The oldest ones I shoot are my great-grandpa's 1899 Savage, ca.1902, and his daughter-in-law-
my grandma's- Marlin 1893, ca. 1900. Guess Grandma had to take the old one. Still in the family
are great-grandpa's Rem. 12 gauge side by side, Grandpa's Model 94 Winchester (he used the
new one while grandma had the Marlin, but they're very close in age) and his Ithaca Model 37 in
16 Gauge, with probably a total of of under 100 shells through it, & a couple High Standard .22s.
Have fired them all, and will continue to as they come to live with me.
The old lever guns are really fun for my grandkids, with cast bullets and light loads.
