Thread: Our favourite ever firearms..

Originally Posted by mudgripz

Interesting - after 40+ posts there are few trends emerging regarding our favourite arms..

1. They can be any type of firearm - centrefire or rimfire or shottie. Old or new. No particular type.
2. Favourite firearms are rarely pricey models. More often it will be less expensive arms eg 303s, Baikal, Marlin semi, Ruger 10/22 etc.
3. People seldom choosing the big Name brands as favourites- most choices are low to medium price arms. Yes there are also some well setup Sakos etc and that's also good.
4. People's favourite arms are usually described as very good at their purpose. Favouritism based mostly on efficient performance. Functionality wins - regardless of name or price.
5. Also very clear that when confronted with possibly selling a favourite firearm, we should not just think twice about it - we should think half a dozen times about it, then put it back in closet and sell something else. Avoid the regrets. Favourite fireams hold more than just an economic value - they're a pleasure to own and use. That's called life.

Just trends - not rules... there are none with personal choices.

I'd add a couple more arms to my own honorable mention list. I intend one day to pick up a Lithgow model 12 22LR - learned to shoot with one and remember it as an accurate, efficient Aussie 5 shot bolt action. Good wee units and a few still around. Also may pick up one or two rifles I haven't yet owned - either a Remington 511 Scoremaster 22LR 5/10 shot mag bolt action, or its tube counterpart the model 512 Sportmaster. Fine 22s from 1930s thru 1960s - will have one of them in the closet sometime.

Greetings All,
We do not choose favourite rifles, they choose us. It can be long and diligent service, association with others, some who have passed or any of a vast number of other reasons. We often have other rifles that are lighter, shoot flatter, are more accurate or a range of other attributes but the favourites remain just that. They are personal to us and we should make sure that whoever cleans out our rifle safe after our passing feels free to dispose of them however they wish.
Regards Grandpamac.