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- We live in a time where there are literally 1000s of GREAT guns. THIS video looks at the 20 BEST Guns EVER MADE!
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I would have put the Lee-Enfield rifle, used by the British and Commonwealth countries through both world wars, somewhere on the list.
I have a SMLE #4 and love it but, in fairness, it was the AK-47 of it's day compared to the K-98 which was the AR-15. The K98 had the advantage of few more years of development and seeing the mistakes made in earlier designs so it was just a better design.
For a Rifle that spanned Boar War, WWI,WWII and Korean War and untold skirmishes; that was responsible for spreading the British Empire across the globe and has taken every game animal on the Planet, I think it shows extreme bias to omit this amazing rifle. The fastest, slickest bolt action ever made. In the No.4 pattern it was the most successful sniper rifle of WWII.
Not a single British item on the list.
@@alanhynd7886 Yeah, noted - I think the euphemistic term is myopic; for being one-eyed!
No doubt I fired mk4 sniper
I can imagine people asking from Canada to Afghanistan where is the Lee Enfield ?
Interesting. Surprised not to see the SMLE/Lee-Enfield No4 Mark I.
And Thompson.
Not to be picky, but there was no Air Force in 1911. Army was formed 1775 before the revolution, the Navy a year later along with the Marines. The Air Force originally was the Army Air Corp, which after WWII they became their own entity around 1946. I whole heartily agree with your pick of the 1911. I carried that in the Navy.
My runner-ups...Ithaca model 37, Winchester model 12, Marlin model 39, Winchester 1873.
You would have made your life easier if you had done the top 20 rifles and then the top 20 handguns. Then the Lee Enfield would have had a well-deserved spot.
I was anticipating the Lee Enfield on this list. Easily a contender
Perhaps the Lee Enfield No.4 might be in there too.
Many of the bolt action rifle manufacturers copied the Mauser because it was such a simple and functional design
I think I agree with 99.9% of this list. Glad I subbed to this secondary channel along with the classic cars. You hit it all brother from God & family to guns & cars, a channel by a man for men.
I have a few of the guns on the list, my Colt Python is from '92, so it's hand crafted. The timing issue you talked about mostly occurs from shooting thousands of magnums through it. I've primarily fired .38 Special rounds including many wadcutters and that's not usually an issue. I'm glad you gave it consideration.
For revolvers. Never had the chance to handle one but I have heard good things of the old Smith and Wesson Triple Lock. .44 Hand Ejector 1st Model Mew Century to be precise.
You also have the Winchester 1897 . And the Remington 700 chambered in 308 was used as a sniper rifle.
Nice, thank you for sharing. You did leave out a few that I think should have made your list but I can't deny your list, it is a great top 20. Thank you.
Thank you for including the M1 Garand. And thank you again for properly pronouncing Garand.
GREAT TOP 20 LIST! I cannot disagree with your choices. Thanks for all the research -- and soul searching -- you did.
Good list. Might be time to do Part 2 and include FN FAL, Remington 700 series, Lee Enfield .303, and Mosin Nagant which have some very accurate variants. Many others with which to make Part 2. Very entertaining, thanks for the video.
I really think one of the best and most important guns is the Mauser. The 98 is probably the toughest action made and still duplicated today. To think the whole idea it came from the latch on the outhouse door.
Mauser in the top 3 definitely. I own a 95 and just love it. All matching numbers and never issued. Bought it back in 1978 at Woolworth's for $75.00.
People still use that action as the basis for making match rifles!
Like thr winchester 70 "pre '64 Mauser action."
Piece of trivia. Before WWI, the Mauser manufacturers were suing the people making the '03 Springfield for patent theft. They maintained the '03 was almost a total copy of the 95's action. And they had a point...case was up before US patent court and it looked like they would win. Fortunately for Springfield, the US declared war on Germany and the American courts threw the whole case out.
@@donwild50 Yes, seen that in "History of the Gun".
Really good list. Of course we can all come up with our own favorites. In my case that might include S&W I frame and K frame, Makarov, Beretta Cheetah, and Winchester 1873.
Great job. What an amazing amount of knowledge crammed into less than 17 minutes.
The Savage model 1899 is also one of the best ever made. It should be on the list.
I totally agree! I have a 300 Savage and it's the best gun ever!!!
That was pretty darn thorough Mark!
It’s a hard list to make. I wouldn’t have added the Springfield 1903 even thou I like it a lot. It’s really just a Mauser clone. I’d offer the Brown Bess, the British military musket they used for decades over multiple wars around the world. It even had a cameo in the Russian Afghan War in the 80s with some Afghan geezer in a propaganda photo.
Great list! I would add the Browning Auto-5 and almost identical Remington 11. The Auto 5 was the first practical semi auto shotgun and was THE semi auto hunting shotgun for many years. It's only drawback is it's heavy.
It's heavy because it is made of steel, which will last for generations!
My grandfather went out and bought the auto 5 when it first came out. He was a depression era codger that rarely bought anything new or novel, but he couldn’t wait to get one.
The 1100 was the very first gun I have around. And shot!
@@stevegould1730 The 1100 is a great gun as well. But it came out about 40 years after the Auto 5 and Model 11.
I shot a box thru a friends model 11 and the recoil was terrible! It's like it was grinding the stock into my shoulder, a light single shot had pleasant kick compared to that old tank.
M1 Garand - original US military models are sold by at CMP. Made by Springfield (US armory) Winchester - HRA and IHC. Myself think the HRA's are one of the best - specially if you find one with a LMR barrel. LMR barrels where preferred by military snipers. 1903 and it's sister 1903-A3's / the 1917 rifle are also great military rifles. Thank you for the video. Hope the family and you are doing well.
What about the SMLE : millions used by Britain, India, Canada, Australia New Zealand, etc, during WW1 and WW2 ? Also the "Brown Bess", one of the first mass produced, widely copied, best military rifle of it's era? And, as many have mentioned; the FN FAL. American Jingoistic bias!
The Brown Bess wasn't a rifle. Smooth bore. No match for the Penn/ Ky./ Tenn. rifle.
OBTW, you really like that CZ75. I had one in 1986 … traded it in on a 1911. Oh, did the same with that POS Beretta 92FS! But, I’ve also owned a dozen 10/22s … traded in for Marlins; or, most recently Henrys.
As to the “AK” … SKS out shoot them any day of the week.
Loved my Model 29 so much I also bought a 629 … the 29, as well as the Super Blackhawk … shot better than that stainless steel POS.
My opinions only. GREAT LIST!
I got lucky and got an AK-47 with a milled receiver and if the SHTF it would be the first gun I picked up.
I have a K98, several ARS, a blackhawk, a CZ 75, a spingfield, a garand, a Ruger 10/22, an 870 and a Hi Power. I guess I would have to concur with your list.
I think I would have added the Smith & Wesson model 10. It is the sturdy workhorse .38 revolver and the standard by which the world patterns most of its 38 revolvers from 1899 to present. There have been more people issued that revolver then I believe, any other handgun America has produced. It served the needs of Security Guards, Air Force Crewman, and pilots, Military Police, and officers checking posts needing to have side arms, as well as civilians for Personal Defense, and Armored Car Gaurds., AND for at least 60 years of the 20th century, MOST Police Departments. During World War II Smith and Wesson even provided model tens chambered in 38 Smith & Wesson to meet the needs of British and Commonwealth troops. There is just basically, no class of society that has Not, been armed with the Smith& Wesson model 10 since 1899.
Agreed. The .303 Enfield deserved a spot, and I was most surprised not to see a single Sharps rifle represented.
I’ve owned or currently own over half of this list. Great video. The only handgun I would add is the SIG P210. I have a Finn M39 with a Westinghouse receiver that would go on my honorable mention list, but I can’t shoot it much, dang arthritis!
Great list! Thank you for your research and succinct presentation... 😊
Great list and video mark. I do think the Fn Fal. Hk mp5 and of course Ma Duce should be on here
Love your videos. I appreciate the content you're providing and look forward to more from you. Thanks!!
Great list. I own or have owned 1 to 6, 8, 10, 14, 15, 18, 19 and 20. Honorable mention are fine as well. Only thing I would change would be the Schmidt-Rubin K11 or K31 over the Mosin 91/30.
You have listed every weapon on my list. Good work.
I am sure many have their own list of the very best guns ever made, I was surprised (as are some others) that the British Lee Enfield was not included, also the Broomhandle Mauser and the Luger, these last two were so beautifully made and the tolerances were minute and probably not financially viable today. The Henry repeating rifle as a forerunner to the Winchester was a great invention as well.
The British Crimean War Enfield rifle was a great innovation and used over much of the world and in the American Civil War as was the Whitworth, along with the Enfield was very accurate, the American Springfield as used in the ACW was yet another classic. The Brown Bess as mentioned elsewhere here was another widely used and valued firearm
Well done video, excellent narration and very informative and well illustrated. Thanks for this.
You forgot the greatest weapon of war ever conceived by man. The Vickers Machine Gun. The only weapon to survive a torture test of over 5 million rounds. In Yorkshire in 1963, a class of British armorers took a newly rebuilt Vickers gun, and proceeded to fire the entire stock of ammo through it over the course of seven days. They worked in pairs, switching off at 30 minute intervals, with a third man shoveling away spent brass. The gun was fired in 250-round solid bursts, and the worn out barrels were changed every hour and a half. At the end of the five million rounds, the gun was taken back into the shop for inspection. It was found to be within service spec in every dimension.
It’s hard to argue with your list, well thought out and delivered. Thanks, very interesting.
Hard to argue with the list, especially when including the runners up. However, I might have found a place for the venerable SKS, And finally, the Mauser 98 was manufactured thru out WW2 in the K98 form -- plus sporting models continue to be made to this day.
I think the SKS had a fairly short service life.
@@tomjackson4374 Yeah, but it made his previous list, so it was kind of a glaring omission. Besides, like a billion of them were imported over the years.
I own two. And I'm not kidding when I say I'm so good with both it's scary. I've owned my first one for 20 years. And it's a triangle 26. Ironically I'm not so good with my M1A. 777
I would like to get a Savage 110 one day. Always wanted one because of its accuracy. I'm a great believer in one shot one kill when I hunt so accuracy is paramount.
Not a lot to argue with there, although if I wanted to split hairs I’d say that the 1903 Springfield is basically a 98 Mauser action, and indeed, royalties were eventually paid to Mauser.
Manurhin MR73, Beretta 687 Silver Pigeon, Weatherby Vanguard. When listing "best guns", These certainly deserve an honorable mention.
Well done and well thought out list. :)
Good list! I agree with 16 of your choices.
Your list was perfect as far as I'm concerned.
You had My British 303 and AK47 and Sig Sauer I'm little surprised
The Kimber wasn't mentioned but
You were magnificent with your Pick"
You have the best list for the Top 20 out there! The old SMLE and the Rem 700 could be in there if there were 22.
Great list. It is a hard list to come up with. There are so many great weapons to have.
Marlin 39A to replace the Ruger 10/22. The 39A is so good, it became too expensive to produce.
As the proud owner of a 39A I tend to agree. Action like butter, shoots shorts, longs and LR. Aesthetically beautiful. Good magazine capacity.
I cut my teeth in the Marines using a M14, and got to shoot the 1911 in bootcamp for qualifying, but I joined a shooting team in Gitmo just to be able to shoot the M1 Garand. One of my great regrets was never getting one when I had the chance. I would add the 300 Savage with its revolutionary rotary internal mag. My uncle had one and I finally bought one for my collection.
I love how he shows an Ed Brown Kobra for the 1911. Very classy!
Nice list, 2 of the 20 are on my wish list, however I do own 5 of the 20 and want 1 of the runners up.
I have three of those guns. I also have a Winchester 12 gauge shot gun and a USP 40 for home defense. Mark I had a stroke 13 years ago. The doctors thought I wasn’t going to make it. I was in ICU for 9 days and when I got out they thought I was to be a vegetable. But, I survived. Two years after my stroke I started to get weird things in my head. If you could pray for me that would be wonderful.🙏
Perfect list !
However, I'm surprised you left one off.
Have you ever heard of the Calico?
I enjoyed this session on history of the top 20 firearms.
I have come to trust your opinions. I am interested in what you think of the new Ruger made Marlin 1895sbl in comparison to the original 1895sbl.
I can't hit the like button enough! Nice job!
Wow. Very cool. I wish I could own all of these.
M1903 Mannlicher Schoenaur.
Smoother bolt action than even the SMLE.
Only 6.5 that would drop anything that walks, from a squirrel to an elephant.
Savage Model 99.
SKS.
Savage 110 is definitely deserving to be on this list. I love my 243 deer hunting rifle that cost 200 bucks 30 years ago. It still shoots sub moa 3 shot groups.
I’ve got one in 30:06. Friend of mine to it to the base and turned the armoror loose on it. He accurized it, floated, bedded and other things. I’ve shot 6” paper plates with it at 800 yards. I’ve had it since the early 80’s I think. Great deer rifle.
Pretty interesting that I have/had many of these 20
My inner Fud is coming out because I like the Browning Superposed Lightning O/U and own several!
98 Mauser, smith and Wesson mod 39, and 1911 colt, Gatling gun❤️
I think I own or have owned about 5 of the guns on your list and a pre 64 Model 70 that burned in a house fire. That still brings a tear to my eye. But if I could have any gun I wanted it would be a Shilo Sharps Target Express 45/90. I would also love to own a MG-42 but I couldn't afford to shoot it.
Best video. You always do a fantastic job.
The 1903 was not original a .30/06. It became one in 1906. The .30 caliber was shortened and reshaped.a lighter projectile was used. That was to be more like the Mauser round.
Also the savage model 99 should get honorable mention at the very least.
The design was stellar. The rotating magazine is second to none. Had its own cases and calibers designed for it.
Good list thanks for the information.
Hard to skip over the Winchester M12 and M42...Nice job!
.....Swede 6.5 mauser, Russ SKS, P08 Luger, M1 Carbine, Ruger Mark1, HK USP, HK P7, HK MP5
Hi there !! Ever heard of a firearm called ENFIELD ??? Tamed the British Empire, fought two world wars , the fastest bolt action rifle.. Oh forgive me , I forgot you are an Anglophobe .
I always like seeing the many different firearms you have on the channel.
Where were you firing the savage 110? It looks like north of Phoenix.
(Applause) great video, and no critique of your 20 list. Well thought out and I can't disagree with any.
I don’t disagree with anything on your list. I do think you should consider mentioning honorably the Thompson submachine gun. It ushered in a new genre of firearm, was effective enough to trigger the NFA, and then went on to fight in WWII.
For historical influence, I think you might also include the Broom Handle Mauser C96, and the Luger pistol. Before the Mauser, ‘semi-automatic’ was called a ‘revolver’ and if it weren’t for the Luger, we would never have had the 9mm parabellum (possibly one of the most significant calibers of all time)
Thank you for putting it out there!
I’m excited to say that I own about 10 on your list! I agree with your list pretty much in lockstep. 👍🏻
I would certainly add the Schmitt-Rubin 7.5 Swiss to that stellar list.
I was holding my breath for the M1 Garand! Great list!
Sweet 16, Browning auto .22, Winchester 62a, Browning .22 Buckmark auto, Ruger Mark IV, Browning Hi-power, lots of equals IMNSHO
I agree with all your pick’s unfortunately I only have five of them. But the only one that I could think of that is worthy of your list is the colt huntsman,woodsman and the the targetmaster. They truly are the most accurate pistols ever produced in my opinion. I have took many squirrels and rabbits over my life with them and it’s just unbelievable how exceptional they truly are. I have a browning buck mark and so do two of my old hunting friends. But nothing is as close except a a few high standards that were produced in the late 60s and 70s. But I agree with your picks I have looked for years for a garand and a mouser 98 but never found either in the condition I would like to pass down to my grandkids. Thank you for the knowledge and content. 👍
If you're going to add those to the list then the Ruger MK series 22lr pistols should also be added.
Totally agreed with you. I have a 1917 pre colt woodsman, high standard, and Belgium browning. They just don't compare to the woodsman. It fires so smoothly.
I take it to the range and shoot. Get weird looks because they can't believe I shoot it. I bought it to enjoy, not look at it.!
Read most comments. No one mentioned mg 42? List weighted toward semi-auto pistols. No smg (PPSH 43)? Few historic guns (brown bess). It's very hard not to be subjective.
Great list!
A top 20 list that I have no argument with. Good choices.
Excellent list. Without a doubt, some of the most reliable weapons on the planet.
Can't argue with your list...I own several of the guns listed!
Ditch the M1903. It's a Mauser copy. The US paid Mauser royalties on their patents right up to the US entry into WWI. Put in the Remington model 700 or the Marlin model 60. Even the Remington rolling block rifles were probably the most popular military contract rifle prior to the Mauser. Hard to argue that many of your suggestions came from the genius of John Moses Browning!
Good list. Have many of them, some I gave away to son's early because they were heirloom, many I'll retain until that time comes. LOL Yeah, I hear ya, still occasionally shoot my 1976 Python without issue. That said it runs factory loads, no super hot reloads. Would have given the SMLE at least an honorable mention over the Mosin. But like you said. Matter of opinion. 😎
You mentioned not being able to find a holster for one of your guns. I've seen several TH-cam videos about DYI Kydex holsters. It looks fun, cheap and can be done with a toaster oven and homemade press.
I like the P-Smeyka at most!
I like the Ruger MKI 22 lr but I don't know which 1 to take off of your list. Actually like the MKIV that take down made this my favorite plinker.
The Savage model 99? It was primarily a rifle of the USA market, but considering that it was the arguably the #1 deer rifle from about 1900 to 1970, I say one of those 20 should have been bumped for it.
M2 Browning, MG42, P38 Luger, Maxim, M134 Minigun, Derringer, SKS, Double Barrel Shotgun.
That’s a pretty solid list.
Could have been a top 100. Remington 700 would be in there.
This is your best video either channel. I would replace Springfield because well it IS a Mauser with a different name. I’d have the FAL instead
Sig P210 and HK MP5, would like to see you do a video on the MP5.
You definitely made it extremely difficult to argue with the choices of firearms on this list. Can't find a single flaw with any of these weapons.
Being American I am not surprised you left off the list the finest bolt action battle rifle ever made, the .303 Lee Enfield... :-)
Well done! I think if I’d put together this list it would have been a 95% match, which seems fairly remarkable considering the wide range of firearms you’ve listed here. Given it’s longevity, I would have chosen the M2 50 BMG instead of the Ruger Blackhawk, but that’s just a minor difference of opinion. Thanks for another great video.
Garand is a good rifle and important at it's point in history but I would of put the FN FAL as the better main battle rifle.
.22 LR Rifles I would have chosen the Marlin Model 60. Ruger has more versatility and you can eventually modify it to be very accurate but out of the box the Model 60 is the better rifle.
I was surprised to not see some guns that I would have thought almost automatic. Firstly, the M2 .50 cal "Ma Deuce"! Also extensively used in aviation applications, eg fighter planes. Not there - really? Then the M240 GPMG - almost every military in the world had/has these in use! [Interesting factoid: more than half of ALL machine guns in use today are designed and/or built by FN Herstal. ] MG34 - arguably the finest machine gun design, and in revised form, still in production. Then the famous Thompson Sub Machine gun (Tommy Gun). Interesting one, as technically not exactly a masterpiece, but as a trench clearer it was unbeatable. Its role in the "Gangster" era highlighted its popularity. The BAR - The influence of this weapon heralded in a new era in gun design, and changed warfare forever. The follow-up in evolution was the FN FAL 7,62mm rifle. This rifle set the standard going forward in military design, and was used by many military forces worldwide. However, the word "best" in the title is what obviously drove your selections, and as we don't know what you used you came up with different selections. It was a fascinating selection, nevertheless.
I'd agree with the Ma Deuce, except that it's not a gun, it's a Dragon! 🐉
@@Vox-Populi 😂😂
I have some shopping to do. I only have 9 of the top 20. But have duplicates of some for a total of 17 .
The CZ-75 original design was based on the BHP. It only took queues from the P210 in the slide design. I love my 1894 .30-30. Solid list.
This “ paster” took the jab then deleted the video.
I couldn't stay awake through the whole thing. Bookmarked as a cure for insomnia.
I would have the Ruger Mark series 22 autos on my list.
IMO the Ithica Model 37 deserves to be on this list above any other shotgun.