What guns are you most sentimentally attached to.

[welldoya]

I've got a few - a Savage 24 (22 over 20) that my parents gave me for Christmas in 1969. A Smith and Wesson 17 that I bought new in 1975 and an old beat up Eastern Arms single shot 20 gauge that has electrical tape holding the forearm on.
My grandfather was a truck driver and it rode in the passenger seat of his truck.
I've got others that are much nicer guns and won't ever sell but they aren't really sentimental to me like these are.

 

[badkarmamib]

Any of my firearms are replaceable except one. My father sold all of his guns to move when I was 5, then bought a Marlin 336 .30-30. I got it as my first rifle when I turned 12. My now-6-year-old has already laid claim to it. This is the one firearm I want to see passed down.

 

[Hanshi]

More than just one, so: My S&W HB model 10 I've had for 45 years; I set a range record with that revolver. The .38spl Diamondback I've had almost as long. My 686 (no dash) and S&W M19 both of which have accounted for deer. My Ruger .45 Colt OM BlackHawk and S&W M25 .45acp. My Python and S&W M29. For rifles there is my .45 flintlock longrifle and M99 .250/3000.

 

[Larry Ashcraft]

A Springfield single shot 22 my grandpa bought (used) for my dad's 12th birthday in 1939. Dad spent a long winter in 1951 in a trailer house inlaying dice and mom and dad's initials into the stock. Still an excellent shooter. Also, a M90 Winchester short only pump my great grandfather bought for my grandfather in the 1920s. It still works, but it's pretty rickety. And my dad's shotgun, a Remington model 10 trap grade, doesn't fit me worth a flip, but I still shoot a box through it from time to time.

 

[DDDWho]

I have 2 inherited Model 12 Winchesters. My Dad's 12 gauge and my Uncles 16 gauge. My Dad never discussed passing guns down. My Mother gave it to me after his passing. On the other hand my Uncle gave me his 16 gauge while he was still living some 40+ years ago. I hunted with my Uncle probably more than my Dad. IMO he was a mans man. I loved him dearly. He was my Mother's brother. I sometimes lean the old gun against the railing on my porch waiting for some critter to show up. As I look at it there I remember the times we spent together hunting. his humor and how he must have loved me for giving me a most precious gift. I sometimes tear up.

 

[GunnyUSMC]

Winchester 9422 XTR my first gun my dad bought me in 1975.
Ruger Super Single Six Convertible , the first handgun I bought when I turned 21.

 

[Hokkmike]

SAKO Finnlight 6.5x55 - Gift from a friend..

 

[Demi-human]

My Father is not a hunter or shooter, a shame. My Grandfather, and two of three uncles have taken deer with a nineteen fifty-four Remington Seven sixty in thirty aught six. One day I will do the same. It is my most prized firearm. I can get four holes to touch at one hundred yards ( it only holds four). It took me a year to make that happen consistently. With varmint bullets, of all things.
I own it's sister in the same caliber, eleven hundred numbers older and nearly new. As well as a sixty three vintage one in two - seventy, bought from the widow of the man I've worked with for many years. In addition a few expensive pistols and a very nice bolt action target rifle. All of them will be gone long before I ever part with that pump. When my little bear is no longer little, if he promises to covet it such that I have, to keep it for his children and (hopefully ) theirs I will reliquish it. With pride. And most likely beaming ear to ear.
It was my first. It will be my last.

 

[RovinOn]

The first handgun I was able to buy, SS New Model Ruger Blackhawk .357
Still have it and carried it out with me on many deer season!

 

[Davek1977]

my foirst gun, and the gun i shoot best with....my Marlin 881, given to me as a Christmas git when i was 12. Theres nothing ''special'' about it, one of thousands off mass produced bilt action 22's....but this one is mine, has always been mine, and will always be mine so long as I'm of this world. its been on many adventures, both youthful and adult alike. its killed hundreds of bunnies and prairie dogs, and thousands of soda cans. its exceptionally accurate, and makes me look like a far better shot than i can really claim to be some days

 

[Rodentman]

The second gun I bought, in 1976, an SS Ruger Service Six. I sold the first one, a 28-2. I found one of those recently in 98% condition, almost the same year, so that also is one to which I am attached.

 

[jmorris]

They are generally old ones that bring back good memories or I always though looked pretty or ones I have made, not assembled rather created.

 

[bassjam]

None really, my brother got all my Dad's guns an promptly sold them as he did with his FIL's guns.

That’s a shame. I have some cousins that are the same way, which is why my grandma sent the guns dad’s way when my grandpa passed because she knew they’d get pawned otherwise. I think she knew the best way to keep them in the family was for my brother and I to eventually get them.

Heck, when one of my uncle’s was dying of cancer he even gave a bunch of stuff to my dad instead of his own son. His instructions were for my dad to hold onto the stuff long enough to ensure the son was mature enough to not pawn it.

 

[JN01]

Winchester Model 67 my dad got when he was a kid.

 

[Jack B.]

The guns that I have inherited. Family members cared enough about the them to hand them down. Plus a Model 67A that I just re-blued and re-finished the stock that my Dad bought for me at a Montgomery Ward Store for about $7-8 back in late 50's or early 60's. Not sure. He's 90 now and he doesn't exactly remember nor do I.

 

[tark]

Not counting the guns I have made from scratch out of blocks of steel, I guess you are looking at it, to the left, above my name. Les's retirement present to me after 21 years of service. It means a lot to me, because Les took a chance in hiring me. I knew nothing about 1911s but Les must have seen something he liked. 21 years later his retirement gift was a symbol of his appreciation for a job well done.

I am grateful

 

[22250Rem]

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Winchester Model 67 my dad got when he was a kid.

Hey........ Me too.. My dad got his in the latter part of the 1930's. Just discovered that I don't have a decent digital picture of it to post here. I'll have to fix that; might get to it tomorrow. I've seen a few others over the years and one common trait of them is that they all seem to be such good shooters. Mine is the only "pre-64" Winchester that I own. LOL.

 

[FROGO207]

I have several that I have inherited/been gifted from long gone relatives, those are special. Not necessarily anything rare or worth a lot but the family connection makes them what they are. Anything I purchased is not so much. They are basically specialized tools. YMMV

 

[JN01]

Hey........ Me too.. My dad got his in the latter part of the 1930's. Just discovered that I don't have a decent digital picture of it to post here. I'll have to fix that; might get to it tomorrow. I've seen a few others over the years and one common trait of them is that they all seem to be such good shooters. Mine is the only "pre-64" Winchester that I own. LOL.

My dad got his in the 30s as well. My eyes aren't what they used to be, but with a dab of florescent orange paint on the tiny little bead front sight, I can still do OK with it.

 

[HOWARD J]

My Marlin 39A 22 golden
Received from my brother in early 50's after he lost my favorite gun in the woods with Old Grand Dad

 

[Shimitup]

Probably My Uncle's 70's vintage 6" S&W model 27. He and I spent many hours standing side by side plinking in the creek bottom over the years. Lots of good memories when I pick that one up.

 

[22250Rem]

Finally got around to a picture of dad's old Mod. 67 Winchester he got in the latter 1930's..... IIRC it may have been used when he got it. The Model 67 came out in 1934 or so and I once read that the early production models had those finger grooves in the forend and were omitted soon after. So I'm now thinking that this may be an early production example. I've seen a few others in my life and always comment that for an old iron sighted single shot 22 (short, long, or Long Rifle) these things really shoot.

 

[VThillman]

The Winchester Model 61 brother Frank gave me sometime in the late 1940s is number one. Then the Virginian Dragoon I gave myself in the late 1970s. The Winchester is pretty much shot out, but the Dragoon is a fine shooter; amazing trigger.

 

[hdbiker]

I still have my Remington 514 single shot .22. my mother bought it for me on my 16th birthday. She bought it new at a local hardware store for 39 dollars, and we were so poor she payed 5 dollars a week to get it. A bunch of squirrels, rabbits, and grouse were brought home for dinner with that rifle. hdbiker

 

[rugerdude29]

Wow. I can't narrow it down to just one as I've inherited several guns from both sides of my family that all have a story behind them that makes them special.
One would be the little H&R 929 .22 snubbie that was the first gun I ever fired. My mom had pictures of my Grandpa holding it and me at about 3 years old pulling the trigger. I loved every minute of it! My mom left me the gun when she passed away.

Number 2 would be the S&W 37 that my mom also left me. She carried in her purse for as long as I can remember.

Also my Grandma's H&R 999 that was her bedside gun. Mom also had pictures of me and Grandpa with that gun.

My Grandad's Remington 14 in .30 Rem. also means a lot to me as it was the first centerfire rifle I ever shot. My cousin inherited it when Grandad died and we shot the last 5 or 6 rounds of ammo he had for it when I was 7 or 8. I've just recently gathered up all of the components I needed and loaded up some test rounds for it. When I get to the range, it'll be the first time the old girl has been fired in almost 40 years.

The newest gun that holds a special place in my heart is my 10/22. I bought it in '93 and over time I've tinkered, polished and modified it until almost nothing is stock anymore. It just makes my heart glad every time I take it out of the safe.