What's your favorite gun in your collection?

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Tinpig said:

Right now?

My pre-ban 1977 Colt SP1 because it's a great rifle and it really pisses off the Massachusetts AG that she can't take it away from me.

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Love it!

Marlin 39 Mountie -- wanted one in the 1960s, settled for a Marlin Glenfield 99G in 1965, finially found one at a gun show in 2000 when I had spare money.

I have an all-steel'n'glass 1950s Weaver B4, refurbed and clean, on it now, with a Marlin brand leather sling I bought in 1966.

My Marlin 336. Wanted a lever rifle ever since I was a kid. My brother and I always had our heads buried in the Marlin catalog. Anywho, bought a 1981 vintage off Gunbroker back in May. Everything I ever hoped it would be. I added a Skinner sight, sling studs and a nice sling, and have been shooting it almost every weekend since.

It wouldn't be the last gun I'd sell, but not the first either. But in terms of enjoyment, it's my favorite gun by far.

I would have said my CZ PCR because it was just a great gun all-around. Sold it so I could keep rent paid.
Now, it's my Mosin Nagant M44, made in 1944, all matching, near-mint condition. First rifle I bought, cost $100 including a can of ammunition.
My most sentimental gun is my Ruger Mk3 22-45. 5.5" bull barrel, target sights. Dad gave it to me on my 22nd birthday. A little late for the tradition, but he buys good hardware.

I guess it'd have to be my Springfield GI. Not because there's anything great about it, but because it was my first 1911. I gradually transformed it and learned a lot about 1911s along the way. Novak low-mount sights with fiber-optic front (had the slide milled locally), flat mainspring housing, trigger, hammer, et cetera. It throws brass in my face, but I love it anyway. It's got about 7500 rounds through it so far.

My Belgium A5 .

My dad use to own a corner gas station back in the 50's . He saw a man he knew walking up the road carrying a shotgun and asked him where he was going with that shotgun . He said he was taking it to the pawn shop . My dad asked him how much he waned for it and he said $75 dollars and my dad said you don't need to walk all that way to the pawn shop , I will take it .

At a early age I loved hunting and firearms so when I started hunting my dad let me use his Browning A5 and never got it back . Running his business he didn't have time to hunt much , but one of his friends use to take me hunting and he still does even though he doesn't get out of the truck anymore .

His friend told me one day after I cut some wood for him that he was going to pay me back . I told him he did that a long time ago when he took me hunting as a kid .

I am retiring at the end of the month and that is something that I want to do , take a kid hunting and pass it on .

It would have to be my SCAR 17S.

I'm a "black rifle" kind of guy of the Kalashnikov persuasion, with milsurp tendencies. Mausers, Arisakas, Mosins, etc. I never had much use for "hunting" type rifles. Yet two have wormed their way into my affection.

First was my Remington Model 8. Designed by John Moses Browning, made in 1914 in .30 Remington, long-recoil semiautomatic action. And it's a takedown design; pull the forend off and unscrew the wing bolt that holds the front trunnion into the receiver. I can take it apart and put it in a short carry bag I bought. It's just too cool for school.

However, it's suffering an alienation of affection due to the new rifle in the safe; a 1957 BSA Imperial Featherweight in .30-06. The BSA is simply drop-dead gorgeous. It's roughly similar to a pre'64 Winchester Model 70. Among other things, it has a factory muzzle brake, integral scope dovetails, and a cocking indicator.

One's half a century old, one's a century old. Funny, they don't look dated at all...

Dad's 56 Marlin 39A....

Or maybe my 77 Marlin .357 carbine..

Or maybe...

I inherited 3 guns, out of those my favorite would be a Winchester md 63, which I first shot at 8 years old.

Out of those I've bought myself, Browning BDA .380acp

Probably would have to be my Winchester 69A .22 rifle. It's the first real firearm I ever owned. It was a hand me down and in my youth I was never without it!
That rifle went everywhere with me and was always in my car when I started to drive.
I'll probably pass it on to a grandson I hope, could even be my granddaughter!

Pistol....My Walther PPX 40 cal, it has nice, big sights, the trigger is awesome and it just feels good in my hand.

Rifle.....My S&W M&P Sport 5.56.....just a whole lotta fun.

Tinpig said:

Right now?

My pre-ban 1977 Colt SP1 because it's a great rifle and it really pisses off the Massachusetts AG that she can't take it away from me.



Tinpig

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Yet, she'll try and try and try.

Perhaps I'm an optimist, but I don't believe she will ever get that rifle.

You couldn't ask an easy question, could you? I'm not trying to "cop out" but it really depends on the category and use. Rifle: there are two but I'll choose one. My custom built late Lancaster flintlock rifle, .45; short, 36", barrel.
Revolver: there are three; my early 1970s S&W M14 .38spl/ my 686 6" .357mag, I've used it to kill quite a few deer/ the Ruger 3 screw 4.5" .45Colt.
Pistol: My customized Colt 1911 .45.

It's not the best by far,,,

It's not the best by far,,,
But since you used the word "favorite,,,



That would be Stella,,,
My Model 15 Combat Masterpiece.

The gun was made to fit my hands.

Aarond

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My favorite is this custom 3 caliber Colt ORM 1991A1. It left the factory as a .38 Super and now also has 9mm and 9x23 Winchester barrels fitted to it. I've owned a lot of custom pistols and revolvers but this gun is the first full custom build I commissioned for myself and it is some of the best work that the gunsmith, Robin Dietrich, has produced.



Honorable mention goes to my Krebs Custom .45ACP S&W M28 "CROWBAR". This revolver was customized back around 1987 and is possibly the only full custom revolver build done by Marc Krebs of 1911 and AK47 fame.

I have a win. model 37 in 12 GA.It was my mothers.

WC145

Like them both, especially the Custom Colt 1911! Beautiful bluing and fine cut checkering, along with that nice gold dot front sight make it easy to see why it would be your favorite. Thanks for sharing it.

I'm pretty new to autoloaders but I'm lovin my CZ Shadow Custom. My 686 @ 8 3/8" will always be my favorite revolver. That's sort of the way I see it, favorite autoloader, favorite revolver, favorite bolt action rifle, etc. Otherwise, the others would get jealous.

That's one sweet ride right there.

Dang that is an oldie. Unfenced magazine release and all. Keep pissing her off.

Tough call. I have family heirlooms from all 4 grandparents. Picking between those would be like picking 3 grandparents to forget about and that ain't gonna happen. Outside of heirlooms my most cherished is my tc contender. Close seconds would be the buntlines and my 30-1.