My last ones to go would be Dad's and Grand Dad's Stevens doubles. Just got Dad's back from the stock repairman actually, it was badly cracked through the head from years of shooting. He made the stock for it out of a Herter's blank in the early 60's so I couldn't bear to replace it. Cost me more than the gun is worth to get it fixed but I was glad to spend the money needless to say.


Destry

i sure would hate to get into a poistion to have to sell my gunsbut a fellow never knows what lies ahead so if i have to sell my guns i guess the parkers and lc smith would be first to go and then i guess the other off brands i like..but my great grandpa s old single barrel hopkins and allens would be the one i keep it would not bring over 15 dollars in hard times.would need some thing toscare the bill collectors away. charlie

Geez, I'd keep the Abby gun (12 gauge) and one other small bore Fox shotgun to hunt Grouse. I'd keep my CH 16 gauge and my 32" 16 gauge Sterlingworth for doves. One model 52 for squirrels. I'd keep my Browning Low Wall in .260 Remington for deer and probably my Glock for protection. Everything else is probably gravy for the most part.

John and Rich, my tang safety Ruger 7MM RM has shot into about 1 1/2" for its entire life except the year after I had to retrieve it from a lake in Northern Ontario and didn't dry it out properly. The next year, it strung the group vertically about two inches. Most of the superimposed groups make one ragged hole of an inch or less.

What little I have used Joe's Ruger it has always been a very acurate rifle. I hadn't shot it in years and when I decided to take it to Wyoming three shots at the range were well within an inch. I have another tang safty Ruger (actually It's just the action) I used for a custom rifle in .416 Taylor. for a big bore it's very accurate as well.

I have an old tang safety M77 in 25.06 Paid $200.00 at a pawn shop a couple years ago. That heavy barrel is super accurate, 1/2" groups at 200 yards with
Federal factory rounds.The gun is ugly as hell but it shoots like a dream.

I have earmarked 4 of my Parkers to go one each to my four children, so those will be keepers. As for me, I would want to keep my first deer rifle, a Model 1894 30-30 rifle that my dad bought for me when I turned 16. It is an octagon barrel full length magazine rifle built in 1926. It hangs in my office at work. I think I own the all time shortest shot on a deer with this gun. I was hunting the side of a hill in south Texas about 1970. I had just stopped beside a medium size but thick bush and heard some hoof beats that came from just the other side of the bush. I peered through and saw a six point point buck standing on the other side not five feet from me. He knew I was around but hadn't made me yet. I slowly extended the guns barrel through the bush with one arm until it was about six inches from his chest. I squeezed off the shot and the deer never knew what hit him.

Would never sell? Grandad's CEO Remington, grandma's Remington Model 4 roller .22, my 870 SC bought new in 1971, my Ruger 77 .270 bought new in 1972, my Win 94-22 bought new in 1976, my matched 12 & 20 Citori Gran Lightnings bought new in 1993, my Cole Beretta with 12/20/28 ga. barrels bought new in 2005 and my two Sharps bought new in 1998 and this year, maybe my handguns as I bought them all new. These all have a personal attachment. The Parkers, Elsie, Fox etc are really neet and valuable, but the ones I or my family bought new are special in a different way.
I think there is a trend here.
-plc-

Wow! Now that's close. I thought I had a close deer kill story at about 5 feet with an 870 but that whips mine all to pieces.

DLH