Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Hunting Rifles Old school, effective “junk.”

PORN ABSOLUTELY PORN


where to get mini nukes new vegas [/quote]

This rifle is responsible for perhaps half of the total number of deer I've killed.

1980's old school? Ok. Nice rifle, even nicer story.

I too have never owned or used a pair of see through rings. I haven't used a scope for hunting since....at least 1995.

My "old school" shotgun is an 1850's Manton, 16 bore...or one of my pre-WWI drillings or pre-1891-93 German proof law combination guns.. My latest "old school" rifle is a pre-WWI Vierordt double rifle that's been re-chambered to 8 X 65R Brenneke. Come to think of it, except for reproduction Shiloh Sharps or other reproduction black powder firearms, none of my centerfire rifles are newer than1938. I'm pretty sure they could qualify as old school. None of my rifles wear a scope. They're all old but far from junk and all are every bit as effective for whitetails as any cartridge that's come out since 1950.

Is an early 50's FN Mauser 30-06 old school?

My rifle is so old, it was made before rifles were invented. 😊

Heck I’d say anything with a wood stock is old school😄....I started out with a Remington 700ADL in the 70’s - that was 45 years ago and yea that’s old school in my book - now there is of course “older school” like a Marlin 1895 in .40-65 made in 1897 that gets out at least once a year😉.

Enjoy and thanks for sharing a great story with that rifle - he’d be proud that you taking care of and hunting with it!

PennDog

p.s. SS336 that really is a nice Krag!

1956 Steyr MC 7x57.


Custom M98 243 heavy barrel


Savage 99 300 Sav


Win M12 12ga 30" Full


1950's M37 Ithaca 16ga

Have always admired the lines of a BDL since I was a kid. Have picked up a few NIB from the 70's the past few years.

Shot a lot of trap in the 90's with a Rem M31, FC from the 30's.

Prettiest Krag I can recall seeing.

For danged sure.

Thanks for the kind words on my Krag. I'm sure there's a lot of gentleman here who have nice old rifles they could post. I know I would like to see them. Kind of like a virtual gunshow.

Just for the heck of it, my brother takes a limit of doves about every year with a Model 12 Winchester, made in 12 or 13.

I still have the first big game rifle I got 57 years ago. It is a #4 Mk1 Lee Enfield sporter as offered by Parker Hale. I have rebarrelled it twice but it has killed more game for me than all of my other rifles put together. It accounted for my second longest kill (about 350 yards) and some of my most impressive shots on coyotes. It has won me turkey's at turkey shoots. Most of my rifles are old rifles or based on old rifles. Some really are kind of junky. A rifle I carry a lot is a No1 Lee Enfield with a beautifully crafted pine extension on the butt, an ugly fore arm, no safety, and iron sights. It has killed deer, bear, and coyotes and is my go to hiking gun in grizzly country. With ten heavy loaded 215's in the mag, I feel pretty confident.
I carry my Dad's old Kinfolks knife and hatchet and carry ammo in the leather cartridge box on the belt. Rifles all have slings which are used as shooting slings. On some hunts, I still wear wool; top and bottom.
My most modern hunting rifle is a tang safety Ruger in a glass stock. The only other glass stock is on a Winchester Model 54. The other stocks are mostly old home-made stuff.
So, you can see, most of my gear is old junk and I like it! GD

My wood stocked 700 BDL in 7 mag is one of my favorite rifles

What is your best load for the Krag? Is it an original barrel?

My Father is 71 years old. He’s not in the best of shape after spending 50 years of his life as a carpenter. He’s always been a nonchalant outdoorsman. He likes fishing, loves hunting, completely enjoys being in the outdoors. However, he was never “well off” and never had all of the latest and greatest like most of us do. ( He raised me to love the same but I am all in, completely infatuated, and I never stop with trying to improve.)

My dads first hunting rifle was a sporterized .303 that was loaned to him. Later in life my mom saved enough to buy him a Savage 340 .30-30 as an anniversary gift. He killed everything with that gun. (It became my first and I still have it.) Through the years my dad saved enough to buy a Winchester 94 .30-30 which my mother hunted with for many years. Then he purchased an Interarms Mark X .30-06. This has been his rifle ever since.

One of the funniest things is that my Father has long had a Remington 1100 12ga. He had it cut down and a poly-choke installed. It is the only shotgun I have ever seen him shoot and he does not miss.

I now belong to a hunting club in suburban Philadelphia where we kill many deer. The gun hunting is by drives with 00 buck only. All of the younger guys always ask, “what the heck is that thing on your dads barrel?” I always say, “it’s a poly-choke”. They say, “huh?”

He drops birds and bucks (as well as doe) with that short barrel 1100 and poly-choke.

Took a nearly 70 year old Remington 721 in .222 to the range today. Gun is in excellent shape, and it shot that way!

LeroyBeans...Yes, it's the original barrel. The bore is pretty good. It shoots 180 Nosler BT's with 45grs of IMR4350,, at or just under, 2" for three shots at 100 yards. with iron sights that is more than I can ask for. It also shots Winchester factory 180gr ammo pretty well. Occasionally it will shoot a magic group like this.
Doesn't like cast bullets very much, bore might be a little rough for them.

Very nice indeed. Mine does not like cast very much either. I need to try some factory. Mine has a barrel sight and an aperture rear sight Thanks for the note.