If you could only have one gun... - Page 2

loltraktor1918 · January 28, 2013, 08:30 PM

Probably my AR. Not because I believe it is the best weapon out there. But, I do believe it is the platform I am most capable with after being in the military for 21 years.

ejb69 · January 29, 2013, 10:11 PM

Rem 870 12 ga.

Willie Sutton · January 29, 2013, 10:25 PM

Steyr Scout Rifle in .308

Willie

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Bamashooter · January 30, 2013, 03:09 AM

Remington 870 Express Super Magnum 12ga. When my wife and I were first married 20yrs. ago in august that was the first gun I got. It was a Christmas present from her. Its capable of killing anything I would likely encounter and its an almost perfect home defense weapon as well. It covers all the bases good enough.

alaskabushman · January 30, 2013, 03:19 AM

12 Gauge pump with 3 barrels, one rifled for use with sabots (big game), one with choke tube options (fowl) and one 18'' for defensive purposes. a couple of different stocks thrown into the mix and its more like several guns than just one.

ratshooter · January 30, 2013, 02:08 PM

For me it would be my Marlin 1894 in 357 magnum. Since I reload for it I can make it work for deer, small game and as a self defense weapon. Being able to add a shotgun and I would be set for all I would really need. But one or two guns only? Who would want that?

shafter · January 30, 2013, 06:52 PM

It depends on where I'm living. Around here it would be a tough choice between a K frame 357 with a 4 inch barrel (CC, targets, home defense, and deer hunting).

The only thing that prevents me from picking a 12ga pump is the fact that it can't be concealed. Very tough choice.

Eppie · January 30, 2013, 07:01 PM

For a long time all I could afford was one gun, and it was a 12 gauge Winchester 1200 pump shotgun. The last I heard it still is the most powerful small arm in the world. And its efficacy is waaay under-rated.

If portability is necessary then a Glock 19.

dirty tiger · January 30, 2013, 09:09 PM

A Marlin 1894 in .44 mag.

I had one a few years back and traded it away....so very stupid.

TheDoubleDeuce · January 30, 2013, 10:51 PM

Hmm. The Raging Judge Magnum. You get a shotgun, old cowboy cartridges, and high power modern cartridges in one gun! Plus, I'd imagine you could put a stock and longer barrel on it and have a weird, but functional .454 rifle!

lordhedgwich · January 30, 2013, 11:48 PM

i cant pick 1 its too hard dont make me choose!

maestro pistolero · January 31, 2013, 03:36 AM

Since it's just one gun, it has to be a rifle, which is effective both close and at distance. It should be semiauto for CQB with multiple targets. Probably an AR or AK. One has a slight edge for accuracy and lightweight ammo, the other, reliability and lower maintainance.

Double J · January 31, 2013, 01:42 PM

If I could only have one...I'd be living in Iraq where each person can only own one, and it would be an AK 47.

January 28, 2013, 08:30 PM	#26
loltraktor1918 Member Join Date: January 16, 2013 Location: OH Posts: 50	Probably my AR. Not because I believe it is the best weapon out there. But, I do believe it is the platform I am most capable with after being in the military for 21 years. __________________ ____________________________________ Ruger SR1911, Colt 1911, Glock 17, Glock 21, Beretta M9, Ruger GP100, Ruger LCR, SW M&P15, Lee Enfield 303, Savage .22, Ruger 10/22. Guns the great equalizer.

January 30, 2013, 02:08 PM	#31
ratshooter Senior Member Join Date: January 22, 2009 Location: Texas Posts: 551	For me it would be my Marlin 1894 in 357 magnum. Since I reload for it I can make it work for deer, small game and as a self defense weapon. Being able to add a shotgun and I would be set for all I would really need. But one or two guns only? Who would want that? __________________ Some people think an English Bulldog looks great... many more people can't tell one end from the other, even by smell. A village in Kenya called. They want their idiot back.

January 30, 2013, 07:01 PM	#33
Eppie Senior Member Join Date: January 7, 2010 Location: Houston, TX Posts: 514	For a long time all I could afford was one gun, and it was a 12 gauge Winchester 1200 pump shotgun. The last I heard it still is the most powerful small arm in the world. And its efficacy is waaay under-rated. If portability is necessary then a Glock 19. __________________ Experience is a very bad teacher because it first gives you the test and then teaches you the lesson.

January 29, 2013, 10:11 PM	#27
ejb69 Junior Member Join Date: January 3, 2013 Posts: 11	Rem 870 12 ga.

January 29, 2013, 10:25 PM	#28
Willie Sutton Junior member Join Date: January 26, 2012 Posts: 1,066	Steyr Scout Rifle in .308 Willie .

January 30, 2013, 03:09 AM	#29
Bamashooter Senior Member Join Date: March 12, 2010 Posts: 1,671	Remington 870 Express Super Magnum 12ga. When my wife and I were first married 20yrs. ago in august that was the first gun I got. It was a Christmas present from her. Its capable of killing anything I would likely encounter and its an almost perfect home defense weapon as well. It covers all the bases good enough.

January 30, 2013, 03:19 AM	#30
alaskabushman Member Join Date: January 3, 2013 Posts: 45	12 Gauge pump with 3 barrels, one rifled for use with sabots (big game), one with choke tube options (fowl) and one 18'' for defensive purposes. a couple of different stocks thrown into the mix and its more like several guns than just one.

January 30, 2013, 06:52 PM	#32
shafter Senior Member Join Date: December 23, 2009 Posts: 1,033	It depends on where I'm living. Around here it would be a tough choice between a K frame 357 with a 4 inch barrel (CC, targets, home defense, and deer hunting). The only thing that prevents me from picking a 12ga pump is the fact that it can't be concealed. Very tough choice.

January 30, 2013, 09:09 PM	#34
dirty tiger Member Join Date: December 18, 2004 Location: Colorado Posts: 53	A Marlin 1894 in .44 mag. I had one a few years back and traded it away....so very stupid.

January 30, 2013, 10:51 PM	#35
TheDoubleDeuce Member Join Date: January 8, 2013 Posts: 88	Hmm. The Raging Judge Magnum. You get a shotgun, old cowboy cartridges, and high power modern cartridges in one gun! Plus, I'd imagine you could put a stock and longer barrel on it and have a weird, but functional .454 rifle!

January 30, 2013, 11:48 PM	#36
lordhedgwich Member Join Date: January 3, 2013 Posts: 85	i cant pick 1 its too hard dont make me choose!

January 31, 2013, 03:36 AM	#37
maestro pistolero Senior Member Join Date: August 17, 2007 Posts: 1,888	Since it's just one gun, it has to be a rifle, which is effective both close and at distance. It should be semiauto for CQB with multiple targets. Probably an AR or AK. One has a slight edge for accuracy and lightweight ammo, the other, reliability and lower maintainance.

January 31, 2013, 01:42 PM	#38
Double J Senior Member Join Date: February 12, 2007 Location: So. Illinois Posts: 545	If I could only have one...I'd be living in Iraq where each person can only own one, and it would be an AK 47.