The Five

Over at Sharp As a Marble, Robb has started a meme about what 5 guns you most lust after. I'm more a knife nut than a gun nut, so I don't have a lot of guns, myself. I don't even own a .22 rifle or a shotgun, so my list of five will work to fix that lack:

1. Ruger 10/22. I'll take one in stainless steel with a nylon stock.

2. Ithaca Model 37 12-gauge shotgun, riot gun or Deerslayer configuration.

3. M1 Garand.

4. Remington Rolling Block rifle in .45-70. Most modern Americans are more familiar with the Sharps buffalo gun, but the Rolling Block was very nearly as popular, and was the rifle of choice for many of the world's armies in the pre-Mauser era.

5. Mauser HSc. In .32ACP, please. I just love the look of these WWII-era pistols.