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Jgarrick

(521 posts) Mon Apr 7, 2014, 01:14 PM Apr 2014

Question of the Day: What Are the 10 Guns Everyone Should Shoot Before They Die? [View all]

http://www.thetruthaboutguns.com/2014/04/robert-farago/question-of-the-day-what-are-the-10-guns-everyone-should-shoot-before-they-die/

GLOCK fanboys can slag off John Moses Browning’s gift to the world ’til the cows come home, but anyone who hasn’t punched a single ragged hole in a target at 15 yards (or more) with a properly tuned 1911 has missed out on one of the best ballistic experiences available on planet earth. By the same token, anyone who hasn’t run a GLOCK like they’re in the middle of a zombie apocalypse is gun-experience deficient. What are your ten guns you (and other gunnies) should shoot before shuffling off this mortal coil?

(Edit, adding my list)

1. Colt 1911A1
2. S&W Model 29 .44 magnum
3. Colt SAA
4. Thompson SMG
5. M1 Garand
6. AK-47 (or variant)
7. AR-15
8. Barrett M82 .50
9. Glock
10. Browning Hi-Power

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Question of the Day: What Are the 10 Guns Everyone Should Shoot Before They Die? [View all] Jgarrick Apr 2014 OP

Sorry, not something I have on my Bucket List. I did like my Whamo slingshot before growing up. Hoyt Apr 2014 #1

When I was a kid in Wyoming gejohnston Apr 2014 #2

Wham-O made a nice rubber band gun... Eleanors38 Apr 2014 #12

my list gejohnston Apr 2014 #3

.375 H&H, any make. Paladin Apr 2014 #4

So shooting a bolt-action chambered for .375 H&H would do me good, but shooting a Jgarrick Apr 2014 #6

Just trying to broaden your horizons a little. Paladin Apr 2014 #7

I'm most comfortable with one of the most popular sporting calibers in the world. sir pball Apr 2014 #16

How does the .375 HH compare to the .45-70 stuff? ManiacJoe Apr 2014 #8

Haven't shot a .45-70, sorry. (nt) Paladin Apr 2014 #9

Considerably more powerful; the .375 H&H has 4,500 ft-lbs of energy at the muzzle. Jgarrick Apr 2014 #11

"Hotter" is an understatement sir pball Apr 2014 #21

375, how adorable. sir pball Apr 2014 #15

I once had the chance to fire a .458 and didn't do it. Paladin Apr 2014 #17

.458 really shouldn't be much worse than a .375 sir pball Apr 2014 #19

I was sighting in that .375 at the range. Paladin Apr 2014 #22

Our neighbor in Maine used to like to rip off his handgun real fast sir pball Apr 2014 #24

World-filling sound. Eleanors38 Apr 2014 #30

There's a good reason that rifle is nicknamed Mjolnir. sir pball Apr 2014 #31

no thank you oneofthe99 Apr 2014 #5

I seem to be doing OK with the lists from others! ManiacJoe Apr 2014 #10

Remington M-8 in .35... Eleanors38 Apr 2014 #13

I've always liked the Remington Model 8. Jgarrick Apr 2014 #14

One if those bassackward instances where a hunting rifle Eleanors38 Apr 2014 #28

My father has that gun in .30 Remington. Jenoch Apr 2014 #34

Yes. Definitely not Kosher. Eleanors38 May 2014 #35

My father bought some .30 Remington ammo not too long ago, Jenoch May 2014 #36

Hmm. sir pball Apr 2014 #18

Bonus points for including so many actual "Outdoor Life" firearms. Paladin Apr 2014 #20

I never actually hunted with the 99 sir pball Apr 2014 #23

Hunting buddy from Uvalde Co. uses a Model 99 in .300 Eleanors38 Apr 2014 #29

Well lets see here. oneshooter Apr 2014 #25

Who culled the elephants with that .470: you or the guy you bought it from? Paladin Apr 2014 #26

It was the job of the Park Rangers, among many. n/t oneshooter Apr 2014 #27

savage 99 mog75 Apr 2014 #32

My father took his first deer with a Savage 99 chambered in .250-3000. Jgarrick Apr 2014 #33

Good lists. Here are the one's I've shot/qualified on (bucket list completed) NightWatcher Sep 2014 #37