What is your “Holy Grail” firearm?

buckshooter

buckshooter

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Already have it. It’s a Remington 700 that Pat Linthicum built for me before he got sick and passed away.

Anyone familiar with the man’s work knows it’s 2nd to none.
 
Tipmoose

Tipmoose

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My dad always wanted a top of the line Weatherby Mark V in 300 win mag. I'll have one some day.
 
bwfarms

bwfarms

Old Mossy Horns
The firearms that I truly desire I will never find anyway. These would be the carbines that PawPaw carried through combat. I would almost sell the farm to have them.

I will inherit a few of y'all's holy grails... no they won't be for sale... ever!
 
Blackwater

Blackwater

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Aaron H said:
Tough question- nothing exotic really but I'd love a good shooting condition 12 gauge LC Smith double barrel, AND I'd love to have back that like new Colt King Cobra that I sold way too cheap. I bet I'm not the only one on here that sold a gun they wish they had not sold.
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Did in fact sell one I really shouldn't have, a Win 94 in 30-30, but have recently negotiated with the one I sold it to about 30 years ago and am buying it back for twice what he paid me for it. Still a bargain at that price.

Found me an Elsie in an estate collection but the wrist was shattered from accumulated oil in the wood and shooting heavy shells in a Featherweight so have cleaned and glued the stock back together and now have to reinforce it with metal rods and epoxy before going afield. Also have to machine or buy a firing pin.
 
kilerhamilton

kilerhamilton

Old Mossy Horns
My buddy has a Nemo .300wm
With night force mounts and NXS scope.
It’s probably the baddest thing on the planet.
I have personally banged steel silhouette at 1000yds with quick quick follow up hits.
Crazy awesome platform.
Not that I want the gun that much or the ammo. But more of a place to shoot the guns I own like I want.
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pcbuckhunter

pcbuckhunter

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Justin said:
Mint condition 1961 Ruger Deerstalker carbine. I’ve got a good condition 1970 but I wouldn’t mind having half a dozen more
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I’ve got a couple of them, in a couple different variations, but one the originals marked Deerstalker, sadly, isn’t among them.

One of the best “woods guns” ever made IMO.


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pcbuckhunter said:
What is that one firearm that would be your”Holy Grail” if you were to find it?

For me, I have 2.

A mint Ruger Hawkeye pistol

A Remington Custom Shop Mountain Rifle Ti in .300 Win Mag


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A non import M1 30 caliber carbine. I had one my father brought back from the Korean War but unfortunately I don’t have it anymore. No fault of my own but I would love to have one of those again.
 
wturkey01

wturkey01

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My 20 ga Belgian made Browning!

I have 2 barrels (fixed of course) a 26" imp and a 28" mod.
Only handles 2-3/4" shells..........I guess 3" weren't even being made back then.

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nccatfisher

nccatfisher

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wturkey01 said:
So your SN begins with 68X? Mine is 1Z.

Apparently Browning started making the mag in 1967!

Nice gun you got........would be a fine gun for the Federal TSS.
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I have a single barrel that has been cut down for screw in chokes that I shoot that stuff in. I am pretty rough on my turkey guns. I used to be real rough on them as I literally did "run and gun". Now I kinda hobble and gun, but I wouldn't want to subject that Browning to how I treat a turkey gun. It has made it all this time pretty well unscathed, be a shame to bang it up now.

As to the serial number I would have to look, I obviously did know as I ran it to check the year of mfg. way back when, but other than to run an oily rag on it occasionally I don't remember when I have shot it.

I shoot 20 ga's almost exclusively now except deer hunting but usually my carry guns are Remington LT/LW 20s.
 
FishHunt

FishHunt

Old Mossy Horns
nccatfisher said:
Mine either, except to pay for it. LOL
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When I was young (and dumb) I turned down one of the green kevlar stocked 40x stainless repeater for less than $1500 and a grey stocked KS sporter repeater for $1700. They sure weren't the only ones that got away.

<>< Fish
 
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nccatfisher

nccatfisher

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FishHunt said:
When I was young (and dumb) I turned one of the green kevlar stocked 40x stainless repeater for less than $1500 and a grey stocked KS sporter repeater for $1700. They sure weren't the only ones that got away.

<>< Fish
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I don't even want to think back over some I have owned and let go and some I have the opportunity and not capitalized on. Probably the all time great would be NIB A-5 10 ga though. That one comes to mind pretty quick.
 

cwcook68

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A non import M1 30 caliber carbine. I had one my father brought back from the Korean War but unfortunately I don’t have it anymore. No fault of my own but I would love to have one of those again.
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My dad was in Korea also, got a really nice Rockola carbine .
 
41magfan

41magfan

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Sequentially serial numbered pre-Model 27 S&W revolvers. Engraved in the mid 50's to commemorate Smith & Wesson's 100 year anniversary.


 
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HotSoup

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Nope, in a parking lot in Wake Forest.

I him and hawed over this gun for most of the year. Then finally came to the realization that I was getting a great deal and to suck it up.
 
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