Most Treasured Firearm?

[kcmarine]

Some of you guys hit the jackpot on heirloom firearms.

Well... I don't have any unique pieces like that... we got a few things from my grandfather, but mainly, for me, it's my Benelli Montefeltro 20 gauge... it's what I'm passing on.

 

[Mr White]

Mine is a Win Model 94 in .32 Win Spl, made in the early 50s. It belonged to my Father-in-Law. He was a good guy.

H20MAN - Wow, that weighs almost at much as my AR. (15.3#)

jd46561 - Very nice SVT. My buddy has one, but not quite as nice as yours. I love that gun and treasure every time I get to shoot it.

 

[Strongbad]

A Colt Frontier Six shooter issued to a Wells Fargo carrier, complete with W.F. & Co. markings.

 

[auberg]

An Iver Johnson "Owl's Head" .32 breaktop revolver. My uncle gave it to me recently. It was my Grandfather's. BTW, Its in great shape.

 

[Auburn1992]

That's a tough one... it's either got to be my:

Walther G22:



Ruger M77 Mkii Compact (7mm-08):



Baby Eagle 9mm:



Or my newest, the XR in 22-250:

 

[HisDivineShadow]

Most valued? Probably this 1974 winchester 9422, I got it from Sweden and went through alot of trouble to get it, but it was worth it:

 

[transformerguru]

my service grade CMP M1 Garand on the top of this picture. Sweet shooter

 

[salthouse]

Easy, M1 Garand given to me by my father-in-law.

 

[Shung]

Just got mine- DoD stamped Colt M4 on a M16A1 lower-



as it is now

 

[crushbup]

A quick question:
Is it Switzerland where people need a $100 a day permit to shoot full-auto? If so I assume that's your new safe queen

 

[kcmarine]

Shung.



Thou sucketh.

 

[theotherwaldo]

I don't have favorites. I like 'em all, each in a different way.

My dad was more likely to take my guns and sell them.
Pass them down? Heh.

I've got one family heirloom, an Iver Johnson hammerless .38s&w with a filed-down firing pin and a long, strange history. It's interesting, and an abiding reminder of my whacko grandmother, but definitely not a favorite.

 

[Shung]

Is it Switzerland where people need a $100 a day permit to shoot full-auto? If so I assume that's your new safe queen

you are right. But of course, I have the same M4 from SDI which is SEMI only.. so I can shoot both uppers with my SDI semi lower if I want to



(and I am waiting for another semi lower, for my 22lr upper conversion, and for everday shooting with the Colt M4 upper as well)..

and if I want a full auto day once or twice every year, well, just spit a 100$, and let's rock&roll

sure, it is my safe queen, but even a queen has the right to get laid, sometimes

 

[Old Crow RFC]

Have to give honors to my Dads 300 Savage ...passed down to me ...held by my uncle till I was old enough some 20 + years ago.

 

[Realbigo]

Mine's my GrandDad's Ithica 1911 he brought home from both Europe, and Korea. No pics yet

 

[Shung]

Mine's my GrandDad's Ithaca 1911 he brought home from both Europe, and Korea. No pics yet

That must be a magnificent gun !

 

[Eric F]

I would be tempted to say my 50-90 sharps but I must go with grandfathers double 20, damascus barrels and all.

 

[gcrookston]

The one my son carries in harm's way.... Here he and it is in Baqubah during his 2nd tour with 3/2 Strykers



and here, after graduating from Sniper School...

 

[halfbreed808]

Gotta be my GALIL. The real one. Not the .223 version.

Wish I had someone to leave me heirlooms, but oh well, at least my sons will have some.

 

[jordan1948]

Just something I was thinking about, most ppl on here that have inherited firearms from relatives or friends probably aren't going to sell them, but the thing that worries me is by the time I'm ready to pass mine down they'll most likely be sold to be able to afford the latest computer gadget and I would absolutely HATE that I mean I'd much rather them go to someone who's going to appreciate them for what they are ya know, just something I was thinking about.

 

[CZguy]

Just something I was thinking about, most ppl on here that have inherited firearms from relatives or friends probably aren't going to sell them, but the thing that worries me is by the time I'm ready to pass mine down they'll most likely be sold to be able to afford the latest computer gadget and I would absolutely HATE that I mean I'd much rather them go to someone who's going to appreciate them for what they are ya know, just something I was thinking about.

I think you are absolutely correct.

If you leave any firearms to me I promise not to sell them, and will really appreciate them.

 

[moooose102]

i have a couple as well, but my MOST valued (sentimental) that i would NEVER sell, no matter how bad things get, is my dad's (rip) Browning Auto 5 Sweet 16. i know thay are kind of a collectors peice, but i am not really interested in that. i really love that gun. the first time i ever shot it, i hit 23 out of 25 clay targets with it. at the time, i had a mossberg 500, and i was averaging about 15 per 25. the browning just fits me right.for the longest time, i had it in deep storage. meaning it was on my safe, but i had it just slathered in STP to keep it from rusting. about a year ago, i got it out and spent a day degreasing it and got it ready to shoot again. still shoots the same way. it is just a beautiful gun, not perfect, but still beautiful. one of my kids will get it when i go, but right now, i dont know which one. and they will know not to sell it, i am already making that perfectly clear. the vast majority of them, if they want to sell when i am gone, will be up to them, but not the sentimental ones.

 

[georgeky]

Mine is my S&W 1917 Army issued .45. This belonged to my grandpa and was the only thing to survive the house fire thet killed him on his 85th birthday Feb 26 2004. I dug in the ashes and found it in good condition considering. A stack of old record albums shielded it from most the heat.

As you can see the barrel split on me when I fired it with a slug from a box of S&B ammo lodged in the barrel. My son had shot it and the bullet lodged. I fired a round not knowing one was in the barrel and exploded it. Took me more than a year and 200 bucks to find a barrel but it is going again now.

 

[ROMAK IV]

I really try to appreciate ALL my firearms, we may not be able to pass any down to our kids. I'm not saying that flipantly. Naturally, the most "treasured" are those that have the most history, and are the rarest. I do like my GEW 98, and my Swiss 1896/11, and my AG-42.

 

[Hardtarget]

I have two...handed down. One from my Grandfather. A Rem. mod.510. A .22 single shot. The other from my Dad. A Savage mod. 24. A .22/410 o/u. Simple guns given to a youngster...treasured by a much older and more mature shooter. These two have been with me for a long time!

Mark.