What is the "ONE" gun you won't let go

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Your Ruger Scout is a good choice. For me, it would have to be a Marlin lever action in 30-30 (though if I did it over again I might go with 35 Rem for a bit more oomph). I like it with a 16.75" barrel and a scout scope. It's very handy to hunt with, take to the range, and in a pinch defend myself. It's range is a bit more limited than the 308 but I just fell in love with this little lever action and I can live with the limitations.
 
Ithaca 49....the first gun I ever fired! I had my 6-year-old daughter firing it for the first time this past summer.
 
My granpas remington score master .22 and his 16 gage remington shotgun, he left them to me.
My glock 27 will never go either as its the first gun I ever bought for myself.
 
My Colt King Cobra, I did have to make that choice a few years ago... money problems. Sold everything else and kept the KC, I love it and it can do anything I need to do.
 
The Stevens model 59A that my Grandpa taught me to shoot with. .410 might not be the best for everything, but it can hold it's own for everything I need it to. There are a couple that I stand to get from dad that will never leave either.
 
The "One Gun I won't let go" would have to be my Colt Combat Commander. This customized gun is like having two guns rolled into one: ultra reliable to use as a CCW and incredibly accurate as a Gold Cup.
 
Probably my Ruger Mark II with the Volquartsen package. With decent ammo and a bit of cleaning, it's super reliable and unbelievably accurate. It's well constructed and with the upgrades looks so exotic that it never fails to draw compliments at the range.
After paying $475 for it gently used (owner didn't do as much rimfire competitive shooting as he thought he would), I doubt I'll find its like at anywhere near that price.
 
There is only one gun that can be used for HD, big game hunting, birds and squirels... My pump gun.

If I could keep two, I would also hold onto my 22 revolver

The rest are just toys.
 
I always seem to find something new that I want and usually trade something off or sell something to help fund the new gun. I had a glock 19c that I was in love with then ran across a S&W M&P Spec ops 9mm that replaced the 19c. Now my M&P goes with me everywhere.
 
My sporterized Springfield 1903 .30-06 that my grandpa gave me and my Mossberg 500 that my dad gave me for my 12th birthday. Although I'd have a hard time getting rid of any gun I loved...
 
While I have nicer, more expensive and coveted guns and I have far rarer weapons, if I had to give them all up, I would keep my Saiga 12. People regularly denegrate the weapon, talking about how ugly it is or how shotguns should be finely made masterpieces or how it's not as accurate as a finely tuned 'bangy wangy', I have never had more fun with a weapon than I have with the Saiga 12. I did all the gunsmithing myself and it was the first weapon I can say I did gunsmithing on. I took a sporterized mediocre weapon and, with my own hands, I turned it into a finely tuned machine.

I would sell my Garand and my SCAR long before my Saiga 12. I would abandon my CZ-75 and my Sig P220 before I left my Saiga 12 behind. Of all my cherished weapons, it means the most to me.
 
Roan said:
While I have nicer, more expensive and coveted guns and I have far rarer weapons, if I had to give them all up, I would keep my Saiga 12. People regularly denegrate the weapon, talking about how ugly it is or how shotguns should be finely made masterpieces or how it's not as accurate as a finely tuned 'bangy wangy', I have never had more fun with a weapon than I have with the Saiga 12. I did all the gunsmithing myself and it was the first weapon I can say I did gunsmithing on. I took a sporterized mediocre weapon and, with my own hands, I turned it into a finely tuned machine.

I would sell my Garand and my SCAR long before my Saiga 12. I would abandon my CZ-75 and my Sig P220 before I left my Saiga 12 behind. Of all my cherished weapons, it means the most to me.
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I love that answer. To me that is what it is all about. Not how rare or valuable it is. What is important is what it means to you
 
First question is: Would the last gun be a handgun, rifle or shotgun?

I would hang on to the handgun. Hard to get a good night's sleep with a shotgun or rifle under the pillow.

Here is the one I would keep--you never know when you need to grab your gun and run:
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I almost said my Sig 226 in .40, but remembered that I recently busted an extractor causing it to be out of service for a month:

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at 50 yards
 
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My Grandpa's Winchester 94, my HK P2000sk, My Colt 6720 and my Arsenal AK74. Oh yeah, and my Glock 21sf, SW MP .40, HK UMP conversion, Ruger 22/45, and Saiga 12. The rest i'd miss but could live without.
 
Pat M said:
Ithaca 49....the first gun I ever fired! I had my 6-year-old daughter firing it for the first time this past summer.
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Pat,
My father bought me one of those when I was 7. I still have it! I would gladly give it to someone that had a youngster looking to get them started. Otherwise, I'll always have it.
I have a couple shotguns that were given to me by my father and grandfather, I would be hard pressed to part with either of them.
 
My Colt Anaconda Stainless 6"

Just bought it in December and it seems to follow me every time I go to the range, even if it's when I'm shooting rifles. I added some Hogue wood grips and now can't wait to start reloading and having some real fun.

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-Robb
 
My Sig P226 357 is my latest lover, but my Ruger M77 308 has been with me longest and I see no reason to ever consider replacing her
 
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