SpeedAKL
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Took a trip over to NRA HQ on Saturday to visit the National Firearms Museum. IMO it's definitely worth a look if you're in the area, particularly since it's free. All the guns could be searched on computers near the exhibit cases for detailed information; once I figured that it, I was worried that I wouldn't get done before it closed.
Favorite sections? The competition exhibits with the Camp Perry and Creedmor guns were really cool, some awesome rifles present. The Korea/'Nam/Desert Storm case was great as well, plenty of military guns you don't see every day. They had a special exhibit going, the Beretta Gallery, featuring old-world safari and upland double guns from Rigby, H&H, Purdey, Parker, etc. (and Beretta of course)....beautiful pieces, all of them. Some of the historic weapons in there included some of the first Colt and S&W revolvers, guns used by folks like Annie Oakley, Will Bill, etc etc, guns from the Revolutionary War, and whatnot....all frighteningly valuable I'm sure.
Suggestions for improvement? An exhibit on experimental / prototype weapons would be awesome, as would a section on the latest in 21st-century military guns. All in all, it was a fun late afternoon.
Favorite sections? The competition exhibits with the Camp Perry and Creedmor guns were really cool, some awesome rifles present. The Korea/'Nam/Desert Storm case was great as well, plenty of military guns you don't see every day. They had a special exhibit going, the Beretta Gallery, featuring old-world safari and upland double guns from Rigby, H&H, Purdey, Parker, etc. (and Beretta of course)....beautiful pieces, all of them. Some of the historic weapons in there included some of the first Colt and S&W revolvers, guns used by folks like Annie Oakley, Will Bill, etc etc, guns from the Revolutionary War, and whatnot....all frighteningly valuable I'm sure.
Suggestions for improvement? An exhibit on experimental / prototype weapons would be awesome, as would a section on the latest in 21st-century military guns. All in all, it was a fun late afternoon.