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Crossman 760 - 1972

..still have it,
I probably shot up enough of my parents pinochle cards to wall-paper a mansion, ( ..hey, the decks all had a bunch of doubles, so I figured they were extras..)

Remington Nylon 66, bought new in 1964! Still shoots great.

Winchester Model 70 Mannlicher in 308, 1970

Bought a Ruger 77/22 new in ‘91. MSRP is now an additional $1000 from what I paid for it new then. Talk about inflation. My, they’ve been busy with the printing press!
Buddy couldn’t believe I would pay $300 for a 22LR.
I still like it, very nice walnut on it, shoots nice.

Ruger 77 RSI 308. 1985

My oldest “bought new rifle” is a Mossberg Palomino Carbine in 22 LR. I bought it in 1969. Other than having to replace the firing pin 4 or 5 times, it has been a fairly good rifle

I had to start over on account of theves. In about '73 or '74 i bought a Model 700 LH in .270Win. I shot it for about three or four years, but it never did shoot very good. I found a new take-off barrel at a gun show and put it on, along with glassbedding and floating my 30-06 find. Tack driver to this day. A few years later i did find a good shooting ,270 Win.

Probably my 1973 or thereabouts ruger 10/22. Over the years I've replaced the trigger group and barrel, but still wears the original walnut stock and receiver. It looks rough because it stays in either my side by side or pickup 24/7. Still functions fine.

I buy a lot more used guns than new…. But I’d guess it would probably be a 700BDL 223 that’s now a 6BR or a Ruger 77/22 mag…. That now has a Lilja barrel.

1969 Marlin mountie from Target in Duluth MN. It has been shot several thousand times and shoots very well. I'm thinking of giving it to my son for Christmas this year.

Browning A-Bolt 30-06 - Bought it new in the early 90's. It's still in very good shape and it has caused the demise of many a deer...

I used to have one in 7 Mag that I sure do miss! I sold it when I had decided that I was going to dedicate my hunting life to bow hunting only; first compounds and then traditional.

I do not have many bought new older rifles. I build rifles so I buy them used, dogs, mostly and change them to something totally different, refinish them, etc. Been building since about 1962. I guess the only rifle I have that is in "as bought" condition, is the 1969, 444 Marlin rifle, first 6 months production gun, without the pistol grip, a straight stock, that I bought new, but is so far from the oldest rifle I have, it is not funny. My oldest has an original Tower flint lock in it, dated 1746 with a star rifled 54 cal barrel. A rifle made from musket parts near 200 years ago, that I have shot, but it was a gift, so.

1983 Remington Model Seven. .243 first year made.

I didn't buy any of them new

Last December, I bought an n.i.b. KV ( May 1979) Remington Model 760 in .35 Remington.
Hope that counts.

Kinda sad…Most firearms I bought new, were sold along the way. I buy most used.

My first firearm ever, was new, but my Dad bought it for me in 1982 for Xmas. (Marlin Model 60)

He oldest “new” firearm that I bought and still have would be the first Ruger 10/22 I ever bought back in 1996. Ive bought several more since and a couple of them were new.

Rem 700 ADL in 25/06, 1974.
Killed my first 5-6 deer with it.
Have not had it out of safe in 15+ years, but I’ll never sell it.

Springfield M1A bought in 1981-ish. Bought in NY and escorted out to Ne. Had it on Offutt AFB. Same year bought an Auto Ord 1911.
I still have both.

1943 M1 Garand is my oldest rifle.

I bought it "new" from Fulton armory as a total rebuild in 2018.

Does that count?

Otherwise, its a rem 870 from 2001.

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