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My rem.md66 22cal. 1st gun and bought. Rifle my savage 99 in 22HP, just a fun rifle it's shot deer, you name it ,shot some muskrats last week with it in a friend s pond. Pistol Colt Match Target, or my Colt 38-40 Bisley.

I got a couple beaters in dads will.
He had nicer stuff I coulda had.
Am not really attached to any of em.
Or my own crap.

Pops had a few over the years being a dealer so maybe the turnover/ volume has something to do w it.

Ive popped a couple deer w my .35 rem 760 so guess thats the one i like for now.

Im keeping the 3 from the will in case my daughters ever want gramps stuff.

They rarely shoot so proly just sit in safe til i die

My Grandfather's Savage 29B. Killed my first Squirrel, coon and rabbit with it. Lots of miles and memories...

How many hogs that thing kill?

Remington 788 carbine in 243. Given to me by my parents when I was 11 as my first deer rifle. Put a ton of miles on that gun and took more than a few deer with it. It's priceless to me!

Id like a custom ruger #1 stainless in .35 rem
If i have one built thatd proly be my fave

Mouth watering classic there.

Same for me and the memories.However, I would sell it tomorrow for a fair offer.

I have a Model 70 7mm08 Classic Compact that I absolutely love. I won a Model 70 7mmSTW in a raffle right around 2000, asked if they'd give me the 7mm08 classic compact instead and they said no problem.

At the time I had a stainless Encore with a 15 inch barrel in 7mm08 so I wanted a rifle in the same caliber. I've killed a lot of deer with that rifle and still love it.

I have my dad's 1100 also, still hunt birds with it once in a while. I have an extra barrel for it a friend gave to me years ago. I'd send it down the road but I'd have to give it to my son or my brother before I did that so it's probably here to stay till I expire.

I actually have 2.....A 760 Carbine in 30-06 that my Mom passed down to me my first deer season in 1981 and My Dad's original duty weapon when he first pinned the badge on his chest, A S&W Model 19-3 6".

Saturday morning, I will be carrying the '06 and will have the M19 on my hip.

A 45 colt Blackhawk. My buddy gave it to me two months before he died. He used it for two decades. It was worn but I fixed it up. Holding the same grips he held, priceless.

They are all my children. I love them equally

Although I have a mighty weakness when it comes to sporterized Mauser M98s I would have to say there are a couple of keepers: 1) my Dad's Winchester M37 single shot 12 gauge and 2) a Ruger No. 1a in 7x57 which I acquired decades ago as a barreled action. Shot a mess of cottontails in front of Spooky beagle with the M37. Fussed with the Ruger for years trying to get it to shoot right. Foreend is bedded and shimmed, a few thousandths were removed from the rear of the rib where it was touching the front of the action, and lastly seating out 120 and 140 bullets a lot because of the long throat intended for ?175 gr bullets.

My old 700 BDL 6mm I bought new in about 86 with lawn mowing money is one I really attached to. I killed lots of deer and varmints with it a through high school and college. We've hunted a lot together and I shot my first deer with it. It still shoots ok but loots of 55g NBTs at 4000fps were a little rough on it.

When I was in high school I couldn't afford to shoot it a lot but I ran a lot of rounds though it after college.its sent hundreds of rock chucks and rabbits to the other side. It's probably taken a dozen deer, several crows, coyotes, and badgers too.

I picked it up the other day and it still just feels right.

Bb

My Colt Government Model .45 auto

I have 4 my grand dads ( jess) italian made 16ga sxs hammer gun , the 336 rc ,30-30 my dad gave me for my first deer hunt with him and my uncle carl in 1973. then the 20 ga ithaca super single 66 my grandparents ( raymond and mary ) gave me for christmas in 1972. and last but not least a savage 99F in 308 win that was my uncle carls that I begged him to sell me one year while deer hunting and he would not sell it to me .but at christmas in 1979 he gave it to me !!! all of these guns have been used hard but are all in very nice condition, and I own A couple hundred gunz ( rifles , handguns , shotguns) but I would go thru hell to save these guns !!!

I have a 8x57 hitler post office sniper rifle model 98 pre war Mauser.

My dads brother gave it to my dad after WW2

I had it fitted to a synthetic Boyd’s stock. Left it on a mule teddy rooselvet style through timber snapped the stock, Boyd’s gave me a new one. J kolb fixed the safety to lock the bolt.

My friend once put three hand load into a quarter size at 200 yards.

Shot a 28 inch mule deer with it, been used for awhile not consistent got an cow elk this year…….I think it’s probably my first big game rifle, and my best rifle………..but I ain’t quite convinced……..

I love rifles.

Probably my old 870. 30" full choke bent barrel. Several coats of spray paint. Guns are like boats to me. I gotta have 'em but they're just a necessity, not jewelry. I get it...some people LOVE them.