Please forgive me if this has been discussed previously, but after extensive use of the search feature, I did not come up with any answers. (if this has been touched on, a hotlink would be great )
Long story short, I've been existing sans firearms for the last 5 years. When I moved to my new vocation, I decided to leave the family firearms with the family majority since there is a lot of history there. Whisking it away would not have been the right thing to do by my siblings.
Now, however, I've gotten the bug to build up my own battery... not a minor task, I've come to find out. As such, I'm looking for some recommendations as to what essential 3 weapons this knowledgeable community would recommend, based on reliability, accuracy, and utility, since what I'm familiar with, i most certainly can't replace without a LOT of searching.
I cut my teeth shooting a Winchester Model 42 .410, and swear by it for pheasant, bunny and squirrel, and an Ithaca 16 gauge,
my deer rifle all through my life was an old Mauser K98 my grandfather sent back in pieces.
For black powder season, we had a variety, but mine was a kit built 45 cap lock. I'm pretty sure it wasn't a brand of any sort, we just picked up a barrel blank, lock and trigger assembly, and a chunk of maple for the stock.
The one piece of history I did keep was my Mauser 1914 Pocket pistol, which my grandfather gave to me just before he croaked. It's the pistol I learned to shoot with, and I love it to death, but I can't see .32 ACP as all that versatile.
So, since what I "know" is kind of a pain to re-buy, in the category of Shotgun, Handgun, and Rifle, would everyone consider the most essential, and why?
Thanks
Long story short, I've been existing sans firearms for the last 5 years. When I moved to my new vocation, I decided to leave the family firearms with the family majority since there is a lot of history there. Whisking it away would not have been the right thing to do by my siblings.
Now, however, I've gotten the bug to build up my own battery... not a minor task, I've come to find out. As such, I'm looking for some recommendations as to what essential 3 weapons this knowledgeable community would recommend, based on reliability, accuracy, and utility, since what I'm familiar with, i most certainly can't replace without a LOT of searching.
I cut my teeth shooting a Winchester Model 42 .410, and swear by it for pheasant, bunny and squirrel, and an Ithaca 16 gauge,
my deer rifle all through my life was an old Mauser K98 my grandfather sent back in pieces.
For black powder season, we had a variety, but mine was a kit built 45 cap lock. I'm pretty sure it wasn't a brand of any sort, we just picked up a barrel blank, lock and trigger assembly, and a chunk of maple for the stock.
The one piece of history I did keep was my Mauser 1914 Pocket pistol, which my grandfather gave to me just before he croaked. It's the pistol I learned to shoot with, and I love it to death, but I can't see .32 ACP as all that versatile.
So, since what I "know" is kind of a pain to re-buy, in the category of Shotgun, Handgun, and Rifle, would everyone consider the most essential, and why?
Thanks