Swedish M/41B sniper rifle.
The Last Gun You'll Part With
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I parted with the last gun I'd ever part with last year. My dad's 4" 10-5. I was fascinated with that gun as a kid. It's the only handgun my dad ever owned. It started my interest in S&Ws. I gave it to my son for his 30th birthday. Along with a picture of my dad and I when I was 4 yrs old. He's wearing the model 10 in the photo. My son will get all my guns when I am gone. I wanted to actually see him enjoy this one……. Now I need him to get busy and make a grandson so I know where they'll ALL end up someday
austintexas
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My 1930s Registered Magnum 3 1/2", It has just enough wear that I have no problem shooting it.
SWCA 892
SWCA 892
My last gun would be one of my S&W J frames in .22 WMR. Good enough for anything, light enough to always have, ammo easy to carry. This is my last-ditch gun, not my emotional choice, which would be my 4" M28.
bigggbbruce
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I had 2 NIB 66-2 Ashlands consecutive serial numbers. Sold both for a heafty profit. I can't keep unfired guns.
2.5" 66-1
Small enough to conveniently carry/conceal. Large enough for accurate shooting. Plenty of mischief stopping power. Common caliber(s). Stainless steel, corrosion resistant.
Sentimentality not needed if you're down to just one.
Small enough to conveniently carry/conceal. Large enough for accurate shooting. Plenty of mischief stopping power. Common caliber(s). Stainless steel, corrosion resistant.
Sentimentality not needed if you're down to just one.
fladiverbrad
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my grail gun, a pre-model 18 not only from my birth year but the same month. June 1953
bigggbbruce
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If there were take backs for Sold It.
1956 Combat Magnum
1956 Combat Magnum
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Ouch - these early pre-19's are so hard to find now and some asking prices will cause a nosebleed. Those grips were really nice select walnut.If there were take backs for Sold It.
1956 Combat Magnum
bigggbbruce
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If I told you what I paid you probably wouldn't believe me. At the time I saw profit not the gun. Went looking for a box when I picked it up. The only one I found was twice what I paid for the gun.
I won't know until the end.
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Always thought the Series 70 were the absolute best of all 1911s!
Jealous of you. My kids don't care anything about my irons, save maybe a couple heirloom pieces.
A difficult but timely question for me, as I am considering shrinking much of my collection. At 75, I just don't shoot the amount I used to, and most of the firearms stay unused. Plus some just are true hanger-queens, like my 1883 Colt 10 gauge hammerless DB. So, in the last couple months, I have been contemplating this question, to some extent.
The 'single most' is not hard, and is one of my 1911's; one that my father made. He was the R&P Coach on the USS Pennsylvania, flagship of the Pacific Fleet, and he made a 1911 (frame and most of the internals, but with stock slide) for each member of his team. In lieu of a Serial Number, he stamped their name on the side of their pistol. He test-fired his on December 4, 1941! The Pennsy was in Dry Dock on December 7, and as a CMM, he was at battle stations in the bowels of the battleship, so was fairly safe. Tell that to their sister ship, the USS Arizona!
Still, I can't stay with just one! There are a few more that stay, as I inherited them from him, and they are worshipped. One is a Registered Smith, fully engraved with ivory grips (dragon engraved in the ivory) which I have spoken of in this blog. In addition, I inherited his match pistols, a 38-44 Outdoorsman, also with ivory grips and King ventilated rib, and a Colt Woodsman 2nd series. The Outdoorsman was the first firearm I learned to shoot, at around 7 years of age (reduced loads!) and also reload and cast bullets for, so a lot of personal history. Then in the world of rifles, I have a John Dubiel in 300 H&H, built around a Mauser Magnum action, and 3 Winchester 52's, two of which I'll keep. I might also keep my other Registered Smith, maybe not…
Man, this is a tough subject…
The 'single most' is not hard, and is one of my 1911's; one that my father made. He was the R&P Coach on the USS Pennsylvania, flagship of the Pacific Fleet, and he made a 1911 (frame and most of the internals, but with stock slide) for each member of his team. In lieu of a Serial Number, he stamped their name on the side of their pistol. He test-fired his on December 4, 1941! The Pennsy was in Dry Dock on December 7, and as a CMM, he was at battle stations in the bowels of the battleship, so was fairly safe. Tell that to their sister ship, the USS Arizona!
Still, I can't stay with just one! There are a few more that stay, as I inherited them from him, and they are worshipped. One is a Registered Smith, fully engraved with ivory grips (dragon engraved in the ivory) which I have spoken of in this blog. In addition, I inherited his match pistols, a 38-44 Outdoorsman, also with ivory grips and King ventilated rib, and a Colt Woodsman 2nd series. The Outdoorsman was the first firearm I learned to shoot, at around 7 years of age (reduced loads!) and also reload and cast bullets for, so a lot of personal history. Then in the world of rifles, I have a John Dubiel in 300 H&H, built around a Mauser Magnum action, and 3 Winchester 52's, two of which I'll keep. I might also keep my other Registered Smith, maybe not…
Man, this is a tough subject…
bigggbbruce
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The problem with Colts (at least the ones I've owned and handled.
Barrel lock up is done by changing Barrel links. Not by fitting the lugs to slide stop.
Average accuracy.
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SGT ROCK 11B
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I have changed my mind in the last month.
Colt Gold Cup in .45 ACP of course. I can reload a light 200 grain LSWC that cuts a clean hole in the target and easy to manage recoil.
SGT ROCK 11B
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I prefer the Colts from the 1950s and 1960s. The bluing was much better.
SGT ROCK 11B
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I agree. A lot of my cop partners left firearms to their children and/or grandchildren just to sell them for pennies on the dollar. Same thing with classics cars.
"Grand Torino" is a great movie but a great lesson for the Senior Community.
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You can call your collection "Hotel California".
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Here's a model 57 I have no interest in selling. Thank you George_in_SD!
BillyKframe
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The last of my guns to go will be the last one my relatives get rid of. I won't know or care because I'll be in Heaven shooting all the unbelievable guns they must have there.
crasig
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Hoya74
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In Sept.1966, I joined the National Defense Cadet Corps at Ballou SHS, Washington DC and was assigned M1 Garand rifle s/n 5838065. Fast forward 50 years and, through the courtesy of the Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) in August 2016, I was able to purchase this first of various weapons issued to me during my high school and college cadet experiences and later throughout my Army career.
The rest of the story:
In Aug. 2013 after finally cashing in a 20 year old IOU from my late wife for a "DCM M1 Garand" for a CMP Garand, she suggested that I check with the CMP to determine if they had my high school Garand. I followed her advice and, within hours, CMP's Serial Number Coordinator advised me that they were storing it for the Army and that she would annotate my interest in their database.
Fast forward to July 2016, CMP informed me that they had taken possession of 5838065 and would make it available to me for purchase once it had been processed. It was delivered late August 2016, thank you CMP!
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I won't know until I part with one 
Eddie Southgate
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1956 Ruger Blackhawk. Given to my pap by Bill Ruger . That's the handgun . Rifle is my dad's Browning 81 Steel BLR in .358 Winchester. No explanation needed or you have no soul. Shotgun is a 2.5" chambered 12 gauge Watts double made in the teens. Straight stock checkered butt and full English scroll engraved , nice tight scroll . Reason , It's perfect.
