Why would anyone store and transport their Ranger this way?

[The Inflicted]

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It's not exactly ready to go, is it?

[autococker04]

That looks like it’s seen some use too! The guy who set it up like that must have had Forrest Gump like speed putting it back together.

[Alexndl]

The previous owner liked his marker really clean and made sure no paint residue was left before storing
OCD can be usefull too

[jetenginekyle]

thats one loong set up 12in tank plus the 18in barrel

[BrickHaus]

Didn't rangers have the tendency to rust internally due to being steel bodied? Maybe this ensured no rust build-up.

[Ecapnation]

Nah, the body's were nickel plated and later stainless on rangers.... Commandos though were steel

[The Inflicted]

thats one loong set up 12in tank plus the 18in barrel

Don't forget the raincover beneath the tank.

[DocsMachine]

Why would anyone store and transport their Ranger this way?

-James Bond Vibes.

Not really kidding, either. I've known lots of guys- and I went through that phase myself- that liked the neat, orderly, "fitted attache case" look. Open it up, and all the parts are there for you to snap together like the "gearing up" scene from your favorite action movie.

Who was it, RebLine, back in the day, had a set of "presentation" level brass-bodied and brass-barreled pumps, with matching (not brass) suppressors, all of which came in a fitted-foam attache case.

Yeah, this guy's gotten a little carried away by pulling the bolt and separating the grip frame and all that, but I'll bet dollars to donuts he had the 'James Bond' case in mind when he made it.

(And it's not just the Bond style attache case- there's the typical 'gun wall' or weapons display trope. Like from Mr. and Mrs Smith, the Comedian's closet from Watchmen, John Wick's hidden crate, etc. )

Doc.

[SignOfZeta]

Dang. That’s rad. I’m totally going to do that with my Tippmman 98 now.

But seriously….it was probably a young guy and when all this was new I’m sure it was a lot of fun. At my age, IMO, the best thing about any good Nelson is that you *don’t* have to take it into a million pieces every time you use it but I know the desire to mess with things so I get it.

Why cockers are so often photographed without their barrels but Phantoms almost never are…that still baffles me.

[Toestr]

The pump handle on a Phantom goes wonky without the barrel (at least on overcocking pumps).

[SignOfZeta]

Perfect excuse. Now explain why Trracers and Carters and Spartans and Reblines are also always shown with barrels and they have normal “comp” style pump handles.