Farm guns....

[Mr. 16 gauge]

I didn't have the pleasure of growing up on a farm, but I did get to spend most of my summers on one. Always found it interesting that the local farm community thought of firearms more as "tools", much like a hammer or a corn knife, rather than "weapons".
All the farmers I knew had a shotgun and/or a .22 rimfire rifle. Most of the shotguns were single shot models with a full choke, because we all knew a full choke shot 'farther' and hit 'harder' They were used for killing avian pests and predators, such as pigeons, crows, starlings, and hawks & owls (back when that was legal) .22 rifles varied and ran the gamut from single shot break actions to 'fancy' semiautos, but none were real expensive affairs. They were used for pests such as ground squirrels, rats, coons, fox, stray cats, ect. During hunting season, they were used for squirrels and rabbits.
The 'deer rifle' was the revered gun....it was usually a lever gun in .30/30, but there were a few bolt guns around in more 'modern' calibers, and I don't ever remember seeing a semi auto center fire.
Gun safes? Never had 'em.....guns were kept behind the door in the bedroom, or behind the back door, with the ammo on a shelf above for easy access.

My grandfather didn't farm, but had a big garden and raised some chickens. He had a F.I.E. single shot 20 gauge (which is now in my possesion), a Ruger 10/22, and a Marlin 336 in .35 Remington.

His brother (my great Uncle) had a Winchester 94 in .32 special, a Marlin goose gun in 12 gauge, and a Winchester 490 semiauto. He did farm.

My one Uncle who farmed had a Ithica M37 12 gauge, a Remington pump action .22, and a Savage 99 in .30/30.

My other Uncle (who didn't farm) had a H&R single shot 20 gauge, a Marlin model 60, and a Marlin 336 in .30/30 Winchester.

Nobody I knew owned a handgun......they weren't considered as 'serious' firearms, whatever that meant.

What was popular in your neck of the woods?