|
Joined: Feb 2005
Posts: 6,293
Campfire Tracker
|
Campfire Tracker
Joined: Feb 2005
Posts: 6,293 |
I have a 721 in .300 H&H that I could probably hunt all my big game with. I have no idea when my M99 was made, but it still has the brass spool magazine.
Looking for a 16 gauge Model 12, from about that era. I guess a 20 would be cool, too.
This is a shooting forum, there is no place here for logic.
|
|
|
|
Joined: Apr 2006
Posts: 4,403 Likes: 2
Campfire Tracker
|
Campfire Tracker
Joined: Apr 2006
Posts: 4,403 Likes: 2 |
Cripes - can't believe I forgot my Mexican Mauser 7x57...sheesh
|
|
|
|
Joined: Dec 2002
Posts: 22,274
Campfire Ranger
|
Campfire Ranger
Joined: Dec 2002
Posts: 22,274 |
A few deer with a 1950's 99 Savage. And a doe with a 1896 Krag:
"...the designer of the .270 Ingwe cartridge!..."
|
|
|
|
Joined: Nov 2005
Posts: 4,383 Likes: 1
Campfire Tracker
|
Campfire Tracker
Joined: Nov 2005
Posts: 4,383 Likes: 1 |
For me it is the stock designs...Mostly I don't care for them.
I buy a lot of classic stocks.
|
|
|
|
Joined: Apr 2010
Posts: 3,044
Campfire Tracker
|
Campfire Tracker
Joined: Apr 2010
Posts: 3,044 |
1911 Savage 1899 .303 Sav Just for kicks I still use the knife my great grandfather carried as an Idaho wolf and bear hunter in the early days... I really enjoy these. Thanks for posting them.
"The trouble ain't that there is too many fools, but that lightening ain't distributed right." - Mark Twain
|
|
|
|
Joined: Aug 2005
Posts: 43,785 Likes: 4
Campfire 'Bwana
|
Campfire 'Bwana
Joined: Aug 2005
Posts: 43,785 Likes: 4 |
Haven't hunted with anything younger than 70 years of age for about 7 years now. This is the main provider, he just simply gets the work done. 1945 Savage 99EG in 300 Savage.
“ The Savage 99 Pocket Reference”. All models and variations of 1895’s, 1899’s and 99’s covered. Also dates, checkering, engraving.. Find at www.savagelevers.com
|
|
|
|
Joined: Feb 2010
Posts: 15,789 Likes: 7
Campfire Ranger
|
Campfire Ranger
Joined: Feb 2010
Posts: 15,789 Likes: 7 |
I bought a Rem 721 in .300 H&H a while back and it was made in the month I was born... 62 years ago this month. I watched Gunbroker for quite a while before one with a date code of OWW came up. I plan to carry it elk hunting this fall with Nosler partitions, no less.
NRA Life,Endowment,Patron or Benefactor since '72.
|
|
|
|
Joined: May 2006
Posts: 100
Campfire Member
|
Campfire Member
Joined: May 2006
Posts: 100 |
1949 M70 30-06 is my only hunting rifle. My wife uses a Rem 721, surprise, in 30-06.
Can't seem to find enough reasons to pry my wallet open for something else.
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jan 2001
Posts: 29,955 Likes: 10
Campfire Ranger
|
Campfire Ranger
Joined: Jan 2001
Posts: 29,955 Likes: 10 |
Sadly, I am nearing the point where several that I purchased NIB are approaching that number.
1Minute
|
|
|
|
Joined: Aug 2010
Posts: 48,206 Likes: 23
Campfire 'Bwana
|
Campfire 'Bwana
Joined: Aug 2010
Posts: 48,206 Likes: 23 |
Damn, a lot of old timers shooting old rifles around here....
I try to stick with the basics, they do so well. Nothing fancy mind you, just plain jane will get it done with style. You want to see an animal drop right now? Shoot him in the ear hole. BSA MAGA
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jul 2012
Posts: 3
New Member
|
New Member
Joined: Jul 2012
Posts: 3 |
1946 Mossberg 44b - .22 Swedish Mauser - 6.5x55 1927 Breda Mannlicher Schoenauer sporterized - 6.5x54 1930 Steyr Mannlicher Schoenauer carbine (original) - 6.5x54 1952 Steyr Mannlicher Schoenauer - .270 1914 Enfield p14 - .303 1943 Lee Enfield mk4 noI Long Branch - .303 1954 Lee Enfield mk4 noII Irish Contract - .303
Pretty sure I've never owned a bolt-action younger than the 1954 - just don't see the point.
Last edited by Mickey073088; 07/03/12.
heavy bullets at modest velocities
|
|
|
|
Joined: Feb 2001
Posts: 3,336
Campfire Tracker
|
Campfire Tracker
Joined: Feb 2001
Posts: 3,336 |
1940's BRNO 22F 8x57
|
|
|
|
Joined: Nov 2004
Posts: 4,180 Likes: 2
Campfire Tracker
|
Campfire Tracker
Joined: Nov 2004
Posts: 4,180 Likes: 2 |
Hunting with the old ones is something I really like doing. My list would be longer if I hadn't screwed up and sold some I should have kept. Remington model 14 35 Remington 1920's Commercial Mauser 1898 small ring in 8X60
Harry
|
|
|
|
Joined: Apr 2004
Posts: 932
Campfire Regular
|
Campfire Regular
Joined: Apr 2004
Posts: 932 |
Savage 99 (1953 EG) in 300 Savage. It was my dad's and the first centerfire rifle my brother and I shot. Converted (very nicely) Swedish 6.5X55, one of the old/rare ones actually manufactured in Germany. Husqvarna 1640 in 30/06. Marlin bolt action 22. Dad bought it used in 1954 while working highway construction. Plus a Fox 12 Gauge (I know ...not a rifle) ; Philadelphia gun Savage 99F in 300 caliber
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jan 2006
Posts: 21,810
Campfire Ranger
|
Campfire Ranger
Joined: Jan 2006
Posts: 21,810 |
What's the big deal with hunting with rifles that are 50+ years old.
Just think of the handicap of a new rifle, hunting with a hunter that is 50+ years old. Aches, pains, lesser eyesight, painful joints, etc. all make the rifle's job harder!
|
|
|
|
Joined: Nov 2002
Posts: 33,781 Likes: 9
Campfire 'Bwana
|
Campfire 'Bwana
Joined: Nov 2002
Posts: 33,781 Likes: 9 |
Custom FN Mauser 9.3X62 FN Mauser 30-06 Husqvarna "FN" 9.3x62 Custom Carl Gustov M96 Mauser 7x57 JP Sauer pre-war Mauser Sporter 35 Whelen (rebore) Walther Model B Mauser Sporter 7x57 Walther Model B Mauser Sporter 8x57 Custom Erfurt Mauser 8x57 Custom 1956 Win M70 358 Win Custom 1938 Win M70 1958 Win M94 30-30 1936 Rem M34 NRA 22 LR
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jan 2012
Posts: 2,776
Campfire Regular
|
Campfire Regular
Joined: Jan 2012
Posts: 2,776 |
Winchester 62A 1939 Winchester Model 70 .30-06 1939 Winchester Model 12 16 ga. 1939
The above came from an estate sale about 30 years ago. Those below are gone, but I still have not figured out why I sold them.
Winchester 94 25-35 1905 Ithaca Model 37 1960's Winchester 1895 .30-40 Krag
|
|
|
|
Joined: Nov 2004
Posts: 4,180 Likes: 2
Campfire Tracker
|
Campfire Tracker
Joined: Nov 2004
Posts: 4,180 Likes: 2 |
I like hunting with the old stuff because it makes me "hunt" more rather than just shoot a deer. I have to get closer, be quieter, and stay still. It to me is very similar to the way I bow hunt and the range is limited more by my skill rather than how far I can see. My scoped 308, that I have great confidence in, just seems to give me too much of an advantage. I don't question what friends hunt with but I have found that I really look forward to a hunt knowing that my Remington model 14 is going to be what I take to the woods.
Harry
|
|
|
|
Joined: Jun 2002
Posts: 11,954 Likes: 1
Campfire Outfitter
|
Campfire Outfitter
Joined: Jun 2002
Posts: 11,954 Likes: 1 |
|
|
|
|
Joined: Dec 2009
Posts: 10,653
Campfire Outfitter
|
Campfire Outfitter
Joined: Dec 2009
Posts: 10,653 |
You're Welcome At My Fire Anytime
|
|
|
|
546 members (06hunter59, 12344mag, 10gaugemag, 160user, 1beaver_shooter, 16gage, 59 invisible),
2,771
guests, and
1,240
robots. |
Key:
Admin,
Global Mod,
Mod
|
|
Forums81
Topics1,193,644
Posts18,512,455
Members74,010
|
Most Online11,491 Jul 7th, 2023
|
|
|
|