What are the best guns you ever had.

For me the ones I have shot the most and always worked.

My ruger mk2 government. It's killed from Mice to deer it's always worked and I have shot it more Than all other handguns I have ever shot combined.


My Benjamin Sheridan .20 cal blue streak. It served me well for decades. I had it redone by Mac 1 last year. I can't count the critters that have fallen to it.

I have had and have many others but these two are special.

I have a Remington 700 chambered in .243 that was made produced in the early 70s. I love that gun,

My Browning SS A-Bolt in 7mm Rem Mag.

One of my favorites.

Colt Python when I was a kid. W.J. Jeffery British double 28g. I miss my Browning Hi-Power. Too many to list.

Wow, so many have been stellar! It seems that I selected guns that were right for me and the hunting plans.

Ruger Mark II stainless target bull barrel has taken truckloads of coon from high in trees.
Browning Challenger II has done the same.
Ruger Red Label has taken loads of pheasants.
Remington 1100 LH slug gun has taken countless deer.
Remington 1100 magnum has taken countless ducks and geese.

My dad’s Marlin 39A Golden Mountie was incredibly accurate and fun to shoot. We burnt up a lot of $4 a brick ammunition. I wonder where that gun went?

Sadly I sold my guns when downsizing and raising money for other purposes.
Probably should have kept one.

I'm far from a "gun nut".

What I want in a gun is one that always shoots, and always hits where I want it to.

For me that has been my Remington Model 31 20 gauge pump shotgun. Not a critter alive I've not killed with it...from squirrels to coon, to deer.

Where I grew up you could only hunt deer with shotgun. I moved from there to states that allow rifle hunting of deer 17 years ago and still haven't got around to buying a deer rifle... because I know that old shotgun will drop the deer every time.

Had those in both ADL and BDL models. Never a bad one..good wood back then as well.

Osky

Springfield Armory .45

Colt Gold Cup National Match .45 acp, (1911) my Marlin .444, and my Lefever 12 ga Double.

M1 Garand

My Remington 788 chambered in 22-250. Put a lot of predators down with it.... along with an H & R long tom 10 gauge. And my Remington Nylon 66, it is one of the most carefree guns I have ever owned (I have several but use only 1) it's a blast to shoot and the tube in the stock is easy to reload,

Remington 721 in 300 H&H, any 870 and a Ruger 10-22.

CZ 550 in .308 , the varmint model with 26” heavy barrel and Boyd’s stock. Tack driver. Like all other things nice, they quit making them.

Remington 597 .22 , Has killed a pile of squirrels

Remington 870, can shoot a Duck then use it to paddle your canoe home lol. Tough gun

New England .204 , Handi rifle varmint model. Also tack driver, killed lots of critters

My favorite non magnum rifle is a Sako .284 Winchester magnum rifle it's a toss up between a .300 Weatherby or a .375 H&H or a .338 Winchester

For a shotgun it's a Benelli 12 ga 3 1/2 " chamber Nova I've killed a lot of geese and ducks with that shotgun !

I tend to not buy "cheap" or low-quality guns. So, "best" is hard to say. I've had some "favorites", for sure.

Glock 29
CVA Mountain Rifle .50 cal flintlock
Browning A-Bolt Stainless Stalker .375 Weatherby Magnum
Ruger 77 "boatpaddle" .300 Win Mag
Winchester Model 21 in 16 gauge

I'd have to say my favorite gun is my tikka 695 in 338 wm. It's topped with a vx- 3 cds. When I get serious about hunting it is my go to but I must say my browning hells canyon speed in 26 nosler is no slouch either and could potentially be the new king in my gun safe.

I have always been fond of my 25-06s for range hunting. I have one in Ruger m77 mk2 and one in Rem 700 bdl varmint bull barrel. However for deep woods hunting I have grown very fond of my little Howa 1500 in 6.5 grendel. Short and light with plenty of punch.

Steyer Mannlicher in 6.5x55 Swede. Wish I still had it. It was for many years my goto for most things that needed to be put down.

My old 22-250 Remington 700 has a lot of miles and made a lot of fur and meat

My Winchester 30-30 has but a lot of meat on the table and my Stevens model 15 .22 have put a lot fur in the shed.

I had an 80's Remington 700 ADL 30-06 that I wish I had never let go of.

Ruger 10/22.
If I could only have one gun that would be it. Light, accurate, cheap to shoot and you could use it to hunt most anything if you had to.

Not a lot of shotguns on this list. I bought a Franchi 620 VS 20 gauge about 20 years ago. Little 24 inch barrel and it weighs almost nothing. Shot a lot of birds with that one and it’s one ill never part with.

Hard to say,but have a lot of fond memories chasing squirrels as a kid with a Remington nylon 66 I bought at Kmart for $39.99.That gun and I went a lot of places together and took a lot of bushy tails along with a few head shot partridge.

Rifle: Marlin 30-30 / Pistol: Ruger Single Six .22 / Shotgun: Ithaca 12ga pump.

Winchester M70 in 375H&H. Over the past 30 years it has put down whatever from bear, deer, and moose. Always been good at the range, usually 3 shots to confirm it’s zero and done.

Remington 700 BDL in 6 mm .Killed tons of deer and trailer loads of ground hogs back in the 70's and 80's

870 wingmaster 20ga Lightweight with a slug barrel. First gun that my dad bought for me to use in our 'shotgun only' deer hunting region. Man, I could hit with that rascal and a good many whitetail paid the price for getting into range. Still have it, will pass it down the line...rarely sees any action since living in the rifle zone now for many years.
Im also quite fond of my Thompson ProHunter 50 cal. Loaded with Buckhorn 209 and some 240 grain Barnes, it will cloverleaf all day long at 100 yds. For many years, its all I hunted with even during regular firearm season...

Marlin model 39a the older model without the safety. It goes where I go.

Best gun I've had is my Winchester mod 120 12ga. I've carried it for years. It will cycle anything I put in it. As for rifle, it would have to be my Rem 700 VS 22-250.

Rifle. Remington model 600 in 308
Shotgun. Remington model 1100 in 12 gauge
Not a pistol guy

Rem 700 in 222, Ithaca sidexside 12 Ga and my Ruger 22 revolver.

Rifle…Ruger MKII in .280 still have it as a backup or if anyone needs a rifle. I know if they shoot and don’t hit or recover it’s ALL on them, lol.

Shotgun…Benelli SBEII I have killed everything under the sun with that gun. It has been through the ringer and never jammed or failed to fire. I’ve used it in salt water and fresh. Easiest to field strip and clean in the field and put back together.

Pistol…Kimber 1911 extremely accurate and another that never jammed or failed to fire after breaking it in. Rapid fire or slow and steady, she hits where pointed and fires until the mags are empty.

12 ga 2 3/4" 1969 Beretta Silver Snipe i restocked with English walnut. A dream to shoulder.
G22 Reliable
Savage 101 pistol "the finisher" my dad let me carry this when I started trapping at 11.
12 ga Benelli Super Nova. Boat paddle, pry bar, and very reliable shotgun.
.45 cap lock Kentucky. History in hand and still making memories

My 10/22 is a great gun. Cycles reliably, shoots well.
I also have an old Ithaca featherweight 20 gauge pump I got from my grandpa when I turned 16. I was told he got it in like 50s or 60s. Has what I think is called the model 37 action and that model was a fairly standard police shotgun for many years back then.
It’s still reliable and accurate today.
I also love my .22 magnum. It’s a bolt action take down model midget magnum with a blue zipper case. Takes down with one screw underneath the forestock. Came with two 7 round clips. I added 1” rings and a 4x scope and it is a coyote and coon smacker. Very accurate gun for its short barrel. It’s was actually a dealer gift model and the local dealer sold it to me for $25 in 1984 or so, was in high school I recall. Really neat gun.

My old favorite.




And my new favorite.

I am pretty partial to my Winchester model 100 in .308

Grandpa's 30-30
My brother has it and it just sits there. He wouldn't let my daughter use it for her first hunt even though that's been tradition for decades.

Remington 721 264 win mag lord I love that thing. Great uncle bought it new in 62 I believe somewhere near Fairfax MN. I inherited it quite a few years ago. Killed moose elk deer and everything about else.

I have two that comes to mind
Ruger 10/22
Rock river in 204

My favorite rifle is a Ruger 44 carbine. I have two of them. One early one with a tube magazine, and another later model with the box magazine.
Light to carry, fun to shoot, and puts deer and hogs in a pile right there. I have a red dot on one, and a 1-4 power Leupold on the other.
Running shots are a breeze.

I’m a big BLR fan. Have three of them.

Ruger 77R 270 Win.

this might sound strange but I really like my Mossberg 500 , it is a plane as it gets gun but I make it mine with a Morgan pad and a 20 inch vent rib barrel a bit of grip tape and an over size metal safety.
it is light it carries easy and I shoot it fast
took 2 birds the other day about as fast as you could imagine pump could run
my son and friend though I was taking a second shot on the one bird and I had them both down both head and neck shot

lots of things are mechanically sound , fit makes things work for the person.

This is my trap line pistol.

Nice!

Mauser MM 410B 22lr.

Remington Model 700 classic in 8mm Rem Mag. I purchased it new in 1998. I immediately installed an HS Precision stock on it. It has accounted for many whitetails, wild boar, a few black bear, a Maine moose, Colorado Elk, Quebec Caribou, and Custer Buffalo. It has performed flawless and hits like Thor’s hammer. I own several versions of the Model 700 8mm Rem Mag rifles including my dads 1977 early production BDL and a couple Remington custom shop guns, but I keep going back to the classic.

ADC Beretta Minx one of my favorites too. Never left my pocket for many many years!!!

1970's 700 BDL 30-06, early 1950's Remington 870 16 gauge pump that my dad purchased after he returned from Korean war and a Marlin Model 25 bolt action .22 that my dad gave to me when I turned 12. Have plenty of other guns of various calibers but those three are my favorites!

Chris

60s vintage 39A. Rem mod 11 20 gauge, Marlin 336 35 Remington.

Savage 77E it is unbreakable and I have tried for 65 years. It just plain works and fits me.......jk

Pistol my Ruger Bearcat and my shotgun my Model12 Winchester, my rifle Model 700 Remington 222, or my Ruger M77 243

Remington R15 in .450 Bushmaster. Killed quite a few deer with it but now relegated to a thermal hog rifle. Have probably taken close to 1000 hogs with it. Killed 146 in a six month period with it a few years back.

1985 Remington 1100, got engaged to my wife and bought this gun the next day, figured it would be one less argument entering marriage. I turned it into a slug gun some years later.
Then Ohio went to straight walls and I bought a Ruger 450 bushmaster so this gun sees next to no woods now. I put gun chaps on it from day one so the wood is in great shape for
what its been through. Been a solid gun for me.

A 1943 mauser made P08 luger. Not all matching, not mint but in excellent shooter grade condition. And shoot it did, ran like a top.

But in typical country song ending I lost it in a divorce.