The old weaver scope on my "primary" rifle croaked in the wet snowstorm 2 days before, so I went retro and used my 1910 vintage 1899A (in .30-30) to fill my last tag on the closing day. Nothing too exciting, a 60 yard broadside shot on a medium sized doe... I hit a bit high, just above the heart... double lunger... went about 20 yards in thick bush. Tracking not an issue cause of massive amounts blood on the snow. Looked like something out of a Quentin Tarantino movie. It shoots factory Winchester 170 gr silver tips very well, so that was the round.

Youngin's thought the gun looks so hillbilly, as to be cool. The perch belly and crescent butt really looks different... even some huntin' buds looked puzzled when I pulled it out. Funny to see their faces when I said it's only 95 years old. Most find it strange just to hold an iron-sighted rifle, let alone one with some character.

I was intending to hunt it on it's centennial (and probably still will), but this is the first deer I've taken with this one... no doubt it's taken many many before now. Have taken it to the cabin as an iron-sighted back up for a few years now, but not used it on anything but paper. Worked so good, maybe I'll try it again next season!

Anyway, that's my recent 99 story..

Congrats, good story and good job. But... no pics? <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />

Great post, Brent. Thanks. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />

no pict's... same story as always, camera left in truck... then was too sweaty/winded from the drag out to think of it. The thought didn't come to my hypoxic brain until after I had it back at the cabin hanging and skinned (not the prettiest pict). Kinda like taking a picture of the freezer.

I am regretting not getting a "rifle lying across the deer" type shot. Definately need that for it's centennial hunt.

The rifle sparked what I thought was in interesting discussion with me and my BIL.... what other items 100 years old can, or are still being used for their original purpose and doing it well (not "obsolete" by todays standards)?? No .30-30 cracks <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/wink.gif" alt="" />... I think we struggled to come up with another example aside from old firearms... farm machinery, autos etc are all dead or obsolete now... tools... well maybe there's the odd old hammer or hand saw still around (?)... Even the old cook stove we have in the cabin is from the 30's or 40's ... not from the 1910's... anyway if it was used daily as intended, it would probably be burnt/rusted out by now. Also, no doubt it's obsolete compared to an electric stove and furnace. I imagine knives/cutlery have a long life.

Anyway, like I said, we didn't find it too easy to come up with examples.

nice story/thread.Thnx 4 sharin'...J.