Favorite Range Gun?

[Mitch95]

What's your go to range gun for plinking, punching paper and putting lots of rounds down range?

Let's make it more interesting.. feel free to include your favorite for the different calibers you shoot?

Preferred barrel length? Preferred distance to target?

 

[lihpster]

Winchester 62A rifle. Shotgun hulls at 50 yards. Just like an old time shooting gallery. Pair it with my Mod. 18 and that's a fun day, every day.

 

[imakmst]

no matter my "intended" purpose to go to the range, general shooting, working up new loads, whatever, I always end with a time of enjoyment with my SA mil-spec 1911.

 

[D Brown]

My favorite range gun is a very homely Model 28-2 that a previous owner had evidently kept stored in a barn.

What it lacks in looks it makes up for in performance. I shoot it often at 50 yards to almost 0 yards.

How it looks now:

This is how it looked before I cleaned it up.

 

[cracker57]

no real favorite, shoot whatever is my newest gun the most. but they all get used. I own no safe queens, they either shoot to my expectations ( sometimes I don't shoot to my expectations) or they go bye bye.

 

[StrawHat]

Anytime, anywhere, it will be some ACP revolver. Either 4”, 5.5” or 6.5” barrels, they all get time.

Kevin

 

[cadmike]

My first choice is usually my 629 classic. But any medium or large frame revolver will do.

 

[357 shooter]

My bought new in 1994 686-4 6" is my most fired Smith centerfire revolver ever. It has fired a lot of good targets over the years at 25 and 50 yards.

Picked up a used 617-5 6" in 2021 and in that short of time is most likely my most fired Smith revolver ever! Incredibly accurate , the only revolver that gives my Model 41 competition at the range.

My 617-1 4" and Model 41 5.5" are my other favorite range guns.

 

[Marksman]

My favorite S & W range gun is my 4" M/629 no dash.

 

[Roofuss]

All of them, no hand gun favorites in my safe.
Now rifles, hands down my Shiloh Sharps in .45-70.

 

[MSD2343]

This one comes with me just about every trip to the range. Model 27-9 purchased new in 2012. North of 14k rounds now.

 

[75Vette]

The two guns that get the most range time are these, an 8 3/8" 629-4 and a 6 1/2" 629-4 PowerPort. I always run the target out to 25 yds at my indoor range. They both spend plenty of time on the firing line at the monthly IHMSA matches too.

 

[max503]

It changes. Lately its been a Glock 42. Its an easy shooter. Not like the smaller 380's. I put 100 rounds through it yesterday and wished I'd reloaded more.

 

[VaTom]

I always take a variety of calibers and firearms. One that goes most of the time with the others is the M&P 15-22. Usually my Shield 9MM, Beretta 92F, one of my .38 S&W revolvers, either a Ruger SR22 or Model 63 and one other .22 rifle.

 

[Hasbeen1945]

Model 66-3 4 inch with 3 T’s. Always in my range bag. I’m also becoming partial to a Wilson ACP model 1911 in 9mm.
The others kind of on a rotation.

 

[stu1ritter]

Still my favorite after nearly 30 years of ownership. Mike Curtis accurized 1911. Between the wonderful glass rod break trigger, the sewing machine like feel and the accuracy, it is the best I own to shoot.

Stu

 

[Bald1]

Model 64 DAO is fun. Model 41 and pre 17 also. But probably shoot my Sig 365 the most because it’s my EDC.

 

[TheTinMan]

This 25-10 chambered in 45 Colt has become my favorite range/plinking handgun.

There might be more than 1 Marlin and a couple Winchester lever actions somewhere around here, but this BLR Lightweight Takedown chambered in 308 Winchester is really fun to shoot.

I like it enough that I had this case made for it:

I should have included the 22 LR plinkers. Cheap to shoot and I never have to think about picking up cases:
Colt Officers Model 22 Long Rifle (1930s)
Ruger Mk II
Ruger 10/22 Takedown

 

[Babysitr]

M27-2 6" or 15-3 for .38...for .22 its 617.....rifles are winchester 92 in .357, or, winchester 61 .22......wait!! I forgot my 4" Python

 

[erikpolcrack]

Almost always an M1911 (45ACP, 9mm, or 38Super) and a favorite K-frame (M66, M15, older M&P 38Spl or 32-20).