Note: This listing was featured in a Field & Stream cover article by David Petzal. Please note this excerpt from Mr. Petzal's article: "You'll notice that there are no military or target arms here (with a few excep­tions, for reasons explained). We decided to limit the list to hunting firearms, which is what F&S is about. In making my selection, I've limited myself to the past 100 years or so, going back to the introduction of smokeless powder, so these are guns of the modern era. In many ways, firearms have changed very little over the past century. That doesn't mean they haven't progressed; it means they were pretty good to begin with-and these are the best.

Rank	Gun	Donor
1	Winchester Model 70- pre 1964	Anonymous
2	Mauser Model 98	Make a tax-deductible donation
3	Winchester Model 12	Make a tax-deductible donation
4	Remington Model 1100	Make a tax-deductible donation
5	Smith & Wesson Model 29	Donated by Smith & Wesson
6	Winchester Model 94	Make a tax-deductible donation
7	Remington Model 700	Make a tax-deductible donation
8	Benelli Autoloader	Make a tax-deductible donation
9	Remington X-P -100	Make a tax-deductible donation
10	Remington Model 870	Make a tax-deductible donation
11	Browning Superposed	Make a tax-deductible donation
12	Ruger 10/22	Ruger
13	Browning Auto-5 Standard	Make a tax-deductible donation
14	Springfield Model 1903	Make a tax-deductible donation
15	Smith & Wesson Model 500	Donated by Smith & Wesson
16	Mossberg 500	Make a tax-deductible donation
17	Remington Nylon 66	Make a tax-deductible donation
18	New Ultra Light Arms Model 20	Make a tax-deductible donation
19	Weatherby Mark V Deluxe	Make a tax-deductible donation
20	Smith & Wesson Triple Lock	Donated by Smith & Wesson
21	Savage Model 110	Ron Coburn, Savage Arms
22	Ruger Mark 1	Ruger
23	Parker	Anonymous & Doug Turnbull Restorations
24	Browning Gold	Make a tax-deductible donation
25	Marlin Model 36	Make a tax-deductible donation
26	Marlin Model 39A	Make a tax-deductible donation
27	Ruger Single-Six	Ruger
28	H & R Topper	Make a tax-deductible donation
29	Perazzi MX Series	Make a tax-deductible donation
30	Ithaca Model 4E	Steve Urvan, GunBroker.com
31	Thompson/Center Contender Pistol	Make a tax-deductible donation
32	Winchester Model 52 Sporter	Make a tax-deductible donation
33	Ruger Number One	Ruger
34	Tar-Hunt RSG-12	Make a tax-deductible donation
35	Savage Model 99	Ron Coburn, Savage Arms
36	Dakota Model 76	Make a tax-deductible donation
37	Knight MK-85	Bill Miller North American Hunting Club
38	Ruger Blackhawk	Ruger
39	Ithaca Model 37	Make a tax-deductible donation
40	Remington Model 600 Magnum	Make a tax-deductible donation
41	Winchester Model 71	Make a tax-deductible donation
42	Remington Model 32	Make a tax-deductible donation
43	A. H. Fox	Make a tax-deductible donation
44	Freedom Arms Model 93	Make a tax-deductible donation
45	Jarrett Signature Rifle	Make a tax-deductible donation
46	Winchester Model 21	Make a tax-deductible donation
47	Westley Richards Droplock Double Rifle	Make a tax-deductible donation
48	Beretta SO6 EL Over/Under Shotgun	Make a tax-deductible donation
49	Tikka T3 hunter	Beretta
50	Merkel Model 2001 EL	Merkel

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