I'm also hooked on the older ones.
336SC (.30-30) with a Leupold 3X:
1952 Win 70 in .270, Lyman 4x:
870TC. My trap-shooting buddy:
Really nice Win 92 I found sitting forgotten behind a bedroom door in an old farmhouse. Perfect bore, after the dust was pushed out:
Ithaca Supreme grade 12 ga, purchased in a pawn shop for $450.00:
WWII 1903A1 rebuild, with an O'hare micrometer. Mint '44 High Standard barrel. A CMP purchase in the '90's: