Either of my 1895's shooting moderate handloads. It is just plain fun to shoot something that old and historic. I would never take either into the woods. I keep forgetting that I want to order some 190 grains just to give them a whirl.
Take thems shooting irons hunting. Back in 2014, I took my 303 1899 B (lettered Aug of 1899) out to let the air out of a decent freezer filler. My buddies at work said I was nuts to take a 115 year old gun out hunting. Well, to make a short story long, when it went back into the safe, it looked exactly how it looked when I took it out to go hunting.
it thanked me for the opportunity to do its intended job and not merely be a display item to be taken out of the safe 3 times a year to be cleaned and admired.Thats just my 3 cents worth.(inflation)
To remain true to OP query, my 1899 B could be my fav tomorrow.
