What is the most cherished gun in you collection

[Rembrandt]

Cherished gun?....maybe more than I should have. The one with the fondest memory is a personalized autographed rifle signed by the hand of "Moses" (Chuck Heston). Had the privilege to work with him on some events while he was President of the NRA.

 

[cgrutt]

That is a beautiful shottie. My dad was never much into guns but his father was. I was about 8 when he passed and I think the guns landed with other family members. Cherish it and pass it to your boy so he can do the same. Thanks for posting.

Edit this was out to Chuck R. What am I doing wrong with quoted reply? Still new to this forum and feeling my way around. Sorry for the distraction.

 

[Resist Evil]

My most cherished firearm is the Volkmann Combatant Carry for which my wife and I scrimped and saved for a year. It is a finely crafted piece of equipment that makes me happy to own, carry, and shoot. I won't sell it to keep us from eating dog food in a few years, but I will draw the line at cat food though.

 

[bikerdoc]

The dept let me buy my ruger police service six when I retired.
I also have my grandpa's NEF revolver

 

[Tinpig]

My three Browning-designed pistols.


Tinpig

 

[Nom de Forum]

My three Browning-designed pistols.


Tinpig

They are beautiful but I hate to tell you that the one in the middle is a Browning but was not really designed by Mr. Browning.

 

[barnbwt]

That's pretty good, Rembrandt;

And he led his people forth from disarmed servitude with a cry of "From my cold, dead hands!" And it was good.

My most cherished firearm is now my newest. I took delivery today of The Gun. The first gun I ever wanted, and which I was all but certain I'd missed my chance at in this or any future lifetime (after all, they're not getting any cheaper, and I doubt I'll come back a millionaire any time soon ). The one, the only, the unicorn --Mateba Unica 6 Autorevolver, in 357 magnum, with a 4" barrel. Blue-black steel and walnut.

There will be other guns, make no mistake, but this one was the device that started my fascination with firearm mechanicals, and convinced me that technology can be art, even in something that spits lead.

Everything from the grips, to the slide rails, to the exterior, to the mechanicals are smooth, polished perfection, with one odd but endearing exception; the extractor rod is a plain, unknurled cylinder, and extremely gritty to actuate. I almost wonder if it was done intentionally to emphasize the otherwise very high build quality

TCB

 

[barnbwt]

Is it me, or are people larger than in 1903?

"I hate to tell you..."
Aw, c'mon. Browning helped Saive, at the very least. He simply croaked before the changes required to start winning contracts were incorporated.

TCB

 

[splattergun]

When I buy something like a car, a radio, a camera, or even a gun, I tend to hold on to it and use it until it's too far gone to repair. I try to choose these items so that I can get every penny's worth out of them.
I do not have any special or sentimental guns, and I have sold only 2, both because they turned out to be junk (I couldn't use them to get the value from them). I have given a couple guns, cameras and cars away, but they generally are not for sale, because they're 'mine'.

At one time, I did have a beautiful 1938 Winchester 94 30/30 that my x- father in law gave me, and I would have included that one on y'all's list here, but when I divorced his daughter, he wanted it back. Oh well... So much for sentiment.

 

[huntsman]

It's a toss up between a Winchester md 63 and a second series Colt Matchtarget, I inherited both from Dad and have hunted and shot both for 40 years plus.

 

[Reconinforce]

1911, classic

 

[22250Rem]

Can't decide which one would get the title of "most cherished" but it would have to be one of the inherited ones. Like my late father's old Model 67 Winchester .22 bolt gun thats been in the family since the latter 1930's or his old Iver Johnson Champion 16 ga. that he got brand new about 1940 or '41 and I had restored in 1978. Then there's the old Stevens 820B 12 ga. pump that belonged to an older cousin who we lost in a 1962 car accident and the gun sat in my uncle's closet until 1997 when he gave it to me because he was gonna sell his house and move into assisted living. He also gave me my favorite woods rifle; a Marlin 30AS .30-30 lever gun he bought new circa 1991 when he was 72! It had less than 20 rounds through it when he gave it to me. When he passed in 2001 I got the German Luger he brought home from Germany in 1945. I've got lots of other guns but the family history ones are what I consider the heirlooms and thus the most cherished.

 

[Nom de Forum]

Is it me, or are people larger than in 1903?

"I hate to tell you..."
Aw, c'mon. Browning helped Saive, at the very least. He simply croaked before the changes required to start winning contracts were incorporated.

TCB

O.K. I'll go along with that. I guess some people would consider it one of those "Is the glass half full or half empty?" type of things.

 

[highlander 5]

Sharps Buffalo Rifle 1874 in 45/70 with a RHO 6 power period piece telescopic sight.

 

[61Woody]

I would have to say my no dash 586 I bought one new in 85 then sold it years later in an act of stupidity (when S&W sold out to a British company) Picked up a used one built in 83 that looks almost new and shoots like a dream.

 

[slumlord44]

The Browning A5 Light 20 that my dad bought new in 1960. It was his pride and joy. I have actually used it a lot more than he ever did. Great gun. Good dad.

 

[Cross hairs]

No long family connections to my most sentimental gun but it was the first one my wife bought for me two years ago for Christmas.

1942 all matching russian svt-40. Probably one of the least expensive guns I own but the fact that she bought it for me and remembered I wanted it means it will never leave.

Plus I love 54r

 

[tubeshooter]

That's a tough one. I like a lot of them very much for various reasons...

Overall I guess it would be my .357 rifle. It is in demand and would be very hard to replace with another exact specimen. Plus it was a grail gun for me that took about 15 years to get a hold of. The rare nature of the gun was just a bonus; I would have been perfectly happy with most any .357 lever that worked properly.


There are others, though. A couple I have inherited. My first handgun I ever bought. A few that I had to look high and low for. Truth be told - if I still have it, it's because it works well and I like it pretty good. They're not all exactly "cherished"... but let's just say I have precious few "beater" guns in my collection.

 

[chris in va]

I'd have to say my M1 Garand and CZ 527 in x39. My CX4 carbine gets the most use though.

 

[ColtPythonElite]

6" polished Colt King Cobra. It is the first handgun I bought and the one I have shot the most...I have been at the range with it twice this week so far and have plans to go again in the morning.

 

[Hardtarget]

In 1968 my grandfather gave me his Rem. mod. 510. He said i should keep it 'till he asked for it. He died in 1970...never did ask for it.
My dad gave me a Win. '94 in .30-30. Got my first deer with it.

Those would be last to go.

However, I will , in the not too distant future, give up all of them. I'll be handing all of them to my sons and grandson. Its about time.

Mark

 

[Jack Package]

1942 all matching russian svt-40


Even the magazine0_0

 

[bannockburn]

I have several most cherished guns:

1) Colt Combat Commander worked on by Colt's Custom Shop.
2) Ruger 10/22; first rifle I ever owned.
3) My Dad's .22 single shot rifle.
4) Colt AR15.
5) Ruger Mk.II .22 5 1/2" bull barrel.

 

[Sean Edmunds]

Smith and Wesson 696-1. It's a 44 Special for one thing. You hardly ever see them for sale and mine won't be either. I just like that gun.

 

[Thermactor]

No long family connections to my most sentimental gun but it was the first one my wife bought for me two years ago for Christmas.

1942 all matching russian svt-40. Probably one of the least expensive guns I own but the fact that she bought it for me and remembered I wanted it means it will never leave.

Plus I love 54r

Yeah, that SVT-40 wouldn't be an inexpensive gun in the States...
One for sale on GunBroker, buy it now for the low price of $1495.