Those guns you always wanted

[David LaPell]

There are the guns you had, the ones you have, but what gun is there that you have been trying to get but has eluded you for some reason or another.
For me, it's a Triple Lock (or 2nd or 3rd HE) in .44 Special. Especially those with the 6 1/2 inch barrel.

 

[Crazy K38]

a stainless steel wilson combat protector with the compensator, man I love that gun...... wish I could afford one

 

[USAF385]

For me, it would have to be .500.

I keep thinking I want to get a Smith & Wesson 500 6.5", but every time I come close.. I talk myself out of it. I keep thinking it's just not practical for me.... but I continue to want one...........

 

[lcdrdanr]

For me, it would have to be .500.

I keep thinking I want to get a Smith & Wesson 500 6.5", but every time I come close.. I talk myself out of it. I keep thinking it's just not practical for me.... but I continue to want one...........

It's not practical to be married but I am............. and I continue to be

I finally bought a S&W 500, an early one NIB with the 8" barrel and it is a hoot to shoot. Course, after spending $50 for one box of 20 rounds, I soon decided that I had to start loading for it. Now have a Lee 500 mold casting 440 grain lead bullets, a Lee .500 sizer and luber, a couple hundred empty brass cases, and a couple hundred 350 FMJ's. It's a whole different ball game when you can control your loads and afford to shoot it. So, now I want........................

A 500 S&W 4" with the interchanging compensators AND an H&R Handi Rifle in 500 S&W........

But stupid things like food on the table, house payments, gasoline, insurance and such tend to take priority........... LOL

Dan R

 

[TRanger]

I've managed to acquire at least one of almost every gun I've ever wanted (not that I still have them all), but a couple have eluded me so far. One is an older vintage S&W K-22. I found one of 1949-vintage at a dealer one time and set about rounding up the cash. When I returned to the shop, it was gone. Another is a good side-by-side 20 gauge. Just never have quite managed to lay hands on one.

 

[arkdweller22]

A bren-ten.
Armalite AR10.
S&W 610.
S&W 1026.

...and ten isn't even my favorite number!

A minty Colt Python.
S&W 952
FN-FAL
S&W Shorty-40

I could go on forever, but these are at the top.

Regards,
Arkdweller

 

[feralmerril]

Dave, Guns is one area of my life that was more fullfilled than most other areas. My dad was a gun person and hunter and worked with me early. I always had a deep intrest in guns, and was single for many years so was able to indulge myself. I also had a mentor that was a big time collector that taught me a ton of stuff. I was lucky in that area that for the most part I scratched all my basic itchs. I havent bought much in the last years, but I do have a nice collection mostly gathered from the 60s through the mid 80s. I have guilt feelings that so many are safe queens and I should be working them out. And now at 68 years old with a young wife to take care of I have been thinking of starting to sell a few, but its hard to give them up! You said you like 6 1/2" triplelocks and 1950 targets.. Here are one of each. The triplelock was sent back to S&W in 1949 and the sights added. I doubt if much more than a couple boxs have been through the 1950 target. I misplaced the original factory service stocks on that one.

 

[Crazy K38]

both are fine looking guns, and heck why not try em out, it's no fun to look at a great gun you got to feel the trigger and listen to her go bang that's the magic of a good gun

 

[ThirtyAcres]

Always wanted a Galil in 308.

 

[slowburninsteve]

I'll take a Garand

I've always wanted an M-1 Garand in .308, but most I see are dogged out and have prices waayyyy out of my budget.
Steve

 

[Spotteddog]

Lee doesn't have enough bandwidth. And other members don't have enough patience. But suffice to say, LOT'S of them are S&W.

 

[Vulcan Bob]

In handguns I'm still looking for a resonably priced shooter grade M-58. In shotguns a top grade snooty snoot 20 Gauge double would be nice. And as for rifle's for some odd reason a 416 Rigby. I gave up hunting awile back so have no need for a sporting shotgun and really have no need for a big bore safari type rifle. Oh well, ya want what ya want I guess!

 

[2Loud4You]

I have no real use for 2 of these but...
S&W 500 (I already own a 460)
Barrett 50 cal. (not that I have the money to buy it, feed it or a place to shoot it)
Wilson 1911

I did get my Thompson last year even if it is only semi auto.

 

[BigRich315]

There's a long list that will probably be satisfied to some extent, but the more iffy ones are:

FN P90: not the 16" civilian version, the short barrel in semi-auto (at least)
DE .44: Keep the .50, I've always been a fan of the .44mag
.50 Beowulf AR: an AR platform chambered for the .50 Beowulf cartridge, now that's SHTF HD!

Price is probably going to keep these on my list for quite a while.

 

[Grayfox]

I've managed to acquire most of my want list, but there are a few that still elude me.
5" .44 Triple Lock
5" 3rd Model .44 HE
.38-44 Heavy Duty
Seems like every time one of these pops up I don't have the money. On the rare occasion that I have the money, I can't find one.

And oddly enough, a 4" Pencil Barrel M&P is on the list. I know they're out there and easy enough to find. Just seems like I always have other priorities when its time to buy.

I did manage to scratch one off the list the other day. Things just happened to fall together just right. A bunch of OT in my pocket and one showed up on Gunbroker. Should be here in a week or so. I'll post about it then.

 

[Smith357]

I have an exstensive wish list but the one grail on that list would be a H&H Royal Ejector.

http://www.drake.net/h26h375dr

 

[walnutred]

A 32-20 Target and/or a Gatling in 30-03. THough one of the sholder stocked N frames the Army played with would also be high on my list.

 

[rewster]

WW II Browning Automatic Rifle

 

[conn ak]

SAM 7 AKM...with wood furniture.

 

[feralmerril]

Crazy K38, I did try them out. The triplelock is the mosy accurate handgun I ever owned. Except for commemeratives all my guns get shot, just not much. I cant explain why, but if any it would be a good K-22. I once shot somone else`s and couldnt miss that day, wanted one and still havent bought one.