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Passed on a cut down Krag last week. Should have bought it for parts.
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Not my coolest, but an 1878 Westley Richards is pretty cool. Here are some shots I have on hand. Sorry no overall shots...not sure where those went. This is a very early A&D Boxlock, and it's built on the original patent before they started changing things. Uses the classic Westley top latch, and a single doll's head for locking up top; and this gun is proof that the original design was more than adequate, still locks up like a bank vault. That's my dedicated dove gun, and she does well each year. This is a "C" Grade gun with 30" tubes, non-ejector.
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Colt Army Special 32-20. Circa 1923 I can vouch that she shoots - and shoots well! As can many others!
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I just got this one, chopped the barrel and added a front sight and a flip flop recoil pad. It is my coolest old gun. 1929 ish Stevens 520 or Ranger. Deluxe version.
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I just got this one, chopped the barrel and added a front sight and a flip flop recoil pad. It is my coolest old gun. 1929 ish Stevens 520 or Ranger. Deluxe version. I have this same shotgun in 16 ga. When I was about 10 years old I blew the last 4 or 5 inches of the barrel off shooting at ducks when it was unknowingly plugged with snow. Seeing how good yours looks cut down with a new sight is making me want to resurrect the old fellow. It has been at my parents house in the back of a closet for 30 years now. I think I have new plans for it now. Thanks for sharing your cool old gun!
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Not my coolest, but an 1878 Westley Richards is pretty cool. Here are some shots I have on hand. Sorry no overall shots...not sure where those went. That's my dedicated dove gun, and she does well each year. What kind of cartridges do you shoot through it?
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I posted this several years ago but it fits in this thread so here it is again. Lander, Wyoming in 1948-49 was a small, remote ranch town of about 2500 people where the Great Depression was just starting to end. As a nine year old boy, I would spend my 15 cents at the Saturday matinee and then go hang out at my favorite place, Spaldsbury's Saddlery and Sporting Goods. What a wonderful place it was: odors of new and old leather, new and old horse blankets, pipe smoke, original Hoppes and gun oil, occsionally a faint whiff of whiskey. Glass cabinets full of old Colts and Smith&Wessons. Racks full of Winchesters, Remingtons, Marlins, etc. More racks full of surplus Krags, Springfield bolt guns and trapdoors. Fishing gear too. Spitoons and sawdust on the floor. One day a brand new Winchester 67 Youth appeared, price only $13.00 IIRC. I had some Christmas and birthday money squirreled away and conned Dad into spliting the cost. I didnt have to sign for it but Dad had to come down and carry it out for me. I spent the next 3 years or so potting tin cans, stray crows and riding along behind Dad on old Poppin' Johnny, terrorizing prairie dogs. I learned to shoot with that gun. At age 12 or 13 I got the hots for a new Remington model 512 at Spaldsburys, so I traded in the 67 on it This was in about 1952. Never looked back until much later in life. In 1982, my Air Force career at an end, I moved back to Lander to start a new life. Every once in a while I would go to a gun show and see a Model 67 Youth and get a lump in my throat, longing for the days of my childhood and kicking my self for ever trading off my very first gun. About 3 years ago my wife and I stopped at a yard sale put on by an older fellow here in town. He had some guns on a table and there it was, a Winchester 67 youth in very good condition. Got to chatting him up about it and asked him the history of the gun. He said he got it for his little son but the kid never took an interest in it, so it had been in the back of the closet for the last 50 years. I asked him where he got it, he said he bought it used at Spaldsburys in about 1952!! I gave him his $100.00 and ran for my truck , shaking like a leaf! I cleaned it up and took it to the range to shoot a few cans, which I did, but it was difficult, I kept getting some smoke in my eyes. My very first gun is back with me, and holds a place of honor in my safe. Life is good. That is a great story! I found a 98 Mauser Sporter in a used gun rack a few years ago, that I had sold years before. It didn't take me but a second to decide that it was coming home with me. It wasn't anything like a first rifle, but it was one that I hated to have to sell and I was glad to have the chance to buy it back.
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Dad's old 22, his only gun.
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This rifle rates pretty high on my coolness scale. It also has pegged the needle on the "dammit" scale. It's a Mauser out of Niedner's shop about 1930, from Michael Petrov's collection via a post-auction sale. The rifle was affordable, and had too many features I appreciate to pass up. It's built around a 1912 commercial Oberndorf action, with the barrel by Niedner, chambered in 30-06. The peep sight is a fine old Redfield, the front sight is by Marble. The checkered steel buttplace is stunning. It has double set triggers, lever-opening hinged floorplate, etc. Although the stock is unsigned, but was clearly done by masters. The shape is classic although the figure is rather plain. The border-less checkering is flawless. Carved grip and forestock panels usually give me the collywobbles, but these are tasteful and display great craftmanship. Here are some photos made by the person who sold me the rifle. . . . . . . . DAMMIT! DAMMIT! DAMMIT!Unfortunately, there was insufficient care given in the packing and shipping procedure, so the stock and peepsight did not survive a drop. Seller and buyer were both upset. . . Negotiations commenced. I decided to go through with the purchase (at a significant discount) with the intention of careful repair, assuming the gun shot well. My smith bedded it in an old military stock and repaired the sight. The rifle shot into about 1.5" at 100 yds, so seller and I came to a mutually satisfactory agreement. Repairs of my rifle are underway. --Bob
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Were I on the jury you would get away with that first inclination.
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Were I on the jury you would get away with that first inclination. God I bet you puked. That makes me sick for you. There are only so many sticks of wood out there like that one.
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Wow. Pitiful. Hope you can show it to us when the repairs are finished.
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What a beautiful old rifle! Just a shame it got broken. I hope the guy fixing it does a really good job. Some smiths out there can work wonders with broken wood.
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1955 S&W pre-28 , S serial #, 5 screw,Highway Patrolman: Beautiful gun.
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great thread guys
thanks for showing off your old treasures.
enjoying the heck out of this.
don't think I have a pic but I've got a 1906 Essex single shot 16 ga.
that'd be my oldest, the thing that makes it cool for me it was granddad's and I took my first quail with it, around 12, hunted with it for 3-4 years until I finally bought an 870 Wingmaster in 12 ga. brand new for $159
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Not super old.. My grandfathers first year production Savage 110 30-06 has been a gem throughout the generations.
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More Krag porn: This is an 1899 carbine so it wasn't with Teddy in Cuba, but it might have served in the Phillipines.
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