what is your all-time FAVORITE GUN that you have EVER SHOT???????

Question

any category, handguns, rifles, shotguns. i know that many of us have shot many different types of weapons before, and it may be hard to pick one that you liked best. but surely there is one that stands out to you, that you remember shooting and just having a great time.

best answer gets best answer. =)

Answer 1

Well, I'll try first by category.

Rifle:
I'm torn between two rifles. The first is a .22LR single-shot that I got from my grandfather, who is also my namesake. It's a fun little firearm to go plinking with, and is pretty accurate. The second is a .30-06 Springfield that my great-uncle made. Well, I mean he bought surplus Mauser actions and barrels, but he assembled them and also carved the stocks by hand. Anyways, not only is it a nice family tradition, but it's actually one of the most accurate rifles I've ever fired. I think it just edges out the .22LR in my experience.

Shotgun:
I've actually never fired a shotgun that wasn't a pump action, and I've only fired a few of them at that. I'm actually a pretty decent clay shooter if I do say so myself. I just haven't fired many because I've had my own Winchester Model 1300 12 gauge since I was about 12 or 13. So that one wins by default. I also took my first game with this firearm, a ringneck, so it would edge out any other shotgun anyways.

Handgun:
Handguns are actually my favorite firearm to go target shooting with. I think my favorite ever would be a genuine M1911A1 that a buddy of my dad's got from his father, after it was liberated after his service was up. There's nothing particularly special about it compared to any other 1911 variant I've fired, but this would be my favorite just because it was really neat to get to use such an awesome piece of history.

Muzzleloader:
Actually, my family doens't do much blackpowder hunting, so I've only fired one muzzleloader, at a range day at a local shooting club. It was fun enough, but I don't have all that much experience to be able to say one would be my favorite. I would like to get more experienced though, as there is a really nice flintlock in the family that my great grandfather (the father of my great uncle who made the rifle I mentioned) restored, and I would like to get my hands on it eventually. I know it is quite old, but it's in pretty fair shape. I've never fired it though.

So, between those 4 choices, I think I'd take the Winchester 1300 as my favorite firearm that I have ever fired. I really like clay shooting, and I've owned this firearm longer than all my others. It was a gift from my grandfather for my first hunting season, and I also took my first game with it. All that being considered, I think it would definitely be my favorite.

Answer 2

Rifle: My Grandpa's M1 Garand, Loved it.
Shotgun: My Savage 30H (Rare, has not been made for over 15yrs)
Pistol: My Desert Eagle .44Mag w/ interchangable .50AE conversion kit.

Over all.......That's tough; honestly very tough. Reason being, I recently got back from a local shooting competition, I placed 2nd in the rifle with my .30-06 bolt action(950yards with a shot group no bigger that the with of an audio CD), 2nd in the shotgun with my mossberg 500A 12Ga riot gun, and 1st with my Desert Eagle in the Pistol.

So I guess I would have to say... My Desert Eagle. That is the one gun that I am still having a little difficulty controlling, but it was perfect for me even while I was under all that pressure at the competition.


Now if you ever want to ask for the worst, a Hi-Point model 995 9x19mm carbine with the new after market stock. I cant wait until the next gun show when I can go trade it for something else. That thing is so innaccurate for me that I would be willing to trade it for 5 ruger mini30 30rnd magazines or something.

Answer 3

That would have to be my S&W, mdl 629, round butt, three inch barreled, .44 magnum.
I picked this gun up in 1985 from a local gun shop. The previous owner had traded it in along with the remaining half box of ammo he had. Too much recoil for him.
The word "effector" was stamped into the short barrel, so I thought I was buying one of the Lew Horton limited addition guns. I was wrong. It is a Jon Jovino limited addition, rarer than the Horton guns.
The gun has one of the best triggers I've ever had on a handgun. For a three inch barrel, it is surprisingly accurate. I often shot the gun in police matches and did quite well with it. In one match, we were 5 feet from the target and the object was to draw and fire one accurate shot in the fastest time. Wanting to make sure I hit the center of the target I slid my weak side foot forward about a foot and when the FIRE command was given, I drew, leaned forward, and extended the arms towards the target. This put the gun about two feet from the paper target. I fired my one round. The concussion from the blast ripped a softball sized hole in the target.
When I became Chief of another department, I exercised my "perk" to carry the snub .44 as my offical sidearm. I still have the gun. I have had it fully engraved and it now wears a very nice set of custom grips.

Answer 4

Probably my AR, a close second is a Barrett 50 belonging to a buddy. I've shot some class III weapons, I shot a HK91, and a BAR. If you enjoy spending money it's fun for about an hour. But I consistently enjoy my AR.

Answer 5

My second gun, a Browning BPS 12 ga. shotgun. I've shot thousands of rounds at the skeet range and although I've owned more expensive, more suitable for skeet guns I still shoot it the best. When I had a little financial trouble a few years back, I sold every gun but this one.

Answer 6

For a rifle, id say my cousins SKS. It has more power than a .22 and is just as fun to shoot.
My great gradnfather gave my dad an old Double Barrel that he carved the stock and butt for and its a great gun. the semi-auots are always fun to shoot,a dn so are my pumps, but i wouldnt ever get rid of the double barrel.

Pistol-uncles .44 mag. Man it has kick, but man is it fun to shoot.

Answer 7

Mine would have to be the Ruger No.1 Tropical chambered in .458 Lott Mag. The rifle is beautiful and packs one hell of a punch to your shoulder. The weight is perfect and the design just makes you feel like you have a fine firearm in your hands.

BTW: Whats yours ?

Good Luck & Happy Shooting !

Answer 8

1952 Stevens double barrel side-by-side breakover 12 gauge that my father won at a turkey shoot when he was 13 years old and gave to me after a pheasant hunt in Kansas. I will give it to my daughter when the time comes.

It kicks like a mule, can't shoot steel out of it, which means I have to buy bismuth for ducks at $2.65 per shot, but has rarely ever missed a bird. Why is it my favorite? It was a gift from my father, who is leaving for Europe tomorrow to go on vacation. =)

Answer 9

Remington Model 700 in 244 Caliber that I could shoot a Ten (10*) shot group at a Hundred Yards you could cover all ten (10*) shots with a nickel in the target.... It had a Ten(10*) Power Leopold Target scope mounted on it....

Answer 10

1957Chevy 2Dr Hd maximum appropriate Bel Air. did no longer get it till i became around 30 or so. ultimately had to do the "grownup ingredient" and supply it up and purchased it while we desperate we mandatory a kinfolk truckster. merely previous to that I had a completely re-completed Chevy Fleetline Deluxe 2 Dr Hd maximum appropriate. Had loads of the chrome bumped off and made"slick" by no ability have been given the chop up manifold i had to make that little 216 engine sounds like a bad boy. sounds like now-a-days, all my new automobiles are a minimum of 9 years previous. I pass over them the two yet certainly could no longer arise with the money for to get them now.