Guns you're particularly proud of

Gene L

For whatever reason.  My three include a BM9 Star, which has become my favorite 9mm.  Rifles, it's probably my Sporterized No 4 Mk 1, I like it because I got it cheap.  Sporterized by apparently a gunsmith...new blue, new walnut, a 5 round mag.  I think I paid $125 for it.  The Mk 1 rear sight is worth that, and the 5 round mag is icing on the cake.  But I like it the way it is, the only milsurp rifle I can say that about.

These two above were cheap (relatively).  Not so cheap is my 20 ga. Darne shotgun.  They're not common in the US.  It's a SxS and in 20 ga. is pretty collectible, a beautiful gun and it shoots great.  Plain gun, made in France.

JunkCollector

I don't know if proud is the word.

The 20 gauge savage fox special. Is probably the one I'd never part with.
I wanted a double of its like since I was a young guy 

It rings all the bells with me as an upland hunting gun.

Did a lot of bunny busting with beagles growing up and wish I had it back then.

Zee

My .303 British Enfield. I wanted one from a very young age after watching a war movie I can’t remember the title of. 

A forum member helped me complete a dream. For that I am grateful. 

I have a pig and the oldest deer I’ve ever taken under its belt already. Love this rifle. 

Gene L

A pretty piece of wood!  How about the checkering?  Can't tell from the picture.

Bigslug

Proud of?  I dunno. . .maybe this one:





On the rack before it came home, before I ditched the old Pachmayr shotgun pad and corrected the LOP:



I'm a nerd for the tech of my grandfather's and great grandfather's generations, the .30-06, and running a bolt action fast, so a sporterized M1917 hunting rifle pushes a great many of my buttons.  I guess I earned a karma bonus at some point because the shop owner knocked the price down for me without me even asking.  It's one of my favorite cast bullet guns and I think it got invoiced to me at all of $275.  Considering how well it shoots, I regard that as borderline thievery.

Gene L

What is the rear sight on the Remington?  Is it the original or is it replaced with a target sight?

Here's my 1910 Mauser with a Lyman 48 sight.  It's in 8mm J.  I think I paid $250 for it.  It's not a cigarette gun but built as a guild gun.  All original.

Zee

Another one is my ‘03 Springfield. Another want, though not from youth. But still a rifle I’d been seeking. Yet again, a forum member came to the call and afforded me the opportunity to fulfill that desire. 

Made my longest iron sighted kill on a deer with this one. Something over 80 yards if I recall. Not amazing. Just a milestone for me. And my boy was with me at the time. Even better. 

Bigslug

Gene L said:

What is the rear sight on the Remington?  Is it the original or is it replaced with a target sight?

It's a Redfield on a converted military Remington, not a Model 30.  No idea who did the work, though I would probably guess 1940's or '50's

RugerFan

My Ithaca Model 37.  My father bought it used from a co-worker. He gave it to me when he won a Win 1400 from a raffle at a high school football game one night(imagine doing that now). They gave the gun at the game in the box. I remember him sitting in the stands looking at the gun. 

Both of my sons killed their first doves with it. 

Wambli Ska

A S&W that was never made in the factory.  My Model 27 in .44 Magnum sporting a slim barrel marked .44 Special.  Basically a 21st Century triple-lock 😁

It has become my range open carry gun and it attracts a LOT of attention.

zorba

All of them, even the stupid ones.

But "most proud of" - M1 Garand, CZ-75BD, and "Jungle Carbine".

Jay

I'm a pretty simple guy...

Wambli Ska

Jay said:

I'm a pretty simple guy...

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

Wambli Ska

A birthday gift from my wife for a trip that didn’t happen.  True Mauser 98 magnum square bridge action (from Mauser, yes they are still in business) with all hand done engraving done in Austria.  I need to take another picture of the bottom metal so I can show the high relief Buffalo on it.

bisley

I'm still most proud of the Bisley Colt that my grandpa swapped an old shotgun and $7 for, pre- WWI, but I have fairly recently acquired a an old Winchester 94, built in 1962 that is in pretty rough shape.

Whenever the spirit moves me, I intend to disassemble it, clean it, degrease the old stock, and find an original butt plate to replace the poorly installed recoil pad. If it shoots well, it will likely move into the number 3 position, behind the amazingly accurate old Model 600 that I like so well.

Diver43

Wambli Ska said:

A birthday gift from my wife for a trip that didn’t happen.  True Mauser 98 magnum square bridge action (from Mauser, yes they are still in business) with all hand done engraving done in Austria.  I need to take another picture of the bottom metal so I can show the high relief Buffalo on it.

Never got to shoot it, but held that rifle.   A true work of art to look at, but at the same time shoulders naturally and the action is just smoooth

Wambli Ska

Diver43 said:

Wambli Ska said:

A birthday gift from my wife for a trip that didn’t happen.  True Mauser 98 magnum square bridge action (from Mauser, yes they are still in business) with all hand done engraving done in Austria.  I need to take another picture of the bottom metal so I can show the high relief Buffalo on it.

Never got to shoot it, but held that rifle.   A true work of art to look at, but at the same time shoulders naturally and the action is just smoooth

I think you and Zee are the only folks here that have ever seen that gun up close and personal.  Hummm, maybe Earl?

BamaakII

Guns that I either built or modified myself.  That would be ARS in .22, 9mm and .223 and some pistols that I turned into Raceland.  Not things anyone here could not do but the selection of parts have to work together and be robust.  Mine all work.  Lots of people build 10/22s or other styles that jam more then a swollen door in the winter.

Pegasus

For me, that would be my F-TR match rifle.  I spec'ed out each component of the rifle and got it assembled to my specs by a great gunsmith.  I got the stock refinished professionally and it has seen 6 barrels since 2012.  I am placing an order for the next pair of barrels this coming week.

The rifle has performed flawlessly from day one.  It has enabled me to win a Texas LR state match and sometimes place well in other venues.  It was doing extremely well at Camp Atterbury last month and even though it's 9 years old and has seen 25,000+ rounds, the Kelbly Panda action is top notch.

So yeah, I'm particularly proud of this rifle, which I call the Arrowbee.

Uncle Fester

I love my Colt Cobra because it is fun to shoot and reminds me of driving past the Colt Factories (old building and current buildings) when I lived in CT.

Ernie Bishop

Love my 6.5 Creedmoor Dominator 

Pegasus

Ernie,  that's a nice little pistol you have there.  Can we have some specs?

Also, I find it interesting that we actually come up with names for those specials firearms.  I'm guessing that "Dominator" is the name you chose for it.

bullsi1911

Pegasus said:

Ernie,  that's a nice little pistol you have there.  Can we have some specs?

Also, I find it interesting that we actually come up with names for those specials firearms.  I'm guessing that "Dominator" is the name you chose for it.

Nope.  That is a Pachmayr Dominator.  Thats it’s actual model name.  Made back in the 80’s.

EAA made a copy of it for a while that was called something like “Thor” or something silly like that.  But that one was offered in .45-70, and something I ALWAYS wanted.  a .45-70 1911?  Heck Yeah!

Pegasus

Thanks bullsi1911, I'm not really up on handguns.  Think of me as Matthew Quigley from the movie.  Except better looking, of course.  

Ernie Bishop

Jay said:

I'm a pretty simple guy...

That is beautiful!

Ernie Bishop

Pegasus said:

Ernie,  that's a nice little pistol you have there.  Can we have some specs?

Also, I find it interesting that we actually come up with names for those specials firearms.  I'm guessing that "Dominator" is the name you chose for it.

Bullsi1911 was correct on the brand and the name they gave it.

This is a customized one, since it is in 6.5 Creedmoor.  Has a 1-8T 15" barrel.

Leupold 2.5-8 long-eye-relief pistol scope with a target turret for vertical adjustment.

Ernie Bishop

Wambli Ska said:

A birthday gift from my wife for a trip that didn’t happen.  True Mauser 98 magnum square bridge action (from Mauser, yes they are still in business) with all hand done engraving done in Austria.  I need to take another picture of the bottom metal so I can show the high relief Buffalo on it.

Beautiful!

Chambering?

Ernie Bishop

bullsi1911 said:

Pegasus said:

Ernie,  that's a nice little pistol you have there.  Can we have some specs?

Also, I find it interesting that we actually come up with names for those specials firearms.  I'm guessing that "Dominator" is the name you chose for it.

Nope.  That is a Pachmayr Dominator.  Thats it’s actual model name.  Made back in the 80’s.

EAA made a copy of it for a while that was called something like “Thor” or something silly like that.  But that one was offered in .45-70, and something I ALWAYS wanted.  a .45-70 1911?  Heck Yeah!

The Thor was offered in a number of different chamberings.

Mine was in 6.5x57 (1-8 twist Lothar Walther barrel)

Wambli Ska

Ernie Bishop said:

Wambli Ska said:

A birthday gift from my wife for a trip that didn’t happen.  True Mauser 98 magnum square bridge action (from Mauser, yes they are still in business) with all hand done engraving done in Austria.  I need to take another picture of the bottom metal so I can show the high relief Buffalo on it.

Beautiful!

Chambering?

.375 H&H.  I really have to find the picture of the bottom metal!  This one extended my wife’s contract a whole 10 years… 😁

Wambli Ska

Pretty fond of this one too.  My forum brother helped me cross the ‘73 entry in the bucket list rather nicely…

Wambli Ska

Ah, here’s a few more pics…


All the engraving was done by hand.