guns you've fired in your lifetime

[.455_Hunter]

I cut my centerfire handgun teeth with a C96 7.63mm Mauser at age 11, many more quickly followed.

Outside of Army fun, the most exotic was a .577 Synder Carbine.

 

[tark]

It would be in the hundreds, over a fifty year span. Ill break it down to a few categories:

Most valuable: A double barreled 4 bore James Purdey & Sons elephant rifle. Only four were made. Two are unaccounted for. And yes, the wonderful gentleman who owned it knew exactly what he had. He collected them, including the next gun.

Hardest kicking: You would think it would be the 22# monster above but you would be wrong, the monster above only used 275grs of 1F to propel its 2000 grain conical bullet. Hardest kicking was a Thomas Bland & Son 4 bore single barrel that only weighed 19 lbs. Charge was 385 grains of 1F pushing that 2000 gr bullet. About 240 ft-lbs of recoil. Cannot be fired from the sitting position. And by the way, don't listen to those stories about recoil from a large bore black powder rifle being a "gentle push" It was savage, It broke my collar bone on the first shot. My fault, I didn't listen to it's owner and held it incorrectly. Never shot it again.

Rarest (not to be confused with most valuable.): The two rolling block rifles I made myself out of blocks of steel and discussed in last year's thread "Why no new rolling blocks." one is a 30-06 and the other is a 45-70. Each one is the only one in existence.

Most fun: An M1A1 Thompson vs. a forest of invading kitchen appliances. What a hoot! And finally.

The one gun I have that I will NEVER shoot: A C96 Broomhandle Mauser, with matching wooded holster.....that was never fired after proof testing. The gun is in 99+ condition and is still gooped in cosmoline.

That's my list

 

[Blade First]

The very contemplation of compiling such a list makes me happy.

Thanks for the memories...

 

[Dr.Rob]

Too many to list.

Some memorable ones:

MG-42
MP-40
Uzi
BAR

404 Jeffry in a Dakota bolt action (WOW!)
458 Lott in a bolt rifle (almost pleasant to shoot when the rifle fits you)
470 NE in a double rifle

Mateba auto revolver
Variety of 357 Maximums
454 Casull (too much gun for me)
Contender Encore with a .30-06 barrel (hand numbing)
Hk P7 that was a treat, wish I had bought one.

 

[P5 Guy]

Firearms Fired

Military Rifles: #4mk1 SMLE, M1903A3, K98k & M48, Mauser-Vergueiro m/1904/39, Polish M44, FN Mauser Short Rifle, SVT38-40, AK47, SKS, M1Garand (my favorite).
Commercial Rifles: Remington 740 and 700, Kimber82G, Winchester 190, Glenfield 60, Ruger Standard Carbine 10/22.
Handguns: P08 Luger, C96 Mauser, P38 Walther, 1903 Hammerless Colt, Erma Luger, P88 Walther, P5c Walther, S&W 39-2, S&W 639, Glock 17,19,26,34, Ruger Vaquero, S&W 17,19,60,60-4,681,686-4,696.

 

[Barry the Bear]

Ruger sp101,ruger gp-100s, 2 ruger super blackhawks, ruger sbh bisley from lipseys,kimber and remington 1911s,springfield xds, smith and wesson models 29/28/26/686/386/model of 1905 m&p, smith and wesson m&p(the current title holder),glocks(all the same gun ), ruger vaqueros, ruger vaquero .475 linebaugh,

mossberg 500/590/590a1/88 mavericks, remington 870/h&r pardner pump, winchester 1300, ithaca 37,browning a5.

winchester model 70, numerous ars, and aks, marlin 1895, mosin nagant

 

[csa77]

Iv shot alot of different guns but one that stands out is a friends dealer sample full auto Ak47 with a snub barrel(5 inch?) . it was absolutely nuts, holding to on target from 15 yards was almost impossible even in short bursts.

 

[krupparms]

As a young boy in Florida, my uncle bought & sold cases of guns & ammo. He sold a lot of guns to Cuban fokes. After that he had quite a nice collection of firearms. I was hooked! My father served in the USAF & I went in at 17 .After getting out I have worked with firearms. At 55, I cannot list all the firearms I have shot! I have had friends in the military that have let me shoot some nice stuff. But remembering them all, just can't. I guess I should have wrote it down! One of the most memorable was the M60, as I was the M.G.man on our 4-man security team, as a S.P.at 18 in the USAF. It was great & I got all that free ammo to shoot on the range! But no A-gunner to help!

 

[MRH]

Too many to list except for military

Thompson 45 full auto, the one with the stick mag
M16 Vietnam
M60 machine gun Vietnam
M1
M1 Carbine
SMLE
No 4,Mk 1 and 2
Swedish M38
K31
M48 Yugo
No 7 jungle carbine
Chinese SKS
M1895 Mauser
Russian M91/30
Beretta M35
M9
Argentine Mauser


Mike

 

[thewillweeks]

My list is way to short...but here goes.

Winchester model 62, model 270, both 22lr
Colt LE 6900, 5.56
Remington 870, 12 gauge
Mossberg 500, 12 gauge
Henry Mares Leg, 22lr
SCCY CPX2
Glock 17,22,23
S&W M&P 40, M&P45, and some stubby .357 of theirs
K98 Mauser, 30-06 and 6mm Remington
Ithica 37, 12 gauge
Savage..model 20?
Marlin...model 36?
Ruger 10/22's, Mark II
Windham Weaponry M4gry
SKS, norinco and sino-soviet
AK74

 

[Delford]

.22lr rifle and pistol.
.380
.38 spl
.357 magnum
44 spl and magnum
9mm
.40 S&W
.45 ACP
7.62x54r
12 ga
20 ga
I just started shooting in the last 5 years except the 22 rifle which was 45 years ago. I'm fortunate to have family and friends who have large collections of shooters who let me shoot a few magazines and cylinders now and then.

 

[USAF_Vet]

I've shot a lot, so will only list the more uncommon ones.


-M16A2
-M4
-AK47
-M249
-M2


AC-130 H
-20mm Vulcan
-40mm Bofors
-105mm Howitzer

M3 Grease Gun
Uzi 9mm
Desert Eagle .50AE
MP-5

 

[MachIVshooter]

Relatively few machine guns, but the list of title I firearms is, well.......long.

 

[1911 guy]

Lemme see.
Some old revolving .22 rifle of unknown vintage. First gun I ever shot.
.22 bolt action belonging to my Grandfather
12 gauge Springfield SXS, also Grandpas'.
.44-40 Colt. Grandpa again.
My own 20 ga. H&R single shot
.30 Carbine
.22 revolver
.22 rifle
12 ga pump gun
cap and ball .44
.50 caliber muzzleloader
Then I went traveling on Uncle Sams' dime
M16/M4
M9
M1911
worn out .38 revolver, I think S&W
M60
M240
M203
Mk19
M14
Then I started buying my own guns
Remington 580 .22LR
Aforementioned H&R 20ga
Remington 700 .223
Savage M10 .308
Savage .223
Marlin .22 WMR
Marlin .22 LR
Romanian .22 trainer
several AR types
drawer full of 1911's
CZ 9mm
6.5X55 Mauser
7.62 Spanish Mauser
Bulgarian AK knockoff
Russian SKS
Ruger MkII
Browning Buckmark
Sig P232
Springfield XD.45
several Mossberg 500's in 12 ga
One in 20 ga
Stevens 870 clone in 12 ga.
.50 muzzleloader
.36 muzzleloader

And a bunch that have been swapped at the range for a shot or two just because i hadn't shot one before.

 

[jrmiddleton425]

Hardly as extensive a list as some, but here goes:

M1 Garand
M1 carbine
BSA FN-FAL (that was one of the more interesting ones)
Mossberg 20 gauge bolt action
28 gauge Mossberg 500
Remington 1100 20 LT
S&W M&P15 Sport
Ruger Single-Six .22
Ruger Security Six .357
CZ-75B 9mm
Glock 30 .45 ACP
Glock 23 .40 S&W
Colt Series 80 1911 .45 ACP
Taurus 1911 .45 ACP
Remington R1 1911 .45 ACP
1911 platform IPSC race gun .45 ACP
Winchester 94 .30-30
Remington 7400 .270 Win.
Remington 722 .250 Savage
S&W 27-2 .357
CVA .50 muzzleloader (before 209 primers were common)
Ruger SR22

As of September 2015 add to this list:

1st Generation Colt SAA .45
M1917 Eddystone .30-06
Ruger Redhawk .44 Mag loaded w/.44 Specials

 

[Radagast]

Lithgow .22 single shot.
Browning Buckmark
Browning Hi-Power
Walther P22
Walther P38
Walther P99
Walther PPK
Webley MkIV
Webley MkIII
Enfield No.2
Ruger MkII
Ruger Charger
Ruger SP101
Ruger GP100
Ruger Single Six
Ruger New Vaquero
Ruger 10-22
Ruger Super Redhawk
Ruger Model 77
M1 Carbine
AR10
Colt Commander .45
Colt SAA
Colt Govt. Model 9mm
Colt Gold Cup .45
Norinco 1911 .45
Norinco 1911 9mm single stack
Norinco 1911 9mm double stack
Springfield Armory double stack .45
Springfield Armory double stack .40
Springfield Armory Single stack 9mm
STI Trubor
STI Edge
Bul M5
S&W Model 15, 18, 19, 28, 29, 34, 41, 65, 66, 586, 686, 645, 1006, 5906, 2206, 22A
Glock 19, 17, 17a, 17L, 21, 22, 27, 32, 34, 35
Weatherby Vanguard
Lee Enfield No1 MkIII, No4 Mk1, No4 Mk2
Omark 44
RPA Quadlock
CZ452
Mauser K98
Israeli Mauser
Nagant M44
M38 Swedish Mauser
M96/38 Swedish Mauser
Neilson NM600
Mauser MkX
Iver Johnson 1900
AIA Lee Enfield copy.
Otis A. Smith top break
Rossi .410 shotgun
Lanber 12 gauge shotgun
Mossberg 500
Para Ordnance P14, P16, P18
CZ 75, 85, SP01, 75 IPSC Model
Sig P220, P226
Beretta Tomcat, 92, 92S, 92FS, 92G Elite II, 96, 87 Target, Practice Kit
BSA Martini .22
Remington 7615P

Probably a few more that I can't recall, plus multiple barrel lengths/calibers.

 

[silicosys4]

Recently got to fire a full auto Kriss, a .45acp sub gun with a 1200-1400rpm rate.
Pretty memorable, has to be the most exotic thing I've ever shot

 

[Radagast]

Forgot the HKs, USPf9, USPf40, USP Elite 9, Mk23, USP9 Match, USP Expert 40, USP 9SD and a couple of S&Ws: 60, 640 and the Desert Eagle in .357.

 

[Hangingrock]

I asked and was allowed to pull the lanyard on a 155mm and also fired a 175mm. Firing the 175mm was and is not for the faint of heart. This is or could be the reason I say pardon me during most conversations.

 

[Bart B.]

Biggest was a 5-gun broadside from USS Cushing DD797's 5"/38's

In order; starting when I was 6 years old:
M1917 Enfield, one round of ball ammo while my Dad held it on a fence rail
Winchester 60A single shot .22 rimfire; my older brothers.
Remington 521T
Savage Model 20 single shot in .30-30 Win.
Russian Mosin 7.62x54R
Springfield trapdoor .45-70
Winchester 70, .270 Win.
Remington pump shotgun 12 ga.
Savage 99 .300 Savage.
Rigby .470 Nitro Express double rifle
M1 Garand .30-06
40mm heavy machine guns aboard DD-797.
5"38 main battery guns aboard DD-797.
.45 Thompson submachine gun.
M1919 BAR .30-06.
M1911 ,45 ACP
Marlin .22 lever action.
Ruger .22 rimfire revolver single action.
3"/50 AA gun battery aboard DD-727.
Thompson .45 ACP submachinegun.
Winchester 70 Varmint .243 Winchester.
Winchester 70 rechambered .300 H&H Mag to .300 Weatherby Mag.
40mm Grenade Launcher
Zephyr double 12 ga.
M1903 Springfield .30-06.
M1 Garand, 7.62 NATO
Browning rifle .22 Semiauto
Win 70 .264 Win. Mag.
Remington 40X .22 rimfire.
Remington 11 12 ga. semiauto
M16 in 5.56 NATO
Winchester 70 in .30-.338 Win Mag.
Winchester 70 in 7mm Rem Mag.
Hammerli .22 rimfire free pistol.
Browning Hi Power.
Winchester 70 in .308 Win.
M60 7.62 NATO machine gun.
Browning 50 caliber machine gun.
.45-70 Line Throwing Gun.
M1909 Argentine Mauser in 7.65mm Argentine.
M1909 Argentine Mauser rebarreled to .270 Win.
M1909 Argentine Mauser rechambered to .30-06.
Oberndorf M98 Mauser sporting rifle in 8x57 Mauser.
S&W Model 46 .22 rimfire.
Browning Medalist .22 rimfire.
Remington 40X .30-.338 Win Mag.
S&W Model 19 .357 Magnum.
S&W Model 52 .38 Spcl.
Anschutz 64 in .22 rimfire
Anschutz 1911 .22 rimfire.

 

[Teachu2]

Can't even begin to list them all. I worked for the only Class III gunsmith in the area during my college years, and one of my primary duties was testing every gun he'd worked on. It was sometimes tedious, though. He once took a contract to refinish 600 police sidearms - all Ballester-Molinas. Every one of those had to run two full mags of hardball.

 

[GBExpat]

Biggest was a 5-gun broadside from USS Cushing DD797's 5"/38's

Interesting! My uncle (Dad's elder brother) was the XO and later Skipper of the DD797 in the early '50s.

 

[PJSprog]

Wow. Some of you people have way better memories than I do. Many of the guns I shot as a youth I either don't remember what they were or never knew even at the time. Nothing as truly awe-inspiring as a 5", that's for sure. Just a moderate variety of revolvers, semis, rifles and shotguns owned by myself or acquaintances. Wife and I just recently bought memberships to a local indoor range, and they have a reported 250 rental guns available. I plan to seriously expand the unknown/unremembered list.

 

[CountGlockula]

Back in 2009, I've shot a Glock 18C...that was the day I wanted to meet Jesus.

Actually, I want to meet Jesus everyday.

 

[Reloadron]

Let's see, first rifle was in 1958, a Remington Model 510P, I still have it. Between 1958 and now I have shot a few more guns, including a few cool things during 10 years USMC. Last week I shot an AR in 223 and a 223 Remington 700 as well as a 308 Remington 700. That's it.

I seriously do not have a clue and am not about to try and compile a list. Over 50 years and owned a gun shop, I guess a few. To those who can actually compile a list? More power to you.

Ron