what's your favorite brand firearm?

What's your favorite firearm brand?

  • Winchester

    Votes: 18 11.0%

  • Remington

    Votes: 21 12.8%

  • Browning

    Votes: 17 10.4%

  • Savage

    Votes: 19 11.6%

  • Marlin

    Votes: 8 4.9%

  • Henry

    Votes: 3 1.8%

  • Rossi

    Votes: 1 0.6%

  • Ruger

    Votes: 44 26.8%

  • Weatherby

    Votes: 8 4.9%

  • Kimber

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Mossberg

    Votes: 2 1.2%

  • Thompson

    Votes: 1 0.6%

  • Ithaca

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Other (please specify)

    Votes: 53 32.3%
  • Total voters
    164
I can't pick my absolute favorite gun company. I like all of mine. I have had rifles made by Savage, Rossi, New England/H&R, and Remington. I like all of them but my Remington 597 is a pain sometimes. It's the one gun I have owned give me problems. But it's probably a combination of a plastic magazine and cheap ammo. My Savage 110 and 24V had always been great. The Rossi Circuit Judge is something else, very fun to shoot. New EnglandH&R makes good quality single shots. I've only owned one Remington, I'm not too impressed with the 597. But a new metal magazine ought to fix most of my issues.
 
I have favorite models of rifles and shotguns made by several manufacturers, but don't like one simply because of the brand. How the rifle fits me, how it shoots, looks, balances; how it meets a particular need, how it works with a scope, etc. are all important.

Accuracy, or how well it can be accurized, is very important to me. If a particular design doesn't shoot very well from the factory and doesn't respond to bedding, trigger work, etc.. I don't want it. If it is too heavy, too light, doesn't fit well, or not well balanced, it's not going home with me.

I'm partial to bolt-action centerfires, but own lever, semi-auto, and bolt rimfire rifles that all shoot well. All have been "home gunsmithed" to shoot better than when they came from the factory.

My favorite deer rifle is a stainless Rem 700 BDL with two stocks...an HS Precision Sendero stock for hunting/target shooting and an Ultra-Walnut with carbon-fibre sandwich for the 11 months of gun-cabinet/range show. Both free-floated/bedded stocks shoot to the same POI!!! A good hunting load shoots under 3/4 MOA.

My favorite centerfire range rifle is a wood stocked, bedded Tikka 595 in .223 Rem. With recent handloads, it shoots between .2" and .4" at 100 yards. The trigger is fantastic!

My go-to ranch rifle is a wood-stocked, 1980's, pillar-bedded Rem 700, .243 Win with a custom stainless barrel. Prior to the caliber change from .22-250, it won many turkey shoots and killed numerous varmints. The caliber change allows the rifle to handle larger varmints and works well as a grandkids' deer rifle.
 
You didn't specify - favorite as in "I want that" or as in "I own most of (or reasonably can expect to own soon without lottery win)"
In the first case, Blaser, Krieghoff and Anschuetz. In the second Tikka and Merkel.
 
I think there are a bunch of likable firearm companies out there.....but if I had to pick one it would be CZ.
 
I thought about the list, and although I like several, actually all of the Brands listed, I had to chose Ruger. I love the Ruger M77MK 2 and the Hawkeye. Also the Revolvers and Pistols. Rugers are just built tougher than most of the other brands in my opinion. Built for the Field.:)
 
Wouldnt take my vote, said I had already voted. I did not vote, havent been in here since July 24, and the poll started the 29th.... So I'll say "Other" and include S&W (revolver), Colt (1911) and Mauser (rifle). Like a few Brownings too.
 
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Ruger and Savage are my favorite rifle makers. S&W, Springfield and Walther are my favorite handguns. I'm hard pressed to pick a definite favorite maker though. Too many fine guns out there to have a favorite.
 
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