Guns your father had when you were growing up
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Winchester Model 12 - 12 gauge
Remington Model 721 - 30/06
Ruger OM BlackHawk - 357
Ted Williams Shotgun with extra slug bbl - 12 gauge
Stevens Model 311a SXS - 20 gauge
Marlin Glenfield Model 70 - 22 single shot
Ithaca Model 49 - 22
Remington Model 721 - 30/06
Ruger OM BlackHawk - 357
Ted Williams Shotgun with extra slug bbl - 12 gauge
Stevens Model 311a SXS - 20 gauge
Marlin Glenfield Model 70 - 22 single shot
Ithaca Model 49 - 22
My father was career Air Force, so the only guns he used much were those in the noses of his P-38s and F-86s. 
My uncle, Bill Sheets, was the hunter and shooter in the family. I don't remember the makes and models of all of his guns (I have an old family photo showing about 20 long guns in the gun rack in our living room), but I clearly remember his Belgian Browning Auto V and his Weatherby .30-06. Those two were his pride and joy. He also had an original Pennsylvania flintlock that he'd bought at a gun show. It had the name W.I. Sheets engraved on the lock sideplate. Those happened to be Bill's initials. Whether the gun had been made for someone with that name, or by someone with that name, he was never able to discover.
There were three others he had that I remember well. One was a Steven's Favorite that he gave to me when I was seven. The other was a Winchester Model 37 shotgun that he gave to me when I was about 10. There was also an Arisaka 99 that my aunt gave me after my uncle's death. He'd brought that home following his WWII service in the Navy. As I recall, he'd picked it up following a skirmish with a small Japanese patrol on one of the Aleutian islands where he was stationed with the SeaBeas.
From the photo I can see that he had several doubles and at least two pump guns plus several other bolt actions, but I don't know details.
My uncle, Bill Sheets, was the hunter and shooter in the family. I don't remember the makes and models of all of his guns (I have an old family photo showing about 20 long guns in the gun rack in our living room), but I clearly remember his Belgian Browning Auto V and his Weatherby .30-06. Those two were his pride and joy. He also had an original Pennsylvania flintlock that he'd bought at a gun show. It had the name W.I. Sheets engraved on the lock sideplate. Those happened to be Bill's initials. Whether the gun had been made for someone with that name, or by someone with that name, he was never able to discover.
There were three others he had that I remember well. One was a Steven's Favorite that he gave to me when I was seven. The other was a Winchester Model 37 shotgun that he gave to me when I was about 10. There was also an Arisaka 99 that my aunt gave me after my uncle's death. He'd brought that home following his WWII service in the Navy. As I recall, he'd picked it up following a skirmish with a small Japanese patrol on one of the Aleutian islands where he was stationed with the SeaBeas.
From the photo I can see that he had several doubles and at least two pump guns plus several other bolt actions, but I don't know details.
MarshallDodge
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Winchester 69A .22 - I now have it.
Various shotguns
Civil War rifles
Remington 03-A3
Sendra AR-15
He sold the shotguns and Civil War rifles when I was 10 so I don't remember what models they were but I can only imagine what they would be worth today. He bought the A3 and the AR when I was in high school and they were kept in my bedroom, unlocked, in the gunrack (how times have changed ) I always cleaned and maintained the guns. He sold the A3 when I was 19 and later on I traded him for the AR. I sold it to pay for an AR setup for varminting.
Later on when he realized I was into guns he said he was sorry for selling the Civil War rifles. :banghead:
Various shotguns
Civil War rifles
Remington 03-A3
Sendra AR-15
He sold the shotguns and Civil War rifles when I was 10 so I don't remember what models they were but I can only imagine what they would be worth today. He bought the A3 and the AR when I was in high school and they were kept in my bedroom, unlocked, in the gunrack (how times have changed
) I always cleaned and maintained the guns. He sold the A3 when I was 19 and later on I traded him for the AR. I sold it to pay for an AR setup for varminting.Later on when he realized I was into guns he said he was sorry for selling the Civil War rifles. :banghead:
Rpriestlyjr
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Although he still has them all, he lets me borrow some of them from time to time. I've got plenty, but I've always liked his much more.
- Remington 12 ga Wingmaster (ducks)
- Ithaca 20 ga. M37 (ducks, upland, rabbits)
- An old Springfield .22 LR semi-auto (bird feeder liberations)
- Remington 700 BDL 6mm (pristine cond.)
- Remington 760 Gamemaster .300 SAV (nothing but deer blood on it)
- Ruger Single Six .22 WMR/LR
- Colt Python .357 (dream gun he finally got / I can't touch that one even though I'm 35 now)
- Remington 12 ga Wingmaster (ducks)
- Ithaca 20 ga. M37 (ducks, upland, rabbits)
- An old Springfield .22 LR semi-auto (bird feeder liberations)
- Remington 700 BDL 6mm (pristine cond.)
- Remington 760 Gamemaster .300 SAV (nothing but deer blood on it)
- Ruger Single Six .22 WMR/LR
- Colt Python .357 (dream gun he finally got / I can't touch that one even though I'm 35 now)
He still owns a few of the guns from my childhood (I'll be 38 in a couple of weeks). I was instructed on them. I have many fond memories of these guns and I'm grateful that he's kept most of them.
HANDGUNS
S&W M28 w/4' barrel (sold many years ago so I bought my own)
S&W M65 w/4" barrel
S&W M36
Colt Combat Commander (one of my favorites)
RIFLES
Colt SP101 carbine
M1 carbine
Israeli Mauser 98K in 7.62 NATO.
Savage Model 99 in 308 Winchester
SHOTGUN
Remington 870 in 12 gauge
HANDGUNS
S&W M28 w/4' barrel (sold many years ago so I bought my own)
S&W M65 w/4" barrel
S&W M36
Colt Combat Commander (one of my favorites)
RIFLES
Colt SP101 carbine
M1 carbine
Israeli Mauser 98K in 7.62 NATO.
Savage Model 99 in 308 Winchester
SHOTGUN
Remington 870 in 12 gauge
rhubarb
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Monkey Ward SxS 12ga with barrels long as I was tall the first time I shot it
Winchester 94 in .30-30
Single Shot bolt .22 rifle with no markings
Chrome S&W .38 Special
German autoloader in .32 he brought back from the Second World War.
Guess that's about all the guns a feller needs, ain't it?
Winchester 94 in .30-30
Single Shot bolt .22 rifle with no markings
Chrome S&W .38 Special
German autoloader in .32 he brought back from the Second World War.
Guess that's about all the guns a feller needs, ain't it?
huntershooter
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A-5 12 ga., K-15 .38 & a Mod. 69 Win. .22.
My dads & mine guns
When I was a kid: (now 48)
I had a BB gun & a Remington 581 (or rather my dad owned it, but it was mine)
Dad had:
Double barrel Shotgun that was as old as he was.
Guns from WWII, all mint ..
& when he moved my 581.
I only now got my 581 back after not having it for 33 years.
Guess I better check the baby out, dont know when the last time dad shot or maintained it.
When I was a kid: (now 48)
I had a BB gun & a Remington 581 (or rather my dad owned it, but it was mine)
Dad had:
Double barrel Shotgun that was as old as he was.
Guns from WWII, all mint ..
& when he moved my 581.
I only now got my 581 back after not having it for 33 years.
Guess I better check the baby out, dont know when the last time dad shot or maintained it.
LooterLefty
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My old man and his two brothers used to take an Iver-Johnson 12ga. out and harvest a couple of deer every season. During his time in the Marine Corps, he was issued a number of weapons. Among them the Browning .30 cal machine gun. Nowadays, he says he's got no use for firearms.
sixgunner455
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Dad had a Marlin 336 in .30-30 when I was a boy. He sold it to pay for rent or some such thing. I remember him keeping it in the coal cellar that we never used because it had a locking door on it. We had a gas furnace in the house, so that room was for storage. Kept canning supplies in there except when Mom was putting something up. That was the only gun I remember him having at that age, though he did have a compound bow he hunted with a couple of times. I have that now. 'Bout 5 years back, they moved, and he gave me some Silvertips, couple boxes worth, he'd had sitting around since he sold that rifle.
He also had a .22 Benjamin air pistol, a single-shot pump. He used to use it with just air in it to kill spiders. I don't remember him ever not having that one. I bought a .177 Crossman very similar to it a couple of years ago, because it seemed like I wasn't keeping house properly without one.
Maybe 2 years or less after he sold that Marlin rifle, we were moving across the country, and a friend from work asked if he had a pistol to take on the drive. Dad said no, he didn't have anything at all, so the guy gave him an H&R .22 revolver. Looks like a single action, Western-type, but it's double action, holds 9 shells. I believe that was the first gun I ever shot. I know it was the first pistol I ever shot, and we've all shot the heck out of it. It's still the only pistol he owns, though he was a cop for over 20 years. He always just carried the issue gun, and turned it in whenever he wasn't on a duty requiring it.
He got into blackpowder rifles, and is on his third, a Lyman GPR in .54. His CVA flintlock .45 is with my brother. He also has bought a Rossi .22 pump, which he got because he'd wanted a Winchester pump since he was a little boy, and it looked just like the ones he'd drooled over when his uncles were shooting.
I haven't been to his place in a while, but I'd be surprised if he has any more than those three. He talks about getting a .44 Magnum "someday". Don't know if he ever will. Claims he doesn't know what he'd do with such a thing, but he's wanted one for a long time.
Grandpa came back from WWII with two pistols, a P38 and a Luger. He sold them both and never had another pistol in his house till the day he died . He didn't let my dad buy a pistol when he wanted one, either.
I always had one or two when I came to visit as an adult, but I didn't tell him about that!
Dad, as a little boy, went with him to the train station one day to pick up an 03a3 he'd bought through the NRA, and "helped" him sporterize it. My cousin ended up with it when Grandad started to go downhill with the Alzheimer's, and it got stolen in a break-in last year. Don't remember if I ever saw it. Dad tells me he had a .22 rifle and a shotgun, too, but I never saw those either.
I have a S&W .38 M&P that my dad's department used to issue and sold as surplus, that I bought at a pawn shop several years ago. I didn't know it was from his department until I took the Pachmayrs off it. I tracked down some proper era grips for it at a little gun show in Douglas, AZ a couple of years back. They cost me $40.00! The gun only cost $120.00! It, and the grips, are c. 1930 -- they never threw any of them away till they switched to the 5906. That old .38 is the closest I have come to having a gun from my dad yet. Probably won't see one until he passes -- may that be many years down the road.
He also had a .22 Benjamin air pistol, a single-shot pump. He used to use it with just air in it to kill spiders. I don't remember him ever not having that one. I bought a .177 Crossman very similar to it a couple of years ago, because it seemed like I wasn't keeping house properly without one.
Maybe 2 years or less after he sold that Marlin rifle, we were moving across the country, and a friend from work asked if he had a pistol to take on the drive. Dad said no, he didn't have anything at all, so the guy gave him an H&R .22 revolver. Looks like a single action, Western-type, but it's double action, holds 9 shells. I believe that was the first gun I ever shot. I know it was the first pistol I ever shot, and we've all shot the heck out of it. It's still the only pistol he owns, though he was a cop for over 20 years. He always just carried the issue gun, and turned it in whenever he wasn't on a duty requiring it.
He got into blackpowder rifles, and is on his third, a Lyman GPR in .54. His CVA flintlock .45 is with my brother. He also has bought a Rossi .22 pump, which he got because he'd wanted a Winchester pump since he was a little boy, and it looked just like the ones he'd drooled over when his uncles were shooting.
I haven't been to his place in a while, but I'd be surprised if he has any more than those three. He talks about getting a .44 Magnum "someday". Don't know if he ever will. Claims he doesn't know what he'd do with such a thing, but he's wanted one for a long time.
Grandpa came back from WWII with two pistols, a P38 and a Luger. He sold them both and never had another pistol in his house till the day he died . He didn't let my dad buy a pistol when he wanted one, either.
I always had one or two when I came to visit as an adult, but I didn't tell him about that!
Dad, as a little boy, went with him to the train station one day to pick up an 03a3 he'd bought through the NRA, and "helped" him sporterize it. My cousin ended up with it when Grandad started to go downhill with the Alzheimer's, and it got stolen in a break-in last year. Don't remember if I ever saw it. Dad tells me he had a .22 rifle and a shotgun, too, but I never saw those either.
I have a S&W .38 M&P that my dad's department used to issue and sold as surplus, that I bought at a pawn shop several years ago. I didn't know it was from his department until I took the Pachmayrs off it. I tracked down some proper era grips for it at a little gun show in Douglas, AZ a couple of years back. They cost me $40.00! The gun only cost $120.00! It, and the grips, are c. 1930 -- they never threw any of them away till they switched to the 5906. That old .38 is the closest I have come to having a gun from my dad yet. Probably won't see one until he passes -- may that be many years down the road.
As a kid, I remember three guns:
A Colt SAA - style Crosman CO2 revolver (.22; not BB); the cylinder screwed in where the ejector rod would be;
An Ithaca Model 49 Saddle Gun; and
A sporterized .303 Enfield.
I started out shooting the pistol in a nearby vacant lot and the basement. We put fireplace logs against the wall and shot paper targets and old models of warships. You had to CALL your target (rudder, #1 turret, etc.) before firing.
The first handgun I ever got was a Colt Trooper - style Crosman CO2 revolver.
We also shot the Ithaca in the basement; he bought me my own when I turned 13. I still have it.
I never saw him shoot the Enfield until, when I was older, I bought ammo for it and we took it to the range. I later got a sporterized No. 4 Mk. 1 and sporterized it further.
I still have my first center-fire rifle, a Win. '94 in .30-'30 of course. He bought me that, my first shotgun (still have it) and my first black powder gun, an 1858 Remington New Army .44 I still have.
A Colt SAA - style Crosman CO2 revolver (.22; not BB); the cylinder screwed in where the ejector rod would be;
An Ithaca Model 49 Saddle Gun; and
A sporterized .303 Enfield.
I started out shooting the pistol in a nearby vacant lot and the basement. We put fireplace logs against the wall and shot paper targets and old models of warships. You had to CALL your target (rudder, #1 turret, etc.) before firing.
The first handgun I ever got was a Colt Trooper - style Crosman CO2 revolver.
We also shot the Ithaca in the basement; he bought me my own when I turned 13. I still have it.
I never saw him shoot the Enfield until, when I was older, I bought ammo for it and we took it to the range. I later got a sporterized No. 4 Mk. 1 and sporterized it further.
I still have my first center-fire rifle, a Win. '94 in .30-'30 of course. He bought me that, my first shotgun (still have it) and my first black powder gun, an 1858 Remington New Army .44 I still have.
Sindawe
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None, even though he was a veteran and recognized marksman in the Army. Of the extended family on both lines, I'm on the only "gun nut".
Tommygunn
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Remington 550-1 .22 semiauto rifle
Browning Auto-5 12 gauge made in Belgium
M-1 Carbine
When he retired from his career he was given a 20 ga. Remington 870.
My nephew has that, the others are mine now.
Browning Auto-5 12 gauge made in Belgium
M-1 Carbine
When he retired from his career he was given a 20 ga. Remington 870.
My nephew has that, the others are mine now.
OEF_VET
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The ones I remember included:
Savage Model 110 in .30-'06
Mosin-Nagant 1891 (this was back in 1982, long before they were fashionable)
Taurus Model 66 (when he first went to work as a Deputy Sheriff after he retired from the USAF)
S&W Model 686 (replaced the 66, when his arthritis got to bad to qualify with it, he sold it to me)
I remember him having some form of 12 ga pump-action, but I don't remember what brand or model.
Savage Model 110 in .30-'06
Mosin-Nagant 1891 (this was back in 1982, long before they were fashionable)
Taurus Model 66 (when he first went to work as a Deputy Sheriff after he retired from the USAF)
S&W Model 686 (replaced the 66, when his arthritis got to bad to qualify with it, he sold it to me)
I remember him having some form of 12 ga pump-action, but I don't remember what brand or model.
savage sam
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Before I was born and while I was a young child, my dad had 4 guns. They were tools for hunting and eliminating pests.
Three H&R single-shot shotguns, in 12ga, 20ga, and .410, all used for pheasant, duck, rabbits, squirrels, general small game and assorted pests.
His only rifle for 17 years, given to him by my grandpa in '78, was a Savage 99 in 308, topped off with a Leupold 4x scope. It's accounted for several deer.
When I was 10, he got me my first gun, a Ruger 10-22RB. Since then, he's gotten:
-10-22RB for the rest of the kids when I moved out (I've got 5 younger siblings)
-2 Winchester 94 30-30s (one is now mine)
-Howa 1500 25-06
-Remington 722 300 Sav
-Ruger Single-Six 22
-Ruger Blackhawk 44 Mag, (my mom doesn't prefer handguns in the house so only two of those
-6 more Savage 99s (3 in 300, 2 in 308, and 1 in 303 Sav)
-Marlin 336 30-30
-8mm Czech Mauser
-Russian M38 Nagant
-and no more shotguns...
Can you tell we are a Savage 99 family? My dad is still a utilitarian, but his idea is to give each of us kids their own deer rifle when they reach suitable age (got that covered), and to have enough 'extry' deer rifles for friends that may go hunting with us who don't have their own, plus a few inexpensive fun guns. He still doesn't ever shoot except to sight in before hunting season, or when he takes the kids to the range..
Three H&R single-shot shotguns, in 12ga, 20ga, and .410, all used for pheasant, duck, rabbits, squirrels, general small game and assorted pests.
His only rifle for 17 years, given to him by my grandpa in '78, was a Savage 99 in 308, topped off with a Leupold 4x scope. It's accounted for several deer.
When I was 10, he got me my first gun, a Ruger 10-22RB. Since then, he's gotten:
-10-22RB for the rest of the kids when I moved out (I've got 5 younger siblings)
-2 Winchester 94 30-30s (one is now mine)
-Howa 1500 25-06
-Remington 722 300 Sav
-Ruger Single-Six 22
-Ruger Blackhawk 44 Mag, (my mom doesn't prefer handguns in the house so only two of those
-6 more Savage 99s (3 in 300, 2 in 308, and 1 in 303 Sav)
-Marlin 336 30-30
-8mm Czech Mauser
-Russian M38 Nagant
-and no more shotguns...
Can you tell we are a Savage 99 family?
My dad is still a utilitarian, but his idea is to give each of us kids their own deer rifle when they reach suitable age (got that covered), and to have enough 'extry' deer rifles for friends that may go hunting with us who don't have their own, plus a few inexpensive fun guns. He still doesn't ever shoot except to sight in before hunting season, or when he takes the kids to the range..Waywatcher
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Sadly niether of my parents have ever fired a gun, let alone owned one. I guess the apple fell very far from the tree.
shooting time
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My dad had a win 30-30,win 22 semi auto,Jc higgins 12 ga and a 8mm mauser
my grandfather had win 30-30,ithaca 37,mossberg 22
I remember my uncle was a deputy sheriff and he had a bunch of guns mostly single action colts and a tommy gun we used to go over his house and shoot them often i wish he would have left me some of them colts.
my grandfather had win 30-30,ithaca 37,mossberg 22
I remember my uncle was a deputy sheriff and he had a bunch of guns mostly single action colts and a tommy gun we used to go over his house and shoot them often i wish he would have left me some of them colts.
iamkris
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My dad wasn't a gun guy...he only had what had been passed on from the family
Since then, I've bought him 2 additional guns -- a Single Six and a Henry Lever Action 22.
I think the interesting thing about this thread is
- 1873 Springfield Trapdoor -- inhereted from my mom's dad...it hung over the fireplace for 40 years...I have it now and fire it regularly
- 1897 Winchester 12 Ga -- inhereted from my mom's dad...my dad used it a grand total of the 3 time we went hunting...I have it now and use it for Cowboy Shooting
- 1892 Mannlicher Berthier 8mm Lebel -- inhereted from my mom's dad...hung on the gun rack for 40 years...I have it now and fire it regularly
- Mossberg bolt action shotgun 20 ga -- inhereted from his father...the one I grew up on
- Mossberg 46 (m)a 22 LR -- inhereted from his father...the one I grew up on...I have it now and fire it regularly
Since then, I've bought him 2 additional guns -- a Single Six and a Henry Lever Action 22.
I think the interesting thing about this thread is
- how few guns our parents owned (guns viewed as tools vs as fun playthings?)
- how many of our fathers weren't "gun guys"
- how many we own in comparison
All my dad had was a old ruger .22 It was very old and poorly kept.
My grandfather, on the other hand, has this lever action winchester he bought when he was 8. (very different times from now obviously)
He is in his 90's now. Some bluing still survives. I believe one of my cousins has it now, so no idea on the serial # I can say for certain it has taken thousands of deer over the years.
My grandfather, on the other hand, has this lever action winchester he bought when he was 8. (very different times from now obviously)
He is in his 90's now. Some bluing still survives. I believe one of my cousins has it now, so no idea on the serial # I can say for certain it has taken thousands of deer over the years.
Dad hunted with an 1864 Colt s/s untill he could't get paper shells anymore,he tried plastic and they loosened the gun up after one season.Cool story behind this gun that he relayed to me.One Sunday afternoon in the early 30's a gentleman with NY plates "and on his way to california" came into town with hole in his radiator and stopped dad on the street and asked were he could get it fixed in a hurry.Dad said there was nothing open on Sun. but he would soldier it for him. When he was done the gent asked dad what he owed him, and dad jokingly said I'll take that shotgun on the back seat.The fellow handed him the colt and drove off.
FilJos
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My old man was a copper. I loved his guns. I have a few of them now, but who knows what will happen to the rest. I think that no account brother who doesn't like guns will probably get them because he is the favorite.
Here's the List:
Marlin model 55 Goose Gun (I have it. I rescued it from the brothers place a few years back and restored it.)
Ithaca 37 (I did some restoration on it around the same time as the Marlin, but I don't know what happened to it after that.)
Colt Trooper MkIII (Currently in my possesion. I "borrowed" it for hiking in bear country.) This one I LOVE. It is the gun that I identify my Dad with. It was his first duty sidearm, purchased with love by my mom. Great Gun. And it has some great stories to go with it.
Colt 1911A1
S&W 66
S&W model 12 (I think) snubbie.
S&W 5926 (I think) I am not sure of the numbering. It was a special model produced by S&W for his PD only. There were only 50 or so made in that particular configuration.
Glock 22C for the last years of his career.
NEF Topper in .410, first gun I ever remember shooting. Also in my possesion.
Here's the List:
Marlin model 55 Goose Gun (I have it. I rescued it from the brothers place a few years back and restored it.)
Ithaca 37 (I did some restoration on it around the same time as the Marlin, but I don't know what happened to it after that.)
Colt Trooper MkIII (Currently in my possesion. I "borrowed" it for hiking in bear country.) This one I LOVE. It is the gun that I identify my Dad with. It was his first duty sidearm, purchased with love by my mom. Great Gun. And it has some great stories to go with it.
Colt 1911A1
S&W 66
S&W model 12 (I think) snubbie.
S&W 5926 (I think) I am not sure of the numbering. It was a special model produced by S&W for his PD only. There were only 50 or so made in that particular configuration.
Glock 22C for the last years of his career.
NEF Topper in .410, first gun I ever remember shooting. Also in my possesion.
mogunner
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My Dad had 2, a Remington Single shot Bolt Action .22 and an old "Long Tom" 12 Gauge Goose gun. I can't remember the Manufacturer of the 12 Ga.
possum
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these were the ones he had way back that I can remeber, but he has dratically changed his style in weapons over just the last 3 years or so an has a pretty darn good collection.
Then
nylon 66 (my favorite .22lr of all time!)
winchester .357 lever action
various s&w revolvers
Amt hardballer
remington 1100 20ga
Now
Para carry .45
glock 17
glock 19
bushmaster m4
kahr k9 elite
various s&w revolvers m19, 686, 586, still!
browning buckmark
ruger new vaquero
and several others i can't remeber!
Then
nylon 66 (my favorite .22lr of all time!)
winchester .357 lever action
various s&w revolvers
Amt hardballer
remington 1100 20ga
Now
Para carry .45
glock 17
glock 19
bushmaster m4
kahr k9 elite
various s&w revolvers m19, 686, 586, still!
browning buckmark
ruger new vaquero
and several others i can't remeber!
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