My favorite rifle from way back when is an 1894 Winchester carbine that belonged to my Great grandfather. I took my first deer with it one labor Day weekend 1949. I was eleven years old.

For handguns, it's more or less a tie between the Colt single action and the Colt 1911/1911A1.
PJ

Our forefathers did not politely protest the British.They did not vote them out of office, nor did they impeach the king,march on the capitol or ask permission for their rights. ----------------They just shot them.
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