Andy Griffith’s Rifle Rack

[Garufa]

Have any of you gun nuts ever noticed that what’s in the rifle rack in the Mayberry courthouse/Sheriff Taylor’s office is different every episode?  There’s always a couple or few mil-surps, old shotguns, etc., but the arrangement and types of long arms always changes.

[MacGyver]

Huh.  I don’t know that I ever noticed. 

I guess Barney only gets one bullet, but Andy goes loaded for bear.  

It’s been a lot of years, but I don’t ever recall seeing him with a long gun in any of the episodes.  

[MrBrian]

Every time I've looked at them, it's too hard for me to try and tell what the guns actually are.  Here's a list of some of the confirmed guns that appeared throughout the series.
http://www.imfdb.org/wiki/Andy_Griffith_Show,_The
 

[Garufa]

15 minutes ago, MacGyver said:

Huh.  I don’t know that I ever noticed. 

I guess Barney only gets one bullet, but Andy goes loaded for bear.  

It’s been a lot of years, but I don’t ever recall seeing him with a long gun in any of the episodes.  

Wielding a rifle or shotgun was a rarity for Andy but the inventory in that rack changed constantly. 

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[Moped]

I believe I've seen several episodes where he had a shotgun. 

[Quavodus]

On 11/20/2018 at 5:54 AM, Moped said:

I believe I've seen several episodes where he had a shotgun. 

Me too. And I remember an episode where he loads up what looks to be a Winchester lever rifle.

[AuEagle]

Another episode where Opie is hustled at a carnival shooting gallery & Andy finds the sights are off on a Winchester 61.

[Quavodus]

48 minutes ago, AuEagle said:

Another episode where Opie is hustled at a carnival shooting gallery & Andy finds the sights are off on a Winchester 61.

Good episode right there. He cleans the place out.

[mootw]

Citizen's Arrest!!  Citizen's 'Arrest!!

[MP5_Rizzo]

On 11/20/2018 at 5:54 AM, Moped said:

I believe I've seen several episodes where he had a shotgun. 

 

[AuEagle]

8 minutes ago, MP5_Rizzo said:

 

Winchester Models 12 & 97.

[Cruel Hand Luke]

Yes several episodes where they had some kind of "manhunt" going on they would take long guns and the episode where they were supposed to have a gold shipment in an armored car Barney had a Thompson SMG. I assume there was more than 1 bullet in it....

[jwinter]

There was the one where the ex-con comes to town and gives him a shotgun I believe. Andy throws it on the couch when they here Barney, Gomer and Otis in knots outside the window.

 

[i1afli]

On 11/21/2018 at 6:25 PM, AuEagle said:

Winchester Models 12 & 97.

I’d say so...now that you mention it the short-barrel does appear to have a hammer. Good eye!