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Re: What is the oldest gun that you have? nimblehunter #18347179 04/16/23 Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 60,912 Likes: 14 Iowa/NW Ontario W wabigoon Campfire Kahuna wabigoon Campfire Kahuna W Joined: Sep 2011 Posts: 60,912 Likes: 14 Iowa/NW Ontario A Springfield Civil war musket. These premises insured by a Sheltie in Training ,--- and Cooey.o "May the Good Lord take a likin' to you"

Re: What is the oldest gun that you have? nimblehunter #18347617 04/16/23 Joined: May 2018 Posts: 1,509 St. George, Utah S StGeorger Campfire Regular StGeorger Campfire Regular S Joined: May 2018 Posts: 1,509 St. George, Utah Mint Trapdoor Springfield and an 1891 Win 1886 in 45-90. Old guy, old guns.

Re: What is the oldest gun that you have? nimblehunter #18347653 04/16/23 Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 5,235 Yakima WA Kenlguy Campfire Tracker Kenlguy Campfire Tracker Joined: Jan 2009 Posts: 5,235 Yakima WA I just know it's older than I am. 380 ca I could wish a lot of things on my worst enemy but neuropathy ain't one of them.

Re: What is the oldest gun that you have? nimblehunter #18347658 04/16/23 Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 11,571 Likes: 5 lawrence county MO L ldholton Campfire Outfitter ldholton Campfire Outfitter L Joined: Jan 2007 Posts: 11,571 Likes: 5 lawrence county MO 1862 made of an 1851 Navy complete with bullet mold it came with new Last edited by ldholton; 04/16/23.

Re: What is the oldest gun that you have? nimblehunter #18347660 04/16/23 Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 32,122 Likes: 2 Kenai Peninsula, AK L las Campfire 'Bwana las Campfire 'Bwana L Joined: Jun 2001 Posts: 32,122 Likes: 2 Kenai Peninsula, AK 1927 M94, 30-30. Bought new, got it from my Dad's estate. I have an old single 12 ga, unknown. Also have an LC Smith double 12 that I need to stock. Unknown date of mnfct. The only true cost of having a dog is its death.

Re: What is the oldest gun that you have? StGeorger #18347663 04/16/23 Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 60,149 Likes: 11 Banana Belt, Montana M Mule Deer Campfire Kahuna Mule Deer Campfire Kahuna M Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 60,149 Likes: 11 Banana Belt, Montana Originally Posted by StGeorger Mint Trapdoor Springfield and an 1891 Win 1886 in 45-90. Which trapdoor Springfield? “Montana seems to me to be what a small boy would think Texas is like from hearing Texans.” John Steinbeck

Re: What is the oldest gun that you have? nimblehunter #18347668 04/16/23 Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 1,229 Ms D dodge268 Campfire Regular dodge268 Campfire Regular D Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 1,229 Ms 1911 Winchester 1897 Two wrongs don't make a right, but three rights make a left....

Re: What is the oldest gun that you have? nimblehunter #18347704 04/16/23 Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 10,954 Likes: 5 B bbassi Campfire Outfitter bbassi Campfire Outfitter B Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 10,954 Likes: 5 1914 Remington model 14 in 35 Rem I recently found. Dam thing points like my finger but is in rough shape. She's not a collector so I think it will be a fun restoration project. They say everything happens for a reason. For me that reason is usually because I've made some bad decisions that I need to pay for.

Re: What is the oldest gun that you have? nimblehunter #18347739 04/16/23 Joined: Sep 2022 Posts: 5,483 KillerBee Campfire Tracker KillerBee Campfire Tracker Joined: Sep 2022 Posts: 5,483 P1917, and I love it, has fed me for many years. KB Last edited by KillerBee; 04/16/23. KB

Re: What is the oldest gun that you have? nimblehunter #18347750 04/16/23 Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 48,106 Likes: 8 Battle Born B bsa1917hunter Campfire 'Bwana bsa1917hunter Campfire 'Bwana B Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 48,106 Likes: 8 Battle Born Cool old guns. Carl Gustaf: She's a shooter.. Originally Posted by raybass I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style. Originally Posted by Pharmseller You want to see an animal drop right now? Shoot him in the ear hole. BSA MAGA

Re: What is the oldest gun that you have? nimblehunter #18347757 04/16/23 Joined: Mar 2023 Posts: 153 Anchor Point A ArcherBunker Campfire Member ArcherBunker Campfire Member A Joined: Mar 2023 Posts: 153 Anchor Point Win. 1873, 44-40, 30" Octagon barrel, ivory front site. Serial number comes back 1881.

Re: What is the oldest gun that you have? nimblehunter #18347803 04/16/23 Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 362 T TheSOB Campfire Member TheSOB Campfire Member T Joined: Oct 2005 Posts: 362 Mauser 93, made around 1896. I still shoot it to this day.

Re: What is the oldest gun that you have? nimblehunter #18347814 04/16/23 Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 1,800 The U.P.'s U.P. BullShooter Campfire Regular BullShooter Campfire Regular Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 1,800 The U.P.'s U.P. An English 14-bore flint fowler, a sequential collaboration of William Bailes, Durs Egg, and John Manton over a period of about 50 years, starting around 1760. Read about it in the Mar-Apr 2023 Muzzleloader magazine. --Bob .

Re: What is the oldest gun that you have? bsa1917hunter #18347904 04/17/23 Joined: Jan 2011 Posts: 1,769 Garden Island johnn Campfire Regular johnn Campfire Regular Joined: Jan 2011 Posts: 1,769 Garden Island Originally Posted by bsa1917hunter Cool old guns. Carl Gustaf: She's a shooter.. Nice wood on that Gustaf For those without thumbs, it's s Garden fookin Island, not Hawaii

Re: What is the oldest gun that you have? nimblehunter #18347907 04/17/23 Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 42,819 Likes: 4 Southern Oregon USA S Seafire Campfire 'Bwana Seafire Campfire 'Bwana S Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 42,819 Likes: 4 Southern Oregon USA 1893 Marlin Lever Action. 25/20 "Minus the killings, Washington has one of the lowest crime rates in the Country" Marion Barry, Mayor of Wash DC “Owning guns is not a right. If it were a right, it would be in the Constitution.” ~Alexandria Ocasio Cortez

Re: What is the oldest gun that you have? nimblehunter #18348019 04/17/23 Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 9,101 new hampshire L Loggah Campfire Outfitter Loggah Campfire Outfitter L Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 9,101 new hampshire Committee of safety musket,revolutionary war vintage!! blacksmith converted to percussion!

Re: What is the oldest gun that you have? johnn #18348026 04/17/23 Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 583 C cleanbarrel Campfire Regular cleanbarrel Campfire Regular C Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 583 Originally Posted by johnn Originally Posted by cleanbarrel 1900 Norwegian Krag 6.5x55.......sporterized..... Nice, how does it shoot? The one I have does not, thinking the throat is gone, was considering have the barrel shortened by a turn and chamber recut. Also think they were chambered for 160G roundnose? Well, I don't know yet. Bore is a little rough looking & I haven't shot it yet. Hoping to get a chance to play with it some this summer.

Re: What is the oldest gun that you have? nimblehunter #18348185 04/17/23 Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 463 North Mississippi M MMM Campfire Member MMM Campfire Member M Joined: Jun 2009 Posts: 463 North Mississippi Springfield Trapdoor, 1880-something. Shoots good.

Re: What is the oldest gun that you have? Mule Deer #18348403 04/17/23 Joined: May 2018 Posts: 1,509 St. George, Utah S StGeorger Campfire Regular StGeorger Campfire Regular S Joined: May 2018 Posts: 1,509 St. George, Utah Guessing mid to late 1880s, maybe 1887, it's been awhile since I've handled it. Old guy, old guns.

Re: What is the oldest gun that you have? nimblehunter #18348534 04/17/23 Joined: Jan 2023 Posts: 265 golden colorado S SlickLizard Campfire Member SlickLizard Campfire Member S Joined: Jan 2023 Posts: 265 golden colorado Mauser Model B in 7x57 Show class, have pride, and display character. If you do, winning will take care of itself. Coach Bryant.