What is the most all around Practical firearm you have?

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From the great all around 30-06 rifle that is in the gun cabinet, the 12 gauge shotgun to the 22 long rifle. From the caliber you grew up with and the caliber that you might might want to pass along to your son. What to you is the most practical firearm do you have, that does the all around job. Whether it's killing feral dogs off of the pastures and keeping them off of the livestock or what have you. Defending the home. Hunting whatever in your neck of the woods. What is the most all around Practical firearm you have?
 
Since the practical firearm is the one you have with you; then it is the Glock 17 for me. One way or another I will use it or use it to get to other tools I need.
 
The famous 30-06 for me in one form or another. I bought my first one at 17. I have 2 M1 garands now and they are beauties. 1 is Tiger Striped. Those are most practical. The second most practical is my remington 597 22lr shoots accurate and on a dime. Does what it calls for, pulls it's weight.:neener:
 
Well, I'd be hard-pressed to choose. But I'd say my Walther P22. It's the most practical because I can shoot it all day and it'll only run me $20 for a thousand rounds.

I have yet to use any of my firearms for anything other than target shooting/plinking, so the P22 is it.
 
Tough to say, because I could make a case for several, for different reasons. Since I am limited to one firearm. One of my 12 gauge pump shotguns. Good for defense, and target shooting, great at feeding myself fowl, and loaded with slugs, would put bigger game in the freezer if needed. ADDED: Any serious observer knows, the "shotgun" was the one that tamed, and "Won the West"!
 
I'm thinking about getting A H+R survivor in 308 for a good truck/hunting rig,any body got one or knows any body that has one and what you think about it,i.e. accuracy ect.
 
The most practical one I have is my 20" smooth bore Remington 1100 12ga. It will either kill or scare the hell out of anything that I'll ever need to point it at.

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NEF 20 gauge Youth model single shot shotgun .
Fixed modified choked barrel.

This one or ones just like it have introduced new shooters to shotguns.
Used to fell deer (shoots really tight slug groups!) felled geese, ducks doves , small game, defended homes and business, is PC, affordable and fits a LOT of skill level from kids to much older persons, totes easy and historically proven.

:)
 
Most Practical would probably be my M44. Maybe my M91/59 once I put a red dot on it. (It helps that I actually have a few working stripper clips.)
 
SKS for me, it's reliable, cheap to shoot, and in a pinch, will stop about anything i would need it to. it's the jeep CJ of rifles :)
 
I live in the city, so really the only practical use I have for firearms is self defense.

So my Kahr MK9, and when it gets back from Steyr for repair my Steyr S40 are moy most practical guns.
 
like others have stated the shotgun is the gun that has the most practical use. So with that said I would say that my Mossberg 500 is my most practical. Great for home defense. Fun for shooting clays. Can target shoot with slugs (although your shoulder may not enjoy that for too long). Also I can use it for deer hunting, duck hunting, and small game.

My favorite gun is my Remington in 30-06 but in practical terms the Mossy beats it.
 
Winchester 94 carbine.

A good pre-64 example with decent receiver sight, sling, and its ready to go.

A little light for grizzlies, but can make meat, large or small, and repel boarders rather well.
 
Since I live in a really boonie area , I guess its my WSAR-10 . Its my deer rifle , SHTF weapon and the one I keep at hand to at night beside my bed . Its also a hoot to shoot ;)
 
Really tough call but if it came right down to it I would have to say my
Remington 870 Marine Magnum. It was a close decision versus my Smith and Wesson 681PC but the Remmy wins out for may reasons.

-Ammo ranging from the lightest birdshot to the heaviest buck.
-Slugs if necessary.
-Flares if necessary.
-Can be loaded with ammo that can kill pretty much anything on this continent.
-Great SD/HD weapon.
-Can get some kind of ammo anywhere.
-Stone reliable.
-Weather/abuse resistent.
-Fast on target, easy for me to shoot.
-Lots of accessories should I want to mount them.
-Its a 12 bore.......do the math. :D
 
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(1) Most practical: Ancient, ancient, ancient Mossy 500 with three barrels --30" full choke, 26" with adjustable choke, and rifled slug barrel. Also has a sling I attached thirty years ago, M/L.

I rarely actually use it anymore because of the recoil but for all around "Practical," can't be beat. I figure any situation where I needed any of its manifold functions, I'd probably only be shooting two or three shots, so recoil would not be much of a problem.

I'm sure it saved my life once while I was just "prowling" up near Nederland CO when a pack of about six sorta-feral dogs decided I was intruding on their terrain, came whooping and barking up the hill at me. They meant business, scared the crap out of me.:eek:

I dropped two of them at 25-35 yards with two 3" loads of lead BBs out of the 26" barrel set to full choke and the rest ran back down the hill. No rabies tags, no collars, no bandanas. I suspect they were owned by someone who lived in one of the old mining shacks, but who let them roam free --which is illegal.

(I'm wanting to try out some of those Aguila shorty shells in it. Seem to feed OK, but haven't fired any yet.)

(2) Next most practical (don't laugh): my M1 Carbine. Light, handy, accurate, easy/cheap/fast to shoot, negligible recoil, can take a deer in extreme circumstances. Only legal for deer in some states (Florida, Louisiana?) but in extremes, who cares?

(3) Three-fifty-seven Ruger Security-six with 4" barrel and adjustable sights. Powerful, accurate (if you take great care with that short sighting radius), pointable with the Pachmayr grips, cheap to practice with. Roamed the mountains many an up-and-down mile with that one, but I don't use it for concealed carry since autos are easier to hide.

The rest are just plain fun. Hey, that's practical, too!
 
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