pick one gun for the rest of your life.

[El Tejon]

Bolt Action rifle, probably .308. I've got a few, but probably a Blaser R93.

 

[dm1333]

I'd pick a Handi Rifle with some extra barrels. 12 gauge, .308 and .22. If you guys consider that cheating then one of those Savage O/U with a .22 and a 12 or 20 gauge.

 

[azredhawk44]

4" redhawk.

 

[mindwip]

If i could only have one gun no matter what it would be a select fire MP5 or a "real" FN P90

 

[BADUNAME15]

Colt Combat Comander

 

[smokemaker]

pick one gun for the rest of your life.


No... Nope... No way!!!!

 

[frankcostanza]

rem 870

 

[AStone]

No... Nope... No way!!!!

Aw, now.

Come on and play.
It's only a game. Really.

No reality suggested.

<Psst: it's really just a ploy to get us to name our favorite guns ... >

 

[AStone]

I'd pick a Handi Rifle with some extra barrels.

Wow. What a great concept.

Mikey likes it!

Never heard of Handi Rifles before. Very interesting concept. I could easily get interested in one of these ...

<OK, who am I kidding? I'm already interested ... >

 

[oldsoldier]

MAS 49/56 in .308.

 

[Rio Laxas]

Glock 20. Does everything I need it to.

 

[XD-40 Shooter]

Handgun = My Taurus Tracker 357 mag, I can handload from pea shooter to magnum powerhouse, with 110 to 180 grain bullets.

Long Gun = My mossberg 500 12 gauge, slugs can reach out to 100 yards, buckshot handles everything up close.

 

[Arcticfox]

Wow! the door is wide open!

How about a Python Elite! Think about it! What CAN'T you do with it?

 

[shooter429]

.44 magnum wheelgun

4" BBL, With tuned action, good rubber grips and adjustable NS.

You can carry in the city or country against both 2 and 4 legged predators and load a vast variety of projectiles at power levels from cowboy loads to grizzly tamers.
Plus you can hunt large game with it
Shot cartridges for snake country.

And, well, it is the most versatile platform for daily carry that I can think of.

Shooter429

 

[RangerVA]

AK47, it will never die!

 

[MachIVshooter]

One gun? Do all, be all, end all, you'd be talking about a 4" .44.

Load it up, down or otherwise, hunt, plink and social work, all in one.

Clear a room, hit a running animal at 100 yards and cartwheel it.

 

[461]

For the moment I'm going with my 4" GP-100 as my all around gun. I've got the new 4" Redhawk, but haven't had enough time with it to be able to choose it for this role yet.

I definitely see the point of those of you who chose the shotgun or levergun and was tempted to pick one or the other as well. I'm stuck on the concealment option though, I just think you need to be able to appear non-threatening sometimes.

Goes to show that you really do need a battery of guns.

 

[AStone]

... the new 4" Redhawk ...

Wow. That's a fine looking revolver.

Match that with an 1894 (.44 mag) ... and that's a fine combo.

you need to be able to appear non-threatening sometimes.

Yep, another good point. When I consider that, I get dangerously close to changing my choice.

It seems to me, again, that making such a fictitious choice requires careful consideration of the dominant social, political, economic and even ecological conditions that are the context for such a choice.

Goes to show that you really do need a battery of guns.

Yep.

Being a person who has worked to develop a minimalist gun kit - a small number of fine guns that meet most (even if not all) of my needs - I've played a lot with imaginary games with two, three and five gun kits over the last couple of years, sometimes in threads on THR. That is, if you were going to own only two, or three or five, what would they be?

(Why? I'm relatively poor; can't afford a lot. I'm semi-nomadic; don't want to carry a lot. I have limited training time, and would rather be max proficient with a few rather than mediocre with lots. Etc.)

That exercise has informed development of my kit, which is currently five: 3 levers (.22, .357 mag, .30-30) and two revolvers (.38 spl and .357 mag). My ideal kit will add a larger caliber lever (either .44 mag or .45-70), and perhaps a 20 ga for upland birds. (I'm craving a saddle gun.)

But this game - one gun that's got to do it all - is a challenge I haven't tried before.

Very interesting watching it play out, reading others choices,
which are even more interesting <cough - hint - /cough> (ahem) when offered with motivation for choices.

 

[kurtmax]

I'd be torn between an 870 and a FAL.

RangerVA: An 870 is probably more reliable than an AK style rifle. FALs are up there with AKs in reliability as well.

 

[The Deer Hunter]

Can I just duct tape all my guns together?

 

[Texasred]

Well there was a gun a while back that was semi auto and took AR magazines and had an 870 underneath it.

It came out during the ban I believe and it was called the "CROSSFIRE" IIRC.

That would be the one for me if I were to be stuck in a situation. If it was handgun it would be either my GLOCK 20 or a SW 327 8 shot .

 

[Nolo]

Oh boy.
Ummm...
Well, if it's going to be the only gun I get for the rest of my life, then it's going to be a gun of MY design.
So, let's start, shall we:
I'll start off with a Winchester 1895 Lever-Action "Saddle-Ring" Carbine.
Then, I'll switch the sights from the ramp sight to a rear-mounted shrouded peep.
Hmmm...
Then I think I'll switch the caliber from .30-06 to 6.5 Firebrand Delta (you knew it was coming). That should give it something like a 7- or 8-round box mag.
Hmmm... this, of course, assumed I'll have a reliable source of 6.5FD ammo.

 

[Rexster]

OK; I usually ignore topics like this, but this time I will play. Ruger GP100 .357 mag, 4" barrel, adjustable sights. Hunting is not a priority at this time, but I can kill any game or other edible animal in Texas with a .357 mag. I shoot this type of handgun better than anything else when a quick shot is necessary. I can shoot little things with target wadcutters, big things with 180-grain or even heavier bullets, and use 125-grain JHP bullets for self-defense. A 4" GP100 can be concealed without undue difficulty, which is a priority in Texas due to open carry being illegal. Lastly, my first GP100, which I have owned since about 1991, was used on a night in 1993 for one of those extreme things we all hope to never experience, and this sixgun is now an important artifact of my family history.

 

[RangerVA]

RangerVA: An 870 is probably more reliable than an AK style rifle. FALs are up there with AKs in reliability as well.

Tell that to folks using 40+ year old AKs that have maybe been properly cleaned a handful of times in their existance.

A well made AK47 is the most reliable firearm ever made PERIOD

 

[HardRock]

M1 Garand would be my choice, solid , reliable. With chamber adaptors you can shoot 308, 30 carbine, 32acp. For the smaller animals,. Still is a solid club if need arises,. And can really reach out if you want. No pistol grip or high capacity mags to get gun grabbers panties in a twist, .

Henry