Guns your father had when you were growing up
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Same ones he's got now: an old Fox 16 gauge side by side, a Marlin 39A (finish in deplorable shape from having been kept in a hog house for a while
), and a butchered Westinghouse Mosin Nagant.My Dad had the following guns that I can remember.
Sako Finnbear .270 Win
Savage 110E .243 Win
H&R Topper 158 20ga
Winchester 1400 12ga
Remington 1100 12ga
winchester 190 .22Lr
H&R Topper 058 ?? .410
J.C Higgins 101.24 .22lr
Winchester Model 70 .223 Rem and a two or three .22's that I can't
name off hand.
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Sako Finnbear .270 Win
Savage 110E .243 Win
H&R Topper 158 20ga
Winchester 1400 12ga
Remington 1100 12ga
winchester 190 .22Lr
H&R Topper 058 ?? .410
J.C Higgins 101.24 .22lr
Winchester Model 70 .223 Rem and a two or three .22's that I can't
name off hand.
RH
Dad's Guns
Let's see if I can remember......
An Eastern Field 12ga
A Marshwood 12ga
a couple of single shot 16ga, can't remember who made them...
Winchester 94 in .32 Special
Winchester 9422 in .22 Magnum
Savage 99 in .300 Savage
Savage 340 in .222 Remington
Browning BLR in .308 Winchester
Remington Model 600 in .308 Winchester
S&W Model 28 6inch
Colt 1911A1 .45ACP
Colt 1911A1 .38 Super
Browning Challenger .22LR
High Standard Sentinel .22LR
Ortgies .25ACP
S&W Model 29 .44Mag
I know there were others, I just can't remember them anymore.
Mom had a JC Higgins .22 bolt action single shot, and a Ruger Super Bearcat .22LR (with a left handed holster).
Let's see if I can remember......
An Eastern Field 12ga
A Marshwood 12ga
a couple of single shot 16ga, can't remember who made them...
Winchester 94 in .32 Special
Winchester 9422 in .22 Magnum
Savage 99 in .300 Savage
Savage 340 in .222 Remington
Browning BLR in .308 Winchester
Remington Model 600 in .308 Winchester
S&W Model 28 6inch
Colt 1911A1 .45ACP
Colt 1911A1 .38 Super
Browning Challenger .22LR
High Standard Sentinel .22LR
Ortgies .25ACP
S&W Model 29 .44Mag
I know there were others, I just can't remember them anymore.
Mom had a JC Higgins .22 bolt action single shot, and a Ruger Super Bearcat .22LR (with a left handed holster).
Moondoggie
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My Dad served in the Marines in WWII & Korea and was a machinegunner.
He hunted & trapped a lot as a kid. Less frequently (Mostly squirrels) after his time in service. Dad was an outstanding marksman. He coached/taught two indoor clubs I shot in starting at age 10, first air rifles @ 15 feet, then .22's @ 50 ft. He bought a Mossberg mod 42-b tgt rifle for me when I was 12...$11. I still have it.
He had:
A Colt .32 pocket pistol...very old with zero blueing left on it. It was his Dad's. It always got tossed in the glovebox whenever we went on vacation, otherwise it was in his top dresser drawer. I suppose one of my 2 scumbag BIL's got it after Mom passed.
A jam-o-matic Stevens .22 tube fed semi-auto. Fortunetly, it had vents/slots in the side of the receiver so you could clear the jams with a pocket knife. Hey, it always went bang the FIRST time, and I killed many a squirrel with it starting at about age 6. I suppose one of my 2 scumbag BIL's got it after Mom passed.
A bolt action Mossberg .410. It was also my Grandpa's, and I have it now. It's really light, and if you practice a little you can quickly work the bolt with it still in your shoulder...darn near as quick as a pump.
I bought my first gun, Ruger MK I, in '68 when I was 16. Dad had to sign for it at the local hdwe store and never said a word about me having it. Later, before he died, I had acquired a few other quality firearms (700 BDL Varmint, S&W 25-2, etc) which I showed him, but he never really had anything to say about them, either.
He hunted & trapped a lot as a kid. Less frequently (Mostly squirrels) after his time in service. Dad was an outstanding marksman. He coached/taught two indoor clubs I shot in starting at age 10, first air rifles @ 15 feet, then .22's @ 50 ft. He bought a Mossberg mod 42-b tgt rifle for me when I was 12...$11. I still have it.
He had:
A Colt .32 pocket pistol...very old with zero blueing left on it. It was his Dad's. It always got tossed in the glovebox whenever we went on vacation, otherwise it was in his top dresser drawer. I suppose one of my 2 scumbag BIL's got it after Mom passed.
A jam-o-matic Stevens .22 tube fed semi-auto. Fortunetly, it had vents/slots in the side of the receiver so you could clear the jams with a pocket knife. Hey, it always went bang the FIRST time, and I killed many a squirrel with it starting at about age 6. I suppose one of my 2 scumbag BIL's got it after Mom passed.
A bolt action Mossberg .410. It was also my Grandpa's, and I have it now. It's really light, and if you practice a little you can quickly work the bolt with it still in your shoulder...darn near as quick as a pump.
I bought my first gun, Ruger MK I, in '68 when I was 16. Dad had to sign for it at the local hdwe store and never said a word about me having it. Later, before he died, I had acquired a few other quality firearms (700 BDL Varmint, S&W 25-2, etc) which I showed him, but he never really had anything to say about them, either.
Legionnaire
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None, unfortunately. He had access to some type of shotgun when he was a kid, but never had any personal guns once he left home.
TimboKhan
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Well, I was sort of lucky. My old man was just as avid a gun collector/trader then as he is now, so the variety and number of guns I grew up around was (and still is) staggering. Of those, there is only one that I remember as a child and that he still has, and that is this old Argentine 1911. I know its not the best gun on the block, but for some reason I have always just felt very strongly towards that gun. I still make him dig it out now and again, and I drop hints frequently about how badly I want it to no avail. I remember distinctly that when I was a little boy of maybe 5, that was the first gun that my dad actually let me touch, and I still feel some of that same excitement 30 years later when I touch it.
Shanghai McCoy
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My dad just had an old single shot Stevens that he used to shoot rats in the chicken houses.He used rat shot so the bore was pretty funky as I remember.
I can't remember them all but I remember going into the room they were kept in and counting them from time to time and the count was usually thirty to forty. There has been a lot of turnover but among the ones I know are still there are a Colt Woodsman that his father-in-law gave him, a Model 99 in .300 Savage, a Lefever SxS that was his favorite squirrel gun, and what I believe is a U.S. Armory .30-40 Krag.
Legionnaire
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I take some solace from the idea that if/when my kids reply to a similar question at some time in the future, they will be able to answer something other than "none," as I did in my earlier post to this thread! 
My family wasn't a hunting/shooting family, but when I was a teenager my dad got his grandfather's Winchester 1894 30-30, approx. 1914 vintage. It's not in the greatest shape: the wood finish is rough, and the barrel is pitted (rifling mostly intact). We fired it recently for its first time in decades. It's too bad it isn't legal for deer in Ohio.
-Jeff
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Rotorflyr
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None, though when I was still living at home I had a Mossberg 500 Defender, but he didn't know I had it. Having said that, he also never specifically said I couldn't have a gun in the house
Though as Legionnaire said, my kids sure won't be able to same the same and I hope they will have some in their households when they are out of the house.
Though as Legionnaire said, my kids sure won't be able to same the same and I hope they will have some in their households when they are out of the house.
denfoote
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As far as I know, my dad only owned one gun when I was a kid.
An old Remington single shot bolt action .22!!
Dad was a crack shot and only needed one!!
Every time we went to the range, we always just rented rifles.
I think it had something to do with the fact that mom was a proper eastern liberal and therefore had no need for guns!!
An old Remington single shot bolt action .22!!
Dad was a crack shot and only needed one!!
Every time we went to the range, we always just rented rifles.
I think it had something to do with the fact that mom was a proper eastern liberal and therefore had no need for guns!!
entropy
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Far too many to remember, he was (and still is) always buying them, then deciding he wanted something different, and selling them. Just today I was talking to him, and we both regretted selling the 2.5" Python he had for an off- duty gun before they went to Glocks. He sold it to me, I sold it to pay the rent
The ones I remember:
12 ga. 1100, bought when they were new in the early 60's. Still has it.
Rem. 572 .22 pump. I put many rounds through that gun as a kid.
K-38 Combat Masterpiece. His duty gun when I was very young.
Colt Trooper MKIII. Replaced the K-38.
S&W M38 Bodyguard snubbie. Off duty gun.
Colt Pythons, one 4" and one 2.5" Replaced the Trooper and M38 S&W. I bought the pair of Pythons from him when his PD went to Glocks.
Ruger MkII. First gun I shot, in our basement, when I was 5.
Colt New Frontier .22. I put lots thru that one, too.
16 ga. Win M97. He sold it to my cousin. Tried to buy it back. HA!
Savage 99 in .300 Sav. Should have never sold that one.
Ruger 44 Auto Carbine.
Win. M12 riot. Still has it.
Glock 19. Off duty gun.
Glock 17. back-up to issue duty gun.
Sig 220. Duty gun as US Marshal's Deputy. I was grown by then.
Colt Commander LW. Sold to buy....
Colt Officer's ACP.
Some sort of European .380, probably an Ortgies, this was when I was very young. Off duty gun. Replaced by...
Walther PPK. Off duty gun.
Stevens 311 16 ga. Great grouse gun. I bought it from him, then sold it.
Western Field (Mossberg) 20 ga. bolt. My first duck gun.
A single shot .22 bolt with Krupp proofmarks, imported by Remington in the 20's. Was my grandpa's. My Dad, my uncle, me, and my oldest son all learned how to shoot a rifle with this one. It will be passed down.
I know there are (many) more, just can't remember them all.
The ones I remember:
12 ga. 1100, bought when they were new in the early 60's. Still has it.
Rem. 572 .22 pump. I put many rounds through that gun as a kid.
K-38 Combat Masterpiece. His duty gun when I was very young.
Colt Trooper MKIII. Replaced the K-38.
S&W M38 Bodyguard snubbie. Off duty gun.
Colt Pythons, one 4" and one 2.5" Replaced the Trooper and M38 S&W. I bought the pair of Pythons from him when his PD went to Glocks.
Ruger MkII. First gun I shot, in our basement, when I was 5.
Colt New Frontier .22. I put lots thru that one, too.
16 ga. Win M97. He sold it to my cousin. Tried to buy it back. HA!
Savage 99 in .300 Sav. Should have never sold that one.
Ruger 44 Auto Carbine.
Win. M12 riot. Still has it.
Glock 19. Off duty gun.
Glock 17. back-up to issue duty gun.
Sig 220. Duty gun as US Marshal's Deputy. I was grown by then.
Colt Commander LW. Sold to buy....
Colt Officer's ACP.
Some sort of European .380, probably an Ortgies, this was when I was very young. Off duty gun. Replaced by...
Walther PPK. Off duty gun.
Stevens 311 16 ga. Great grouse gun. I bought it from him, then sold it.
Western Field (Mossberg) 20 ga. bolt. My first duck gun.
A single shot .22 bolt with Krupp proofmarks, imported by Remington in the 20's. Was my grandpa's. My Dad, my uncle, me, and my oldest son all learned how to shoot a rifle with this one. It will be passed down.
I know there are (many) more, just can't remember them all.
Outlaw from Idaho
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My Dad had a 300 savage in the 99 savage for deer and elk hunting. He also had a 97 Win in a 12 ga pump. He has a S&W 22 cal revolver. He is 83 years old and still going strong. Outlaw
Stevie-Ray
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I inherited a Colt Pocket .32 Auto from my dad. He never fired it. It was his father's before that. In fact I never saw my dad fire a gun, but the Colt was the only one he ever had. Even when we were all shooting at my grandparents' farm in the U.P., he was there with us, but I didn't see him fire a weapon. Strange, but I never thought of that before.
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Custom M-1 Garand (Heinzholdt 4x scope), Crome plated 1911-A1 (transition model)
I don't know all as I was a late in life child and my dad died when I was 12. I know he had a Winchester lever in .32 and several shotguns. I didn't get any as my older brother took them to his house for "safekeeping" when Dad died and my Mother was anti gun for her "baby boy". i don't expect I will ever get any of Dad's guns as my brother has a son who will inherit all.
Glockamolie
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Winchester Model 42 .410 pump, circa 1952. He got it when he was about 14. I have it in my gun safe.
Sistema1927
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Growing up, he had exactly two: 1906 Winchester .22 (now mine) and 1897 16 ga. (now my brothers). Around age 11, the number of guns in our home doubled as I obtained my own .22 and soon followed up with a 12 ga.
My Dad now owns exactly one firearm, a Charter Arms Undercover .38. He does go with me from time to time to shoot my guns and ammo. Sometimes he has a hard time deciding exactly what he wants to shoot.
My Dad now owns exactly one firearm, a Charter Arms Undercover .38. He does go with me from time to time to shoot my guns and ammo. Sometimes he has a hard time deciding exactly what he wants to shoot.
Patriot Guns
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M1 Carbine he got after serving National Guard
Ruger Blackhawk .357 3 screw he had converted when I was about 5 yrs old
Remington .22lr Rifle jammed alot. Sold
O3A3 Sporterized and rechambered to .308 Norma Mag. He sold to pay for bills when I was about 10. He cried.
These are the ones we shot on Saturday mornings near the house in the foothills.
He has since bought and sold 20-25 guns.
I rekindled his interest in guns when I bought my first (Glock 21 .45 ACP) at the age of 21. Since then I have had upwards of 75 different guns of my own and now have about 25.
We still shoot together at Thanks Giving, Christmas and 4th of July.
Ruger Blackhawk .357 3 screw he had converted when I was about 5 yrs old
Remington .22lr Rifle jammed alot. Sold
O3A3 Sporterized and rechambered to .308 Norma Mag. He sold to pay for bills when I was about 10. He cried.
These are the ones we shot on Saturday mornings near the house in the foothills.
He has since bought and sold 20-25 guns.
I rekindled his interest in guns when I bought my first (Glock 21 .45 ACP) at the age of 21. Since then I have had upwards of 75 different guns of my own and now have about 25.
We still shoot together at Thanks Giving, Christmas and 4th of July.
GungHo
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Ones I remember most:
Ruger Security Six -- Still a fine shooting gun
Ruger Blackhawk .45 Colt
Ruger 10/22
Beretta 86 -- Taught me not to double-up my grip unless I wanted to lose skin
Winchester 1894 .30-30 -- Took my first deer with it
Winchester Model 12
Timberwolf -- Israeli pump rifle in .357
There are others, but those are the ones I learned on
Ruger Security Six -- Still a fine shooting gun
Ruger Blackhawk .45 Colt
Ruger 10/22
Beretta 86 -- Taught me not to double-up my grip unless I wanted to lose skin
Winchester 1894 .30-30 -- Took my first deer with it
Winchester Model 12
Timberwolf -- Israeli pump rifle in .357
There are others, but those are the ones I learned on
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