thebear101
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My old Ballard and 2 sharps rifles
Most Treasured Firearm?
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DeadHorrorFan
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My Winchester Model 47 single shot .22 that I inherited from my grandfather who passed away when I was 4 years old. Every few years when I'm at my grandmother's house, I'll go digging through closets and find mementos of WWII or guns. Out of all the cool stuff he stashed, this is the one that meant something to me, because it's the first long gun I owned, and still the most accurate .22 I've ever shouldered.
Second to that would be either my Homeland Defender Bushmaster or my Bulgarian milled receiver AK.
Second to that would be either my Homeland Defender Bushmaster or my Bulgarian milled receiver AK.
jordan1948
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D@MN MGshaggy!! lol these are all really nice guns, I have 3 that I hold special to me, the first took me a year to save up for when I was 13 is my remington 870 20GA it's also the first firearm I ever owned, the second would be an old 12GA break barrel single shot 32" barrel at least 100 years old given to me by my uncle who inherited it from his uncle, and the last would be my winchester 94 .44mag trapper, worked on a farm for 3 months to pay for it when I was 14, also I'm supposed to be inheriting a few firearms from my grandfather one I know for sure is a 16GA SxS with external hammers
jimmyraythomason
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Mine is an Iver Johnson single shot 12 guage takedown shotgun. It has been passed down from my greatuncle-my grand dad-my dad-me-my brother-my nephew to my greatnephew.
ScottyT
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I guess mine is pretty mundane compared to everyone else's. No heirlooms, as I come from a very anti-gun family.
My most treasured firearm is my Springfield XD 45. It was the first firearm I ever owned and has been my constant companion in the very turbulent (personally) years since I acquired it. I feel so naked when I don't feel its weight at my side...
My most treasured firearm is my Springfield XD 45. It was the first firearm I ever owned and has been my constant companion in the very turbulent (personally) years since I acquired it. I feel so naked when I don't feel its weight at my side...
herohog
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I gave away one of my treasured guns. It was grandad's .22 Stevens 15b (no serial number). I gave it to my nephew for his son.
Magnuumpwr
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Here is my most prized gun. It is a little kitty cat with very long claws.
That is sweet !!Magnuumpwr
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Sorry about that H2Oman, it is a Cobb BA50 (prior to Bushmaster buy out) with a 22" barrel and a very good compensator. It has 3) 10 rd mags and an IOR Valdada 6-24X50mm scope with a 35mm tube. It is housed in a Starlight case that I customized for this rifle and components. It is loud as heck, but recoil is less than my winchester 1300 20 ga shotgun shooting 2 3/4", low brass upland game and bird shot.
Full Clip
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I got my grandfather's S&W .38 Special snubbie that he'd carried for some 25 years as an FBI agent... and his sportered M1917 that he'd bought from the War Department in 1948 for $5.
Both are priceless to me.
Both are priceless to me.
KiltedClaymore
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nice shoes too
I have more than one favorite. Let's see, the Franchi O/U, the custom Win 52C benchrest rifle, the 4" S&W Model 19, the Rem 700, .22-250 that's won more turkeys than I can remember, the Rem 504 that puts 'em all in the same hole, the very accurate 700BDL SS .270 Win in an HS Precision stock, then there's..., and then... Sorry, can't choose just one.
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Grandfather's Sringfield 1903-A3, made in 1943 at Remingtong Arms, its all matching, hardly shot, 95% condition and was carried (well kept in his truck) by grand-dad as he was a supply Sgt with Patton's Army in Europe. He never fired it in anger and just used it to win booze money with impromptu shooting matches with other GI's.
The first time I shot it, I hammered a bowling pin at 100 yards with almost no effort. That rifle is a riflemans rifle. I love it. Its literally an extension of my will to put a bullet where I want it to go...very empowering and exhilirating all at once. And it was grand-dads WWII rifle
The first time I shot it, I hammered a bowling pin at 100 yards with almost no effort. That rifle is a riflemans rifle. I love it. Its literally an extension of my will to put a bullet where I want it to go...very empowering and exhilirating all at once. And it was grand-dads WWII rifle
AnaxImperator
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Mine is the SLR-95 that I inherited from my Father-in-Law when he passed away. I hang out with it on my couch, and have it slung on my back while cookin' burgers.
It may not be old, uncommon, expensive, or high-tech, but Jim really wanted me to have it.... and if I hadn't gotten the rifle when I did, my Mother-in-Law would've just sold it for $100-$200.... as she did with the rest of his stuff (like a Craftsman roll-away filled with Craftsman & Snap-On tools.... for $100).
It may not be old, uncommon, expensive, or high-tech, but Jim really wanted me to have it.... and if I hadn't gotten the rifle when I did, my Mother-in-Law would've just sold it for $100-$200.... as she did with the rest of his stuff (like a Craftsman roll-away filled with Craftsman & Snap-On tools.... for $100).
280shooter
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my great aunts 1948 94, 30wcf,
My first Deer gun,back in 1974,
My first Deer gun,back in 1974,
AviatorDave
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Hmmm. Tough call. It's either this one:
Or this one, which I built myself from an HK93 and a HK53 kit (and still haven't finished because I haven't found someone that can engrave the 53 into the mag well yet):
And I do have one with some sentimental value - it's a little Browning .22 rifle that breaks down in the middle. Someone gave it unfired to my grandfather back in the 60s or 70s, and he gave it to me a few years before he died. It is and always will be my only unfired firearm.
Or this one, which I built myself from an HK93 and a HK53 kit (and still haven't finished because I haven't found someone that can engrave the 53 into the mag well yet):
And I do have one with some sentimental value - it's a little Browning .22 rifle that breaks down in the middle. Someone gave it unfired to my grandfather back in the 60s or 70s, and he gave it to me a few years before he died. It is and always will be my only unfired firearm.
KiltedClaymore
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*drools*
...its just not fair....
...its just not fair....
1858remington
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Mine is this Original Civil War Colt.
Its a .31 caliber Colt pocket.
The serial # puts it as having been made in 1860.
Its a 6 shot, the 5 shot seems to be more common.
This one was found by a gentleman who was reinsulating the attic of a civil war erra house in Pennsylvania. The gun was up in the rafters.
Its hammer spring had to be replaced, but other than that its all original.
A gun dealer, who knew my affinity for the old made me a bet. He lost, and I got the gun for a song.
Its a .31 caliber Colt pocket.
The serial # puts it as having been made in 1860.
Its a 6 shot, the 5 shot seems to be more common.
This one was found by a gentleman who was reinsulating the attic of a civil war erra house in Pennsylvania. The gun was up in the rafters.
Its hammer spring had to be replaced, but other than that its all original.
A gun dealer, who knew my affinity for the old made me a bet. He lost, and I got the gun for a song.
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