Abraham Lincoln wasn’t born in Illinois.
They also skipped the state of Washington.
For Washington, DC, I would suggest the Sig Sauer .357 used by the Secret Service.
I thought New York would be a Saturday night special.
Clicking the “link” on the web page only takes me to an ad for Kimber.
Is there any way to actually read the article?
I’d be curious to know what the gun each of the seven states selected.
I’m guessing Kentucky has the Kentucky Long Rifle...
Texas leading the pack.
Michigan a close second!
If Missouri had a state gun it would probably be a 30-30 lever action rifle.
Tennessee - Barrett M-82!
Nebraska’s is completely wrong. I get the break-action shotgun as a tribute to bird hunting.
We need something single-barrel’d to pay homage to the only remaining single-bodied legislature in all 50 states, the Nebraska Uni-cameral, affectionately referred to as the Nebraska Bad Idea Factory. Further, the barrel should be modified to be plugged with something called the “Ernie Chambers modification”, which prevents even common sense loads from being discharged.
If California weren’t so full of communists, we could adopt the AR-15 as our state gun. Though it’s hard to believe now, the original ArmaLite AR-15 was manufactured in Hollywood, CA.
Somehow I always assumed the Nevada state gun should be a derringer of the type carried by gamblers (and bordello piano players).
Texas should be either Winchester 1873 or Colt Single Action Army.
But, I would have to have a write in vote for a BAR.
The double rifle is gorgeous, but we don’t actually have any guns in Idaho.
“The Utah native’s contributions to the field of small arms development are unparalleled. The guns he invented for the commercial and sporting market are almost too numerous to list and many of his designs are still made today. While sometimes overlooked, Browning-designed military arms are even more impressive. One of the most important U.S. military arms of the 20th century will forever, fittingly, bear the name of its designer, the Browning Automatic Rifle.”
I had no idea SOF was still published.
They published a few articles I wrote for them back in the mid-late’70s, I haven’t even seen a copy of it for at least 15 years.
Mighty poorly done website at the link. I’m not going to waste my time trying to sort out what spyware and ad scripts I have to run to actually view the story.
