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rilfe: Nice! Wish my father had hunted
The 280 Remington is overbore.
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Colt Colteer 22 Colt Coltsman 30-06 Browning Superposed 12 gauge
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I don't own any rifles made after 1960. Come to think of it, my newest one is a 1943-dated Mauser. Two of the rifles I hunt with pre-date WWI: Savage 1899H .303 " 1899H .22 HiPower, and the rest fall between WWI and 1935.
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I have hunted with my Springfield Armory 1952 M1 garand. I took my first deer with it this last deer season. I also squirrel hunted with my Iver Johnson 410 that was my dad's first gun.
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M92 Winchester in 38 WCF, 1906 M94 Winchester in 32 Spl, 1924 M98 Mauser (sporterized) in 8x57, 1939 M1903 US Rems in 30-06 (one orig/one sporterized), 1942 M336SC Marlin in 35 Rem, 1951
All of the above have taken deer, most of them within the past 20 seasons and all are still regularly hunted with. The newest rifle I've taken a deer with in the past 30 years, was made in 1977 and that's the one I used last season.
I need to find something "born" in 1946, so's I can hunt with something that's as old as I am. ;O)
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Great thread! Thanks to Idared for starting it. Wish I could list more than a Marlin 39 Mountie from 1957.
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I mostly hunt with a 1952 vintage Mod 70 FWT in .308, killed lots of deer with it, but I also have a FWT .30-06 that I haven't hunted yet, and a standard M70 in .270 and another I hadrebored to .35 Whelen. Killed some deer with the .270, but not with the .35 yet. I also use my dads 1962 vintage Marlin 336 in .30-30 that shoots like a house afire and an older model 64 that's my iron sight .30-30. add a few old .22's in there, and a an Ithaca Flues in 12 ga. for birds, and you could say I like older guns.
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Savage 99 EG (1950's) 300 Sav. Pre-'64 M70 (1957) 300 H&H JC Higgins 30-06 FN Commercial Mauser - not sure on age though always assumed it was a 1950's vintage. It was restocked and rebarreled before I bought it - 270 Win.
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Interesting thread to say the least. Sort of reinforces my basic belief that there really hasn't been much improvement in guns and cartridges over the past 50 years or so. Optics another story but rifles and cartridges not so much.
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Rifles: Pre-war M70, .270-1938 Marlin 336, .30-30-1948 Marlin 39A Mountie .22-1958 FN Mauser Commercial .30-06- late 50s Remington rolling block, .43 Mauser-1880s?
Shotguns:L C Smith double hammer 12 from about 1900 Wife's grandfather's, still works fine. Browning Superposed 20 pigeon grade-1962 Browning A-5, 12 -1963 (be there next year Winchester 42, .410 from the 50s Handguns:S & W hand ejector .32-20-1919 Wife's grandfather's. Nice! S & W .357 UNREGISTERED-1940 S & W . Model 28- 1962 Colt 1911 Commercial .45-1947 Ruger Mk I .22-about 1960-61
There may be a few more.. An old fart with lots of old stuff, jack
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Mannlicher Schoenauer 1903. Points wonderfully.
It's all in the reflexes.
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Hi pard -- have a great 4th! Which is a pretty good subject for now... 1951 722 .257 Roberts, with about 20 successes since I bought it in 1982. Then I have some "fun" varieties, like 6.5x54 Kurz, 9x57 Mauser, 9.3x57 Husqvarna 46, and 8x56 Mannlicher-Schoener. No game from them,but maybe sometime. But mostly, these days, I've been hunting with Rugers, and they're way too new... Have a good one -- tell your wife "hi" for me. Dennis
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Some of these look pretty modern to me. Here is one from the 1870s or '80s. And here is one from my oldest, the 1820s or '30s.
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Hi pard -- have a great 4th! Have a good one -- tell your wife "hi" for me.
Dennis Many thanks Dennis. A great fourth to you and yours as well. We hope the summer treats you well. P.S. - We won't hold it against you for using Rugers!! If memory serves me right you have a pre-64 Model 70 that falls into the older than 50 also.
Larry *********** "Speed is fine but accuracy is final" - Bill Jordan "We do not exaggerate when we state positively that the remodelled Springfield is the best and most suitable "all 'round" rifle".......Seymour Griffin, GRIFFIN & HOWE, Inc.
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Hi pard -- have a great 4th! Have a good one -- tell your wife "hi" for me.
Dennis Many thanks Dennis. A great fourth to you and yours as well. We hope the summer treats you well. P.S. - We won't hold it against you for using Rugers!! If memory serves me right you have a pre-64 Model 70 that falls into the older than 50 also. Thanks...appreciate it. Took the 1951 .270 M70 to Montana last fall, and ended up selling it to a friend there. Made some $$, and under the conditions, was a wery good trek. Kind of sad, but a good move on both sides. Dennis
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1873 winchester 38-40 "28" octagon barrel made in 1887 1894 winchester 30 WCF deluxe takedown half octagon half magazine made in 1902 1899 "G" model Savage made in 1926 Model 70 winchester featherweight .308 made in 1952/54 not sure without my notes I love hunting "old school" up close, no scope. Have yet to even shoot at a deer more than 50 yards away. If they are farther than that they need to be stalked. Do I have to let some get away? Yup. Just my personal take on hunting.
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I assume you are talking complete rifles;
1917 250-3000 Savage TD 1936 Model 70 SGD, 30 Govt,'06 1953 Model 70 FW, .30-06 Springfield, 1960 Model 88, .308 Win -Dad's. I sold my .308 M99...dumb., Early Remington 740 Jamomatic in '06. Junker .30 Carbine SKS Marlin Mountie
I can do everything I need with those. Actually, I did until about twenty years ago. My wife has ruined me.
Sporterized or built up from immediate post war actions; Winchester 1917 rechambered to .308 Norma and sporterized. 1940 FN Military action barreled in .35 Whelen. 1941 K-98 Mauser action with a .243 Winchester barrel. 1940's Commercial 98 barreled in 7 x 61 Sharpe & Hart. Just missing the cut is a Musketeer commercial 98 in .308 Norma.
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I could happily hunt old rifles, but I'll pass on the old scopes and old bullets.
The CENTER will hold.
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Hi,
1-DWM Original Sporting Rifle. 1896. 7x57 2-Mauser 1935 action-1912 Barrel. 7x57 3-Winchester 70 1954. .375 H&H 4-FN-Akah 1960(52 years!).30-06.
This is my Big Game Rifles Set.
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1908 Mannlicher-Schoenauer in 8x56MS 1950 Mannlicher-Schoenauer in .270 1949 Marlin 336 FN Mauser, 1914 in 7x57 (Ackley) Ted Williams Mauser in .30-06 dated around the mid fifties.
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