I know this is going to be unique for everyone. Recently I inherited some money from a family member who was very pro-gun. I want to take about/up to $2k of it and spend it on something memorable. I’ve already got all my basic uses covered currently, with mostly basic mass produced firearms. So this is just to be a “cool” gun. I have all of the firearms that have sentimental value with him. So the goal here is to pick up something I don’t really need but will be cool to use, cool to show others, and hopefully something my kids will find cool to show when I’m gone. I’ve got a handful of ideas but interested to hear what others think.
Your ideal tribute firearm
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Python, new or old.
You could get a new one for around $1500 and spend another $500 on engraving.
A basic blued 6" vintage Python will probably run the full 2K and then a bit, with rare variants and factory engraved examples exceeding your budget quite alot though.
Still, doesn't get any cooler than a Python.
You could get a new one for around $1500 and spend another $500 on engraving.
A basic blued 6" vintage Python will probably run the full 2K and then a bit, with rare variants and factory engraved examples exceeding your budget quite alot though.
Still, doesn't get any cooler than a Python.
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That covers a LOT of ground. However, If you don't have an American flintlock long rifle (Pennsylvania/Kentucky rifle), there is hardly any other so historically significant, as well as beautiful, if properly made. There are a number of modern makers (mostly members of the Longrifle Makers Guild) who can produce a very fine specimen - I suggest you look into their work.
A close friend took a class on re-creating the longrifle, then spent a year finishing it - it is a pre-Revolutionary style, after originals by Isaac Haine, with sliding wood patchbox, nice modeling and carving and brass furniture; cal. .54 with 44" swamped barrel. After using it a while, he sold it to me for a price which made it a gift. It shoots very well, indeed, and there is no rifle I value more highly. As an aside, if I had specified any feature in the rifle, I'd have had a 40" barrel, because the longer barrel, though historically correct, makes it slightly more awkward to load, though it holds and shoots well, and the shorter barrel would be equally correct for the period.
Just my take...
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A close friend took a class on re-creating the longrifle, then spent a year finishing it - it is a pre-Revolutionary style, after originals by Isaac Haine, with sliding wood patchbox, nice modeling and carving and brass furniture; cal. .54 with 44" swamped barrel. After using it a while, he sold it to me for a price which made it a gift. It shoots very well, indeed, and there is no rifle I value more highly. As an aside, if I had specified any feature in the rifle, I'd have had a 40" barrel, because the longer barrel, though historically correct, makes it slightly more awkward to load, though it holds and shoots well, and the shorter barrel would be equally correct for the period.
Just my take...
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What were his favorites?
Revolver or semi?
Rifle?
Shotguns?
Python is a great choice.
Ruger #1 in a classic or "special" caliber.
A Colt SA
A Belgian Browning O/U
Henry .45-70
So many possibilities. Think of it as you were buying him a gift.
Revolver or semi?
Rifle?
Shotguns?
Python is a great choice.
Ruger #1 in a classic or "special" caliber.
A Colt SA
A Belgian Browning O/U
Henry .45-70
So many possibilities. Think of it as you were buying him a gift.
Howland937
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Any ideas of any plans the family member may have had for any of those guns that he never got around to completing? Anything he planned or hoped to add to his cache that didn't materialize?
Adding that one would be a great tribute.
Choosing a gun he would have had zero desire to own would be like getting a tribute tattoo of someone who despised tattoos. Unless he really appreciated irony.
benzy2,
What was his favorite gun to shoot? Is there a top tier version of it that he didn't have? Or something he had, but there were historical ones he would have liked to have owned (WWI 1911, WWII Luger,etc)?
What was his favorite gun to shoot? Is there a top tier version of it that he didn't have? Or something he had, but there were historical ones he would have liked to have owned (WWI 1911, WWII Luger,etc)?
If the two of you were in a gun store looking at guns, what one gun would the two of you agree on?
Something modern?
Something old?
^ Borrowed from @Riomouse911
Something powerful?
Or Classic?
Something modern?
Something old?
^ Borrowed from @Riomouse911
Something powerful?
Or Classic?
mokin
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Do you have any guns that used to belong to him?
I ask because I have a couple guns that used to belong to a very pro 2A uncle. I'd like to get a revolver that used to belong to him, a NAA .22 WMR, engraved with some details of his life. I carry it almost daily and think of him when I pick it up.
I ask because I have a couple guns that used to belong to a very pro 2A uncle. I'd like to get a revolver that used to belong to him, a NAA .22 WMR, engraved with some details of his life. I carry it almost daily and think of him when I pick it up.
pick the best sentimental one, and get a new or another one of the same thing. shoot that thing with no concern for wear tear, dings or dents, and keep the sentimental one for once in a blue moon use, or when you want somoene to shoot the real one. your favoriet one or theirs, and the tribue is trying to put enough rounds through it to wear it out. if you accomplish that, get another one.
You think a FR-8 is classic?
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I dunno about "classic" per se, but they are outstanding vintage carbines!
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Nifty idea, but probably not gunna happen on a $2K budget, lol.
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one of those Russian Doubles might be in the $2,000 range
Riomouse911
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A higher-end production 1911 .45 ACP like a Dan Wesson or Colt Gold Cup would be my choice. They shoot well, are iconic American designs in an American favorite caliber and never, ever seem to go out of style.
Let us know what you choose when you pick what you want.
Stay safe.
Let us know what you choose when you pick what you want.
Stay safe.
DustyGmt
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You might have to pull a few more Franklin's out of the ATM but how bout a Les Baer 1911 with a personalized engraving? That's knowing nothing of his or your personal history, preferences, etc...
Or maybe something like a BP Hawken .50 or SAA, Henry Golden Boy, etc...
Or maybe something like a BP Hawken .50 or SAA, Henry Golden Boy, etc...
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for the money! 100% Les Baer
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Not sure if I'm getting this right... OK, you have all the guns HE liked. So that's HIS tribute.
You want something you don’t really need but will be cool to use, cool to show others, and hopefully something my kids will find cool to show when you're gone...
So... is this to be your tribute for them to remember you by?
If so it needs to be something important to you.
Do you have a affinity for a certain action type or make?
Are you even set on rifle or pistol yet?
Kinda hard for us to throw out suggestion out because we'd be saying what WE want... lol.
Given the current political situation, I'd suggest maybe something they may not be able to get in the future. Put some money down on a couple of suppressors, and a trust with the kids manes on it.
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