If you could only have one.....
- Thread starter RedWhiteBlackYellow
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If I had to keep just one it would have to be my mossberg 500 12 gage (my first gun) as I can pretty much do everything I like to do with that gun. I would REALLY HATE to give up my S&W 500 mag but I don't think I could give up skeet shooting just to keep it as my one and only. plus the mossberg is alot cheeper to shoot without having the hand load. What a horrible thought, having just one gun lol Probably wouldn't hurt as much if we could at least sell the rest of them I suppose
Stevie-Ray
New member
I've said it dozens of times. Colt Delta Elite.
RedWhiteBlackYellow said:
Whoah, that's a different question entirely than the one originally stated.
RedWhiteBlackYellow said:
RedWhiteBlackYellow said:
No, that appears to be exactly what you said earlier.
My new answer is my 12 gauge Ithaca Model 37, since the rest of my guns are readily replaceable or otherwise uninteresting enough not to repurchase.
Make up your mind which question you are asking.
Aguila Blanca
Staff
Colt Combat Commander, blued, .45 Automatic.
I hate these "if you could only have one" questions. If I could only have one, I wouldn't have the dozens I currently own....
Making it a gun you have owned, or currently own is an interesting twist, so I'll play this time.
If I could only keep one gun from my collections, it would be a tough call. For overall maximum utility, I'd have to choose my S&W Model 28 6" .357 mag. Powerful enough for hunting, versatile enough for small game (with .38s), quite adequate for defense (.357Mag, after all) and while on the large side for a handgun, not so big that it could not be carried, or concealed if needed.
On the other hand, I think the final gun I would just HAVE to keep, would be my Grandfather's Ithaca Flues model 12ga. Its been in the family for over 100 years, and still works the way it did when he first bought it in 1909. Works for hunting and home defense, just not very well for concealed carry.
Making it a gun you have owned, or currently own is an interesting twist, so I'll play this time.
If I could only keep one gun from my collections, it would be a tough call. For overall maximum utility, I'd have to choose my S&W Model 28 6" .357 mag. Powerful enough for hunting, versatile enough for small game (with .38s), quite adequate for defense (.357Mag, after all) and while on the large side for a handgun, not so big that it could not be carried, or concealed if needed.
On the other hand, I think the final gun I would just HAVE to keep, would be my Grandfather's Ithaca Flues model 12ga. Its been in the family for over 100 years, and still works the way it did when he first bought it in 1909. Works for hunting and home defense, just not very well for concealed carry.
Just one gun? Then I'll only need one bullet. Wait, I think I've used that line before. 
Seriously, though I always say the same thing in answer to the one gun question.
12 ga shotgun with screw in chokes and preferably more than one barrel, if thats allowed in your scenario. The extra barrels would be a rifled slug barrel with a scope and an 18 inch defense barrel.
I think in reality I could get by with the above 12 ga, one hi-powered rifle, one .22 rifle and one handgun, but I still wouldn't like it.
Seriously, though I always say the same thing in answer to the one gun question.
12 ga shotgun with screw in chokes and preferably more than one barrel, if thats allowed in your scenario. The extra barrels would be a rifled slug barrel with a scope and an 18 inch defense barrel.
I think in reality I could get by with the above 12 ga, one hi-powered rifle, one .22 rifle and one handgun, but I still wouldn't like it.