What are your "Holy Grail" guns??? Working mans list

Ok, What are your Wholly Grail guns within your possible means. Like we all Know Mr. Oxner can walk into Whillouby and McCabe and buy a 20ga Purdy SXS with pocket change.

But what about the rest of us, If you had some decent money to blow on guns what would you buy. 3 kinds.

Me:

handgun: Colt Python
Rifle: IDK???
Shotgun: Blaser F-3 Sporting

Pistol: Ed Brown
Rifle: Barrett .50
Shotgun: Perazzi

All within my means but probably not according to the wife

handgun: probably something from Freedom Arms, or possibly something from Ruger waaaaay back in the old days. Love those 3-screw flattops! Maybe a S&W M-17 w/4-inch barrel.

rifle: Winchester 52B Sporter, or a pre-64 70 chambered for something a bit off the beaten path...like .300 H&H.

shotgun: pretty wide open here...kinda wanting a 16-ga, but love 101s, love the Super-X semi-autos, like 1100s too. Not very discriminating when it comes to scatterguns, but like solid performance.

Truth is, there's nothing I want that I don't have already with the possible exception of a Delta Elite---which just occurred to me.

Pistol: Ruger MagnaPort Tomahawk
Rifle: Winchester 1894 factory non-NFA SBR
Shotgun: Winchester 1897 Trench Gun

Seems like when I finally pull the trigger and get something new that I've wanted for years........ I go back to shooting the guns that I've been using for two or three decades - because I like them, they fit me and I shoot them well.

OK, jeepercreeper mentioned Barrett, so a 29" 82A1 would be on my list.

Marc

M2 Ma Deuce someday.

Maybe an M60

Defensive Edge LRKM.

That's it.

There's a Turnbull .45 at the local Cabela's that's not cheap, but not crazy money either. I'd start my list with that one.

Most people could buy their holy grail gun. They just need to save some cash. You can buy a junk gun every month or save for a couple of years and buy your holy grail gun. I bought mine a couple of years ago. An AIAT with a Kahles Gen3 6-24 scope. The whole setup cost me more than $7K ($8k with the new 260 barrel). But I won’t have to buy any other gun/scope for long range shooting in the foreseeable future.

Ooohhhh, yeah. Turnbull's work is awesome. I've always admired Les Baer's 1911s also.

A tikka in 7mm-08.

M70 Featherweight in 257 Roberts.

Handguns, already have. S&W 629 performance center hunter package and Kimber KPE low 2 digit serial number.

Rifle, Happy with what I have as well but a Dakota 10 full length stock with the receiver and rings casehardened buy Turnbull. They offered that at one time and have shot one, that is one sweet little rifle. For quite some time the Little Sharps was very high on the list and no longer is since there is one in the safe.


Shotguns, A Beretta A400 would be nice, loved the weight and balance of a 28ga I shot

Mine would be

Handgun: Wilson CQB Elite 10mm
Rifle: Kriegoff 470NE double (always wanted a double just don't have a use)
Shotgun: Benelli Ultra Light

ok Jason

Pistol: HK P7 M10/ or Wildey survivor--over the years had a chance to buy about 10 just never have
Rifle: http://www.hallowellco.com/david_miller_300Wby%20LH.htm
Always wanted one of his rifles.
Shotgun: http://www.gunsinternational.com/guns-fo...un_id=100913177

Up grade my tried K32 that I cannot seem to give up...

Ed

It's what you chose to spend your money on. I'd love to have a nice thermal set up but realistically I'd only use it a couple of times a month. A couple of suppressors, yup but same usage. Now , back to the OP. Being a lefty I'd love a nice lefty bolt gun with great glass, and a lever gun in 30-30 or 45-70, and a 357 wheel gun, and a Glock 10mm, and, and, and......

Handgun: Won't know till I shoot it.
Rifle: Not picky as long as it will shoot 1/4 MOA, drop anything in North America and has no recoil at all.
Shotgun: 2. K-80 with Briley tubes, Beretta A400 Xplor in 28 ga. and Briley chokes.

P_102

Any of the SAKO 1st gen Classic Grades in the cataloged calibers of 243, 308, 270, 30'06 and 7Rmg, but particularly in any of the limited production 461 short action calibers like 17 Rem, 222, 223 or any of the other non cataloged 1st Gen Classic Grade calibers like 300WMg, 7x64 or 25'06 & any of the limited production 1st gen McMillan stocked rifles, like the 375H&H carbines with custom sling swivel studs to facilitate carrying the rifle slung while fly fishing & Williams ramp iron sights that were a one time run for the Alaskan Fishing Guide Assc.
Ron

Springfield M1A
Nice 1911
Nice semi 20 gauge
Nice O/U 20 gauge

I couldn't spend $15k on a shotgun.

I forgot to add a custom long range rig topped with high end optics.

Raven .25 with pimp pink grips

M1 garand, mp40 sub machine gun, Lee-enfield jungle carbine. I have many more but those come to mind.

S&W 629 classic dx

Rifle: Rem 700 5R in 223 sold cheaply from a friend...hint...hint

Colt Python
Browning 20/28 OU combo
Browning BAR

A nice colt Ww2 era
M1A Springfield
Early Browing auto loader or OU 12 or 20ga

A target shotgun is probably the best place to put that kind of money. If you shoot in a league, you can use a high quality shotgun twice a week for the rest of your life. In that context, the cost isn't unreasonable.

AAC Cyclops 50bmg suppressor
M3HB

Handgun- Freedom Arms .454
Rifle- A Win M70 in 6.5-06 that I passed by at a gun show and have regretted to this day...
Shotgun- I'd love to have a set of 870 Wingmasters 12 through .410.

Remington 700 chambered in .257 Weatherby.

Well yeah, but it doesn't even come with a scope.

rifle: walnut stocked remington 700 mountain rifle configuration in 270 weatherby magnum cause they never made one

pistol: as issued colt 1911 not any upgrades

shotgun: beretta silver snipe with fancy wood, english grip, in 28 gauge

Just what I was thinking. I didn't know this even existed; on my list also. I learned something today.

Oh, you wanted a scope, did you? Not a problem. That brings the total to $17,500. Did you want a MOA or MIL reticle?

I'll say MIL so Jason doesn't call and cuss me out

Holy Grail handgun: Coonan Compact. I love my .357 mag!
Holy Grail Rifle: Bergara Hunter. I just brought this one home Friday! 6.5 creed, wearing a vortex Intrepid 4.5-22x50.
Holy Grail Shotgun: Since I can't hit $h!t with a shotgun, I want one that automatically tracks, leads, and drops birds. The Technology is almost here!

handgun: Desert Eagle in 44mag or 50AE
Rifle: Accuracy International in 300WM or 338LM
Shotgun: Benelli M2 Tactical

Some may have noticed but they are guns from Counter Strike.

Singer 1911

Pistol: MP5
Rifle: SVT40 or Swiss ZfK55 or Actual Russian SVD
Shotgun: True Trench Gun, Franchi Spas, or USAS Shotgun - no purpose behind them other than spending the money, lol

My HK45C is already the holy grail of pistols and my Sako 85 is a very nice rifle also so I have to improvise a little.

pistol: 1911A1 Colt that was used in combat in WW2

rifle: Again a ww2 combat era M1 Garand

Both of these will be hung under my grandfathers flag and medals who carried these weapons in a display of some sort.

shotgun: a nice Beretta OU for me

Colt Diamondback
Savage 99 250-300
Browning Superposed 16 gauge
Winchester Model 21 16 gauge
Rigby Highland Stalker

Well since you said "Working mans list" I'll assume were talking meat and potato's. I think the whole list could be filled nicely just with firearms from Ruger.

That's a nice list.

Got you covered on Model 21 16 gauge...I got a Grade 5 Arlen White engraved one!

Handgun---any revolver used by James Arness in Gunsmoke-one shot one kill

Rifle-----any lever actually used by John Wayne in a movie-never ran dry

Shotgun---Meteor 10 gauge SxS used by Val Kilmer in Tombstone-deadly, just deadly

Understand, I am a Ruger guy...and even though I have a couple of shotguns and a few handguns, I don't shoot either very much. So, I love my rifles.

Rifle-Ruger 77RSI tang safety in 250 Savage
Shotgun-Ruger Red Label 20 ga.
Handgun-Ruger Blackhawk in 45 LC

Great list for very good reasons

Concur. That is a damn good list lol.

Thanks.

Pistol- I would have to stand pat on the pistol. Family heirloom. Colt single action army, issued to my great great grandfather when he mustered into the rough riders and carried in the Cuban campaign.

Rifle- Simple whitetail rig. Left hand Sako 85, chambered in 270, topped with a 3-10x42 swaro Z-3.

Shotgun- Upland gun. 20 guage beretta OU. Black onyx, 26" barrels. Fitted to my dimensions with a left hand stock by Wenig.

pistol Les Baer 1911
Rifle Krieghoff classic double in 300 win mag
Shotgun Merkel sxs in 20ga

My "grail" guns are some I previously owned-

pistol- German mfg Walther PP .22lr-sold
revolver-S&W model 63-sold

rifle- Winchester 9422M-stolen
Winchester Model 61-lr pump-stolen

shotgun-Savage 20 gauge double barrel-stolen
Belgian Browning Sweet 16-stolen

None are out of reach but the originals had sentimental and/or family history values.

A holland & holland bespoke double rifle in 375 H&H or 500 NE
A bespoke side by side shot gun from one of the english companies, ie purdey, watson bros, boxall & edminson
A bespoke over under in 20 guage from one of the english companies.

Rifles....a blazer R8 Luxus has always caught my eye.

High grade Weatherby Mark V's do as well

Any firearm owned by Theodore Roosevelt, preferably a hunting rifle.