Thread: Firearms of choice

What are your favorite weapons for various undertakings?
Varmint shooting- .220 Swift. pre'64 Winchester
Deer hunting- Custom 25-'06 Remington action
Elk.Moose- /300 H&H mag., pre '64 Win
Quail- Browning 20 ga. O/U
Dove- Win M42 .410 ga
Pistol- Les Baer .45 ACP
Big Pistol- S & W .44 mag 5" bbl
All plinking- 22LR and 22mag
I know I left some out, but thats mine. What's yours??

Fred

For carrying, I'm a fan of my 9mm compact. I like to play with 44 mags. Here recently I got hooked on the ar-15, too bad I can't afford one

I carry a Sig 220 .45 ACP on duty, but really prefer a Glock. For off duty, I'm partial to the steel frame Kahr K9 or K40. My favorite hunting gun is my Kimber HS .22LR. About all I do is squirrel hunt anymore. I do enjoy duck hunting, as well, and for that, nothing beats my 870. Keep your Benellis and Berettas. My 870 always works. For just tear stuff up fun, I love my Sig 551SP .223. Makes an ass out of every AR clone I've ever shot.

Those Sigs are fine pieces of merchandise. I am like you Joe, I would prefer the Glock over the Sig though. But, IMHO, the 1911 is still the KING!

Fred

Hmm, my best work at the range for the last couple of years has been done with Shiloh Sharps .45-2.4" or .45-90, firing a 530 grain Lyman Postell pushed by 86 grains of GOEX 2F Express. And spring is almost here again. I hear the range calling, "smoke, smoke, more smoke."

Always wanted to shoot one of those. Now I would be doing good to see the sights.

Fred

Originally Posted by drfred

Those Sigs are fine pieces of merchandise. I am like you Joe, I would prefer the Glock over the Sig though. But, IMHO, the 1911 is still the KING!

Fred

You have a point. If I had all the money to spend on a pistol, I'd probably go buy one of those Kimber semi-customs with the melt jobs, match grade everything. Maybe if I sell a few more razors....

Joe, for that money, I'd go for the Les Baer. I've shot over 10,000 rds of lead through mine and it has never jammed!
Now the next time I shoot it, it will sure enough jam. Its all your fault Joe.

Fred

Varmint shooting- 22-250
Deer hunting- 270
elk.Moose- /45-70 custom loaded 500gr flat nose 1900fps iron sights only to 125 yds so I dont get many shots,als use this same load for hogs(kicks like a mule)
Quail- Purdy 28ga. O/U/also have a Purdy SXSin 410
Dove- Kreighoff 20 Ga going to Argentina in June also have 28 ga barrels use both about the same like the 28 better as it is a square load like the 16ga
Pistol- Kimber .45 ACP /Sig sauer 45 ACP/WaltherPPKS .380( I have 43 1911 pistols in my collection Also like my Wilsons
Big Pistol- S & W .44 mag 5" bbl/Colt Anaconda
All plinking- 22LR and 22mag 22cb in the back yard

Regards gary

I don't hunt, so I don't own any rifles or shotguns, except an old .22lr semi-auto that won't cycle.

For carry I like my XD-45 acp.
For target shooting I really like my Springfield Armory 1911 stainless steel long slide Trophy Match bullseye pistol. That thing is extremely accurate and lots of fun to shoot. But it's too big and heavy to carry.
I also have a Rossi .357 magnum revolver, and a Ruger MKII .22LR target pistol which is also very accurate and a lot of fun to shoot on the cheap.