What is the nicest gun you were ever given as a gift?

[357smallbore]

I been gifted 3 guns. Blessed to get them.
1. 1983 Virginian Dragoon 44 magnum
2. 1983 Winchester 94 Angle Eject 30-30
3 . 1981 Remington 700 BDL 270
All from different folks, the 30-30 was used but in great condition. The other two were like new. Sold off the 270 and Dragoon many years ago. But I sure won't let go of my 30-30.

 

[357smallbore]

Nicest gun gifted….. let me think. Raven Arms .25 ACP… long story

I got me one of them. Inheritance from my dear ole daddy. Just a safe queen and conversation piece

 

[Mark_Mark]

I got me one of them. Inheritance from my dear ole daddy. Just a safe queen and conversation piece

Raven Arms and Safe Queen can not be in the same sentence!lol

 

[dh1633pm]

My dad gave me all his before he passed. 28 Rifles and 15 pistols. Too many to list. When I visited Gunny he gave me an old Marlin .22 that needed some help. Not expensive but the most thoughtful. I have restored it.

Gotta go to his area again next March or April. Hope I have time for another visit.

 

[ms6852]

A couple of Colt Pythons the older and new model.

 

[DeepSouth]

I was given a well used REM 700 in 7mag, it was ok but it was topped with a lightly used Swarovski.

 

[Meeks36]

A brand new H&R 410 when I was 12ish. It was worth a million dollars to me.

 

[tubeshooter]

Savage model 24 C-S (.22/.410).

Nice shooter, actually.


Thanks Grandma.
And Granddad, too.

 

[Old Dog]

Some here have great relatives and friends.

Can't complain. The wife got me a nice Mossberg turkey gun for Christmas one year. I inherited some nice firearms, but haven't received anything else as a gift.

My daughters and sons-in-law will love me after I'm gone, though.

 

[CajunBass]

I just remembered one. My late brother-in-law gave me a Stevens bolt action 22, with a tube magazine many years ago. Said it was shot out and he didn't have a place to keep it at the time. I took it home, stuck it in the safe for a while, then cleaned it, and ran a brush through the barrel and got enough lead out to cast a bullet. Shot fine after that. I don't know what happened to it along the road. I probably passed it on to someone else, at the time I was floating in 22 rifles. It was actually a pretty nice little gun. Light as a feather I remember.

 

[godale]

the only gun given to me was a high point pistol. He was my grade school friend and and died 2 years ago. I will always keel it even if i dont use it we. It does shoot fine as long as i dont load more 7 rounds

 

[mm93]

I was given 4 guns all willed to me, and tough to choose which is the nicest as they all have sentimental value.
One is a 1964 vintage Colt .45 semiauto, 1911 style, complete with the .22LR Ace conversion like new in the box with a 1964 receipt also.

Next is a Remington-Rand 1911A1 that was reworked by the Marine/Navy team for Camp Perry. It came with a shooting kit that has 4 spare barrels, and 8 magazines, plus some tools. Also some pictures of the owner getting his trophy at the Match, plus other pictures from various matches.

Finally a S&W .38-44 Outdoorsman in it's original box from 1950. It was purchased new by the owner, along with a spare barrel and cylinder! He thought he'd shoot it so much he'd wear it out, but passed away before that happened, so it's still like new.

And this 1893 Marlin takedown in .25-36 Marlin that I once owned and sold to my friend. One of two known with a factory fitted Whitney Kennedy trapdoor buttplate.

All of these belonged to my friend's father, and I got them when my friend passed.

 

[Reloadron]

Tough question, so many gifted guns over so many years. I guess as to nicest it would be my M1A NM a gift from my wife maybe 25 Christmases ago or more.


Among my most cherished is an old Remington Model 510P given to me by a friend of my uncle. My very first gun and given to me in 1958 at age 8. Pictured on the top.


There is also my match AR10 given to me by my sister after her husband passed away. I helped Mike build this rifle and when he passed all too soon it came to me. Pictured here with my NM M1A.


Ron

 

[AzShooter1]

I gave this one to my son. Love the 29 but recoil was too much for me so I started loading 44 Russian out of it and it shoots like a .38. He loves it and takes a lot of people shooting with him. Mostly young women and they all want to test fire it. With these loads he doesn't scare anyone away from the fun of shooting a '44.

 

[Armed 24/7]

Only gun i've ever received as a gift was a Interarms Mark X in 270 with Redfield scope from my Grandpa when i was about 15

 

[.308 Norma]

What is the nicest gun you were ever given as a gift?​

That would be my "Quigley" - my Shilou Sharps .45-110. My wife ordered that rifle for me for our 25th wedding anniversary in 1996. However, because the movie, "Quigley Down Under" hadn't been out all that long, Shilou Rifle Company still had a 2-year backorder for their rifles. So, I didn't really get my "45-110 Sharps" until our 27th wedding anniversary in 1998.
It was still nice though. My wife's and my youngest daughter had graduated college and moved to Missoula by then. So, we took a few days off and drove up to Big Timber, Montana to pick up my rifle right at the factory, then we swung over to Missoula to visit our daughter for a couple of days.
On the other hand, in 2010 I started drawing Social Security, and I used my first two Social Security checks to pay for my custom-built Montana Rifle Company .308 Norma Magnum - my retirement gift to myself. It's pretty "nice" too. And I use my "308 Norma" a lot more than I use my "45-110 Sharps."

 

[ilgac]

I am fortunate to have inherited several long guns and handguns from my dad, grandfather and father in law plus my wife of almost 35 years has given me some really nice ones as gifts over the years. However as far as gifts from non-family there are two that were totally unexpected surprises, a 1909 Argentine Mauser from a very good friend almost 40 years ago and a S&W 631 .32H&R Magnum that a friend of my wife gave to me after I did some work on her house (that my wife obligated me to) and wouldn’t take any payment for it.

 

[Palladan44]

Marlin model 882 SS. .22 Magnum
....I was about 11 years old......It upped to the next level and I was proud of it.
Rabbits in the back yard now had Zero opportunity for escape. It made things too easy.

 

[Kevin5098]

Remington 1100 12 Ga w/slug barrel from my Dad about 40 years ago.

 

[mavracer]

Another special one added to the collection of heirlooms. My uncle passed away this summer and my cousins just gave me this Beretta from his collection. I got a little choked up from fond memories of shooting sporting clays with him and this gun.

 

[Armybrat]

Raven Arms and Safe Queen can not be in the same sentence!lol

The Titan .25 my late MIL used to scare off a late night intruder 35 years ago is resting like a queen in my son’s safe. Up until this year it was the only firearm in my family out of hundreds that was actively used in self defense.
A sentimental piece for sure.

Anyway, the only handgun ever gifted to me was a Ruger Standard .22 in 1956 by my parents when I was 12, followed the next year with this Winchester Model 42 in the photos below from my grandpa.
On the other hand, I have gifted at least two dozen firearms (S&W, Remington, Kahr, Ruger, Colt, Winchester, Browning, Marlin) over the past 50+ years to my kids, grandkids, and extended family members.

 

[Mark_Mark]

The Titan .25 my late MIL used to scare off a late night intruder 35 years ago is resting like a queen in my son’s safe. Up until this year it was the only firearm in my family out of hundreds that was actively used in self defense.
A sentimental piece for sure.

Anyway, the only handgun ever gifted to me was a Ruger Standard .22 in 1956 by my parents when I was 12, followed the next year with this Winchester Model 42 in the photos below from my grandpa.
On the other hand, I have gifted at least two dozen firearms (S&W, Remington, Kahr, Ruger, Colt, Winchester, Browning, Marlin) over the past 50+ years to my kids, grandkids, and extended family members.

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Well I take is back… Your Titan .25 is worth a million bucks!

 

[IJ1981]

A 45/70 Marlin Guide Gun to my youngest son on his 25th birthday in 1999.

He has treasured it since and taken it to locations all over America & Canada for hunting trips.

 

[rhino465]

I have never received a gun as a gift. I have given several, though.

If anyone who hasn't given someone a gun as a gift wants to check it off of their bucket list, I am available . . .

 

[anothernewb]

I was given a 1940 M1 garand by a co worker. It had gone off out of battery on him at a bachelor party, and had damaged the stock.. He no longer trusted it to be operational and therefore let me have it.

I was unable to find any damage other than some cosmetic to the receivers edge where the bolt locks down. and of course the stock. Thanks to another buddy that does woodwork, we were able to repair the stock. It's since gone on to send many happy rounds downrange. Never did discover why it fired out of battery though. He was using modern hunting ammo in it, and perhaps it had set off a primer early.