For gunnies, we have a Bucket List like most people but we have an extra list of the guns that we want to own or at least shoot. The below 5 guns are the guns that if I had the money right now, this are what I would buy.
Number 5 - Ruger Bearcat
The Ruger Bearcat is a small frame .22 rimfire single action revolver. I like the idea of small .22 revolvers the likes of Ruger and Heritage Arms have been making for years. I like the idea of the cheaper guns but I also like it when my guns are well made. I like even more when those guns can be made better.
Ruger has been making this well made .22 revolver for a long time. Unlike the Rough Rider or Wrangler with their zinc frames, the Bearcat's metal frame is steal. It's not that the frames are way better but they are stronger. While .22 LR isn't really all that hard to work with, it should last much longer as a working gun. They also look better instead of the cheaper guns.
I believe it's likely that the Bearcat lends itself better to modification like accurizing and general customization but if I'm going to spend money on customizing a nice gun I'd want it to be better than the zinc frame guns. Tyler Gun Works has been known to do good work on the Bearcat and can even convert one to .22 WMR. I was torn between the birdshead model or the target model but if I was able to get another Ruger revolver on this list, then the birdshead model makes for a better carry gun for Homestead chores. I'd get that one and have it converted to .22 WMR.
On a side note, I'd really like to have a rifle in .22 WMR to match with a same caliber Bearcat. Caliber pairing is better than wine and cheese in my opinion.
Number 4 - Ruger Single Six
I really like the idea of having a .22 revolver for both target shooting and small game hunting. Ruger makes a version of the pistol that comes with a second cylinder that uses .22 WMR elevating it to something more. While you wouldn't (or shouldn't) hunt deer with it, .22 WMR loads exist that work for self defense. I don't really suggest .22 WMR for that roll, there are much worse choices. I figure the .22 WMR version would make for a good critter getter.
Thinking it over, it may be better to get the Single Nine version in .22 WMR for small game and hunting and the Single-Ten model in .22 LR for target shooting.
If I could get the Bearcat and have it in .22 WMR, then I'd get the Single-Ten.
Number 3 - Custom Made Single Action
I'm leaving this one as brand non-specific because it might be better to go to a custom builder like Freedom Arms and order a Model 97 instead of buying a Ruger Blackhawk and sending it to Tyler Gun Works.
In this instance, I want to build it as either a .44 Magnum with blued and engraved cylinder with my initials. I want it to have a 5.5 inch blued, octagon barrel with target crown. I want the receiver flatopped and case colored. Fit an adjustable rear target sight with mirror front sight for the sighting plane. Finish it off with stag antler grips and I think I'm good. I'll figure out what holster I want later.
I'd love to pair this up with a similarly finished lever action rifle in .44 Magnum such as the Henry Big Box Case colored.
Number 2 - Dakota Tactical D54SD
I love subguns. I don't have enough of them. If I could afford it, I'd probably own every new 9mm PCC and large format pistol I can and SBR them. SIG MPX, CZ EVO, B&T TP9 and APC9 K Pro, Grand Power Stribog, Palmetto State Armory AK V, etc, etc. If you name it, I probably want it. The king of 9mm subguns is the MP5. It may be old but they are still cool.
I'd build one up to modern standards and get it setup for night vision and the works. I'm down for the H&K SP9 but since this is a bucket list thing, I'll got with the Dakota Tactical D54SD. I like to suppress all the things, so having the integrally suppressed version works perfectly for me.
It would also set me up nicely for the last item on this list since I only really need one more part to make it perfect.
Number 1 - Henry Mare's Leg .22 SBR Threaded
I've long said that the best plinking rifle I could ever dream of is a 12 in barrel .22 LR lever action rifle.
Henry pretty much has one ready to go but its a pistol. They make a version of their H001 in a pistol form. What I want to do is buy the Mare's Leg in .22 LR then put the 13 inch length of pull stock from the youth model H001Y.
That alone would be amazing but if I could find an elegant way to have it threaded then I could add my .22 silencer and I'd have a great multiuse .22.
Number 0 - Any Transferable Machine Gun
If you've never gotten to shoot any kind of fully automatic weapon, you need to go do it, immediately.
There are only around 175,000 machine guns that are registered and legal for civilian ownership. These are commonly referred to as "transferable." Thompson submachine guns, M2 heavy machine guns, M1919 Browning machine guns, Lewis guns, Stemple 9mm, oh my.
If I could pick what transferable machine gun I could have, it would be a full auto trigger pack for an MP5. If I have the money for the trigger pack, I hope I'd have enough left for the host. That Dakota Tactical above would be a great host for that trigger pack.
Thanks for reading. I 100% guarantee that this list will change at some point in the future.
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