As a kid, what gun did you dream of owning?

[Infrequent Shooter]

For some reason, I latched onto the Ithaca 22, model 49, lever action. The Marlin 56 was in the running too. Never owned either of them! And I vividly remember the Shooters Bible with bobcat on the cover.

 

[Kracken McGraw]

Remington 700 Varmint Special in 22-250 then later in a 25-06.

 

[NZ_Fclass]

Lee Enfield 303. I now have some.

 

[Hino895]

Weatherby MKv’s and Nikko golden eagles.
Now I have them

 

[Evan]

I wanted a winchester lever gun in 357 for my first rifle when I was little. My dad made me get a 22 instead and it probably had to do with the cost of ammo which I did not appreciate at such a young age. Still want one but never enough to go buy one. The other was a weatherby mark v in 257 as a teenager. Just seemed cool to have such a huge hot rod cartridge. As an adult who could go buy either, I always seem to have better uses for the money.

 

[ISS]

My Mom's Father's Colt Bisley in 32-20. I got the pistol several years later, after my uncle foolishly had it converted to 38 Spl. It still shoots, but is a bit loose.
After that, a bit of everything. Double rifles for Africa, and custom long range Rockchuck rifles.

ISS

 

[jimmymac]

An Ithaca Model 37 Featherlight was the shit when I was a kid. Finally got one about 45 years later.

 

[hpshooter]

Model 52 Winchester.

 

[std7mag]

Ruger 77 with the boat paddle stock in 7mm Rem Mag.

2nd was a Ruger 77 in 257 Roberts. Finally got one of these several years ago.

 

[Gary in MD]

I loved those fancy Weatherby Mark Vs in the advertisements in the gun magazines in the 70s & 80s.
I've managed to have a few come and go.

 

[17VLD]

I actually liked the 1911 and Luger a lot as a kid, I thought they were engineered very well. The 9422 Winchester rifle was a gotta have too. As soon as I was old enough I bought a 22 magnum and terrorized many woodchucks with that rifle.

Matt

 

[R.Morehouse]

Vulcan mounted in a Warthog.......My favorite book was The Arsenal Of Democracy......I had an interesting childhood......

Regards
Rick

 

[FNSafari]

Winchester 77

 

[Jonnyofalltrades]

Winchester Model 52 Sporter

 

[1K6BRA]

The first gun I can remember really wanting was a lever action BB gun that looked like a Winchester 94. My dad bought me a Daisy “centennial” rifle at Sears and Robuck that looked just like one. Boy what I do to have that back. There wasn’t a chipmunk within a half a mile of my house that was safe. And yes, my mother thought I was going to shoot my eye out!! I remember drooling over the Weatherby rifles and their glossy stocks, but the first high-power rifle I really wanted was a Remington 700 BDL in 25–06.

 

[KMart]

A Mod 42 Winchester. Seems like I was around 13 when I go it for Christmas. It sold for $87, at that time, in the Sears catalog.
I killed the biggest deer I ever killed, with it about a year later

 

[thebeav]

High school days, I really wanted a bolt action 22-250.
as an adult, I settled on a .223.

 

[Dkk37058]

M1 Carbine

 

[Fuj]

Model 24 Savage. 22 Hornet on top a 20 gauge.

 

[docmusk19]

Ed Brown Marine Sniper in 308