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S&W model 17, 41or 617
Ruger Single Six, stainless
Ruger Single Six, stainless
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S&W 41 gets my vote.
Last edited by k1dude; 07-21-2014, 8:45 PM."Show me a young conservative and I'll show you a man without a heart. Show me an old liberal and I'll show you a man without a brain." - Sir Winston Churchill
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Ruger single six, I've got an old flatgate that was handed down to me.Comment
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I've been on this same thought recently. Like the classic look of the Ruger Mk 3. Might be the one..God may have made men, but Samuel Colt made them equal.
Send me pics of your: Colt Detective Special, AMT Hardballer, pre-64 Winchester Model 70. I'm looking for them.Comment
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This is easy. Ruger Single Six for SA gun. S&W 617 for DA revolver.
617 will be $1000. Single Six will be $300 to $700.
Or get an H & R 900 series which hasn't been made for 20 years for less than $200 if you can find one. My Dad has the one I put many hundreds of rounds through when I was a kid (1960's). It has a 9 round cylinder, shoots as well today as it did then.
Semi-autos - you are on your own. I've found my Beretta Ceiner conversion slide is as reliable as the ammo I am shooting.
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You mention Heirloom, this implies a Quality Higher End Firearm rather then some of the Entry level ones mentioned...
To me, only two qualify for that level that are still in Production, The S&W 617 and Model 41.
No one will argue with their Quality, ability to hold value, or precision...
All others mentioned are like Chevys to a Rolls Royce. And some of the Higher end ones mentioned (High Standard,etc) are not readily available or are out of Production...TURNING and turning in the widening gyre
The falcon cannot hear the falconer;
Things fall apart; the centre cannot hold;
Mere anarchy is loosed upon the world,
The blood-dimmed tide is loosed, and everywhere
The ceremony of innocence is drowned;
The best lack all conviction, while the worst
Are full of passionate intensity.
William Butler Yeats 1865-1939Comment
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Theres this..in the market-place
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Just to add, I think a True "keepsake" gun should be a top of the line type gun..like a Mod 41,17, Medalist or a minty old Hi-Standard...But you mentioned you want to teach newbies & kids...Hence my suggestion..If a Kid dropped my Meadalist on a rock..I'd be sick.Comment
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Sounds like you need two guns. One to teach and one to pass down.
Keep in mind, learning to shoot from your Dad will develop some pretty strong memories. There are plenty of folk looking for the 22 they were taught to shoot on. It has zero to do with quality, just great memories."The democracy will cease to exist when you take away from those who are willing to work and give to those who would not."
"My reading of history convinces me that most bad government results from too much government."
"No freeman shall be debarred the use of arms"
-- Thomas JeffersonComment
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This^^^^S&W 617 for DA revolver
The grandkids of your grandkids will be shooting.
Note: very hard to find.Comment
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The value of a keepsake is in the memories, not in the age or perceived value placed on it by others. I suggest getting a gun that you like since the reason you buy it becomes part of the story you hand down along with it. Your kids will remember every scratch and ding that is put on it and tell their kids about it when it's time for them to pass it down the line.
I really like Killer Bee's personal touch, too. I have a High Standard Supermatic Citation 103 that I'll pass on but can only shoot standard velocity rounds which are getting harder to find. Older guns are cool, but the memories associated with it belong to someone else. Remember that today's heirlooms were once new guns, too.Comment
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Ruger Bearcat Shopkeeper.
SO nice.
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A good classic will hold value. If you can find one. Avoid cheapo
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RUGER MKIII 22/45 gets my vote!"A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed."
"Between your faith and my Glock 9mm I'll take the Glock."
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+1 on the ruger single six and the browning buckmark.Sorry, not sorry.
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