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What gun do you have that's like a family member?

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#1 ·
I own a few, but the one that stands out is not the most expensive, or the most valuable. It is a Marlin 22 mag. That gun, named Maggie- has been with my family about 22 years. I have had to pawn it for money for bills, gas and groceries from time to time. I always went back for it.
Well, a couple of Christmases ago, my daughter really had taken a shine to it. My wife asked me if I would be willing to give it to her for Christmas. I had to think long and hard on it. I did it. Before I gave it to her, I told her that she had better not ever consider selling it. I don't have a son to pass mine to, so the feeling was the same. She loves that gun. I expect that some time down the road, her kids will be holding it.
How about y'all? Any special ones to you?
 
#6 ·
I have a matched pair of stainless steel 1911's that I call "The Lads" and another set that are dubbed "The Boys", does that count? I wear them in a custom horizontal dual shoulder rig on special occasions.
 
#7 ·
That would be Lucille,,,

Colt Frontier Scout circa 1965-ish,,,
Pop won this in a poker game,,,
Gave it to my Mother.

Me and my two younger brothers grew up shooting this gun,,,
Mom kept it and a brick of shorts on the refrigerator,,,
"Do your chores without me having to get on you,,,
I'll let you shoot Lucille a little bit after dinner."

I finally got her to sell it to me when I was about 30 years old,,,
Through a lot of family drama my brother-in-law got it,,,
I only recently got it back from him by trickery,,,
I think I'll have it buried with me.

Aarond

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#8 ·
My Dad's Remington model 33, I started shooting it when I was about eight years old, my son started shooting at around the same age and his daughter will most likely be shooting it when she gets big enough to hold it and has fingers strong enough to pull the cocking knob on the back of the bolt.
 
#9 ·
My Savage 110 .270 "Trudy". I found her on the used rack at scheels. After a whole lot of work and tuning I got her to shoot pretty good. Each time I take her out, she performs flawlessly. Got a summer range trip? Bring Trudy and some tanneries. I can garuntee a blast with the first shot at 100. She's about as ugly as a mud rail fence. Heck, there's remnants of a "farmers blow" on the side of action and bolt from last years hunt. Will I ever sell her? Absolutely not. We have an understanding.
 
#12 ·
1960's era Winchester mdl 94 Dad bought new.Up until then we both used 16gauges with buckshot for deer hunting.
 
#13 ·
My 1964 Revelation 22 lr single shot. Its made by Mossberg. I bought it new at a Western Auto in 1964. I think it cost under $14.00. I wouldn't give it up for anything. I still try and take it out at least once a year.
 
#14 ·
My favorite is an LC Smith double barrel that my uncle bought in the 20's and gave to my Dad in the 50's. I got it in 1975 when Dad passed, and my oldest son will get it when I'm gone.
 
#19 ·
I guess I have two. One is an old single barreled shot gun that has been with me for almost 40 years, it's beat up, and has at least 1 broken part, but it still works and shoots where I point it! The other would be a Colt Match Target pistol that my dad bought new, back in the 50's, and gave to me around 1980. I still remember the first time I shot it, somewhere around 1960, or 61, out in the high desert of NM. I don't imagine anyone would want the shot gun when I'm gone, but the Colt will go to my youngest son.
 
#21 ·
It would have to be this first year of manufacture Winchester Model 42 .410 pump shotgun. Mom bought it for Dad in 1933 so he didn't have to lug a 12 gauge and shells around while he and his brother were doing some serious rabbit hunting to help bring in some money. It is the first shotgun I ever fired. While I earned the privilege to take it hunting Dad never really gave it to me so I inherited it when he passed. I will never sell it like he could never sell it.
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#23 ·
When my son was born in 1979, I bought a Ruger stainless .22/.22mag. single-six convertible. I told him it would be his one day. When my grandson was born I told my son I was ready to give it to him so he could teach him how to shoot when he was old enough. The gun is still in the original box & wrappings & has never been fired. I open it once a yr. & clean & oil it, then put it back in the gun safe. Now my son's wife says there'll be no guns in her house loaded or otherwise. Wouldn't you know he'd marry a liberal Democrat. Well, back to the safe. After I'm gone they'll have to decide what to do with it.
 
#24 ·
For my 16th birthday (40 years ago, wow) my Dad gave me a post-64 Model 70 30-06 topped with a 3-9 Leupold. Yep, one of those ugly, stamped checkering, ram-fed replacements. I shot that rifle all summer (it turned out to be sub-MOA accurate) and I killed a 4 point mule deer the very first time I hunted with it that fall. Since then it's killed many more deer and several elk. It's ugly and shows many scars from being carried thousands of miles, but I wouldn't trade it for anything.
 
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