[XDn00b101]

Can some of you post a pic of your absolute favorite gun? The one you never let anyone hold, use. The kind you call your baby?:) :evil:

[panzermk2]

http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e169/panzermk2/rightside.jpg

http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e169/panzermk2/leftside.jpg

http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e169/panzermk2/frontleft.jpg

[2TransAms]

None. Guns are for shootin'! If I trust you enough to let you shoot my guns,you're welcome to my whole collection.

[XDn00b101]

panzer, beautiful gun man!:cool:

[XDn00b101]

trans, wish my Grandpa was like you. Has has a pretty good collection. However his Government issue 1911 from WWII, he would not even let his own son shoot it. He just got all weird about it, when ever I asked him.:confused:

[aguyindallas]

All of my tools are no special than the next guys. I love them all and shoot them all.

Any of my friends are welcomed to shoot them too.

[jrfoxx]

I'd be more than happy too, but since this is the autoloaders section, and mines a Nickle plated Colt Trooper,bought by my father shortly after I was born, and now given to me, I guess you'll just have to imagine it. :)
Unfortunately, I dont have any autos that would really fit your criteria.

[Ash]

I could, but I doubt anyone would be interested in seeing a pic of a Mossberg .410.

Ash

[warmrain]

And these two get shot! The Officers even carried. :eek:

http://i27.photobucket.com/albums/c151/warmrain/UltimatePairsmaller.jpg

[denfoote]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v22/denfoote/moregrips.jpg

[panzermk2]

Thank you XDn00b101

I'm sorry how did cherished mean not shot?

Although I have a very deeply blued slide, As in 1950 colt blue My camera is not to good but in the pic of the right side that’s my head mirrored in it and as such is not the toughest choice out there. I have at least 15k closer to 20k through it since I had it made for me when I bought it new in 1991.
Yes she's a looker and I take care of her. But part of taking care of her is shooting the damn thing

[Buck Nekkid]

I don't have just one, but a "Pair to Draw To"

http://i60.photobucket.com/albums/h6/ottonsure/APairtoDrawtoA1.jpg

CZ 75B with Hakan Pek grips and CZ 97B with Omega grips.

[Sven]

http://www.imageseek.com/sven/gallery/albums/valtro/1998A1.sized.jpg

[Frog48]

Currently, this is the favorite of my collection...

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a244/SigEpGrant/Outdoors/Guns/1911A1SpringfieldArmory1.jpg

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a244/SigEpGrant/Outdoors/Guns/1911A1SpringfieldArmory2.jpg

[.41Dave]

Wow, nothing but bottom feeders? Here are mine:

S&W model 14-2
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid202/pc3f87b5954d97e6c38c9c0f747c3c3ff/efbee270.jpg

S&W model 19-3
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid202/pdff5740f6edb1e4fa855500064ab0ce7/efbbbfe5.jpg

[JaxNovice]

I picked this one up on gunbroker last year. Cost a fortune to ship but I like compact German guns.

[BrainOnSigs]

http://pic18.picturetrail.com/VOL875/3165911/6449842/84051089.jpg
http://pic18.picturetrail.com/VOL875/3165911/6449842/84051106.jpg

[Onmilo]

http://www.fototime.com/0930596562D2997/standard.jpg
Not much to look at is it.
This is a Spanish made Alkartasuna copy of the Colt 1903 that was made for French Forces during WW1.
Forget the holster, it is a Makarov holster I use to store the pistol.
My Dad won this pistol away from a Frenchman in a Poker game in England during WW2.
The Frenchman came over during the Dunkirk fiasco and was being trained as a Resistance fighter. The pistol had come over with him.
My Dad was there as a Radio Operator and top turret gunner on a B17 bomber.
Once he got this pistol he carried it on all flights instead of the issue 1911A1.
He felt this .32 was smaller and lighter and easier to carry than the .45 auto and he figured if he ever needed to get out of a B17 in flight he wasn't going to really need a pistol once he got on the ground anyway, but the crews were regulated to carry handguns on their persons during flights.
He told me there were also survival kits in the aircraft that included rafts and M1 carbines but he never heard of anybody bailing out and actually remembering to release one of the kits,,,,,
Dad came home safe and in one piece and brought the gun home with him.
When he passed away it became a possession of mine.
It ain't much but it isn't for sale either,,,,

[mattw]

I won't have it for another couple of weeks, but I doubt I will let anyone but my father and brother shoot my Colt WWI reproduction.

[Hhrshooter]

My cherished tool!

[warmrain]

Onmilo,

Don't store that beautiful gun in leather! It will slowly ruin the finish. Better to use a ballistic cloth type "gun rug" that will breath and will not hold moisture like the leather can. I've seen a lot of historic firearms greatly devalued by storing them in holsters...

[Bazooka Joe71]

Don't store that beautiful gun in leather! It will slowly ruin the finish. Better to use a ballistic cloth type "gun rug" that will breath and will not hold moisture like the leather can. I've seen a lot of historic firearms greatly devalued by storing them in holsters...


Isn't leather acidic?

[Black Majik]

I cherish all my guns the same! Its like picking which kid I love most!






I love my Baer 1911s the most

[warmrain]

Joe, Yes I think that leather is made acidic from the tanning process... In any case it's a bad place to store a gun, even a stainless one... :uhoh:

[Mad Magyar]

Of the 10,000 or so made, this square butt 4" S&W 547 9mm revolver with the unique, beryllium extractor is 1 of 3,500. The remaining 6,500 are the 3" rd. butt....
Shoots like a dream and load up any 9mm load w/o worry of a jam.....
http://i6.tinypic.com/2jeaiv4.jpg

[XavierBreath]

At present, this J.E.Clark Series 70 Colt 1911 (http://xavierthoughts.blogspot.com/2006/08/clark-combat-colt-1911.html) is my most cherished gun.

http://www.bayourovers.com/ClarkCustomColtSeries701911LEFT.jpg

I had always wanted a gun built by old man Clark, and a week ago I found this one, outfitted (http://xavierthoughts.blogspot.com/2006/09/jeclark-1911-unveiled.html) just the way I would have ordered it.

http://www.bayourovers.com/CLARKSandWrearsightLEFT.jpg

FWIW, I've been shooting the snot out of it.

http://www.bayourovers.com/Clark1911shotsfired289432.jpg

[Black Majik]

Sven,

You win. I've always wanted a Valtro. Gorgeous.

[varoadking]

Most cherished, and because of that, I ask everyone to shoot it:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v22/varoadking/YoBo.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v22/varoadking/yo-bo45.jpg

These get top billing in their respective fields as well:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v22/varoadking/BenelliM4.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v22/varoadking/WTOSAGarand.jpg

[45TxN]

All that I own are my favorites....otherwise I wouldn't have them:) ....and I shoot them all for the same reasons.

Here's what I have pics of.........click the pic for the big picture!

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b319/bjones4545/Slide/th_100_1080.jpg (http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b319/bjones4545/Slide/100_1080.jpg)
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b319/bjones4545/Slide/th_100_0574.jpg (http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b319/bjones4545/Slide/100_0574.jpg)
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b319/bjones4545/Slide/th_2e588cc3.jpg (http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b319/bjones4545/Slide/2e588cc3.jpg)
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b319/bjones4545/Slide/th_914b6fe9.jpg (http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b319/bjones4545/Slide/914b6fe9.jpg)
http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b319/bjones4545/Cylinder/th_rig_v3.jpg (http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b319/bjones4545/Cylinder/rig_v3.jpg)

[BigV]

Kimber Custom Ultra CDP and Kimber Pro Eclipse ULE with CT Laser Grips.

http://bigbikeriders.com/photopost/data/500/1629CDP5.JPG

[MCgunner]

Nope, can't post it cause it's a revolver and this is the auto forum. I prefer round guns for aesthetics and this one's a GREAT shooter, too!

Second thought, I see one revolver guy here....

http://www.thehighroad.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=43871&d=1156426444

[45TxN]

If I had pics of my other wheel guns, I would have posted'em too. :cool:

I guess if I were to list any of those as "cherished" it would be those two Vaquero's with consecutive SN's. I'm waiting on some rosewood checkered "Gunfighter" grips to come in the mail. They ought to be here any day now.:)

[Onmilo]

For all those who were concerned about my dads Alkar .32 rusting away to oblivion it the leather holster, thank you for the concern and fear not.
Chinese Makarov holsters have a wonderful and pretty blue corduroy lining with a felt backing underneath that prevents the leather from coming in direct contact with any metal surfaces plus the pistol is filmed with R.I.G. and stored in a zip-lock storage bag inside the holster.
The gun is kept in a Ft Knox safe and has a tendency of getting knocked off its shelf and the holster protects it from getting dinged up and is a lot less bulky that a storage box.
Thanks again for the concern:)

[John Holbrook]

I have actually only fired 5 rounds from this old warhorse. That was on 13 July, 1967 in South Vietnam, it was full of muddy water and it saved my life!!!! :)

Have not seen the need to fire it again, however if the occasion arose, it would function just as well today..

It is the standard, unmodified Colt M1911 A1 built in June 1945.

http://www.fototime.com/{33EA565E-70B0-4B87-95EA-7214F7C111AE}/picture.JPG

[SaxonPig]

I don't have any material object that I think so highly of that I would prevent others from even touching it, but I do have some guns that have special meaning. Since this is the semi-auto forum THIS (http://www.fototime.com/D191CB9F30EDD17/standard.jpg) Series '70 Government Model has a lot of history.

I bought it brand new in February of 1973. Paid $135 retail. This gun has fired countless thousands of rounds, mostly mil-surp and reloads, without ever failing to feed, fire or eject.

In 1975 I added the S&W rear sight (that's what we did back then) and the ivory stocks ($32.50 and I screamed at the price).

I carried this pistol for many years working jobs that required me to be armed. It was used twice in encounters where shots were fired.

In June of 1987 all of my guns were stolen in a burglary including this one. To date 4 have been recovered (one as recently as 3 years ago so I still have hope for the rest). This one was recovered 2 months after the theft during a routine traffic stop. The driver, a convicted felon, had it in his car and I got it back while he went to jail for parole violation.

I take it out once in a while when feeling nostalgic.

[BHPshooter]

I have a hard time picking my favorite -- It's a toss-up between my Browning HP and my FN HP. I think between the two I'd pick the FN... It's got a cleaner "look," and the trigger is better than that of my 1911, which is saying something. The only thing I've done to it is remove the mag disconnect.

Here she is:
http://www.hunt101.com/img/336165.jpg

And the pair:
http://www.hunt101.com/img/347157.jpg

Most cherished, and because of that, I ask everyone to shoot it:
Agreed! What's to hide? Why not share the joy? :) After shooting the FN, people generally ask me one of two questions: 1)"Where did you get this?" And 2)"How much do you want for it?"

I'm not selling, either. ;)

Wes

[JaxNovice]

What model FN HP is that?

[varoadking]

I have actually only fired 5 rounds from this old warhorse. That was on 13 July, 1967 in South Vietnam, it was full of muddy water and it saved my life!!!!

Have not seen the need to fire it again, however if the occasion arose, it would function just as well today..

It is the standard, unmodified Colt M1911 A1 built in June 1945.



You win, John...hands down my friend. And good on ya...

[97th Signalman]

Here is my 1940 Savage 99 in .300 Savage. Absolutely orginal with like new bore. Groups 2.5 inches at 100 yards with open sights.

[robctwo]

Sig 226 Stainless Stock

http://i39.photobucket.com/albums/e186/robctwo/IMG_2127.jpg

[97th Signalman]

Here is my Model 96 Swedish Mauser in 6.5 x.55. Mfd. @ Carl Gustaf Arsenal in 1919. Perfect bore and a real shooter.

[OH25shooter]

You can touch, fondle, handle, squeeze, point and shoot any of my guns. But, not my wife, daughter or sister! :uhoh:

[Stevie-Ray]

My self-customized baby. A Colt Mark IV, shot with own reloads for many years, sometimes upwards of 500 rounds a week. Still my favorite.

[Cosmoline]

This is my CZ 452 ZKM that I got in 2001 and used during my adventures in homesteading far more than any other firearm--usually on a daily basis. The only thing I used the handguns and shotgun for on a regular basis was shooting holes in burn barrels or knocking out frozen widowmakers. I actually got a second ZKM and intended to sell this one off, but couldn't part with it so I traded off the new one instead :D And that's from a man who will buy or sell almost ANY firearm. With that rifle and a brick of 500 cci I'll never feel naked.

http://thehighroad.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=19627

[Walt Sherrill]

Sphinx Compact.

I don't particularly like the hi-gloss stainless finish, but I LOVE the way the gun shoots. Shoots about as well as a P-210-6 I once had, and a lot friendlier to the user.

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y87/WalterRSherrill/CZs/SphinxCompactLeft-a1.jpg

[David S]

I love all my guns, but the one I dont let anyone shoot is my 1964 german made Walther PPK...... This was the first PPK i ever bought. Ive carried it a bit, but are just too paranoid about hurting it........ I love the little walthers.
It was my favorite gun as a kid and to finally own one was, and IS a treat...

[usmccpl]

I cant get the pic to post but laugh anyway.My most cherished handgun is a Jennings 22 that my best friend gave to me about a year before he died.






one shot one kill

[Brass Balls]

http://home.comcast.net/~1911brass/TGO1_UMHC_on_AE.jpg


Here's a couple of my favorites.

[97th Signalman]

Here is my Mauser C96 Bolo. Restoration and bore sleeve by The Broom Closet on Florida.

[Akusp]

My security blanket.

[Frandy]

Cherished isn't exactly the word...others can certainly shoot it and I don't baby it, but it is special for me. A tack driver...

http://homepage.mac.com/franman/.Pictures/Handguns/DanWessonPatriot_Leather_Jacket_640.jpg

[XavierBreath]

Miss Myra's Gun (http://xavierthoughts.blogspot.com/2006/05/miss-myras-gun.html)

http://www.bayourovers.com/SmithandWessonMandP3220LEFT.jpg

This old M&P in 32WCF was given to me by a friend.
You can read more about it at the link above.

[TIMC]

This is my most prized handgun. It does not see any range time but it does function perfectly. 1906 Colt Peacemaker in .45lc with all matching serial numbers. This gun bleonged to my grandfather. I'll take it out once in a while to keep it oiled up and admire it but that's about it. I'll hand it down to my daughter or grandson when I go.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v369/timc/ColtPeacemaker.jpg

[Shipwreck]

http://i59.photobucket.com/albums/g320/mistershipwreck/21-walther1.jpg

[shepsan]

"Can you post a pic of your "cherished" gun?

Can some of you post a pic of your absolute favorite gun? The one you never let anyone hold, use. The kind you call your baby."

The handguns that I have at any given time are keepers. I neither call them baby or cherish them. I use them for recreation target shooting and for personal protection.

Each has a unique quality that envokes in me a sense of appreciation for the smith's art and the emotional satisfaction of knowning I am well-armed.

This is a custom Colt Officer's ACP that not only has a visual identity but propels a powerful .45 round with consistent accuracy. Double click the image to enlarge it.

[BHPshooter]

What model FN HP is that?

Sorry JaxNovice, haven't read this thread for a bit. :o
It's a plain-jane MkIII Hi Power. It is one of the FNs that CDNN was selling.
The only things that have been done to it are 1) Removal of the mag disconnect -- the trigger is sweeeeeet! And 2) I put the Browning "thumbrest"-type grips on it.

I LOVE it.

Wes

[P97]

http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b357/P97/MahanRugerSide1pagesize.jpg

[chonny]

http://i19.photobucket.com/albums/b199/gimemo/PSP.jpg
1981 Heckler & Koch P7 (squeeze cocker) hard chromed

[possum]

Great looking firearms my fellow high roaders!

Nothing special here, just a no-frills stock out of the box sa xd .40 service model. It might be simple but it is the most cherished weapon i have ever fired, owned, or could possibly ever imagine owning.

http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a98/rollins_joshua/pistolrig.jpg

[SigfanUSAF]

http://www.thehighroad.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=44664&stc=1&d=1157856802
Sorry the pic sucks. Its my 220 Rail AE production.

[TIMC]

Another of my pride and joy favorites.
S&W 1911 limited edition 1 of 250
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v369/timc/smith1911-1.jpg

[Srigs]

Here is my S&W 6946...

http://esrigs.home.comcast.net/guns/6946b.jpg

[dleong]

My SA XD-40 Tactical. An absolute tack driver that hasn't jammed once in over 20,000 rounds:

http://i57.photobucket.com/albums/g236/screwthepap2/XD-40_Tactical_20060806_03.jpg

[aaronrkelly]

This one is easy.

Its the first gun I bought when I got serious about protecting my family and my self.

Not a single day has passed without this gun on my person.

Its my gun.......but when my son gets old enough to carry...and if he chooses to...I will give it to him.

Till then I will continue carrying it.

Not terribly fancy...Kimber Pro Carry II. Has nights sights and I use WC mags.

Engraving done by Zipgraver.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v67/aaronrkelly/All%20Guns/Image00004.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v67/aaronrkelly/All%20Guns/molonkimber.jpg

[nycmedic]

Colt series 70 by Yo-Bo. Grips by Hakan of Norway.
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f105/AriSuss/127_2746.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f105/AriSuss/127_2748.jpg
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f105/AriSuss/127_2755.jpg

[CajunBass]

Well it's not a handgun, and it's nothing fancy, but it was given to me by a friend who's gone on to glory ahead of me. You can shoot it, but you can't buy it. It's a Stevens bolt action 22. Probably isn't worth $25.00 in cash money. But to me, it's priceless.

http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b292/CajunBass/Cajunshoots052a.jpg

[NORTEXED]

My Great Uncles carry pieces as a Sheriff here in N. Texas in the 30's -40's. The New Service in a holster, the 1903 in his coat pocket as a back-up.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v368/NORTEXED/Mvc-3s.jpg

[Iggy]

http://iggy25.home.bresnan.net/dutygun.jpg

We both show battle scars, but we earned them. Thirteen years behind the badge, 2 gunfights, and we're still here.

[chonny]

As beautiful as some of these guns are -- and damn, some are nothing short of fantastic -- nothing beats the older ones with stories like Onmilo's and John Holbrook's and others that have been through the mill and lived to tell a tale. Those are the ones that stand head and shoulders above the others. Thanks for coming to show and tell with those. :cool:

[cdsdss]

...but I finally got one!

http://i67.photobucket.com/albums/h288/cdsdss/my_bren_sm.jpg

[panzermk2]

Nice Bren