The Last Gun You'll Part With

[Gun Relics]

What's the last gun you would part with and why? I know it's a tough decision, but which one do you love the most?

I have quite a few that I would not easily part with and value has little to do with it. This Model of 1950 .44 target is one of my favorites. For one, it's pristine. Two, I have the original box, which to me is a biggie. It's a gun that just draws me in because it is beautifully built and feels amazing in my hand.

So, what's yours?

Ps. New forum is awesome. Thank you everybody for pulling this off!

 

[blackdeuce]

I have a Japanese Nambu pistol that my Grandfather brought home from WWII. It's the last gun I would get rid of. I have numerous guns worth more money.

 

[AlHunt]

Well, it depends why I'm paring down. If I'm in my dotage and I want 1 gun to ride with me to the end, it's probably the K-22 my father bought in 1955. If some calamity has happened and I can only keep 1 gun, it's probably an AR and a stash of replacement parts.

See the 2 "probably"s? Either of those could be swapped out for a 686-4 or Super Redhawk.

 

[MetalMan]

Tough choice, but my "last to go" will be this 66-4…it arguably has the best trigger of my small accumulation of S&W revolvers (all J's and K's).

And it's remarkably accurate at the range.

 

[TJm15.38]

I guess it would be the Model 15-4 I purchased in 1981. It's the first firearm I qualified expert with on active duty USAF. I've shot it quite a bit, but kept it real nice all these years. I won't part with it. It's going to one of my daughters when I'm gone.

 

[DARE]

Easy choice for me. My small S&W collection consists of 13 guns.
This Registered Magnum with Texas Ranger and FBI provenance is probably worth more than the rest of my collection put together.

 

[flundertaker]

If we're talking about revolvers, ide probably say my 629-5 NATO Birdsong. It brings a smile to my face each time I touch one off. Accurate and plenty powerful.
If we're talking about all guns them probably either my Accuracy International AT or my HK91. The AI because it's supremely accurate and has a great pedigree. The HK because it's an HK and there's no more coming in.

 

[Bo Rich]

Well, It would have to be a rifle. My Pre 64 Model 70 Winchester .30'06 Feather weight with a 2-7 Leupold. It has been a friend for a long time. I have shot more game with it then I would like to remember. If I can have a handgun too. Well then it would be my pre 29 6 1/2" blued .44 Magnum

 

[lihpster]

I can't nail it down to just one. My 15-3 was the first centerfire handgun I ever owned. I've owned it for 35 years. My Winchester Pre-64 model 70 was my father's, then it was my brother's and now it belongs to me. Been shooting it for over 45 years. Neither is going anywhere. I'll sell my liver before either of those guns.

 

[glowe]

For some reason I can not express, I would never sell my Cimarron Model 3 American. Bought it early on when it was $900 and now it is $1500 through Cimarron. It is the most fun you can have on the range! I can shoot it all day, which is something I would never do with an original. Exactly the same weight and length as original, but chambered in 45 Colt. My second to the last would be my Uberti Schofield, also in 45 Colt. Sure sparks lots of conversations when I am shooting them.

 

[22hipower]

It would be a tough call, and since I couldn't separate them, these three engraved by Heidi-Marie Hiptmayer; Triple Lock 44, 2nd Model 44 and a M53.

Jeff
SWCA #1457

(photo credit Jim Supica)

 

[GypsmJim]

My Old Model Ruger Super Single Six Convertible. It cost me $80 brand new and it was my first handgun.

But this is not a valid question. A person truly needs at least 2.

My second to last gun would be a Pre-27 long barrel that was 60 years old but appeared unfired.

Oh heck, still not valid. My 3rd to last would be a Model 19, which was what I really wanted when I bought the Ruger but couldn't afford it.

 

[Buford57]

I've written about it before and won't bore you with the full story. This Colt Lawman MK III was my engagement gift in 1979 from my first wife, who wanted to make sure I'd come home to her and wasn't confident in the 1922 Browning .32 I was using off-duty.

The gun is the last I'd let go and the wife will also be my last.

 

[woodsltc]

Impossible question to answer.....it's like asking which of my children would I be willing to give away. Don

 

[Retired W4]

They are all for sale. Just kidding. Right now I'm thinking my 5 screw K-32 Masterpiece. That's subject to change.

 

[heeter3]

Mine would be my model 14.Its such a pure shooter and refuses to let me miss even when I do my best to foul up.

 

[AJ]

I won't part with any of my guns that I like. My heirs will be decided what they will do with them after I have joined the animals over the rainbow bridge. My will will be their guideline.

 

[GypsmJim]

I won't part with any of my guns that I like. My heirs will be decided what they will do with them after I have joined the animals over the rainbow bridge. My will will be their guideline.

My Excel sheet shows SN, caliber, bbl length, etc, etc. It also shows price paid, estimated value in 2000, 2005, 2010, etc, etc.

Even if they call in a dealer that takes the whole lot, and offers a price that I paid, it will be a tidy sum. I didn't buy them to make a profit...I bought them for my pleasure. If the ultimate selling price is 50% over cost paid, the dealer will be happy and so will the family.

Of course, I'm sure many will be taken by family members.

 

[CH4]

Notwithstanding family heirlooms, I'd probably keep the one that started it all, this 2.5" 66-1.

 

[afkirby]

I suppose it would be this 5" .357 Magnum.

 

[Gun Relics]

Impossible question to answer.....it's like asking which of my children would I be willing to give away. Don

For some of us, that would be an easy choice

 

[tlawler]

This Winchester Model 69 was the first gun I ever shot. My father purchased it new in about 1935. It has great sentimental value, and to me, is worth more than my entire collection. Whenever I handle it, I go back to those days in the mid-sixties when he was teaching me about guns.

 

[JohnRippert]

My 4inch 19-4 that a previous owner had round butted, smoothed the trigger, and had the fire control system tweaked. I got some Culina round to square conversion grips as I prefer a SB on a 4inch revolver. It is a wonderful gun that I love taking to the range and shooting 158gr Magnums through.

 

[erikpolcrack]

I find it impossible to imagine life without a S&W revolver and an M1911, but I would have to be practical if really only allowed one - it would have to be a rifle. I would be forced to choose my LH Ruger 375 bolt action. It could keep meat on my table and can, if needed, protect my family from any creature God has placed on this earth.

 

[Mike SC Hunter]

None of them............

 

[quinn]

In my lifetime I have been through a number of gun collections starting with original caplocks and followed by single shot rifles, model numbered Walthers, sub machine guns, Winchesters, and lastly Smith & Wessons. Each time I swore that I would never part with... But, in all those years and collections--aside from family heirlooms--only one gun has always remained behind: a DCM 1911 Colt that I bought for myself on my 21st birthday.

 

[Valmet]

Toss up for me, I have the S&W Victory Model that my grandad brought home from WWII in Dec 1945. He had a German POW make custom grips with his initials in them which I have also (currently sports correct Victory grips). It was his nightstand gun for 50 years until he gave it to my dad in 2000, which he passed along to me in 2015. It was orig part of a 250 gun shipment to Office of OSS at Naval Station Norfolk here in VA as per S&W letter.

I also have a 1968 17-3, it's an early enough -3 that it's marked -2 on yoke. My dad gave it to me on my 17th bday as I grew up shooting it. I had it lettered and it was shipped to a sporting goods store in Sturgeon Bay WI in June 1968.

 

[Muley Gil]

The absolute last to go would be my granddaddy's Stevens .22/.410 that he bought at the beginning of WW II to keep the bunnies out of his garden. The next would be the M27-2 that I had converted to .44 Special back in 1976.

 

[Hair Trigger]

What's the last gun you would part with and why? I know it's a tough decision, but which one do you love the most?

I have quite a few that I would not easily part with and value has little to do with it. This Model of 1950 .44 target is one of my favorites. For one, it's pristine. Two, I have the original box, which to me is a biggie. It's a gun that just draws me in because it is beautifully built and feels amazing in my hand.

So, what's yours?

Tough choice is an understatement. I like so many of mine for different reasons and I'm not sure I could single one out to keep over all the others.
I like my M27-2 because it is perfect, not a mark on it and the bluing is incredible
I like my M29-2 NCHP Commemorative because I'm a big supporter of the NCHP and have quite a few friends in the Patrol
I like my Colt Model M because it was my stepdad's and he carried it in WWII
I like my M520 because it is like new and there are so few of them.
I like my M57 because it's an "orphan" caliber
I like my M58 because it's the oldest S&W I own

And the beat goes on....

 

[Gun Relics]

In my lifetime I have been through a number of gun collections starting with original caplocks and followed by single shot rifles, model numbered Walthers, sub machine guns, Winchesters, and lastly Smith & Wessons. Each time I swore that I would never part with... But, in all those years and collections--aside from family heirlooms--only one gun has always remained behind: a DCM 1911 Colt that I bought for myself on my 21st birthday.
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HEY, what's my mom's picture doing on your grips?