Would if I could, but I know very little about the subject!