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My spouse would like to replace the taxidermied fish above our mantle with mounting some firearms. I'm ok with this so long as we maintain a classy aesthetic. Sorry, no utilitarian but ugly weapons like polymer pistols, camo pattern shotguns, or AR-15s.

Unfortunately due to a tragic boating accident, this will require gradually accumulating enough "display worthy" firearms. These all need to be shooters, so no "too rusty to shoot" wallhangers, "I know what I got" unissued $5k collectors rifles, or "You can technically shoot it but it costs more than your car" (H&H, I'm looking at you).

I'm thinking a M1 Garand and a CZ SxS would be a nice start, and am interested in other firearms which are worth considering. Wood stocks or grips are a plus because they look great under display lights.

I'm not worried about hurting fee-fees with our display. All our guests are gun owners so it'll be an interesting conversation piece rather than Karen getting the vapors.

I'm also not worried about thieves. In the words of Burt Gummer, "you broke into the wrong goddam rec room".

My spouse would like to replace the taxidermied fish above our mantle with mounting some firearms. I'm ok with this so long as we maintain a classy aesthetic. Sorry, no utilitarian but ugly weapons like polymer pistols, camo pattern shotguns, or AR-15s. Unfortunately due to a tragic boating accident, this will require gradually accumulating enough "display worthy" firearms. These all need to be shooters, so no "too rusty to shoot" wallhangers, "I know what I got" unissued $5k collectors rifles, or "You can technically shoot it but it costs more than your car" (H&H, I'm looking at you). I'm thinking a M1 Garand and a CZ SxS would be a nice start, and am interested in other firearms which are worth considering. Wood stocks or grips are a plus because they look great under display lights. I'm not worried about hurting fee-fees with our display. All our guests are gun owners so it'll be an interesting conversation piece rather than Karen getting the vapors. I'm also not worried about thieves. In the words of Burt Gummer, "you broke into the wrong goddam rec room".
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WW2 1911a1

1941 Johnson Rifle

1873 Trapdoor Springfield

Winchester Mod 97 Trench gun

My favorites are the Double - Size WW2 classroom training aids, BAR, Browning 1919, M1 Garand, M1 Carbine etc... They aren't real guns but are still impressive.

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A 1911 sounds like a good idea, though I'd likely go for a new one since they're still actively produced.

An 1873 Trapdoor would look great. Are 1873 Trapdoors compatible with any modern, commercial 45-70 ammo? Or just "cowboy" ammo?Or are they exclusively black powder or handloading if you want to avoid "surprise disassembly"? That sounds like an interesting idea, I'm just cautious about late 19th century cartridge rifles which were originally intended for black powder pressure curves.

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The 1873 must be a light load or black powder to be safe. I've had one for a long time on display because of one that was used in one of my favorite "Twilight Zone" episodes... "A Hundred Yards over the Rim".