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Win-94 made in 1959 and it will still bring home the vinison
I got banned on another web site for a debate that happened on this site. That's a first
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I do too!
Forgot one of my favorite rimfires, a Winchester 62A.
Have also acquired a few older centerfires lately that need working out, including a Remington Model 8 .35 Remington, and a Winchester-Lee Sporter in 6mm Lee Navy.
“Montana seems to me to be what a small boy would think Texas is like from hearing Texans.” John Steinbeck
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I use a few old timers, all European except the Marlin: Brno 22F bolt 7x57mm Brno 21H bolt 7x64mm Brno 21H bolt 8x57mm IS
Marlin 39M lever .22 LR
Merkel 211/231E O/U combo W/16x16 - 70mm and 2nd Barrel set 16 / 7x57R
Sauer Drilling 16x16 65mm 8x57JR
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Oldest I've hunted with is a 71/1784 11mm Mauser. Never shot anything with it but carried it quite a bit in Texas for whitetails and in Idaho for Mule Deer.
Regards, Ben
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Beautiful rifle Super cub.
My model 14 was a rust bucket special with a perfect bore, no real pits just a nice even dusting of rust and a cracked stock. $39.00 out the door of the gun shop. To me it was the perfect project. About two years later I was finished with it and Remington just wishes all their 700's were as accurate. It has a new lease on life, many enjoyable hours at the range as well as in the woods and a nice eight point taken at about 25 yards.
I just love the old ones, especially if the condition is bad enough so that you don't feel guilty cleaning it up and putting it to good use. Doesn't hurt if it's cheap too.
Harry
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My youngest son has brought the ol' family Model of 1917 out of semi-retirement and into the hunting fields again over the past couple of years. The old .30-06 still gets it done.
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That reminds me of a couple others I forgot about. Years ago, my Dad had a '03 Springfield he bought as a teenager and Grandpa had a '17 Enfield. The only modifications to those rifles were sporter stocks and receiver peep sights. Both had original military barrels and my Dad always talked about the pitted bore on his Springfield. When I started hunting in the early '70s, I used Dad's Springfield to shoot my first two deer while he carried Grandpa's Enfield.
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Here are my oldies: 1950 Steyr Carbine in 8x57 Mauser 1948 Winchester Model 71 in .348 Winchester 1921(?) JP Sauer & Sohn Sporting Type B Rifle in 9.3x64 Brenneke Haven't hunted with the Steyr yet, still fiddling with sights and loads. The Type B Mauser was re- chambered and re- bored due to a ring of corrosion, originally 8x57.
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Beautiful rifle Super cub.
My model 14 was a rust bucket special with a perfect bore, no real pits just a nice even dusting of rust and a cracked stock. $39.00 out the door of the gun shop. To me it was the perfect project. About two years later I was finished with it and Remington just wishes all their 700's were as accurate. It has a new lease on life, many enjoyable hours at the range as well as in the woods and a nice eight point taken at about 25 yards.
I just love the old ones, especially if the condition is bad enough so that you don't feel guilty cleaning it up and putting it to good use. Doesn't hurt if it's cheap too. Thanks ... I'd been looking for one of these for a while but wanted one without any extra holes on the wood (swivels) and receiver. Took a couple years, but this finally showed up at a local gunshop. Big bonus with the Lyman sight. .
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Old rifles, pistols, and shotguns are fun..sold all the 99's, but one that were 50+ years..it would go too, but belonged to a dear friend..but those I still use include a couple Rem.: 521T and a 513T, my dad's model 69, my father in laws model 72..moving away from 22's some others include: 94 carbine in 32 spl...(my dads) 94 carbine in 30-30..(my neighbors) 336 Marlin in .25-35 Sako .222 (?) Win. model 54 in .30-06(my grandfathers) My favorite 700 in .300 is not far off..... Scary, age is catching up with me faster than I realized
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43 years old and usually gets at least one deer a year. This was my first center-fire rifle, and though many others have come and gone, this one will always stay. It certainly has outlasted the leather sling I bought the same day...
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Posted before. Flaig's FN Mauser marked '55, 7x57, Douglas, Timney, Leupold. Everything I like...
Our God reigns. Harrumph!!! I often use quick reply. My posts are not directed toward any specific person unless I mention them by name.
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This is my 722 Remington that was Mike Walker's favorite hunting rifle. It was his 257 Roberts. I haven't had an opportunity to shoot it yet.
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Here is a picture I found of a few that I shoot from time to time when I want to go retro. The top is a Winchester 94 in 30/30 made about 1897. The next is a Winchester 1886 made about 1916 in 45/70. The next is my Remington model 14 in 35 Remington. The last is a small ring 98 Mauser in 8X60 probably made between WWI and WWII. All of these get time in the woods during deer season, but I have to admit a preference to the Remington model 14. That thing comes up to the shoulder like a fine shotgun.
Harry
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I currently own a Remington 720 from 1941, a 1950's era J.C. Higgins on a Husqvarna action. Both are active hunters. I also own two Husqvarna 1900's that are getting close to 52 years plus.
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My Husqvarna .30-06's aren't 52 years old yet. But they were made in the early 60's and they aren't far removed from that 52 number. They are all I plan on hunting with this year.
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I would like to thank all who responded here. There have been some realy neat rifles described and pictured. They bring back lots of memories.
While I have nothing against the later and more sophisticated rifles of today it has been great fun for me to see all the older classics still in use today still getting the job done. I agree with what some have already posted that optics of today are superior to those fifty years ago but rifles, not nearly as much.
Many thanks
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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I hope your last post wasn't to shut this thread down, this is a great thread and I love looking at these fine old guns. My most enjoyable hunting rifle is a Frantz Sodia O/U in 348 win. I'm not sure of the year of production but believe it was made in the 50's. It shoots better than I can and is easy to cary. I also have a Winchester 71 deluxe that I have better luck with. It shoots just as good but when I cary it I usually see deer.
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