Sort of like the 'which gun' question in the other forum, but based entirely on emotion and personal experience. What's the favorite gun you have (or used to have) in your cabinet?

I got my .270 Win in Rem Model 700 Stainless Synthetic the Christmas I was 12 years old. My dad had bought a .280 in the same gun the year before, so it was a present that said 'you're a man just like your dad now, and you get to hunt with the same gun.' That gun has shot almost every deer I've ever killed, and I've only used a second shot on one deer in my life. It's got a great Pentax scope on top that let me shoot my best buck ever in the last seconds of shooting light a couple years ago in Alabama, and it's got the power to knock the last three bucks I've shot down in their tracks. Like a bolt of lightning.

I got a .300 Win Mag last year for Christmas so that I'd be prepared for elk hunting, and it's a beautiful, powerful gun - but if my life depended on one shot, I'd put that .270 to my shoulder without a second thought. I'm going to own and hunt with that gun the rest of my life.