What is/are your favorite inherited firearms?

[JTHunter]

There are two - from my Dad, a .32-20 revolver that one gunsmith said that, if it had the box, would be classed at 98-100%. There are two tiny spots of "polish" on the tip of the barrel from being put in the leather holster and that's all.
From my Grandfather, a Colt revolver marked ".38 cal. DA" on the side of the barrel. EITHER it is "shot out" (est. age - 90 years) OR it is a .38 Long Colt and not a .38 Special. Don't know for sure. It's one of three that I got from him, but it is the most special of the three as that is the one that he had kept under the cash register of his store for years.

 

[walker944]

Winchester 1890

Just this week my dad gave me a Winchester 1890, in .22 WRF, made back in 1913. It had the barrel swapped out in 1960. It originally had a .22 LR barrel, but now has a Remington model 41 barrel in .22 WRF. So, the thing is clearly not original state, but i really don't care. In fact, I'm looking at getting it rechambered in .22 Magnum, if possible/feasible.

 

[45Broomhandle]

EARLY Colt 1903 Pocket Model in .32acp

Back in the 1920s and '30s my Dad traveled many of the backroads of Indiana. These same roads were also often traveled by one of his fellow Hoosiers, John Dillinger. John was considered no threat to the average citizen, only a danger to banks and police stations.

However a LOT of other thieves in those darkening depression era days were not as choosy about WHO they took valuables from. So Dad packed this little Colt. This one's an early five-digit serial number.

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There's evidence to suggest this model of Colt was also one of Dillinger's favorite personal weapons...

Best regards ~ ~ ~ 45Broomhandle

 

[vikinggirl]

Remington Fieldmaster from my Aunt who passed two years ago. She was a crack shot and I wish she had been able to teach me more.

 

[gearchecker]

I was given a Savage Model 325 Bolt action 30-30. I had it reblued to protest the ironworks and it's an impressive shooter
Now that Hornaday make leverevolution ammo in 30-30 I can increase my ranging easily out to nearly 200 yds. I've looked for spire point 30-30 ammo and it's very hard to find and if it's available, it's very expensive.
The Hornaday ammo is affordable.

 

[MtnSpur]

As far as collector appeal we inherited a Winchester 1983 Chief Crazy Horse chambered in .38-.55 and a 1985 Boy Scouts 75th Anniversary chambered in .22LR both in original boxes w/sleeves and attached tags. Pretty weapons that will be occassionally shown and promptly returned to the gun safe
Favorite though? Tossup #1: 1942 Springfield Armory M1 Garand or #2: Ruger Mini-14 (ranch carbine) chambered in .223, it's a sweet shooter and a tackdriver.

 

[brandon_mcg]

beretta a390 12 gauge shotgun from my dad. doesnt have interchangeable choke tubes but i can kill a dove with this thing all day long.

sks from my granddad.

 

[hso]

The firearms I inherited were stolen, but I've more than made up for it with collecting.

The Browning patented Colt .32 Pocket Pistols I've put in my collection are in direct response to the first handgun I learned to shoot.

 

[Robert Wilson]

My paternal grandfather made himself a .45 caliber caplock rifle well before I was born. That was the first gun I ever shot. It was taller than me and was heavy enough that I couldn't hold it up. I had to hold it down at a 45 degree angle, then swing it up so that momentum carried it to horizontal, and mash the trigger as it pointed somewhere toward the target.

My first shot was at a paper target stuck to a strand of barbed wire, and of course, I clipped that wire. So I tell people I learned how to shoot that morning and how to string barbed wire that afternoon. Many years later I was surprised and delighted to learn that he'd willed the rifle to me.

I also have the ancient old Remington 721 that my father used to take to school with him during deer season, slung over the handlebars of his bicycle. He'd leave it with his teacher until the bell rang, then hunt until dark.

And the nameless side-by-side 12 gauge his father gave to him. He loved to tell the story about his first squirrel hunt, at the age of 12. He lost the coin toss with his hunting buddy so when they spotted the squirrel (who immediately ran to the other side of the tree), his job was to go around and scare the squirrel back to the "shooting" side. He did so, and then heard "Blam!" "Blam!" He said that somehow he didn't get struck with any pellets himself, but that two close-range hits from a 12 gauge don't leave any parts that could be identified as ever having belonged to a squirrel.

And the .228 Ackley, complete with correspondence between P.O Ackley and my grandfather, and bullet making notes in my grandfather's hand...

And the Stevens single shot that's been in the family so long that nobody remembers where it came from...

And... And...

I can't pick a favorite. I treasure all of them, and hope my own boys will feel the same, when their time comes.

 

[JTH]

Not exactly inherited but a Christmas present from my late parents when I was 13, now 57. It's Winchester Model 72 tube fed bolt action .22 rifle. Has to be somewhere between 75-100 years old. Dead on accurate with iron sites. Thanks Mom and Dad, sure do miss you.
JT

 

[tangomike706]

My Father passed on in October , and left to me and my brothers assorted firearms , many of them bought by us , for him. (Guns make great Father's day gifts!!) of all of them . I cherish the M1 Carbine the most . I and my brother combined forces to but it for him about 5 years ago . and It made his day when he opened the case . He left it to me . and not only is it a terrific M1, but it's a great reminder of happier times.

 

[speedway]

I have never inherited anything, but God willing, I will pass down a few choice firearms to my Sons when the time comes.

 

[Johnny Lightning]

I inherited a Browning Citori 12 GA trap style w/ long ported barrel and a 30-06 Winchester model 70 both have been great firearms and I a nice reminder of good times w/ my mom.

 

[hotajax]

My dad's Winchester Model 12. It sent many pheasants to meet their maker.

 

[Zombiphobia]

my only inherited gun is a Remington Sportmaster Model 841.

Manufactured sometime in the late 30's-early 40's.

Had a Remington Nylon 66 that my dad was given when he was a kid and had given to me, but someone stole it.

 

[donjr5]

Grandpa's first gun, an H&R Topper 12 ga, and his favorite, a Winchester model 75 .22LR, with a custom trigger and the original Lyman A5 scope. Not very valuable as far as old guns go, the 22 still shoots as sweet as Mom remembers that it did. My daughter learned to shoot with it...makes 4 generations to enjoy the gun.

 

[rocky branch]

HSc my dad brought back from his European adventure with the 506th PIR.
No story, just a neat little pistol.