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Gunrnr

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Pistol (personal defense): H&K USPc in .40 S&W or .45 ACP. Especially with the LEM trigger option, but Var 1 and 2 are great, also (imagine, a handgun for lefties...what a concept).
(duty / military) H&K USPf in .40 S&W or .45 ACP; S&W 1006, S&W 4006.

Revolver: S&W Mod. 19 or 66. If you have big hands or just like a bigger gun, the Mod. 27 or 28.

Rifle (bolt action): I'm so impressed with the Weatherby Vanguard (Howa 1500) that I'm going to purchase at least one more in another caliber. Just need to put a Timney trigger on it and it's dang near perfect for my purposes.
(Semi-auto non-military) Ruger Mini-14
(Semi-auto, military) Bushmaster AR-15, Springfield M1-A, The Garand (Hmmm...kneel and genuflect).

Fun Gun / Kid's Gun: Ruger 10/22

Shotgun: Remington 870 in any of it's iterations. Period.

Most underrated caliber (revolver): .41 Rem Mag. Simply put, it does everything the .44 Rem Mag is supposed to do...better. I was ahead of the curve on this one, but you have to be a reloader to appreciate this caliber.
Most underrated caliber (pistol): 10mm. That took me about 10 years to figure out.

Most overrated caliber (pistol): 9mm Parabellum. Yes, it's deadly. So's a .22LR. Hell, I don't stand in front of a Daisy, either. There's a reason it's popular in Europe... it's NOT American (and they can handle it with their tiny little hands).
 
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gunrnr said:
Pistol (personal defense): H&K USPc in .40 S&W or .45 ACP. Especially with the LEM trigger option, but Var 1 and 2 are great, also (imagine, a handgun for lefties...what a concept).
(duty / military) H&K USPf in .40 S&W or .45 ACP; S&W 1006, S&W 4006.

Revolver: S&W Mod. 19 or 66. If you have big hands or just like a bigger gun, the Mod. 27 or 28.

Rifle (bolt action): I'm so impressed with the Weatherby Vanguard (Howa 1500) that I'm going to purchase at least one more in another caliber. Just need to put a Timney trigger on it and it's dang near perfect for my purposes.
(Semi-auto non-military) Ruger Mini-14
(Semi-auto, military) Bushmaster AR-15, Springfield M1-A, The Garand (Hmmm...kneel and genuflect).

Fun Gun / Kid's Gun: Ruger 10/22

Shotgun: Remington 870 in any of it's iterations. Period.

Most underrated caliber (revolver): .41 Rem Mag. Simply put, it does everything the .44 Rem Mag is supposed to do...better. I was ahead of the curve on this one, but you have to be a reloader to appreciate this caliber.
Most underrated caliber (pistol): 10mm. That took me about 10 years to figure out.

Most overrated caliber (pistol): 9mm Parabellum. Yes, it's deadly. So's a .22LR. Hell, I don't stand in front of a Daisy, either. There's a reason it's popular in Europe... it's NOT American (and they can handle it with their tiny little hands).
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40 Smith as a caliber -- ICK. I keep picking up this brass, thinking it's 45 ACP. 40 Smith is complicated to reload. I like 45 ACP -- no compromises, except maybe "capacity." But if I can't take care of business with 14 rds. of 45 ACP, that second mag is not going to bail my butt out of the bind.

I got a Springer XD, Tactical, 5" bbl. 45 ACP, Glock GTL 21 laser, 13 rd. and 10 rd "compact" mag. I like it. HK makes good stuff, that's for sure. I like the XD.

Couple 1911's -- speaking of genulfect.

Springer "Mil Spec" and "Ultra Compact" loaded, Videcki trigger, Bomar night sights, all beveled and relieved, upswept beavertail, etc. etc. etc. I like the 1911 -- as a classic design. I think maybe sometimes the "race guns" lose track of the original design.

1943 Springfield Garand. All re-worked and accurzied. I have a PAL cut down, 1943 bayo for it. It's more a "safe queen" than a shooter, although I shoot it.

I had a Colt and a Bushmaster AR-15. Both had floated, short HB, Redding 6x scope. I traded for a Rem. 700 PSS, Springfield rangefinder 4 - 14x scope in .223 Ackley.

-- And an AK-47 . . . Romanian, w/ 75 rd. drum mag.

SKS . . . in passing. Nicer receiver than the AK, probably a better shooter, but the AK outstrips it for a "war gun."

Rem. 700 is more accurate. AK puts out more fire power. 7.62 X 39mm is far superior to .223 Rem. at 300 yds, which is what an "assault rifle" is designed for. AK is more reliable, easier to keep running.

Smith revolvers -- ANY . . . I like the J-frame snub, have a K frame and a 629 in 44 mag.

I have a Weatherby Vanguard, (Howa) 30-06 Spgfd. Leupold VX II 3 - 9x 40 mm. I like this rifle. Got a deal at a pawn shop, 95% and $350 out the door.

Ruger New Super Blackhawk, 10 1/2" bbl, stainless, 44 Mag. Silhouette gun. There's better stuff out there, but I can buy this one of the self. I don't compete in silouhette. I like 44 mag.

MAUSER -- I didn't see any Mausers! 8mm Mauser is what all the custom bolt guns use to build a rifle. I have a 38/22 and a Yugo M48 or some such. Iron sights off a sand-bag at 700 yds with corrosive Ecudoran 1944 ammo, I'm blasting stumps in the 5 gallon bucke range. Nice steel and walnut stock, perfect bolt action design.

I have the Rem. 870 Wingmaster. 20" bbl. "riot gun" from Denver PD. A classic for all sorts of applications --

I like a side by side coach gun. 12 gauge classic, I just probably lived a former life riding shotgun on a stagecoach. Two triggers, mine is a nickel plated Stoeger.

I owned a 1900 American Eagle Luger. There's a cool gun. Lugers will get you in trouble if you're not up to speed.

Walther P-38. Never owned one. They're fussy too.

Walther PK and PPK . . . whatever. If James Bond had one they must be OK. 380 ACP is for metro-sexuals. *LMAO*

9mm -- "city boy" caliber. It works. The US Dept of Defense screwed up entirely when they went to 9mm. NATO needs to go to the 45 ACP. That said, I have/carry a Kahr MK9. Nice gun.

32 ACP -- Winston Churchill's favorite was a Colt, I think 1903. I think maybe it's WAY too small for whatever, but I have an NAA Guardian in 32 ACP -- because it's small and fits in my pocket.

I've been looking at a 50 BMG, for years. But I don't have a 500 yd. range and anything shorter is a waste of time.
 
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I'll use your categories.

Pistol (personal defense): Glock. Not picky about caliber as long as it's on the smaller frame (not .45ACP or 10mm)
(duty / military): See above.

Revolver: For what? For defense, a K-frame S&W .357. For hunting, an N-frame .44 for big game, a K-frame .22 for small game.

Rifle (bolt action): Steyr Scout.

(Semi-auto non-military): Ruger 10/22.
(Semi-auto, military): M1 Garand. "Battle rifles" are just big range toys, anyway, and the Garand is the most fun for me.

Fun Gun / Kid's Gun: Ruger 10/22.

Shotgun: Remington 870.

Most underrated caliber (revolver): .45ACP. People not involved in any kind of speed competitions think the moon clips are a disadvantage, when in fact they are a tremendous advantage.
Most underrated caliber (pistol): 9mm. People (especially on the internet, who often just regurgitate old wives' tales and urban myths) treat it like a popgun, when in fact it performs perfectly adequately for defense with light recoil and lower ammo cost.

Most overrated caliber (pistol): 10mm. Kicks too hard for defense in most people's hands, and is inferior to big-bore magnum revolvers as an outdoorsman's gun.

There's a reason it's (9mm) popular in Europe... it's NOT American (and they can handle it with their tiny little hands).
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You do know that the average European is actually physically larger than the average American, right? :roll: Reference: http://www.newyorker.com/archive/2004/0 ... 405fa_fact.
 
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leeindy said:
not a fan of the mini 14. inaccurate and heavy
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I'm no fan of the Mini-14, either. It's a light duty rifle, though reasonably reliable if you don't get it very hot. It's not terribly accurate, though it's probably accurate enough for what it's meant to be: a lightweight, knockabout "ranch" or defensive carbine.

But "heavy?" The regular Mini only weighs 6 lbs 6 oz - almost exactly the same as a naked M4, before all the mall ninja accessories are added. It's two pounds less than a standard "sporter" hunting rifle. It's less than a Marlin or Winchester .30-30 that millions of hunters have managed to lug through the woods for a century. This is hardly a heavy rifle for anyone over the age of nine.
 
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Revolver: S&W 686.
Full size pistol: Kimber 1911's - from their custom shop.
Pocket pistol: Seecamp LWS .32 ACP.
Urban Rifle: Bulgarian AK's.
 
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