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Only one...A S&W Combat Masterpiece.38spl. I've had it since 1962 and I'm good with it.
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I am 63 years old and inherited my great grandfathers winchester 94 long round barreled 10 wcf ! Every male in our family tree has killed their first deer with it and I was 11 when I shot mine. I love this rifle more than anything I own because of all the memories it gives me.
My father was a gun collector and lived to hunt. As he got older, he'd give me one (or sell me one for a bargain price) every so often from the collection (but none of his hunting guns). When he passed away, he left my brother and I five each. Stepmonster (without a sentimental bone in her body) insisted I pay market value for any others I wanted. I went hat in hand to the bank and borrowed all the money I possibly could to secure what I could of the remainder. I now know that Dad knew what she would do, and so was "farming them out" to me before the inevitable. When I carry one of Dad's guns in the field, Dad is with me in every step. I can hear his voice repeating advice he imparted to me so often as a young hunter.
My uncle was a hunter, but only owned two guns: A Springfield 1903 he bought at Fred Meyer in the late 50's (all original), and a Remington 870 shotgun purchased around the same time. When he got sick with leukemia, I took him on his last hunt (for antelope in Montana). The next year, he called me on the phone, I went to see him, and he handed me the Springfield and said, "Go kill something with it before I die."
The result was the Montana State Record for 2004. You may notice my eyes swelled from tears. He got to see the mounted head before he passed 4 months later. No price can be put on a gun like that.
Winchester 9422M (lever gun in .22 Mag)
Marlin 1894CS (lever gun in .357 / .38)
Taurus 94 - 9 shot .22LR revolver
Taurus M85CH .38+P Revolver
I've had all of these for at LEAST 15 year. . . Maybe 20.
100% problem free.
would not sell any of them unless I needed the money to feed my kids.
Lastly is my Kimber 10mm...my wife order this pistol for me because I would not order it for myself! I couldn't see spending that amount of money on myself, but she knew how much I wanted it and thought I deserved it!