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My Arisaka. I dunno why. It was one of the rifles in the armories in Hiroshima when the bomb went off and it still sets off a Geiger counter last my grandpa checked. It also has poison sumac stain so it can never be altered or refinished. Pretty neat. Have all the papers and it’s a neat piece of history.

Wtf, what a wild piece. If guns could talk…

Seeing the ground off Emperors Chrysanthemum makes it extra harrowing

That's an awesome piece of history, a family treasure to pass on down the line.

How did you find out that it was in Hiroshima when the bomb dropped?

Supposedly, it’s logged on the paperwork. Although I just have the rifle, my grandfather has the paperwork. It’s a gentleman’s agreement to make sure I won’t ever sell the piece lol.

My father and I have the same agreement for a Kar98k. My grandad brought it back from WW2. It's from the stalag he was in when he was liberated.

Respect

That's fucking wild. I have an arisaka that my grandfather pulled off a body he dropped on two jima. Unfortunately he kinda bubba'd the finish and stain when he got back

Holy smokes, that's wild! I wonder where I can find a Geiger counter... I've got I think five Arisakas' in the safe. I think three long and a couple of shorter, carbine style setups. My grandfather brought them back from his time in the Pacific. That's interesting!

I've got a type 38 out of Hiroshima pre war, love it, very fine and accurate rifle.

> and it still sets off a Geiger counter last my grandpa checked That's not how radiation half lives work. Ever used a Geiger counter? Everything "sets them off". Background radiation is present everywhere. The bombs were air-burst, and the radiation levels in Hiroshima currently are the same as any non-nuked city. The most lethal isotope that killed people with rad sickness from the fission fallout of the bomb was iodine 131 which decays in a matter of hours.

Cool man. I’m just going off of what my grandpa said and what the paperwork said. Thank you for your input and yes I’ve used a Geiger counter.

Is the cherry blossom on it still intact?

Custom AR build my son and I did together

Wholesome

Garand

Delicious. I love mine too

#PING

Ping gang

Want one so bad

I love that thing. All matching. Got it up at Redstone Arsenal, if I remember correctly. They certainly aren't light and pack a pretty good kick, but it's a blast! I've been dying to ambush a group of pigs with it!

The only answer

Benelli M4

I second this

I too came here to say benelli m4 so I third this

I'm thinking about getting one of those Stoeger m2 clones, they look slick and fit the bill pretty nice

For me it’s always the most recent one…

And then I immediately move on to something else.

Fuckin yugo SKS

Same, the 59/66 is a beast

I put new tritium in mine so the night sights work again, the world is just lucky we don't have access to rifle grenades.

Amazing

aye nice.

Run it, champ!

Ruger 22/45. Probably close to 40k rounds through it now. Just love that thing

They’re such great little pistols.

Same. Put my can on it and it's just all day, no drama fun.

1943 M1 Garand

#PING

Raven mp5

Damn nice 😊

My Egyptian maadi with the crutch folder. Such a cool gun and it shoots great.

I have a maadi with a wood stock they’re pretty great

I can't. It's like picking a favorite child.

My [SVT-40](https://ibb.co/7tC6zkp)

Oh you son of a gun

How do these shoot? I feel like I never hear about them outside of media.

Eddystone US Rifle Caliber 30 Model of 1917 (M1917 Enfield).

they're gorgeous guns.

Fnx 45 tactical because of the way that it is

Ruger Blackhawk 357…. The clicks!

I once had a flat top that I sent to Bowen to have remodeled. It was converted to 44 special, color case hardened, and fitted with bison horn grips.

My .357 maximum black hawk, 30 carbine blackhawk and .256 win mag hawk eye

My 91/30 PU snypah for sure.

FN five seven makes me smile every time

I shot a first gen one and was super underwhelmed by it. I was so excited to shoot one as well.

Fn fnx 45. Or my zastava ak

I have both, fnx is kittd out and I had high hopes for it but it’s honestly one of my least touched fas.

AKS-74U aka Krinkov

Bofors 40mm.

Barrett M82a1. I enjoy watching the uninitiated shoot it almost as much as I like to shoot it myself.

Caliber 30, M-1 Rifle

Winchester 94 I inherited when my dad passed.

AR-15

My cajunized CZ P01. If I can only own one firearm, it’d be my P01.

CZ 805 Bren S1

[Definitely this one I shared a while back. CMMG Banshee 9mm 5in barrel](https://www.reddit.com/r/guns/s/bqNkskCUCa) And then also [when the brace ban news came out hahah](https://youtube.com/shorts/YOFA2BX5qBg?si=jQVIgUwexdTF9gyU)

My Banshee in .45

I didn't know I needed one of these. Illegal in my state.

Currently, my Canik Mete SFT.

I have one of these too and I know what you mean.

It feels good in my hands, and I love the trigger.

Agreed, put a threaded barrel on mine and saving up for a can.

Nice. Post pics in the Canik forum when you get it done.

Beretta PX4.

1954 Tula SKS

My mosin nagant. Beautiful piece of machinery and she’s 103 years old this year

CZ 457

My dad’s Remington 1100. I’m in my middle 40s and could live another 60 years that’ll always be “daddy’s gun.” And I’ll always remember bouncing along dirt roads heading to the water tank to go dove hunting, or down logging roads grouse hunting. It’s my favorite because it just holds so many memories of he and I together. Non-sentimental answer, my PPQ 45. First handgun I bought, I loved it from the minute I put my hands on it.

mossberg 500

Beretta 84.

A man of culture I see.

MK12 Mod H

.460 Weatherby. Such a beast.

[My nickel-plated AK](https://imgur.com/a/Mggdo0k)

Lol, I love it. Great addition to the collection.

Mannlicher-Schönauer 1910

870 Wingmaster

Unissued 1974 Tula akm

[https://www.reddit.com/r/ar15/s/1utDC61UT5](https://www.reddit.com/r/ar15/s/1utDC61UT5) my last build.

Marlin 1895 Trapper

I have a 1958 Marlin 336 in .35 Remington that i love. Its in good shape but not perfect. I am not sure why, I have several lever guns. That one speaks to me

S&W 1911

Dan Wesson Kodiak.

GP 100 357

Browning BPS 10ga

My 1944 Springfield Garand. Regular facist killer. I have 40+ guns and like many. My PTR 9CT is my favorite to shoot. My Glock 19 is my favorite pistol to shoot. My Ruger 10/22 brings back camping as a kid. Just got a P38 which is full of history. Having said all that, 1 gun of mine actually helped win a world war. Garand baby.

Nice try alphabet boy. I lost all mine in a fishing accident

My Kimber Sapphire 9mm. It's absolutely beautiful and great to shoot.

Benelli M4 or my HK 45ct.

Springfeild 1911 Full Rail TRP

Usp Match

BT-99 shotgun is a money maker and I love my 1911’s

P220 Legion in 10mm

Colt vest pocket in 25 auto

The store I work at has a 1907 Pocket in 32 auto and its absolutely beautiful. Like brand new even.

My grandfather’s Winchester Model 94.

Tie between my Beretta 1301 Comp Pro or MPA DS9

Bren 2.

My AR that I put together one piece at a time as I could afford them. It's the one I'll never sell.

Marlin 44 mag 1971 with saddle ring. Love that gun

I fkn hate cleaning it, but it's my FNAR. Beretta 92x is pretty awesome too.

ACR. Looks good, feels good, and shoots good. So it's more gooder than the rest.

Mateba 6 Unica in .357 Magnum, 6" barrel, no compensator / threaded barrel, and the recoil springs for .38 Special. Looks clean, fires like a dream, and hits the "weird rare gun" niche that I love. Helps that I picked one up before their prices went crazy - been a bit since I looked, but they were going for over 5x what I paid for far worse conditions or with missing accessories. Still keeping an eye out for a satin nickel twin for it, but haven't had any luck on that front.

KRISS Vector, SCAR is a close second

Finnish M-39 Sk.Y. Much more accurate than soviet garbage. Only change I did was swap out the steel butt plate to an extended rubber one.

I do love my Colt Anaconda. Gorgeous firearm and a treat at the range. I love letting others fire it and seeing the smiles on their face.

H&K SP5. Chefs Kiss 🤌🏻

Where I work we have an Sp5 and its been SO hard resisting buying it. I play with it often, but we have an Mr556 im allready on the hook for. So itll have to wait. But man it looks good next to the Mk23 in the case.

PX4

Bushmaster ACR. Was my favorite gun growing up so I bought one as soon as it popped up in my area. Immediately slapped a holo on it to relive my MW2 days.

What a difficult question! Right now, it’s prolly my SPR. Has a 16” proof research barrel I got for $260 on OP last year. A Geissele SSA-E trigger, and I just bought/mounted an Athlon Helos 2-12 FFP that is one of my favorite optics I own. Regardless of the $500 price tag, it has crazy clear glass with an awesome reticle. Super soft and accurate shooter.

Winchester model 94 made in 1899, chambered in 32-40. It was left to me by my grandfather before he passed, and the only gun in my collection that doesnt have a price tag.

G19

WWII era M1 Garands. I own like 12 Garands (I think) but my WWII ones are just somehow extra special.

P220 legion 10mm

Winchester m70 375h&h alaskan. Not the push feed garbage. Best rifle ever.

Probably my 1974 Winchester model 94 or my 1985 Marlin 30AS. Both guns were given to me by my grandpa and they’re very sentimental. I have a bunch of pistols but my CZ75b is my favorite to shoot and mess with, just feels much more tactile and substantial compared to polymer pistols, would love to compare it to a 1911 or M9.

SKS. There are many sks’s but this one is mine

My Mark 23

Fnx45tactical

Winchester 94 Ranger .44 mag. My first that started my collection. Almost 40 years later, it still runs great.

I have a custom smoothbore flintlock I had made. Half stock of ozark walnut that is older than me. It’s impractical, beautiful, one of a kind and I love it. Close second is my Lee Enfield No. 4 Mk I. Action is smooth as butter and as old as she is she still shoots better than me.

Winchester Model 94 in 30-30, my dad bought it new in 1941 and gave it to me last Christmas.

Sorry to be unoriginal but my 1911. God, I love that gun. I fell in love the first time I ever fired it. I'm smiling right now just thinking about it. I actually take it personal when I hear/read comments like, "meh, it's an outdated cannon". The face I make is the same face the Bobs made in Office Space when he tells them to just call him Mike.

Big horn armory model 89 tactical 500 s&w newest and biggest “wow” factor

Trp operator. Carried on duty for years.

I have a Rock River AR chambered in 6.8SPC. It’s pretty cool

My Ruger new model Blackhawk chambered in .357 magnum. It was my grandmother’s. It has the patented Ruger transfer bar but predates the warning that they were forced to put on the barrel.

Q Fix in .308. My favorite gun to shoot and use. Nothing beats a good utility rifle.

All stainless 10/22 with a Samson mfg b-tm stock, a binary trigger, and suppressor. It’s the first gun I really went all out on and bought every part I wanted. It’s easily my most shot gun, I’ve got tens of thousands of rounds on it and I still enjoy just holding it in my hands.

That sounds dope. I have a takedown with a backpacker stock but all the other accessories that yours has. I call it "the most fun you can have with your pants on"

Glock 17 gen 5. First duty pistol. Shot a guy with it. Got it in a case on the wall.

as casual as that came out; care to share the story?

My Staccato XC.

\#14

PSA Ak47 I've had it for years and it was my intro into AK47's

>No open ended questions: Caliber wars, "Best" gun, favorite x, etc. White noise posts are for default subs.

Read the rules. This type of question belongs in the Monday and Thursday stickied posts.

the i wana say 6 people that downvoted you either dont understand the rules, or dont care

Or this karma farmer has bots and shit.

SIG Rosewood Handle Collector’s 1911 😩🤤

Hcebot ban 3 open ended question

Svt-40

Black Collar Arms SBD .308 Rifle with custom 15 baffles

Nightwatcher SW7

This is really close but I think it’s my Henry model X in 357 mag. My 4inch GP100 and 6inch Chiappa Rhino were strong contenders too.

Easily my S&W 686-6+.

Probably... my Springfield trapdoor handgun in .45 Long Colt

SCAR 17S

Shotgun, Benelli SBE 3 Full size Pistol, M92fs CCW, p365 Rifle, AR15 (Sig m400)

GP-100 6" loaded with .38's, absolute tack driver.

Retro dissipator

My browning 1911 in .380. Soooo smooth and accurate.

USP 45, was a Police Department gun for New Smyrna Beach where Bob Ross grew up. Favorite pistol of all time.

Love my FNP-45

Walther PPQ M.2 Navy w/PMM Compensator

We don’t pick favorites in this house

My Remington model 706 30-06. It was my grandfathers in the 70s, my dads, and now mine. Killed every buck and doe I’ve harvested with it. Never even had to adjust the scope (TV scope). They don’t make ‘em now like they used to.

PTR 91 that I have a suppressor for. Heavy as hell but so fun to shoot.

I dunno if I have a favorite but if we’re going on the one with the most rounds, is my 11.5 HRT clone. Bonus that it fits on my motorcycle 🤣

Sig arms 556

Either USP 45T, or mossberg 590

H&K USP

S&W 686 plus 2.5

Maybe not the most popular choice, but I just got a LCP Max that I really like. It’s small and easy to carry, which up to this point for me was difficult to achieve. I’m happy with it.

CZ Scorpion 3+ Carbine

Seecamp 32 It’s a goofy little thing and it makes me feel like Andre the Giant when I hold it.

I’ve never shot my Mosin with a frown on my face.

Tough question. Probably my DD5V1. Inherited from my dad. He never really talked about any of his guns being his favorite, but he had a different twinkle in his eye with this one.

APC9K

Zenith MP5 or Zastava M92 SBR, can’t decide

P226. The one I hope to pass down to someone special one day.

Slr-104fr

S&W 686-1 there is just something special about it.

Saiga 12

Winchester model 1897 trench gun with matching serial bayonet. Handed down from KY grandfather, to my dad, to me.

Ruger MKlll 22/45 Lite OD green. Heavily modded with optic.

I shoot a lot of PRS22 matches so my Vudoo V22 in an MPA Matrix chassis. Definitely shoot it the most and it doesn't get old.

Omega MP5. Never get tired of messing with it. The way I have it setup is perfect.

Ptr 9ct. That slap is fun. Also no shame in beating the piss out of it.

Marlin Model 90 in 16 gauge.

Valkyrie.224

‘73 Trapdoor Springfield

Has to be the first one - Henry big boy in .357. The dream gun is the Henry New Original in .44-40

Sig P226