Your "go to gun."

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I love every gun I own or I wouldn't own um. I have a Remington 514 .22 single shot that was my first gun 67 years ago that I'll never part with and a 16 gauge Model 12 Winchester my Uncle gave to me over 40 years ago while he was still living that is very dear to me. I guess this 1911 is as close to a "go to gun" as I have. Next year it will be 100 years old. It is still a solid old warrior with a great trigger. The circumstances by which it came to me make it also very dear.

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dh1633pm said:
I am not going to be buried with a firearm. After the life leaves my body, I no longer have need of any firearm. Now, if life is like the Egyptian's where you need things in the afterlife, I will take my good ol M39 and a nice collection of ammo. The ferryman will think twice about denying me a trip across.
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The M39s make the normal Russian Mosin look like a pile of trash. The M39s are phenomenal rifles.
 
I'm not planning on being buried with my weapons. It seems rather Viking for my tastes. While I live I suppose I will continue to trust the .38 snub and the 12 gauge riot gun. One is for when I don't want my armed status to make any statement. The other is for when I most definitely do.
 
No firearms needed in the Kingdom of the King of kings, Lord of lords, and Prince of Peace.

However, I guess that the "go to gun" strangely enough, is the one that I retrieved from the gun safe on 9/11/2001, my 1956 vintage M1 Garand. That day, not knowing what was coming I made sure it was clean and ready to go with plenty of ammo. Doesn't make sense, since an AR with battle load of ammo along with a hi-cap pistol would have been more realistic, but there was a comfort in holding blued steel and walnut.
 
entropy said:
I won't be buried with a gun. I intend there to be a sword in my right hand and an axe in my left as they push the boat out and dip the arrow tips in the fire.......

The guns go to my kids and my friends.
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I love it. I said something similar (or meant it) but I don't think the op actually wants to be buried with a gun. Turn of phrase I suppose. If I treasured a gun so much to write it in my will to be buried with me, it'd have to be my Grandfathers great model 8. But that surely isn't my "go to gun". My "go to gun" has to do with the mood I'm in. Or the loads I want to fire. Or the people I'm practicing with. Or the animal I'm after. Again I do get (I think) what the op means, but my "go to gun" varies on a daily basis.
 
My go-to gun of any and all firearm types for fun and serious work would have to be the CZ 527M/CSR in 7.62x39mm. Works right all the time, handles anything close or as far as my bad eyes can see. Most people would say, why a bolt action rifle? Why not? Its good for hunting, camping, traveling, plinking, being light weight, reliable, durable, accurate and looks great. ;) Sidearms vary, right now that "go-to" is the CZ SP-01 Phantom, Cajunized. :D

 
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entropy

The same here; I have always wanted a Viking's funeral ever since I saw the movie "The Vikings" when I was a kid. They can put my favorite knife and hatchet with me but no guns. That would be an unforgettable waste of a fine shooting iron.
 
The last two years I have played with different rifles but if I had to grab one for an all-purpose it would be my old Savage 10 Sierra. It weights about 6 1/4 lbs without the scope, wears a Vari-X II 2X7 and is chambered for 300 WSM. It is amazingly accurate, even without the accu-trigger. It won't go to the grave with me though. It will go to someone in the family who will use it. It would be a shame to let a deer killing machine like this to go to waste.
 
My .380 Russian Makarov. Extremely reliable and easy to conceal.

The Romanian SAR-1 'AK', possibly the Hungarian AMD-65 derivative, by TGI. Extemely reliable, easy to Conceal in the Car.
 
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My current favorite gun is probably my SIG P938. It always impresses me at the range, I can shoot it almost as accurately as many of my full sized handguns. But I'm only 34 so it's likely that handgun will be replaced by another for CC someday.

So, as far as "never depart with" guns, I have to throw out any I inherited from family because those are obviously never going away. My all time favorite gun that's belonged solely to me is probably my 870 12 gauge. It's just a simple Express model, but it was my first firearm. I got it at 16 when I asked my parents for a shotgun instead of getting a class ring. I couldn't begin to estimate how many thousands of rounds I've put through it, the action is worn smoother than any other pump I've held. It's killed hundreds of doves, starlings, pigeons, and squirrels, several rabbits, and a dozen or so deer with the smoothbore slug barrel it came with. I don't shoot it that often anymore since I have much nicer shotguns, but that's probably my only gun that wasn't inherited that I couldn't ever part with.
 
dh1633pm said:
I am not going to be buried with a firearm. After the life leaves my body, I no longer have need of any firearm ...
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This. Any firearms I still own when the Lord takes me home will go to my family; any they don't want will go to whatever gun club I am a member of at that time.

But in the spirit of the OP's question, my "go to" hunting rifle is a Remington Model 7 in .308 and my "last to part with" handgun is a 4-inch Ruger GP100.
 
Fiv3r said:
That's a tough question. "Go-to" can mean so many things. Is it the strongest and most versatile in the collection? (GP100). Is it the most reliable TEOTWAWKI tag-along? (Glock 19). My most accurate gun (Oddly enough, a Armscor Citadel)?

It would probably be the gun that maybe isn't perfect in all of those situations but covers them enough to win the day. Beretta 92fs. Extremely robust when treated with the most modest of common sense care, more reliable than my Glock (but the Glock has only had a single issue. Still 1 is greater than zero), and while not as out of the holster accurate as my SA 1911, the shots after the fist heavy pull shoot a ragged hole off hand. The distinctive report and recoil of the heavy 92 make it a joy to shoot. The classy Italian curves make it a joy to look at. Holsters abound, magazines are cheap, parts are aplenty.

She's not the most cutting edge weapon, but she has never let me down. Never a hiccup and always puts the bullet where I point. She enjoys sipping fine oil, but a beauty should never have to suffer being parched. That said, mud, dust, and gsr have never tripped her up. Always ferocious, always classy. Gorgeous custom made wood grips and a stainless guide rod are all I've done to her. She's the only gun I've ever named, and Rosa Belladonna would be the last gun I ever parted with.
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When I say "go to" I mean the the gun that you've owned for years and years, used under difficult circumstances (a all week rain in the bush for example) and never failed you.
As far as buried with a gun my good buddy says he's going to put my M70 in my arms, then just before they close the casket he's going to swap it with a
broom stick.
So much for friends:mad:
 
Out of all the guns I own, after I bought my M&P Shield a couple of years ago, it pretty much goes with me everywhere. I have bigger guns and smaller guns, but it just seems to be the one I always carry.
 
My G17 (Gen2) has been mine since I bought it new around 25 years ago. Have shot lots of rounds through it without so much as a hiccup, so it is the one I trust the most. It's also been my dedicated HD weapon for the same time frame.

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jim in Anchorage said:
The one you have absolute faith in and wish to be buried with.
Me 1951 production model 70 Winchester, 30-06.
57 grains 4350, 180 Nosier partition.
It's been like my right arm for decades.
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I have a virtually identical go-to rifle, a Model 70 made in 1939. This rifle has some interesting features. First of all, because the original doll-head safety interfered with a scope, the bolt was replaced by a previous owner with a more modern bolt. Next, it has a clip slot. And finally there is a peep sight snuggled behind the rear scope mount, so if the scope goes haywire, you have a good backup sight.

For carry and self defense, my go-to gun is an M1911, currently a Kimber Custom Classic.
 
Vern Humphrey said:
I have a virtually identical go-to rifle, a Model 70 made in 1939. This rifle has some interesting features. First of all, because the original doll-head safety interfered with a scope, the bolt was replaced by a previous owner with a more modern bolt. Next, it has a clip slot. And finally there is a peep sight snuggled behind the rear scope mount, so if the scope goes haywire, you have a good backup sight.

For carry and self defense, my go-to gun is an M1911, currently a Kimber Custom Classic.
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To bad he replaced the bolt, the safety didn't hit the scope it was just was hard to get at. I have a 1936 m70 a previous owner put a extension on the safety for that reason.
 
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