What gun should every gun enthusiast have to have?

[colo-pr]

for me (and i have)

1911 Colt of course (Military Property is better)
M1 Garand
10-22 or 77-22
S&W 686
S&W 25
Mouser

I want now:

M14
AR-Colt

[cstone]

You have to have everything you would like to shoot. When you get bored with it, sell it and buy something else

Opinions are fine, but no one should let someone else tell them what they need to make them happy. Learning is half the fun.

.22lr pistol and rifle make practice much more affordable.

[tmjohnson]

Remington 700 - 308 caliber
1911
Ruger Mark II

[TennVol]

My first handgun was a Ruger Super Single Six (.22LR/.22WMR)
My first shotgun was a Mossberg 500 (12 Gauge)
My first bolt action rifle was a Remington ADL (.30-06)

They got me off to a good start...

[Scanker19]

Then you probably tried chicks and didn't like them, either.

Just joking, Byte.

Damn Gina!

[Clay Turner]

Not many shotguns on the list, but hey ... This is an AR15 forum, right?

I'd nominate:

1. The Winchester Model 12 12-gauge my dad craved on Iwo, and

2. The Winchester Model 97, based on John Browning's 1893, that sold a million copies over 60 years (1897-1957).

Clay

[yankeefan98121]

Imo theres collectors and hoarders.

Collectors must have at least one firearm in almost every usable caliber which have played a historical part in their development over the centuries.

Hoarders, on the other hand, just pick 3-4 sentimental/combat/common calibers and then buy as many related firearms as possible. It must be noted that these hoarders can also collect firearms within their hoard. E.G. different makes/models/manufactures.

However, there are also hoarding collectors who just buy anything and everything they can get their hands on or that is REALLY REALLY COOL. This is possibly a psychological condition needing treatment... it can be mitigated by more buying.

Final answer: Just buy an 870 and glock, the rest will follow.

I must be one of those, but damn my check book hates me too

just one, I say any .22LR classic, affordable and affordable to shoot

[bobbyfairbanks]

Has no one mentioned the best rifle of all! M14 made by LRB,Fulton or SEI no Springfield crap

[Ronin13]

Begins and ends with a 1911.

I didn't make it very far into this thread before I just had to say:
HELL YES! M1 (which I don't have... yet), an AR of some sort, a pump action shotgun (12GA), and no man, woman, or otherwise should consider themselves a gun enthusiast without either owning or a very strong desire to own a 1911!

[sniper7]

what if I have tried shooting Glocks and just do not like them?

they make great ear protection...just ask the ATF guy in the picture that floats around. they also make great paperweights and have enough heft that they can be thrown. or the best thing to do is buy any glock in .40, give it to the enemy and the guns will actually blow up and take care of all your problems