Top 5 Utilitarian Guns

I think the single shot 12 ga is an overlooked gem. I still have my H&R that I bought in 1984. I put her away when I bought my first pump. Years later I brought out “punchy” for fun. I used that shot gun for years for rabbit, and deer hunting. I brought it back out when I bought a clay thrower and I was dusting the clays. I forgot how fun it was. It is light, easy to clean and it was inexpensive. She lets you know she’s there when you pull the trigger, but if you know her well, she will deliver rabbit, deer and what ever you ask of her. The best part is she is very low maintenance and high performance. What more can you ask?

There's a group that you have forgotten...."buying the top of the line, and treating it like shit." They're out there, I've met many.

"no gun is disposable" i think the liberator would like to disagree with you there XD

I dont understand the saying "tough as nails" I cant tell you how many nails I've had bend Maybe i shouldn't ever be a carpenter idk

The trouble with those utilitarian guns is that now I have to buy a truck to throw it into.

I remember my father told me that they sold Ak-47's and other automatic weapons on the street for about $75 where he lived. This was about 25 years ago before he moved to the US.

I picked up a H&R single shot 223 for under$200 bucks at a gun show about 15 years ago. At that time H$R had a barrel program where you could pick up additional bbls for from$75-125 each. I added 22 Hornet, 44Magnum, 35 Whelen, 45-70 plus, over the years I added options like thumbhole laminate stocks..even got two more receivers all from 2nd hand sellers. Basically, I got 5 accurate rifles for under a grand over a 15 year stretch of scrounging. I like the utility of that.

I had an old 22 growing up that I kept on me camping until I was probably 16. I used that thing as a crowbar, a hammer, on one occasion I even used it as a fishing rod. That’s why I love kids rifles. They’re cheap, handy, light, and can replace half of the stuff in my truck.

An H&R single 20 was what my dad bought me when I was 10. That gun and 2 boxes of bird shot was less than $40. That was a great start for a kid getting started.

Back in my younger days, the most common utilitarian rifle was a .303    or perhaps a 30-30 winchester

It's a little harder to find a $150 mosin these days

It's hard to get more utilitarian than a good old pump action 12 gauge. The amount of uses is unmatched by any other firearm.

I think about Barry every time i hear cut shells

Except Mosins cost $300 now

I love how the mosin makes it into like 90% of the 5 guns videos. It's such a bad ass rifle.

If you have a 22, a 12ga and a full power rifle (30-06, 270, 280, etc) and there's nothing you can't do

My concealed carry is a Gen 2 Glock 19 (which is considered by many, myself included, to be just about the perfect concealed carry handgun) which is a police trade in. Other than holster wear, and the night sights needing to be replaced, the gun is in great condition. What I really love about it, though, is that it was previously owned by the Washington DC Metro Police. Like most of their Glocks, the serial number begins with MPDC instead of three letters followed by three numbers like retail Gen 2 Glocks. The reason why I love this so much is because Washington DC, and many of the higher-ups in their police department, are very anti-2nd Amendment and anti-concealed carry. It just feels like a big FU to the DC police department that my concealed carry gun used to be one of their duty guns.

Came here cause I knew I'd see a mosin. I used to hunt brontosaurus with a mosin, now ask yourself, when's the last time you've seen a brontosaurus

Mosin Nagant: A club with a barrel and trigger. I love mine.

Nice interesting video. I have two of those guns, a 12 gauge 870P from 1984, a Mosin M44 (Izhevsk 1944) and a Rossi 62 SAC pump (S, L, LR) that compares with the Henry excepting that it can't easily be scoped. The Rossi has no disconnector so it will fire as fast as you pump. Good practical choices, gentlemen.