I have no idea. All I know is he kept most of them in a 30+ gun safe and there was never enough room in it. The ones I remember using growing up were a single shot .410, a mossberg 500 12 gauge, a marlin 30-30, a Remington 30-06, a marlin semi auto .22, rough rider .22 mag, a Ruger mark II .22, an SKS, and a hawken .58 caliber muzzle loader. I know he had a .357 revolver too, but I never knew the make and model, it was his concealed carry gun.

Dad had an H&R 9 shot revolver that I have now, a 20 gauge H&R single shot and a Remington bolt action 22. These are what I recall growing up.

My father had a Winchester Featherweight 243 and a Winchester Model 12 shotgun with a full choke. There was also a single shot 22 LR for skunks and such. As we got older, more guns showed up. A single shot 20 gauge, and a Savage auto loader shotgun. I bought a Remington Nylon 66 as soon as I could, but we took turns with the 243 for deer hunting. If it wasn't your turn, you were a brush buster.

Dad had an old 16 ga. Shotgun I can't remember what make. He shot one deer his whole life wasn't a hunter but went a few times. All I ever wanted to do when I was young was trap hunt and fish. I always own between 50 to 60 firearms and PLENTY of ammo

Before we started growing, Dad had a .44 mag (bear gun), 30-06 (moose gun), dbl bbl 12 gauge (duck gun), a .22lr rifle (varmint gun) and his High Standard Double Nine .22 revolver he got in high school.

Like you said, most folks back then only thought of guns as utility. Words like "Tyranny." "Martial Law," "Confiscation," "Mandates" etc weren't even a thought for most people. I think the trend of political-cycle gun buying was started by the Clinton ban, and has only increased over the last couple administrations. Oh to live in simpler times...

Well there was a lot of talk about tyranny and gun confiscation in our home and among my family when the gun control act of 68 was signed into law. My dad always had several guns. Ithaca model 37 16 gauge as far back as I can remember. A smith and wesson 38 special revolver, a pump action 22 and a .308 rifle bought when I was 11. He gave me his bolt action savage 30-30 when he bought the 308. His 22 sat in the corner by the back door. Wanted it to be handy for chicken protecting. Guns were definitely a tool in our house. They were a big help keeping everybody fed . My dad didnt believe in "wasting ammo". About the only target shooting I ever did was with my bb gun. Until I could earn money and buy my own ammo. It was still frowned upon by my dad but it was "your wasting your money not mine" then.

Dad had 7. A 25-06, 2 30-30s, 22 mag, 22 lr, 12 gauge and a 410. They seen lots of use every year especially when my brother and I started hunting too. They were passed on to me 2 months ago

My Dad had the normal3 guns until I was 11. On my birthday I received a long green box with the words
Remington written on it. He lit a fire in me and it caught him too.
Can't say how many guns we bought and sold.
And we had fun shooting everyone of them.
So buy another one today for someone you love

My father had several pistols, three rifles which I have one a Maynard his grandfather gave him. He bought a new Browning shotgun when I was pretty young, my mother wasn't too happy, probably took more money than they had! I never regret buying a gun, passed up some I wished I hadn't!

Big thing in the couple decades or so is the move more towards specialisation. Instead of having a couple guns that can down a wide variety of critters, you now have your squirrel gun, groundhog gun, coyote gun, duck gun, trap gun, deer gun, elk gun, etc. Then along came the internet and guys are always chasing the perfect gun or the latest gun to come out.

My meth head stepdad had a few. I remember a shotgun and a revolver, but I'm sure there was more. He was a felon, so they weren't legally owned. One time in a fit of rage my mom drug my sister and I down to his sew-and-vac store (that he sold shortly thereafter for a huge pile of meth) and she broke down the back door while the place was empty. Someone saw it and the cops came, but since they were still married, they eventually just left. She found all the guns he had hidden around the place and took them to a pawn shop and sold them. He stole a bunch of her jewelery and sold for meth to get back at her later that night. Those were exciting times, to say the least. After that, we didn't have any guns in the house until I was 16 and bought a shotgun to shoot trap with.

I come from a bona fide gun nut collector. Mostly classics with wood furniture. Only a few handguns. One that stands out is 22 Buntline special...which he hid in a closet on top of playboys beside a jar of shine. What a find.

Was it missing the trigger guard?

My Dad had a Mossberg Mod. 190 in 16 gauge with the big adjustable Poly Choke.
He also had a 30-40 Krag. I still have both of those plus many more I've acquired through the years.
I've killed many a rabbit and squirrel with that old Mossberg. I take it out hunting once in a while just for the memories.

An old Winchester 97 12 guage,a .22 WRF 1890 Winchester,a 30/30 Marlin and a .32 special 1894 Winchester.Dad swore by the 30/30 and .32 special,said if you couldn't bring home venison with either of them you shouldn't be calling yourself a deer hunter.

The gun, the playboys, or the shine?

My Dad had a Model 97 in 12 gauge, a Marlin .22 with octagon barrel, and in '68 we went together and bought a new Model 770 in .270. Still have them all as well as some wallhangers my Grandpa had, including a Model 87 Winchester 10 ga.

My father is 80 now. In the 60's he was a Sherriff in Harris County Texas, south of Houston by Clear Lake City. I remember he had only 3 firearms at the time, an issued Colt 1911 .45, and old Marlin .22 single shot, and a JC Higgings 12 Ga. bolt action he bought when he was 13 years old. He still has the two long guns. In 1969 he added a single shot Ithaca model .49 .22 Lever gun that was a birthday present for me..

Dad had a win model 37 12ga., A win model 63 22, and a rem pump 30-06 and a s&w 38 .

The old man had a Double Barrel 12 ga.,a pump .22 rifle and his Marine Corps.issue .45