What is the most cherished gun in you collection
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gunnysgal153
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Kimber Custom Raptor II .45 ACP
Steve CT
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My first gun, 1977 Dan Wesson 15-2 6"
My son has it now, I have several others, and he knows that it stays in the family.
Not exactly in my collection
My son has it now, I have several others, and he knows that it stays in the family.
Not exactly in my collection
brokenolmarine
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There are three out of all of them.
1. The first is the most important. It's a Colt Diamondback .22 I bought paired with a Colt Python when I reenlisted in the Corps the Second time. It's still around although the Python is long gone. All the kids have learned to shoot with that accurate little .22 and the trigger is as smooth as oil on glass. You'd think it has had a trigger job by a pro, but no.. just had about 20,000 rounds fired thru it since the gun was purchased in the early 80s. It will go to my oldest daughter, the only thing she has asked for other than my Marine Signet Ring.
2. The second is my Model 64 .38. Was issued to me in the Academy. I qualified with that gun and carried it thru Law Enforcement Firearms Instructor School at Quantico. I shot the gun in PPC matches for Service Revolver and won more than I lost. I carried it on duty for years, until my package to transition the department to Glocks was accepted. I was allowed to buy the gun and it is still one of my favorite shooters.
3. The third on the list if my Glock 22 40 cal, the gun that was issued to me to replace the model 64. I carried that gun for most of the the rest of my patrol duties, I bought it just before I left the department and we upgraded to the Model 23s. We spent a lot of time in the car together on evening and midnights, and I shot it in the Glock matches and used it when teaching on the range... It won't be going anywhere.
1. The first is the most important. It's a Colt Diamondback .22 I bought paired with a Colt Python when I reenlisted in the Corps the Second time. It's still around although the Python is long gone. All the kids have learned to shoot with that accurate little .22 and the trigger is as smooth as oil on glass. You'd think it has had a trigger job by a pro, but no.. just had about 20,000 rounds fired thru it since the gun was purchased in the early 80s. It will go to my oldest daughter, the only thing she has asked for other than my Marine Signet Ring.
2. The second is my Model 64 .38. Was issued to me in the Academy. I qualified with that gun and carried it thru Law Enforcement Firearms Instructor School at Quantico. I shot the gun in PPC matches for Service Revolver and won more than I lost. I carried it on duty for years, until my package to transition the department to Glocks was accepted. I was allowed to buy the gun and it is still one of my favorite shooters.
3. The third on the list if my Glock 22 40 cal, the gun that was issued to me to replace the model 64. I carried that gun for most of the the rest of my patrol duties, I bought it just before I left the department and we upgraded to the Model 23s. We spent a lot of time in the car together on evening and midnights, and I shot it in the Glock matches and used it when teaching on the range... It won't be going anywhere.
Lycidas Janwor
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I would love to see a picture of this gun!
Stomping bear
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My first swede Mauser. Has never failed to make meat. Wouldn't trade it for anything
hot chili powder
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Most favorite gun....easy???
Gotta be my Lefty Kimber 22LR......or my CZ 9mm Duty......or my 44mag Ruger Redhawk......or my Ruger MK 2 22LR auto, well I must admit whatever I'm shooting IS my favorite.
Gotta be my Lefty Kimber 22LR......or my CZ 9mm Duty......or my 44mag Ruger Redhawk......or my Ruger MK 2 22LR auto, well I must admit whatever I'm shooting IS my favorite.
sauer1911
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S&W Model 66 Stainless Steel 4" Revolver in .357 magnum.
Got it in the 80's from a guy in Texas, $200
sweet
be safe
Got it in the 80's from a guy in Texas, $200
sweet
be safe
greywolf444
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A Ugarethaca .410 sxs I got for good grades about 40 years ago. Killed most everything with it. Took forever to 'inherit' it. Took so long to get it that my kids missed out on using it. Maybe the grandkids will get a chance. It can live in my safe until I'm gone. It would be the last one to go if it comes to that. Its not the value of a gun in dollars ,but, the ' value' in memories of a gun that counts.
morcey2
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1903 sporter that was originally my grandfather's. It was supposed to have a weaver K4 on it, but someone decided that wasn't good enough sometime between my grandfather's death and the gun making it to me. It was replaced by a cheap BSA 3-9x40 that wouldn't hold a zero to save its (or my) life. It's now wearing a Bushnell 3200 Elite, but I'd love to have that old K4 back on it. It just fits. We used to hit jackrabbits at 300 yards with it with boring regularity.
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B!ngoFuelUSN
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My H&K P7M13. First handgun and quite a piece of breakthrough (late 1970's/early 1980's) German engineering. It doesn't see a lot of sunlight any more, but it makes it to the range every now and then.
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Ignition Override
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WW2 (German) Sauer 38H handgun, having both the safety and decocker. Blind, extreme luck led to its acquisition. In the zipped pocket of a running warm-up outfit it never tries to leave the holster when running.
And it's my only war liberation souvenir.
My M-1 Garands are excellent candidates, but carrying them 'concealed' requires a very large, suspicious container.
And it's my only war liberation souvenir.
My M-1 Garands are excellent candidates, but carrying them 'concealed' requires a very large, suspicious container.
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That would by my early 1990s Remington Model Seven in .308. It was the first deer rifle I purchased personally. It sits in an H.S. Precision sporter stock and wears a Leupold Vari-X II 2-7x33. It's been my go-to deer rifle for years, even though I have other rifles that would do the job. Already took a six-point and a button buck with it this season.
Handgun would be my S&W 4013, which was the first defensive handgun I every purchased. Had it slicked up by Tarnhelm Arms while attending my first LFI course. Again, although I have other guns I carry regularly, not likely to part with the 4013.
Handgun would be my S&W 4013, which was the first defensive handgun I every purchased. Had it slicked up by Tarnhelm Arms while attending my first LFI course. Again, although I have other guns I carry regularly, not likely to part with the 4013.
7thCavScout
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My 1944 Ithaca 1911A1 that my late uncle left me. I love that gun but Id rather have my uncle back.
Legionnaire
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Nice, poolie, and welcome to THR. My Dad wasn't a shooter, so nothing to inherit from him. That's a nice Browning.
CajunBass
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None of them really. They're just things, made to be bought, sold and traded. I don't have any I won't sell
bobg67
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I have three that will never go. A Winchester model 12 shotgun and a Remington model 12 22. Only two guns my deceased father owned. Third would be a Winchester model 69 22. Worked one summer many years ago hoeing strawberries till the blood run off the end of my fingers to earn the money for that one. $49 with a 4 power weaver scope.
MacTech
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For me, it'd be three guns, and I'm looking for a good replacement #4...
1; Ithaca Model 49 .22LR single shot lever action
It's a model with blond wood, and still in decent shape, it was the gun Dad taught me to shoot on, he kept it in his gun cabinet, and whenever I wanted to shoot, we'd go shoot it, a lot of fond memories with this one.
When my nephew, Logan, wanted to learn to shoot, there was only one logical choice, that old Ithaca came back out to teach another shooter, but this time it was I who was the teacher, dad was suffering from tremors, and had put his shooting days behind him , the tremors were misdiagnosed as Parkinson's, but they were actually a symptom of chronic Lyme....
A few months before Dad really went downhill, we discussed the matter, and agreed that Logan should inheret the 49, so we passed it on to him, he cherishes it and treats it with amazing respect and care, he knows the heritage and meaning of this humble rifle...
2; Marlin Model 25 .22 bolt action
This was the first gun I ever owned, a birthday gift for my 16th birthday, I stupidly sold it a while ago, and have been looking for a good condition replacement ever since, I will find one, and restore the gap in my collection
3; Parker VH 12 gauge SxS, 2.5" chamber, Vulcan steel, refinished case hardening, and the splinter fore-end
A true family heirloom, in our family for four generations, still shoots as smoothly as when it was made, locks up tight, a gorgeous gun loaded with family history
And my true favorite...
4; Ruger Single Six 6.5" barrel, blued new model
Dad's only handgun, he used it to dispatch critters in the Havahart trap with the .22 Mag cylinder fitted, to him, it was a tool, nothing more, I, however, was fascinated with it as a child and teen, I always longed to shoot it, but every time I asked, Dad said no, he never told me why, and I'll never know, as he passed last spring from his battle with Lyme, but he did pass the gun to me before he went truly downhill, but you know what, I'd trade this gun back just to have him back with us again...
Since that's not possible, I truly cherish this gun as a true memento of Dad, practical, logical, and stoic, I would just give anything to be able to shoot it with him one last time, to get together and bounce some cans around, something we never got to do with him and this gun when I was growing up
1; Ithaca Model 49 .22LR single shot lever action
It's a model with blond wood, and still in decent shape, it was the gun Dad taught me to shoot on, he kept it in his gun cabinet, and whenever I wanted to shoot, we'd go shoot it, a lot of fond memories with this one.
When my nephew, Logan, wanted to learn to shoot, there was only one logical choice, that old Ithaca came back out to teach another shooter, but this time it was I who was the teacher, dad was suffering from tremors, and had put his shooting days behind him
, the tremors were misdiagnosed as Parkinson's, but they were actually a symptom of chronic Lyme....A few months before Dad really went downhill, we discussed the matter, and agreed that Logan should inheret the 49, so we passed it on to him, he cherishes it and treats it with amazing respect and care, he knows the heritage and meaning of this humble rifle...
2; Marlin Model 25 .22 bolt action
This was the first gun I ever owned, a birthday gift for my 16th birthday, I stupidly sold it a while ago, and have been looking for a good condition replacement ever since, I will find one, and restore the gap in my collection
3; Parker VH 12 gauge SxS, 2.5" chamber, Vulcan steel, refinished case hardening, and the splinter fore-end
A true family heirloom, in our family for four generations, still shoots as smoothly as when it was made, locks up tight, a gorgeous gun loaded with family history
And my true favorite...
4; Ruger Single Six 6.5" barrel, blued new model
Dad's only handgun, he used it to dispatch critters in the Havahart trap with the .22 Mag cylinder fitted, to him, it was a tool, nothing more, I, however, was fascinated with it as a child and teen, I always longed to shoot it, but every time I asked, Dad said no, he never told me why, and I'll never know, as he passed last spring from his battle with Lyme, but he did pass the gun to me before he went truly downhill, but you know what, I'd trade this gun back just to have him back with us again...
Since that's not possible, I truly cherish this gun as a true memento of Dad, practical, logical, and stoic, I would just give anything to be able to shoot it with him one last time, to get together and bounce some cans around, something we never got to do with him and this gun when I was growing up
Capybara
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Really?
You would all laugh, but my most cherished gun is a 1978 Kmart Brazilain made no name single shot 20 ga shotgun. I have used it for decades, have hunted and shot lots of clays with it. My son used it yesterday when we went trap shooting. What is special about this gun is that it was my first real gun that I bought myself for my 18th birthday, thirty three years ago. My parents never bought me or let me buy my own gun so once I became an adult, the same day, I bought my first gun. It has been ultra reliable, accurate, rugged and was a great value, I paid $59.00 for it new all of those years ago. I would never sell it although I may give it to one of my kids for their kids someday.
You would all laugh, but my most cherished gun is a 1978 Kmart Brazilain made no name single shot 20 ga shotgun. I have used it for decades, have hunted and shot lots of clays with it. My son used it yesterday when we went trap shooting. What is special about this gun is that it was my first real gun that I bought myself for my 18th birthday, thirty three years ago. My parents never bought me or let me buy my own gun so once I became an adult, the same day, I bought my first gun. It has been ultra reliable, accurate, rugged and was a great value, I paid $59.00 for it new all of those years ago. I would never sell it although I may give it to one of my kids for their kids someday.
bushmaster1313
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The one I take out to shoot with my kids.
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