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Rick
This is a hard one- My upgrade A underlever 12ga, 16 ga toplever D grade hammergun and my 20 ga toplever D grade hammergun. and ....

The rifles : a pre 64 Win 70 in 243WM, a Model 700 in 22-250 and a mod 700 in .17 REM Mag

Pistols Glock mod 30 45 cal
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[C.O.B.]

Edgar I have always steered away from the pre war rifles because the rear bridge wasn't drilled and tapped for a scope mount and to do that is kin to cutting off a couple of inches of barrel length on the premis of opening up the choke! That will turn out to be a great investment if you ever decide to sell. I also have a pre 64 M70 in 257 Roberts and with H414 and a 100gr bullet its a deers worst nightmare. I'm looking forward to getting a load developed fro my 7X57 M70 carbine another great deer cartridge. So many rifles so little deer season.

[ForrestArmstrong]

Parkers? Don't have that many yet but I really like the VH 12 gauge I got from Cabelas (featured in my avatar!) and at least one of my unfinished A1 repros currently in the hands of GG & Robert Strosin.

[Bill Zachow]

In Parkers, probably my two remaining 8 gauges. A PH with 36" barrels and a hammered V equivalent with 34" barrels. The rest to keep are all my pre 64 Winchesters, especially the .22s and the model 70s. Nothing beats a Winchester 22 to walk the farm with and wipe out apples, golden rod galls and other sundry beasties. In this last group, my favorites are model 90s in 22 short and 22 long rifle, and a pre war model 61 in 22 shot. If you want sport, sit on a grassy hillside near a small pond on a hot summer day and shoot dragon flies with such a gun. My wife bought it for me 25 years ago and it is my all time favorite.

[edgarspencer]

Originally Posted by Rich Anderson

That will turn out to be a great investment if you ever decide to sell.

We wouldn't be talking about it in a thread like this if I thought I'd ever sell it, but I guess I could double my money.

[C.O.B.]

Forrest you will like Bob Strosin's work, he did the engraveing on Gunner's Gun. Please post some pics when it's completed.

Edgar all I meant was the current value of a pre war M70 7MM Mauser is unbelievable, not that you would sell it.

[Carl Erickson Jr]

I have two rifles that I would not sell. A M1D that has never been fired since rebuild in the 60s except for proof rounds and an M21 that I built with all original parts (except the receiver.)

As for shotguns I have a GH that I repaired the stock on and an early Elsie transitional hammer gun that has had all the checkering sanded off and the barrels cut by at least 2 in. Neither of the guns are above utility grade but they are fun to shoot!

[ForrestArmstrong]

Rich, it was Gunner's Gun that steered me to Bob Strosin. I wanted GG to do all the unfinished A1 repros I got from Eurochasse but Geoff is very busy and I may not live that long! I believe Bob can do an equally good job. There are other great master engravers but not all excel in styles appropriate for a Parker, are very expensive, take a long time to complete the work, or more likely I do not know them. By the way, the other smiths who contributed to Gunner's Gun are also very outstanding in their areas of expertise.

[C.O.B.]

I'm very happy the Gunner's Gun provided you with the contact for Bob Strosin. He was on time and the cost was very reasonable. I would love to see some pics when your gun is finished.

[ForrestArmstrong]

Originally Posted by Rich Anderson

I would love to see some pics when your gun is finished.

Absolutely, even at the risk of getting squeezed out of his backlog!