What is your favorite gun?

30 January 2002, 14:48

<Daethorn>

Ok what is your favorite gun? Now I am talking the 1 that you shoot the best and enjoy shooting the most. For me it would have to be my old Savage .243. I can shoot it off the bench or offhand about the same.

30 January 2002, 14:55

JLHeard

Oohhh...that's a toughy. I have a very nice Springfield 03-A3 that shoots like a dream. And a new Win M70 that was rebarreled in .300 H&H that I love.

But my all time favorite is a .45cal Colt Government model that I got for my 13th birthday. It feels like a piece of me when I shoot it.

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30 January 2002, 14:58

rockhead

My favorite is my 30-06 husky with a 50mm 3X9 Redfield

But I am building a 9.3X62 which might be a future favorite medium bore.

30 January 2002, 15:27

Wstrnhuntr

Hmmm thats like asking for a preferance over one of your children, I love um all!!

30 January 2002, 16:32

bearhunt'r

Easy for me. Nothing fancy, really. Ruger stainless MKII in .338 Win. Mag. It's equipped with a Timney trigger, Mc Millian stock (bedded),and topped w/ Leopold Vari-xII 2-7 power scope. I only shoot handloads through this unit, and favor 250 grain loads. It is accurate off the bench, can manage well in the field, and has always killed what I aimed it at. Weight before ammo and sling is 8.5 lbs. I carry it in the mountains as well as the woods. Almost 1200 rounds have gone through this rifle. I guess I am so confident in it that it has become habit to reach for it. I hunt bear (brown and black,) moose, caribou, and goat with it.
I do have other rifles that might be more appropriate for specific game, but I plum just like to shoot this one!
best,
bhtr

[This message has been edited by bearhunt'r (edited 01-30-2002).]

30 January 2002, 17:02

fla3006

This is even tougher than having to select only 5 guns. Of about 25 rifles I have to choose from, the ones I take to the field most often are a 22LR Marlin 39 and a Brno ZG-47 in 7x57, both with open sights. If I had to choose only one rifle for all my needs, it would be my Brno ZG-47 30-06 with a 6x Leupold in Warne detachable rings. Runner up might be a pre-64 Winchester M-70 Supergrade in 30-06.

30 January 2002, 17:03

<RobertJ>

Hard to choose but... probably an early Rem700 Varmiteer in 243 this gun was 25 years old when I bought it, came with the first box of ammo from the original owner (half full). It's the coyote's nightmare

30 January 2002, 17:25

WyoJoe

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Originally posted by JLHeard:
But my all time favorite is a .45cal Colt Government model that I got for my 13th birthday. It feels like a piece of me when I shoot it.

I hear you. That is about the way I feel about my .300 built on an Interarms Mark X action. It was made for me & feels like an old friend when I pick it up. It is by far my favorite.

WyoJoe

30 January 2002, 18:14

<waldog>

For fun? Hands down, I like shooting a shot gun the best. And I'm stoked about the Benelli Montefeltro I got last year. It's a perfect fit.

As for a rifle, .22 autos get the thumbs up.

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30 January 2002, 18:34

BBBruce

Browning A-bolt .270 with synthetic stock and compact Leupold 1-4X.

30 January 2002, 18:38

LE270

In rifles, a Remington 700 Limited Classic in .375 H&H with a Leupold M8 4X scope in Leupold QR mounts.

In shotguns, a Browning Citori 12 ga. O/U Sporting Clays with 28 in. factory ported barrels and low rib.

30 January 2002, 18:49

<X-Ring>

My first Rifle, and still used the most. Remingtom 788 in 308 Winchester. It's topped with a old heavy plex Redfeild 4X Standerd feild of veiw.
It's a straight out dream to shoot, and she is a tack driver with the right scope. ie. thinner plex then what I'm useing on it now.
X-Ring

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30 January 2002, 18:49

<ovis>

Parker Brothers 12 gauge, built in 1921, and still as tight as the day it left the factory. Had to use it once on a black bear with slugs and has accounted for more game than the rest of my guns put together.

My favorite rifle is my newest, a Model 7 Remington in .260, just plain fun to shoot.

30 January 2002, 18:56

Eterry

My favorite gun ??? Thats like asking me what is my favorite seafood. OK, if I have to choose, it would be my Marlin Golden 39. I have run countless rounds through it, killed untold small game with it. Used it to strike matches, split bullets with an axe, shoot dragonflies and cut twigs with it. I made my longest shot on a squirrel with it, 80 paces, iron sights. I have had it over 20 years, carried it on a horse for years, had the stock broke in a car wreck. I still woulndn't trade it for a new one. Too much history there. Matter of fact, I am going to get it out of the safe now and cuddle.
Good luck and good shooting

30 January 2002, 19:07

stubblejumper

I have no real favorite.My hunting rifles are all custom built exacly the same except for caliber.I shoot my 7mmstw's and 300 ultra's equally well.

30 January 2002, 19:24

Robert D. Lyons

Springfield Armory M1A. Camo synthetic stock and handguard, A.R.M.S. #18 scope mount, Shepherd scope. It will make 5 rounds touch at 200 yards.

31 January 2002, 01:31

p dog shooter

The next one I am going to buy.

31 January 2002, 03:09

<phurley>

I really like p dog shooter's answer, and for me it is probably the .270 WSM. Presently it is a .358 STA Model 70 Winchester out of their custom shop. Stainless with a piece of Red Turkish Walnut that has to be seen to be appreciated. I topped it with a Silver 4.5 X 14 Leupold Vari-X III. It will shoot a one hole group with two different sized North Fork bullets when I have a good day behind it. Pleasing to the eye and target and game. Good shooting.

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31 January 2002, 03:19

<Paleohunter>

1) Ruger #1A .270

2) Cz550 9.3x62

3) Ruger BearCat

31 January 2002, 03:45

Dutch

P dog beat me to it..... Dutch.

31 January 2002, 05:02

william

Marlin 39AS. Seeing the look on my 8 yr. olds face as he is working the lever and blasting cans puts it far above my other firearms in pure enjoyment.

31 January 2002, 05:30

BER007

Daethorn,

Parker-Hale M82 in 308 WIN

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31 January 2002, 05:35

tsturm

quote:
Originally posted by Daethorn:
Ok what is your favorite gun? Now I am talking the 1 that you shoot the best and enjoy shooting the most. For me it would have to be my old Savage .243. I can shoot it off the bench or offhand about the same.

Every one is loved and cared for in equal amounts!!
Good luck

01 February 2002, 03:50

<Ol' Sarge>

My favorite is my old Rem 700 ADL .30-06 I bought new in '68. It is simply the most accurate and consistent rifle I've ever had in my hands. I have taken hundreds of big game all over the US including Alaska, from javalina to moose with it and I have the utmost confidence in it.

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01 February 2002, 09:09

Pathfinder

My old ,well worn but well cared for M70 in 338 Win Mag.

01 February 2002, 09:32

Curtis_Lemay

one more than i have now...incidently that is also the ideal number of guns for me to own.

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01 February 2002, 10:36

<Steve H>

BAR .270
Is there another type of gun?

Steve H

02 February 2002, 02:09

J.W. Blute

The Marlin model 39A, hands down.

The first time I fired that gun I was about five years old. (I was so small my father had to prop it across a saw horse) Shooting that rifle is one of my fondest childhood memories. It is also how I spent most of my time in JR High and High School.

I now own over 30 fire arms.......but that little 39A is still the one that feels the most at home in my hands.

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02 February 2002, 05:27

<Delta Hunter>

It would have to be my Sako 75 chambered for .300 Weatherby followed by my Model 1891 7.65mm Argentine Mauser.

02 February 2002, 05:41

<Eagle Eye>

Mine is a Sako 75 SS in 25-06. Superb is the only word that is adequate!

02 February 2002, 07:28

Fritz Kraut

Hard question, but I think my Brno 465 in .22 Hornet is the one I like most...

Fritz

02 February 2002, 08:16

old4x4

Hands down..My custom stocked SSK built T/C carbine in 309 JDJ. I've got a Weaver 4x scope on it. Weighs 6 1/2 lbs loaded and will group less than an inch at 100 yds every time if I do my part. I can carry that sucker all day long

02 February 2002, 08:38

Gemini

H&H 375 on Enfield action ,Douglas Barrel,4X Weaver scope

02 February 2002, 10:53

<Don Martin29>

Remington 40X Free Rifle, 6mm Rem International. New bbl is now a Douglas but it's the same 28" and 1-10 twist.

I have won a lot of matches with this rifle. I have a twin in .22LR.

I can't shoot it as well offhand as off the bench. Almost as well however.

02 February 2002, 15:14

franke

My favorite rifle,and has been for a long time,is the Springfield Krag.Mine has been sporterized to my satisfaction,and handles and shoots very well.
Frank

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02 February 2002, 18:22

<modle 88>

Well mine would ahve to be a winchester model 88 in 308 i love that gun it feels like a part of me every time i put it to my shoulder!!!

03 February 2002, 10:08

Big 17

As my name implies, a Remington M700 BDL in 17 remington. No recoil, banjo string tragectory, and kills like lightning. A close runner up would be my pre-64 Win M70 in 264 Win Mag.

Both rifles are too much fun.

Big 17

04 February 2002, 05:40

<csj>

This would have to be my A-Square Hannibal chambered in 338 Excalibur.

Chris

04 February 2002, 05:45

Major Caliber

My Mark X Mannlicher .270 win, it handles like a dream, and I never miss with it.

04 February 2002, 07:41

Ray, Alaska

Only have one rifle, a .338 WM, Ruger M77 MK-II, stainless, CRF. It sees through a Leupold Vary-X III 2.5-8x, and it "just works" for me in Alaska. I use 230-grain FS, 250-grain NOS bullets. I will be using 275-grain Swift A-Frame and maybe 300-grain Woodleigh in about a year or so.