Alright, this is a tough one for me.
I have a vault full of really nice stuff but the gun that actually sees the most use right now is my 16g Citori Feather lightning. It get's out at least twice a week during bird season. What is your "GOTO" gun?
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Alright, this is a tough one for me.
I have a vault full of really nice stuff but the gun that actually sees the most use right now is my 16g Citori Feather lightning. It get's out at least twice a week during bird season. What is your "GOTO" gun?
That's a tough one, i have a few favourites including a Winchester 101 pigeon grade and an inherited Verney-Carron O/U. For me it will have to always be the newest one in the cabinet, right now that is a .375 H&H CZ 550.
I still use my Dad's old JC Higgins Model 20VR skeet 12ga 2 3/4" for upland and small game every time I get out. It's 50 years old and still in "as new" condition. It can outperform virtually all the new shotguns from Remington to Browning,hands down, except I can't use steel shot. If I was to sell all my gear,this would be the last one out the door.....maybe.....or it would sit in the rack until the day I get planted.
If it can't take steel and you like the gun I would look at Bismuth instead. If you don't need non toxic too often it's cheaper than buying another gun you don't really want.
Absolutely! Bismuth works great in the gun. There's virtually no difference in the patterns,no matter which choke I use. I also have a Remington 870 Wingmaster which I use a fair bit,too,but,the Higgins is still a better shotgun all round.Quote:
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For hunting, my favorite is a newer Win M70 Extreme Weather Stainless Steel in 30-06. It is light, dependaple and very accurate with handloads. I like that it is all stainless and has a synthetic stock, so I am not overly worried taking it out in the rain or snow. It's the one I always grab when the pressure is on (which has been the case for the last two deerless seasons).
For pure shooting pleasure, my favorite is my 257 Ackley Improved. It was built on a Mauser 96 action and has a laminated Boyd's stock, Timney trigger and Douglas barrel. It's a heavy beast, but it's accurate, it looks pretty nice, and is nice to shoot due to the low recoil and weight. I bought the gun in a partially built state and had it completed. Since it is a wildcat chambering, I have to handload for it, which also adds to the sense of satisfaction when I take it shooting.
I'm not much of a shotgun guy, but I have a few. My new favorite is a plain old Remington 1100. It's not as versatile as my Remington 870 supermag, and I don't take it out in all weather conditions, but I like the look and feel of it. I started hunting with a Remington 1100, so even though this is not the same gun, there is some nostalgia there.
Favorite hhmmm I guess my model 94 30-30 just because it was my great grandfathers and all generations from him to me have hunted with it and killed something with it and my sons will be next. However after taking many moose ,deer and a few bear with it I have put it away until my sons are old enough to hunt with it.
My fav gun would also be, Grandpa's model 94. 30-32 special.
The only gun I shot all season was my 20g CZ. Makes me want an Ugartechea. But first, I'll have to learn to pronounce it.
Hard to pick just one. You never forget your first, so I'd have to with my 870 purchased when I was I was in high school in the mid eighties. I seldom use anymore but lots of fond memories and has taken more game than I can count. They were different times back then. I remember always having that behind the seat of my 85 Dodge Ram along with beer and a sleeping bag, which were all essentials to bring to school back in the day for extra curricular activities!
It's pronounced "uggie" for most who lust after them. Unfortunately very scarce in Canada.
Browning Citori 28ga Nothing has left the safe since.
But that's cheating. :)Quote:
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Although it's new and doesn't have the legacy of some of the guns mentioned, it's hard to beat my Beretta A400 Xtreme. It takes a licking and keeps on ticking. Never jammed
Tough call. My grandpa's Ithaca 37 featherlite followed by my Kimber classic select 257 Roberts or the Browning sa .22 .
Every gun in my cabinet means something to me. My favorite though would probably be my mod 70 featherweight .257.
I have very few needs for my cabinet anymore. Maybe two.
Wants however.....
I have yet to fire it but i woul dhave to say just for the drool factor my newly acquired browning blr .308 topped with leupold vx 1 3x9
Wow, hard choice here. Have to start with .223, know it well and fired many rds (Comfortable). Next 870 is next, the versatility of this gun with 3 barrels, and multiple hand loads I use, Slugs, “0” buck shot, wax loads, chain loads, 23” turkey barrel used in bush for rabbit and grouse, and 28” barrel for Ducks/Geese. The (heritage/nostalgia gun), Hawkens .50 Cal, BP gifted from my Dad that he built in 1974, just feels good to shoot her…lastly Ruger 10/22 fun gun.
Its got to be the old FN 12g. Dad got it as a trade on one of his Brit pups back when I was 8. Sat in the gun cabinet waiting for me till I turned 15. 33 years later still by my side. No fancy engravings heavy as a ton of bricks but boy she drops birds at will.
Henry lever action 22lr
Memories and value aside, if the question were that I have to give all my guns away, but could keep only one for the rest of my life it were my A400.Quote:
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always has bin and always will be... passed down to me from my dad, remington nylon 66 .22lr grew up hunting with it and still hunt with it, though i am wanting to put it into "semi" retirement, no more cold weather or wet weather hunts with it...
I wanted a good quality sxs So a few years ago sold off some of my older shotguns and bought a rizzini sxs in 20ga. It has a English stock and round acton, weights just under 6lbs and balances just in front of the hinge. First time I took it out of the shipping case I thought the dealer sent me a 28ga by mistake, it was so light and lively, but it was a 20, the round action can be deceiving. Balance and function is awesome and it carries and shoots like a dream all day lightning fast. I think every upland bird hunter owes it to them selves to own a nice sxs for the days in the fields at least once in there life.
My 1901 Winchester 94 38-55. Great grand dads gun handed down over the years and will continue when it get handed to one of my boys. Take it out to put a few rounds through it every year. Really like the 1973 Sako Finnbear 30-06 that I acquired just over a year ago. A few others that I like to pound a few rounds out of but the fore mentioned are my favorites.
outback
I like my inherited auto5 light twelve. Trying to track down my great grandfather's lee enfield 303 but not sure it will become a fav or just a neat piece of history.
For me it's my Navy Arms (Davide Pedersoli) 12 ga SxS muzzleloading shotgun. Light and fast - a perfect upland game gun, Beautiful too.
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I have three goto guns. My 870, 12g 3", my 7600 in .35wailin' and my Ruger 10/22. If I had to give them all but one, the 870 would be in my hands. She's 28 years old this fall, replaced a few worn parts, but she takes a lickin' and keeps on tickin'...
I've got more in the cabinet, but most are heirlooms and don't get out much. The 870 sees the most use every year. Wailin comes out for two weeks during deer and maybe this spring for bear and next month for fox/coyote if I get out for that. The Ruger goes bunny hunting in winter and fun shooting the rest of the time. The 870 could do it all, but I don't want to put that kind of pressure on the old girl. Lol
Camo BAR 308. Ultimate Ontario game rifle.
Right there.....fun to me = favourite. And my 10/22 Deluxe has always been a blast to shoot - for the whole family for that matter. It is the gun that is with me more than any other.Quote:
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That is beauty Pete.
Shotgun Browning gold,Rifle Browning BLR 308 and for fun Rugger SR22
I have a lot of guns in my safes but I do not have just one gun that stands out ,instead for me it would be a pump action shot gun .make and cal no so important ,I do like the safety on the mossy ,but it is a pump that would be my go to gun .for every thing from bunnys to deer and turkeys .even moose with my slug guns .Dutch
Coey 84 break action 12. I know it's not fancy but I have a lot of good memories with this gun nicknamed "Campy." It use to be held together by tape on the fore end but now is restored.
Pronounced "oo-gar-teh-chaya" and I own one, Grade II in 12ga. One of the most under rated SxS's out there and great bargain on the used market.Quote:
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As for my "go to" gun it would have to be my 1955 Ithaca 37 in 16ga. Sweet handling, sweet shooting gun that hits where I point it.
My TC Encore now. Got a barrel for everything I do; 12ga Turkey bbl, 308Win, 204 ruger and the 50ML.
Other than this when I am with my pup it's my 20 CZ bobwhite - my first SxS and we've gotten to know each other fairly well.
Neto
I have an M48 in 35 Whelen that is my current favourite.Quote:
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It would have to be my Winchester 670 in 30-06. It won't be mine for a whole lot longer though, I've committed to handing it down to my nephew when he's old enough. That shouldn't be for at least another 10 years or so...lol. I think it was made in the early 70's. Accurate enough for most reasonable deer/moose hunting ranges and one that I don't feel too bad about if I scar the wood dragging it through the bush. I've considered re-finishing the stock or ordering one from Boyd's, but it just wouldn't be the same gun anymore. It carries wear and tear from when it was my Dad's and it will have new wear and tear when I hand it down. I don't think I've ever posted a picture of it here before, I'll have to someday - just not at home right now.