I'm going to narrow it down to 3.

Henry 22LR youth model. I chased a red squirrel across the back yard with a couple shots from it just yesterday. Smooth and quick to operate, the 2 shots couldn't have been any closer together if I'd been carrying one of my semi-auto 22s.

Marlin 1894P 44 magnum. Just a really handy rifle that packs a pretty good punch when loaded with 270 gr Speer Gold Dot soft points or my home cast 310 gr WFN bullet, both running in the upper 1,500 fps range.

Winchester 1894 in .32 Winchester Special. Made in '54, this was my Dad's only hunting rifle from the time he bought it from his older brother in the late 50's until last summer when he handed it over to me.


4 out of 5 Great Lakes prefer Michigan. smile