Holy Grail??

[BigBill]

Besides s&w guns what's your holy grails of the other brands?

Between these I'd have to pick one,

Colt trooper
Colt python
Ruger Redhawk 357mag.
Ruger Redhawk 41mag.
German mauser luger 9mm luger.
German mauser broomhandle 9mm luger.
German Walther P-38 9mm luger.

The German luger in 9mm.

 

[Marshwheeling]

At the moment, I'd have to say CZ82.

 

[Gryff]

Colt King Cobra

 

[824tsv]

Dan Wesson 15-2VH 6". Any Dan Wesson is a rare commodity in my parts.

 

[MattNH]

Pre-safety JM stamped Marlin 1894C .357 Magnum

Pre-64 Winchester Model 70 in .30-06

Marlin 57M Levermatic (.22 Mag)

2 out of 3 ain't bad, so far.....

 

[gregintenn]

I dunno. I've had several and then lucked up and been able to acquire them. Colt SAA=check. Luger-check. Pre 64 model 70 Winchester-check.

I guess an engraved 1899 Savage would be my next one. I have several 99's, but none engraved.

 

[jpage]

USAF marked M15

 

[g8rb8]

Besides s&w guns what's your holy grails of the other brands?

The German luger in 9mm.

You said "grails" (plural) and "other brands (plural)." There's not enough time or space for the answer. I too would put a German Luger 9 mm on my list but here are some others. I'll stay away from oddities and select fire firearms.
While we're on topic of German guns how about:
H&K SP89
H&K P7
H&K 91

Russia:
Pre-ban Russian AK-47
Pre-ban Dragunov and case with all accessories

U.S.
WWI Colt 1911
1873 Colt SAA
1873 Winchester takedown (other old Winchesters included)
1887 Winchester lever action shotgun
Winchester Pre-64 model 70
Winchester 1897 takedown like in the movie Bullitt

I've got to stop. This could go on and on, country by country, decade by decade, long guns and handguns.

John
Scoundrel and Ne'er-Do-Well in Training

 

[BigBill]

G8rb8,

In the past decades I looked for an ak47 but every time I seen one it was the last few that we're left. I always found the butchered one's with poor fit and finish on the wood. I passed on all of them. Then there banned by my state. Now under the wire at the time comes the brand new Russian Izmash Saiga. We're buying a brand new Russian manufactured ak/akm.
I would highly suggest to anyone wanting a Russian ak/akm this is the one you want. Even the sporter version shoots like a dream.

Marshwheeling,

The Czech military surplus CZ 82 in 9mm makarov is one awesome pistol. For the $200 price tag there hard to beat.

 

[Cooter Brown]

Two, both rifles.

Marlin 39A, either a Mountie or one from the golden era when they were still case coloring the receiver. I do have a 39A from 1948 so the other two would be icing.

One I didn't buy--an almost cherry Griffin & Howe Springfield in 30-06 for a GREAT price. Regretted not buying it as soon as I left the gunshop and it was gone the next morning.

 

[galena]

Right now the only Grail I am wanting is a Colt SAA, 3rd Gen, .32-20,
4 3/4 brl.

 

[Andyd]

Got the Python, several Mauser P.08, a Walther, Spreewerke and Mauser P38 but will most likely pick the new one up tomorrow.

For a gun addict it is always the new gun. This is a Korth Sport, 6" in .32 S&W long.

Oh yeah, and got nice sambar stags for the Redhawk already.

 

[beagleye]

BRNO model 21h, square bridges, 7x57, all original.

Thats the grailiest of the grails.

Then 3rd model 44 HE, 6.5", original pre war magnas, shooter condition with box.

Pretty near as grayly as the first.

 

[BigBill]

7x57mm mauser one of my favorites next to the 6.5mm Swede.

Don't be shy even if you have your holy grail post it.

 

[Doubless]

I am close to where I want to be with revolvers (~25 Smiths, plus I have all eight of the stainless Redhawks: all four calibers in both "original" barrel lengths...), but would really love to have a full custom five shot 41 Magnum on a GP 100, or the 327 Federal on a Smith Model 14.

Maybe when I beat this cancer and can go back to work...

 

[robertrwalsh]

Smith and Wesson model 44. As far as I know only ten were ever made and maybe seven were actually sold. It was a 9mm single column frame single-action pistol, similar to what turned into the Model 39.

 

[Ματθιας]

Right now, it's a Tavor TSB18 or the IDF version.

 

[arjay]

An old model 94 and a model 70 featherweight.

 

[sqhead]

ruger sp-101 2 inch .22 caliber would be tops on the list.

 

[LVSteve]

I got my grail pistol this year, a Steyr GB. If I were to list another, I would go for a Broomhandle Mauser, matching Luger or a rare code P-38. For modern I'd take a 6" Mateba.

For a rifle, Enfield No.4 Mk1T, the sniper package. Guess I would settle for one of the later 7.62 NATO versions. In modern rifles, I guess a Tavor would be favourite.