Sakos are your rifles, but what about...?

[Guest]

It is too bad Sako only made a few pistols, and if I find one I won't be able to afford it, so what do you shoot for handguns and shotguns?

I carry a Sig Sauer 229 in .40 S&W; and a Sig 230 in .380 for pistols. For revolvers, a Smith 66 in 357, with 2.5 inch barrel, and a Smith 629 Mountain in 44 mag. Although I have more, these are the ones I would trust with my life.
For 22 pistols, a Ruger Mark II with 5.5 inch bull barrel, and a Smith 2206.
Shotgun- a Benelli SBE, which to me is the perfect automatic shotgun. A 19 inch barrel Winchester Model 12 is by the bed though.

Let me know what your favorite pistol, revolver, rimfire handgun and shotgun is. (The guys with the Sako shotguns better be honest!)

 

[Guest]

Interesting thread on the Sako board, but if those here can appreciate Sakos, what other firearms do they like?.

When it comes to shotguns, a beretta 20 gauge o/u for small game but a Benelli SBE in camo for waterfowl. In the middle of January, 15-20 degrees, and a 20-30mph blow from the Northwest, that's duck killin' weather!! Due to the forend channel and slightly raised rib, I find the Benelli very easy to hit with.

As far as handguns, I have about 8 or so, not a big collection, but my favorite is a Kimber .45. As with a Sako rifle, everything feels "right", the grip, the safety, the slide release, and very accurate. My 2nd favorite is a S&W; 686 stainless, 6" barrel.

A great .22 rifle is the Mauser 201. It reminds me of a Sako- palm swell, slide safety on right, safety locks bolt, and accurate as hell. As many a dead tree rat will attest. These were only brought into the US a few years and now command a premium. Well, that's my $.02.

Dave G

 

[deergoose]

It is interesting to see that many of us have the same interests in other types of guns that we shoot and/or collect. I've read the two posts here and I've seen Smith model 66 .357, which I have one of those, I also have a stainless Smith mdl 19 in .357. One of the first handguns that I bought was a Sig 229 in .40S&W; that has seen thousands of rounds and has yet to fail, and I also have a Kimber CDP II .45 (have you tried the .22lr conversion kit for your Kimber yet, Dave?). As for shotguns, I hunted with an Remington model 1100 for years before I just decided to put it up, then picked up a Mossberg 500 pump that I used for driving deer hounds and shooting ducks and geese....great shooter, just no endurance. After 5 years of hard use, the thing just simply fell apart and I had to part with it. Now, I exclusively shotgun hunt w/ a Franchi 912 Variomax in camo. It too has the elevated rib like the Benelli and Beretta guns. Clay shooting is done with my Beretta 686E gold sporting O/U.

DeerGoose