What's the best gambit?

I say try one of those gambits, just study them well.

The best "real" gambits would have to be: 

-Benko Gambit

-Evan's Gambit

-Scotch Gambit (accepted)

Albin counter gambit!!!!!!!

Catalan gambit for d4 and evans gambit for e4. Marshall gambit of the Ruy lopez and benko gambit imo

I think the best gambits are supposed to happen deep into the game. The only really dangerous ones I know are the Evans and the interesting Urusov which people say you should deviate away from rather than accept.

@Max to play or beat

The Queen's Gambit is a gambit in name only, as Black can't safely keep the pawn. Whereas the King's Gambit is a typical gambit, leading to sharp, risky play, the Queen's Gambit is simply White's most important and soundest option after 1.d4 d5. So you're being asked to choose between two completely different things.

If if you read the rest of this thread, you not going to get an answer that can be universally agreed upon.

It doesn't matter what opening you settle upon, you will always have someone who will disagree with your choice and call it crap.

The best gambits I think occur deep in the middlegame like the Marshall gambit. Only a few in the opening are really good like the Urusov which people say you actually shouldn't accept or the Evans. But anyway under 2000 you can play whatever.

You mean the open Catalan?

Also, the QG isn't even a true gambit -- there's no way black can hold the pawn, right?

Anything you're comfortable with* Especially when you don't have experience, if you're uncomfortable with the position out of the opening things go south pretty quickly.