If you could only have ONE firearm, what would it be?

[Macmac]

Nor' West Gun in .62, a flint lock smooth bore. It can shoot round ball as bore size, and any kinds of shot made of lead.

I can make the powder, and I cast.

There will always be some way to come by lead and powder.

I do own other modern guns. But reduced to one choice this one is mine.

As I see it, it is the swiss army knife in a gun. It can do more than just shoot, one example is it can be used to start a fire with NO powder. It can do more than that too.

 

[dbski]

Ruger GP100 357 4in barrel

 

[CSA 357]

Well i couldnt do it! One gun? But i will say if it was one hand gun< my 4 inch 629 no dash,it could be used on man or beast!

 

[Bill2e]

The Shootist

S&W 686+ (non-ILS) 4" bbl

You stole my thunder.

If I could have only one it would be the 686 no lock. Concelable, yet could take most game in North America. By far the pride and joy of my collection,

 

[snubfan]

My vote!http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJevEXqT45Q

 

[The Deer Hunter]

You would have to explain WHY I can only have one firearm before I can choose that firearm.

I agree but I think too many times this questions turns into "the sky is falling, what gun do you grab?" type situations.


If I were only to have one gun it would probably be a pistol or a 12 GA shotgun. I don't own a pistol so I don't know what type I would want.

I would want a pistol because if for some reason I could only own one firearm, the world probably isn't a nice place right now, and if I needed to be protected all the time, my 870 isn't very inconspicuous.

The 12 GA would be more of a on the run type deal beacuse I can use it for shooting animals sufficiently and still use it to defend myself.

So for all practical purposes a pistol, for concealability reasons.

 

[Fat Boy]

It would have been my .995 magnum semi-auto revolver, but I lost it in a tragic boating accident...

 

[Matrix187]

Avtomat Kalashnikova 47.

 

[pharmer]

CZ 75 with the Kadet kit. Joe

 

[Prepster]

I'd get a Blackhawk convertable. It'll fire plentiful .45 acp, but also .45 colt +P, which should take down just about anything.

 

[North of 49th]

12 Ga. pump all the way. As mentioned before you can do anything with it. Hell slap a folding stock on one and you can even put it under your truck seat.

 

[Geno]

No one firearm can even come close to filling the bill for all I do, i.e. big game, small game, target shoot, CCW, and home defense, etc.

Doc2005

 

[glockman19]

That's a tall order but I'd have to choose a 1894 chambered in .44mag or a 5" S&W or Ruger Revolver in .44mag.

Whay that caliber?

Because it can take any human or animal in the northern hemisphere.

 

[Ringer]

If things were "normal" I'd have a Glock 19. If something occurred and things were not so "normal" I'd have an M4.

 

[arsuf]

A k frame smith in .357 with a 3" barrel. Balance of comfortable to shoot, concealable, and reasonable power.

 

[welldoya]

It would have to be a 12 gauge. The most versatile gun there is. What else can you hunt anything from doves to deer with ? And it makes a fine home defense weapon as well.

 

[Claude Clay]

so long as my 1st one worked, i can get more.....

 

[30mag]

Easy: an automatic, double barrel, 12 gauge.

 

[Matrix187]

Well, i'll change my choice. An Ar15 with a .308 scoped upper, .223 24" barrel upper with a scope and bipod, and a midlength .223 upper with an eotech and BUIS. Satisfies all roles for me.

 

[30mag]

12 Gauge.

 

[Keoni]

TC Encore pistol. Wide selection of barrels. You could make it a rifle, pistol or shotgun.

 

[BrianB]

Shotgun.

 

[inSight-NEO]

Thanks for all the responses! Very interesting.. I still stand by my 12ga. however. Too much versatility and devastating stopping power to be replaced by any handgun! Great for hunting, home defense...birdshot, buckshot, slugs and if a smoothbore...much, much more!

Oh, and this isnt a politically motivated post or an "end of days" kind of thing. Its merely a hypothetical...nothing more. Thanks again!

 

[chemist308]

The only situation I could see myself limited to one firearm long-term would be confiscation and total ban. But if that were the case, I would choose to keep them all them for as long as I lived.

 

[catfish101]

I would have to think about it. My three choices would be a 12 gauge pump,1894ss in .44, or a 10/22 but hopefully my alarm would go off and wake me up before I had too choose one of the three.