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Kim du Toit
October 12, 2007
5:36 AM CDT

Okay, I’ve just about had it with those crappy articles which ask stupid questions like: “If you could own only one gun, which would it be?” or “Name the gun you’d like to shoot exclusively for the rest of your life?” and so on. (And yes, I’ve probably written more of this type of nonsense than any two gun writers combined.)

All the above involve choices which require painful reflection and soul-searching.

But what about if you had no restrictions on quantity (speaking reasonably, that is—some guy might want thirty AK-47s, but that’s just silly, unless he’s the Commandant of his local Red Dawn unit [eyecross]).

So, if we can agree that “one hundred” is a nice round number, herewith are my choices for Kim’s Top 100 Gun Choices (and if you think that a hundred is “too constricting”, you need help). For ease of reference, I’ve broken them down into sub-groups—BUT: if you think that shotguns are woefully under-represented when you draw up your own list, that’s fine. As to the composition of the list, I am of course hopelessly and unrepentantly old-fashioned, so if you are mortally offended that I didn’t put your favorite H&K Model Whatever on the list, that’s just too damn bad.

The guns are listed alphabetically, not in order of preference.

  • Large-Caliber Revolvers/Single-Shot:
  1. Bond Arms Derringer (.45 Colt/.410ga)
  2. Colt Diamondback (.38 Spec)
  3. Colt Python (.357 Mag)
  4. Colt SAA (.45 Colt)
  5. Ruger SP101 (.357 Mag)
  6. Ruger Redhawk (.357 Mag)
  7. Ruger Super Blackhawk (.30 Carbine)
  8. Ruger Super Blackhawk (.44 Mag)
  9. Ruger Vaquero (.45 Colt)
  10. S&W Mod 637 (.38 Spec +P)
  11. S&W Mod 65 (.357 Mag)
  12. S&W Mod 686 (.357 Mag)
  13. Uberti SA 1890 Police (.45 Colt)
  • Large-Caliber Semi-Auto Pistols
  1. Beretta Mod 70 (9mm Kurz)
  2. Browning High Power (9mm Para)
  3. Colt Gold Cup 1911 (.45 ACP)
  4. Mauser C96 (7.63mm Mauser—“Broomhandle")
  5. SIG P210 (9mm Para)
  6. Springfield 1911 “Loaded” (.45 ACP)
  7. Walther PP (9mm Kurz)
  • Rimfire Handguns (all .22 LR unless otherwise)
  1. Beretta Mod 75 semi-auto
  2. Browning Buckmark Standard semi-auto
  3. Browning Challenger semi-auto
  4. Colt Diamondback DA revolver
  5. Colt Officers Match DA revolver
  6. Colt Trooper MkIII DA revolver
  7. High Standard Supermatic semi-auto
  8. NAA Mini-Revolver SA .22 LR/.22 Mag
  9. Ruger Single-Six SA revolver .22 LR/.22 Mag
  10. Ruger SP101 DA revolver
  11. S&W Mod 17 K-22 DA revolver ("Kit Gun")
  12. S&W Mod 48 DA revolver .22 Mag
  13. S&W Mod 617 DA 10-shot revolver
  • Rimfire Rifles (all .22 LR unless otherwise)
  1. BSA-Martini single-shot
  2. CZ 453 Varmint HB bolt-action
  3. CZ ZKM 611A semi-auto .22 Mag
  4. Marlin 39 lever-action
  5. Marlin 982SV bolt-action .22 Mag
  6. Marlin 880SQ bolt-action
  7. Remington Speedmaster semi-auto
  8. Taurus Mod 62 pump (Win 62 if $$$ available)
  9. T/C Sporter semi-auto
  10. Winchester Mod 63 semi-auto
  • Centerfire Bolt-Action Rifles
  1. Arisaka Type 99 (7.7x53mm Jap)
  2. CZ 550 Lux (6.5x55mm Swede)
  3. Lee-Enfield No.4 MkI (.303 Enfield)
  4. Mauser Gew 98 (8x57mm)
  5. Mauser K98 (8x57mm)
  6. Mauser M48 (.308 Win—“Israeli")
  7. Mauser M95 (7x57mm—“Spanish")
  8. Mauser M96 (6.5x55mm—“Swede")
  9. Mosin-Nagan Mod 91/30 (7.62x54mmR)
  10. Mosin-Nagant Mod 44 (7.62x54mmR)
  11. Remington 700 (.308 Win)
  12. Savage Mod 12 Varmint (.223 Rem)
  13. Schmidt-Rubin K11 Carbine (7.5x55mm—“Swiss)
  14. Schmidt-Rubin K31 (7.5x55mm—“Swiss")
  15. SMLE MkIII No.1 (.303 Enfield)
  16. Springfield ‘03-A3 (.30-06)
  17. Steyr M95 (8x56mmR)
  18. Winchester M1917 (.30-06)
  19. Winchester Mod 54 (.257 Roberts)
  20. Winchester pre ‘64 Mod 70 (.270 Win)
  21. Winchester Pattern 1914 (.303 Enfield)
  • Centerfire Lever-Action Rifles
  1. Marlin 1894 (.357 Mag)
  2. Marlin 1895 (.45-70 Govt)
  3. Marlin 336 (.30-30)
  4. Savage 99 (.250 Savage)
  5. Savage 99 (.300 Savage)
  6. Winchester 1895 (.405 Win)
  7. Winchester Mod 94 (.32 Win Spec)
  • Centerfire Single-Shot Rifles
  1. Browning 1885 High Wall (.45-70 Govt)
  2. CZ ZH 344 double (7x57mm)
  3. Dakota Arms Mod 10 (.375 H&H Mag)
  4. Krieghoff Drilling (16ga/7x57mm)
  5. T/C Encore (.223 Rem)
    • (.243 Win)
    • (.308 Win)
  • Centerfire Semi-Auto Rifles
  1. Browning BAR (.270 Win)
  2. M1 Carbine (.30 Carbine)
  3. M1 Garand (.30-06)
  4. Marlin Camp 45 (.45 ACP)
  5. SAR-1/AK-47 (7.62x39mm)
  6. SAFN 49 (8x57mm)
  7. SAFN 49 (7x57mm—“Venezuelan")
  8. SKS (7.62x39mm)
  9. Thompson 1927-A1 (.45 ACP—“Tommy")
  10. Walther G43 (6x57mm)
  • Shotguns
  1. Aguirre y Aranzabal No.4 SxS (16ga)
  2. Browning A5 semi-auto (16ga—“Sweet Sixteen")
  3. Browning A5 semi-auto (20ga—“Light Twenty")
  4. Browning Gold Hunter semi-auto (20ga)
  5. Kassnar Windsor SxS (16ga—“Churchill")
  6. Mossberg 500 pump (12ga—“Mariner")
  7. Remington 1100 semi-auto (20ga)
  8. Remington 870 pump (12ga)
  9. Winchester 1897 pump (12ga)
  • Class III
  1. Browning Automatic Rifle (.30-06—“BAR")
  2. Bren LMG (.303 Enfield)
  3. M3 SMG (.45 ACP—“Grease Gun")
  4. MP40 SMG (9mm Para—“Schmeisser")
  5. Sten SMG (9mm Para)

You might think that it took me a long time to compile this list of favorites, but you’d be wrong. It took me less than a couple of hours.

Most of the guns will be familiar to everyone (with the possible exception of the AyA shotgun), and if not, they’re in the GGP section. There are a couple of notable omissions, which probably need a little explanation.

  • All the Beretta, Remington, Winchester, Benelli and Browning “big name” O/U sporting shotguns: I prefer the side-by-side action to over/under, and none of the aforementioned make their guns in 16ga anymore;
  • All the Winchester, Benelli and Browning “big name” semi-auto sporting shotguns: I’m not that big on semi-auto shotguns, with the exception of the Browning A5 line.
  • Various calibers: These are pretty much my favorite chamberings—and with these, I can shoot anything in the world that I want, given the opportunity.

So there you have it: Kim’s favorite 100 guns. Something to please, and to offend, everyone. Kinda like all my posts.




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  1. I don’t see any way in hell that list could offend anyone that’s into guns.  Nice spread of manufacturers and calibers, and besides, those are your choices.  I might not agree with, say, the Colt Python .357 and prefer the Colt Trooper III, but hell, there’s nothing wrong with the Python.

    I am glad to see you share my respect of the SKS in 7.62x39.  I finally got mine, and shot it over the past month.  Great weapon.  I’m even considering using it for a deer hunt this year, well, because I can.

    Keep starting the good discussions, Kim…

    Vulcanrider | 10/12/2007 05:46 AM CDT | #103002
  2. I’d have to have thrown in a Purdey double rifle in 577 nitro express. Otherwise, I’m perfectly happy with the list.

    og | 10/12/2007 06:10 AM CDT | #103004
  3. No Ruger 10/22? I’m guessing that’s on your Top 100 Household Commodities list, and you didn’t want any crossover.

    [...]
    13. Pepper mill
    14. Tongs
    15. Ruger 10/22
    16. Zip ties
    [...]

    Bruce in NH | 10/12/2007 07:03 AM CDT | #103005
  4. Og,

    I left off the super-expensive / handmade guns like Purdey… although I couldn’t resist with the Krieghoff and Dakota guns.

    Bruce,

    Actually, I’m not a huge fan of the 10/22. Give me a Win Mod 63, or the little T/C semi-auto, anyday. Hell, the CZ 511 is better than the 10/22—more spendy, but worth it.

    Kim du Toit | 10/12/2007 07:20 AM CDT | #103007
  5. ...Kim’s Top 100 Gun Choices (and if you think that a hundred is “too constricting”, you need help).

    No, I don’t need “help.” I need a better income.

    Guncrazy | 10/12/2007 07:39 AM CDT | #103008
  6. That’s a fine list.  I’m glad to say I own several of your choices.

    One thing: the Ruger Super Redhawk has never been offered in .357 Magnum.  Perhaps you meant the regular Redhawk, which was offered in that chambering at one time.

    Infidel | 10/12/2007 07:43 AM CDT | #103009
  7. Merkel makes a couple moderate doubles in large bores.

    I just found a Purdey double in 10 bore under 20k. I would never have thought it possible.

    og | 10/12/2007 08:05 AM CDT | #103011
  8. I would think that if you liked the Marlin 95 and some of the Ruger and later Colt large frame pistols that the Winchester (or Browning remake) 1886 in 45-70 or 50-110 express and Colt New Service in either standard or flat top target chambered in 357 or 45 long colt might have made the list.

    MPW

    mpw | 10/12/2007 08:06 AM CDT | #103012
  9. What? No Browning A-Bolt?  In .300 Win. Mag?  Absolutely intolerable!  Every self respecting gun owner should have one!  Or at least want one. Wow.  RCOB.  I’m off to the range. 

    Have you actually fired all these or owned most of them?  How do you come up with the list - is it more of a wish list?

    I want an m-14.  Why do I never see them at the gun shops?  I never hear anyone here discuss them either. 

    As a little side note, I picked up a Savage Model 10FCM .308 last night.  Last week I got an H&R;.30-06 and 4 weeks ago I got a S&W;4516-2 .45.  Not quite up to 100 yet but just about 85 to go!

    Brutus | 10/12/2007 08:06 AM CDT | #103013
  10. No 9.3x62 hmmmmmmmmm.

    Also wondering if the aversion to semi-auto shotguns is aesthetic or practical?

    dbltap | 10/12/2007 08:17 AM CDT | #103016
  11. Winchester 1897 pump shotgun.  Gave me my first firearms injury.  I borrowed Dad’s to squirrel hunt and in the heat of the moment forgot to hold my thumb down whilst going for a running pair.  Nasty slice from the action coming back.  And I missed.

    razorbacker | 10/12/2007 08:27 AM CDT | #103018
  12. Kim,

    Great list.  Maybe my eyes are getting too old and I missed the Ishapore Enfield 2A in .308, the Finn M39 in 7.62x54R and the Springfield M1A.  Yup, must be my eyes.

    Sam Adams | 10/12/2007 08:41 AM CDT | #103021
  13. I am surprised about only 2 things
    1. That you had the Grease Gun in there instead of the Thompson.

    2. Nothing belt fed on your CIII list

    deathrider1579 | 10/12/2007 08:43 AM CDT | #103022
  14. I don’t see anything silly about 30 AK-47’s if the guy is a collector and he has identified that many variants, or if he has that many friends, family and neighbors whom he knows to be inadequately prepared for the future! I may have too many Mausers (nah, not possible) in some minds, but no two are quite alike (and of course many are very different) and I know who each will go to in time of need.

    I do also wonder about the missing M-14 from your list, not that I’ve been able to come up with one for myself either.

    Certainly a very fine list you have put together, but you reached your hundred leaving out whole classes of firearms (muzzleloaders for instance), so obviously for many of us 100 is simply not going to be enough. Not that I’m ever likely to get anywhere near that number, but it is okay to dream right?

    Frigate | 10/12/2007 08:54 AM CDT | #103023
  15. (and if you think that a hundred is “too constricting”, you need help are a Gun Thing forum member...) tongue wink

    Cybrludite | 10/12/2007 08:54 AM CDT | #103024
  16. I think some quality time spent with a Winchester Model 52 (pre-war IMO) might alter the rimfire rifles list.

    squirrelshateme | 10/12/2007 08:55 AM CDT | #103026
  17. deathrider, the Thompson is on there, just for some reason Kim says he wants the semi-version.

    merll2005 | 10/12/2007 09:07 AM CDT | #103029
  18. Cyberludite -

    My first thought was:

    (if you think that a hundred is “too constricting”, you need help must be called CC or Felix)

    LOL

    I probably don’t know enough (yet) about all the different models to get to 100.  Better get busy.

    Weetabix | 10/12/2007 09:13 AM CDT | #103030
  19. Now I’m depressed.  I’ve only shot about 9 of those on your list and only own 3.  Liked the ones I shot so I must be missing some very nice guns.  The only one of my never sell guns that isn’t on your list is my Beretta 12g auto loader (model 390 or 393 I think).  It feels like a natural extention of my arm and is extremely reliable for the thousands of shells that have gone through it.

    Closet Libertarian | 10/12/2007 09:15 AM CDT | #103031
  20. Speaking of 16 gauge shotguns.  My dad has a Ithica 16 pump that is probably the smoothest action I have ever racked.  It’s seen quite a few deer and dove seasons and looks a bit worse for ware, but it’s light, powerful, and ejects the empties DOWN!  All around a fine weapon.

    Ryan | 10/12/2007 09:19 AM CDT | #103032
  21. Kim;

    It’s YOUR list! It’s what YOU like! If anyone doesn’t LIKE it badly enough to whine about it, they can post their OWN list - here if you’ll let them, on their OWN blog otherwise!
    Right?

    I will say this, however;
    I’m a relatively little guy - 5’ 7.5”, and until I quit smoking, 170 tops (we won’t talk about now, except that I HAVE dropped 7 pounds this month since I went on TopaMax for the migraines, YAY!).
    The one time I went goose gunning, one of the guys I went with had an Ithaca 10 gauge semi. Now, I was convinced that I would try it and wind up back in Baltimore - from all the way over in Centerville, which is almost 50 miles distance!
    Not so; true, it had more recoil than a 12, DEFINITELY more than a 16, and ONE HELLUVA LOT MORE than a 20! BUt not THAT BAD - and you should see what a load of shot it can throw at a big ole Canadian Magnum Goose! Dropped him like a hot potato, and (since goose is not my favorite dish) that particular one served the guys that cleaned him, with my thanks for a good job; I got another one for the mounting.
    Anyway, my point here is that Ithaca makes a fine semi-auto, and it looks pretty, too; definitely beats the heck out of that Gawdawful pink thing you had here the other day! YOU know the one I mean.

    But again, as I said; this is YOUR blog, YOU are the driver, and WE post what YOU say we can post. PERIOD. Because YOU pay the bills here, not us. This is NOT a democracy, regardless of what you or we believe in otherwise.

    Right, TS? He’s the boss of everything except what YOU say he can post.

    The Mad Yank | 10/12/2007 09:40 AM CDT | #103034
  22. Kim—it would be interesting if you’d put those guns you own or have owned on the list in bold type.

    davidwhitewolf | 10/12/2007 09:51 AM CDT | #103038
  23. Verrrrrry interesting..........
    I rally like to read lists like this one and compare my preferences to a gun guy like Kim’s.  We cross paths on a lot and have different view points on others.  I think one of the more fascinating aspects of fire arms is the almost limitless variations of companies, gun models and cal./ga.. 

    I have spent the past 50 years as a gun guy and I am always amazed about how much I don’t know.
    I always wondered what kind of a collection I could build with about a $100,000 dollar gun fund.  Kim has give us some of those budget exercises in the past but that might be a fun one some time.

    Thanks Kim for sharing your gun views, always.

    OldTexan | 10/12/2007 10:07 AM CDT | #103039
  24. Kim. Haven’t you heard of the MkV SMLE? Everything you love about the original but with aperture sights and another band for strength?

    Elijah | 10/12/2007 10:14 AM CDT | #103040
  25. Type 99 over the Enfield, Mauser, and Schmidt-Rubins?

    ...what?

    Venkman | 10/12/2007 10:21 AM CDT | #103043
  26. Type 99 over the Enfield, Mauser, and Schmidt-Rubins?

    ...what?

    Those wretched Romans didn’t think of the really important things when they organized the alphabet. cheese

    Weetabix | 10/12/2007 10:25 AM CDT | #103045
  27. Ryan, It sounds like an Ithaca Model 37 ‘Featherlight’, and it’s a sweetie.  At around 6 pounds it’s almost the same weight as some single shots.  Along with the bottom port load/ejection it also features a left or right operable safety, both great features for lefties.  Barrels are also interchangeable to some degree and done in less than a minute without tools.  Many variants of gauge, choke and barrel length.  Also an ‘Ultralight’ model that is a few ounces lighter with an aluminum alloy receiver.  The older models (pre 1970?) have no trigger disconnect and can operate in a ‘slam fire’ mode.  Hold the trigger, chamber a round and it fires.  Keep pumping and it keeps firing.  Loads of these were purchased by the Army and Marines.  Used to be called a ‘trench broom’.

    lenf | 10/12/2007 10:46 AM CDT | #103049
  28. I’ve always wanted a Semmerling LM-4 in .45 ACP; it strikes me as a wonderful little pocket protector.

    I’d also love to own a .44 AutoMag, and have wanted one ever since I was a Mack Bolan fanboy, but ammunition’d be a big, big problem.  Why hasn’t anybody ever bought up the rights and started manufacturing these again, now that computer-assisted machinework is so cheap?

    Technomad | 10/12/2007 11:53 AM CDT | #103055
  29. How about a 30mm gatling and an A10 to go with it?

    Raven | 10/12/2007 12:01 PM CDT | #103056
  30. Never much liked pistols and shotguns, only have a few. but most of the rifles on your list are in my inventory.  I also never developed a taste for full auto.  I much prefer bolt and single shot rifles, preferably in their full military configuration. 

    Only 100?  I thought you liked guns.  And where are the muzzleloaders?

    Different strokes for different folks.

    Gerry N. | 10/12/2007 01:13 PM CDT | #103060
  31. Maybe my eyes are getting too old and I missed the Ishapore Enfield 2A in .308, the Finn M39 in 7.62x54R and the Springfield M1A.

    Sam,

    Nope, your eyes are fine. I never much cared for the Ishapores—no reason, I just prefer the SMLE (and I prefer the SMLE to the No4 and No5 because I prefer the full stock—although the point about the aperture sight is a good one).

    Kim du Toit | 10/12/2007 01:32 PM CDT | #103063
  32. Brutus,

    I’ve fired most of them, owned quite a few. I’ll add that qualifier to the list when I have the time.

    Kim du Toit | 10/12/2007 01:33 PM CDT | #103064
  33. Kim,

    Just wanted to post a quick comment to let you know that Browning is still making a few models of the Citori O/U in 16 ga. You have to buy them through a wholesaler in Newport, OR. I won’t post his web address, but he’s easy to find. Just search Browning 16 ga. Interestingly enough he is also an AyA distributor.
    Love your blog, keep writing!

    k80

    k-80 | 10/12/2007 01:55 PM CDT | #103068
  34. I hate having clutter in my life. I like to do most with least, and I don’t have the “collector” gene.

    My all-encompassing gun list would be: SMLE, Ruger New Vaquero .357, Marlin 1894C .357, Browning Hi-Power with .22 conversion unit, and S&W;M1917.

    There. I’m set for life. Semis, bolties, levers, wheelies, .22/.38/.357/9mm/.45 ACP and .303. It’s all covered.

    Schip | 10/12/2007 02:12 PM CDT | #103070
  35. Goodness, Kim has even more influence on me than I thought, I have ten on the list (a couple aren’t the exact model, but VERY close cousins, CZ 452 Lux vs 453 Varmint, for example).

    Darrell | 10/12/2007 02:26 PM CDT | #103071
  36. LOL Darrell,

    One day I should publish all the tearjerking memos I’ve received which start off along the lines of ”Damn you! Ever since I saw a pic of that [fill in blank] on your website, I just had to buy one...

    Hell, some of those pics have had ME wanting to buy the damn things.

    Kim du Toit | 10/12/2007 02:48 PM CDT | #103074
  37. “Browning is still making a few models of the Citori O/U in 16 ga.”

    Thankee—but when Browning starts making side by side shotguns in 16ga, let me know.

    Seriously, though: thanks for the AyA distributor heads-up. I want that No.4 shotgun so badly, I want to cry.

    Kim du Toit | 10/12/2007 02:51 PM CDT | #103075
  38. Ya oughta try Janet Reno’s AK--the Russian “Saiga”.  It looks more civilized (no pistol grip) with a better trigger.  With minor goobering the AK magazines fit and it shoots about an inch better than the AKs I’ve fired.
    Everybody needs a 10/22, or two, or three, or four........

    Flintlock | 10/12/2007 03:07 PM CDT | #103076
  39. ...Kim’s Top 100 Gun Choices (and if you think that a hundred is “too constricting”, you need help).

    If that’s the case, then count me in with the “I need help” club.  I like all firearms, big or small, common or obsolete.  I just wish I had the money, time, and resources to have ‘em all.

    Recon | 10/12/2007 03:26 PM CDT | #103077
  40. I know what you mean about the SxS 16 bore. However it seems that the only choices in 16 bore SxS range from Stanford tuition on the cheap end to Harvard tuition on the high end. So when I found out about the Browning 16 bore O/U’s (made on correctly sized receivers no less) I splurged (and compromised) for a White Lighning 28” and have not regretted it.
    FYI, these 16’s are made in Browning’s Japanese factory and the warranty is from Browning, but they are not cataloged by Browning. Some sort of an exclusive arrangement I guess.

    I noticed the rimfire rifle section listed a Taurus 62 and a Winchester 63. I have both in the Taurus stainless version (blasphemy I know) and they are great shooters and faithful representations of the originals.

    k-80 | 10/12/2007 03:35 PM CDT | #103078
  41. I’d also love to own a .44 AutoMag, and have wanted one ever since I was a Mack Bolan fanboy, but ammunition’d be a big, big problem.  Why hasn’t anybody ever bought up the rights and started manufacturing these again, now that computer-assisted machinework is so cheap?

    Technomad;

    I once held an AutoMag, and tried to rack it back; I couldn’t do it. I had to thumbcock it, THEN slide the action, before I could get the slide back!
    That MONSTER GUN was awesome!
    I’ve fired a .44 magnum ONCE, and I THINK the slug made Low Earth Orbit; since this was in the late ‘70’s or early ‘80’s (I don’t remember exactly when) I could very well be responsible for the loss of Skylab! LOL Well, okay, probably not - but the way that muzzle went skyward, who can be SURE?

    But that “big, silver hawgleg” was one beautiful piece of machining, and supposedly, they made it in .357 and even in .22 Magnum as well. Surely ONE of those calibers would be manageable, even for Mister Micro-hands like me!

    The Mad Yank | 10/12/2007 04:48 PM CDT | #103082
  42. It’s interesting to me that, of the guns presently in my household, only one is missing from your list, and that’s only here because my fiancee inherited it from her father. (It’s our only rifle so far...but we’ve only been buying actively for a year, and it’s been a year with lots of other expenses and lower-than-average income...and we’ve been concentrating on shotguns and handguns.)

    Can’t say I agree with all your choices, but overall I’d call it a good list.

    Matt | 10/12/2007 05:21 PM CDT | #103083
  43. Thankfully I don’t need help as I didn’t reach 100, even with duplicates as needed. Obviously some are gratuitous choices that I will never acquire and many are on a wish list that would require lottery winnings. Still, a fun activity for a rainy afternoon.  Over 20 of the items are used in Cowboy Action Shooting, without which game the list would be somewhat shorter.

    Am I missing anything essential?

    .22 Pistols

    1. Colt Woodsman
    2. Ruger 22-45
    3. Ruger Baby Vaquero (fixed sight single six)
    4. Ruger Single Six (convertible model)
    5. Colt Single Action
    6. Ruger Bearcat
    7. Smith and Wesson .22 Double Action

    .22 Rifles

    8. Ruger 77-22
    9. Ruger 10-22
    10. Winchester 94-22 lever
    11. Winchester 52
    12. .22 slide action (Winchester etc.)
    13. .22 CZ 542

    Revolvers

    14. Smith and Wesson Hand Ejector (triple lock)
    15. Custom Ruger Vaquero with Super Blackhawk grips
    16. Ruger Super Blackhawk .44 Magnum
    17. Ruger Bisley Vaquero .45 Colt
    18. Ruger Bisley Vaquero .45 Colt
    19. Ruger Bisley Vaquero .45 Colt
    20. Ruger Blackhawk .357/9mm Convertible
    21. Ruger Redhawk .44 Mag
    22. Colt Single Action Army or Ruger New Vaquero .44-40
    23. Colt Single Action Army or Ruger New Vaquero .44-40
    24. Colt Single Action Army or Ruger New Vaquero .44-40
    25. Smith and Wesson .38 S&W;Second Model, New Departure or S&W;Saftey Hammerless
    26. Smith & Wesson’s J-Frame Model 340 or 340 CT or 442 or 649
    27. Smith & Wesson’s L-Frame Model 65
    28. Smith & Wesson’s Model 1917
    29. Smith & Wesson’s Model 625 .45 ACP
    30. Smith & Wesson’s Model 625-6 .45 Colt or 29 (Mountain Gun preferred)
    31. Freedom Arms 83 .45
    32. Freedom Arms 83 .475

    Single Shot Pistol

    33. Thomson Center Contender (.22 LR, .22 Mag, .22 Hornet, .223, .30-30, .44 Mag)

    Pistols Other

    34. Bond Arms Derringer .45 Colt + CAS (No longer available in California)

    Lever Rifles

    35. Winchesters 73 .44-40 (Copy)
    36. Winchester 94 .30-30
    37. Winchester 94 .38-55
    38. Marlin 94 .45 Colt

    Semi Automatic Pistols

    39. Springfield Armory .45 ACP

    Bolt Rifles

    40. Springfield O3
    41. Springfield 03 A3
    42. Mauser 98 7mm Mauser
    43. Mauser 96 6.5X55
    44. Pre 64 Winchester 30-06
    45. Pre 64 Winchester 270
    46. Pre 64 Winchester 6.5 X 55
    47. Pre 64 Winchester 243
    48. Pre 64 Winchester 22-250
    49. Ruger 77 International 6.5 X 55
    50. Ruger 77 .30-06
    51. Ruger 77 .223

    Auto Rifles

    52. M1 Carbine
    53. M1 Garand
    54. AR 15

    Double Rifle

    55. B Searcy PH .375 H&H;56. Holland and Holland External Hammers .375 H&H;57. Rigby in .416 Rigby

    Single Shot Rifles

    58. Thompson Center Carbine (22. LR, .22 Mag, .22 Hornet, 7 X 57 Rimmed, .30-30, .38-55)
    59. 1874 Sharps 45-70
    60. Browning 1885 Highwall .45-70
    61. Browning Lowwall .22 Hornet
    62. H&R;Target Classic .38-55

    Shotguns

    63. Ruger Red Lable Woodside
    64. Ruger Gold Lable SXS
    65. LC Smith Double or Fox Double
    66. Parker Double or Purdey Double
    67. Winchester Model 21
    68. Winchester Model 24
    69. Baikal Coach Gun
    70. Baikal Coach Gun with External Hammers
    71. CZ Durango
    72. CZ Hammer Coach
    73. Winchester 1987 Black Diamond
    74. Winchester 1987 Trench Gun
    75. Winchester 1987 Solid Frame
    76. Winchester 1987 Solid Frame
    77. Winchester 1987 Solid Frame
    78. Mossberg or Remington pump

    Bullspit | 10/12/2007 05:39 PM CDT | #103084
  44. The Ruger SP101 is a little small for .357. It was made in 9mm once.

    No Ruger 10/22 ?

    Nothing in .44/40 ?

    A nice list, though. Lots of gunny goodness.

    spectre765 | 10/12/2007 06:23 PM CDT | #103085
  45. Lol.  I’m always the black sheep.  My favorite guns are the AR-15 and a .40 USP compact.

    :D

    happycynic | 10/12/2007 06:47 PM CDT | #103086
  46. Mad Yank , I have my fathers old ithica mag 10 . I had the barrel shortened to 26” , back bored , and choke tubes installed by Briley mfg. With hevishot , It is the ultimate goose / turkey gun ! That old 10 has been responsible for quite a few 10 gauge sales here in southern Md. , because seeing is believing . It simply shoots farther and kills cleaner . I always get invited to hunt at one particular farm because the owner likes to have that 10 in the blind to knock down poorly hit birds ( steel shot sucks) . One of my duck hunting buddies bought a bps 10 , and he has to eat about 6 advil with his coffee because he knows he’s gonna have a headache before the morning is over ! Kim great list , you know what I like , and I love thos side by sides : ) WALNUT AND BLUE STEEL

    smibcupl | 10/12/2007 06:56 PM CDT | #103087
  47. My good sir, you have must not have ever seriously shot the .17 hmr. Which is widely available on the ruger 10/22 action.

    .17 hmr is actually so good that has permanently replaced all my .22s and the .22s of all (4) brothers and my dad.

    Hollis the Utile | 10/13/2007 01:55 AM CDT | #103094
  48. My favorites.......

    1. Serious Revolver....Smith & Wesson Model 29 44Mag
    2.Large Semi Auto Hand Gun......45 auto .take your pick
    3. 22 rimfire handgun.......Ruger Mark1,2or 3 semis as well as Smith & Wesson Model 17 revolver
    4. 22 rimfire rifle......Marlin model 39
    5.Centerfire rifle bolt action.......Remington Model ,700 any caliber , I have 5
    6.Center fire lever action ....Marlin 336 ,30-30 0r 35 rem
    7. Centerfire single shot.......Sharpes 50-100 or 45-70
    8.Semi auto center fire ......AK47 or SKS 7.62 x39
    9.Semi-auto shotgun .....Remington 1100 or Benelli
    10.Class III.....Browning BAR or German WW2
    11. Sniper rifle ......Russian Druganov semi-auto ...Ok, you did not include this category but I did

    dudley1 | 10/13/2007 09:33 AM CDT | #103105
  49. ...Kim’s Top 100 Gun Choices (and if you think that a hundred is “too constricting”, you need help).

    No, I don’t need “help.” I need a better income.

    Guncrazy, that’s the kind of help we’re all referring to here.
    LOL

    I’d have to add among my favorites a small Browning in .32 auto. Can’t recall the model number.

    Windy Wilson | 10/13/2007 07:03 PM CDT | #103121
  50. Windy: That Browning in .32, a Tomcat?
    Spectre: My petite wife carries the SP101, practices with .38 but gets a smile on with .357. We got it so she could shoot .38 with less recoil due to the frame’s mass.

    Ed Bonderenka | 10/13/2007 08:24 PM CDT | #103125
  51. Windy: That Browning in .32, a Tomcat?
    Spectre: My petite wife carries the SP101, practices with .38 but gets a smile on with .357. We got it so she could shoot .38 with less recoil due to the frame’s mass.

    Ed Bonderenka | 10/13/2007 08:24 PM CDT | #103126

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