Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Hunting Rifles Old Hunting Rifles?

With all of the talk about all of the 'modern' calibers, actions, scopes and the like. And, in honor of 'Throw-back-Thursday'. How about a thread on some of the OLDer guns you have in your stable?

My oldest is my Grandfather's Win 94. 22" Octagonal Barrel, Williams tang peep. Some of the old-timers in Lemhi County would tell me when I was a kid that this rifle took the last grizzly bear ever taken in the county. I know my Grandfather used it to keep my Dad and his brothers and my Grandmother in meat for quite a number of years.
I still hunt with it.

According to Winchester, the rifle was produced in 1906.







So, what's YOUR oldest rifle/firearm??

1952 model 99

sweet!

Belgian made underlever side by side shotgun. I think it came across the plains with my family before the gold rush.

Most of my rifles are probably 25 years old but I have a 60s vintage remington 22 and a JC Higgins 22 about the same vintage. I have a early 60s vintage savage 110 30-06 I picked up here on the fire last year. I took it out in deer season but the deer must have gotten the word and failed to show up.

My oldest is my Grandfathers Uncles Marlin M94, 25-20WCF made in 1906. Next is the M99R Savage in 250-3000 that was built in 1953, same as me( well technically I was made in '52 since I was born in January '53). Then comes the early 60s Husky HVA actioned JC Higgins 51L in 308. Theres the Rem 582 22RF I bought around'67, and the ol'270, M700BDL I picked up in '72. The rest are too new to vote!

My current oldest is an M70 375 H&H made in 1948. It is a fine rifle in every respect.

Also have an old Savage M219 30-30, but not sure of its age. It is likewise a fine rifle.

Have owned several Savage 99s made in the '20s. They are very fine rifles too, and shoot extremely well.

Shot my first 25-straight with my dad's model 12 field grade. My brother has it now.

great like about the old ones .My oldest is a double shot gun 12 ga. 1920s or so

My main hunting rifle is a 1937 Win model 70 in 30 Gov't 06 caliber. It wears a Leupold VX-1 2-7 variable in Medium height Leupold QRW rings. The front bases is a steel Weaver and the rear base is a modified aluminum Weaver. The rear bridge was drilled for Unertl bases back in the day, the bolt handle was severely ground for clearance, and the left side was drilled for a sidemount but has since been welded up. I have a Williams Fire Sight mounted up front and a folding Marbles in the rear on it.

My next favorite is my 1957 model 70 in 257 Roberts. It is pretty nice but the stock is a bit shorter than standard with a pad added. It shoots factory 117 Win+P PowerPoints very well as well as my own 117 PowerPoints loaded to 2665 FPS, which is about 200 FPS slower than the book on the factory loads. I do no know the actual velocity of the factories though. I shoot PowerPoints through this gun because it has the shorter magazine and would have to very deeply seat spritzers to fit in there anyway.

My favorite 22 is a BSA Martini Model 12, made sometime between 1912 and 1921. Still going strong and as accurate as anything I've shot including Anschutz and other target rifles.

1913 1899A .303SAV

Neat old 99

Oldest one I've killed with, 91 years old.

The old 99's are getting some attention.

Granddad's 94 Win in 32 Spl dates to 1922 I think. We also have his Model 12 pump in 16 gauge with the 2 9/16 chamber and a Stevens Favorite in 32 long rimfire but I've no idea on the age of it.

Personally, my oldest is a Ruger 77 from 1977.

Dale

1906 Winchester

Well now y'all have gone and done it. <G>

My memory is taxed to the limit. I'll have to look and see what else but.....

I have my Grandpa's '97 (1897) that is.....

And his Model 12, (1912).

One is a 16ga, ???

I also have my Dads Model 50, Win. 3 shot, semi auto. 12 ga.

I'm not sure what else I have stowed away, I'll have to check.

My first 'gun' is a JC Higgins bolt action 410 w/tubular mag. Still have it.

Mine aren't old, just very experienced

How about a 1920 Savage in 250-3000?

3 US Model 1917 Enfields. 1 Remmy and 2 Eddystones. All sporters.

Manufacture date 1918.