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Let's see your coolest old gun
This thread is for you to share pix of your favorite old gun that you take out and shoot every so often, not necessarily the most expensive collectors item that reposes in the safe. It will be the old smokepole you treasure because it was your Dad's or one you just think is too cool for school. Here's mine:
This is a gun I got from an older fellow who lived in Southgate, CA. It is a Savage Model 23D, .22 Hornet, with a Weaver K-12 scope. This model rifle, from the 1930's, was a very plain-Jane economy model to begin with. The older fellow related to me that he had lived next door to a guy who was a stockmaker for Weatherby when they had their plant there in Southgate and had purchased the gun from that neighbor many years previously. I have no reason to doubt the story, old guy did not seem like a BS'er and the finish of the stock supports the story. The checkering is first-class, the ivory (?) insets and grip cap are certainly reminiscent of Weatherby. Whatever the story, it shoots equally as well as my CZ 527 .22 Hornet. It gives me a great deal of pleasure to shoot it, I take it along on every prairie dog hunt and always run it out of ammo before I reach for another.
This is a gun I got from an older fellow who lived in Southgate, CA. It is a Savage Model 23D, .22 Hornet, with a Weaver K-12 scope. This model rifle, from the 1930's, was a very plain-Jane economy model to begin with. The older fellow related to me that he had lived next door to a guy who was a stockmaker for Weatherby when they had their plant there in Southgate and had purchased the gun from that neighbor many years previously. I have no reason to doubt the story, old guy did not seem like a BS'er and the finish of the stock supports the story. The checkering is first-class, the ivory (?) insets and grip cap are certainly reminiscent of Weatherby. Whatever the story, it shoots equally as well as my CZ 527 .22 Hornet. It gives me a great deal of pleasure to shoot it, I take it along on every prairie dog hunt and always run it out of ammo before I reach for another.
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That sure does fit the name of your post, it is the coolest old gun. That is a real treasure for sure.
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For me it's my Grandfather's 1903 Sporter. He had every ounce of metal taken off of it he could to make it as light as possible.
Incredibly accurate with everything from 125 gr. Sierra's to some 180 grain bullets I had. My Dad gave it to me on my 30th birthday, just short of twenty years ago. I've taken a pile of white tail and many other critters and will always be my favorite.
We've traveled many trails together and I hope there a many more to come.
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Incredibly accurate with everything from 125 gr. Sierra's to some 180 grain bullets I had. My Dad gave it to me on my 30th birthday, just short of twenty years ago. I've taken a pile of white tail and many other critters and will always be my favorite.
We've traveled many trails together and I hope there a many more to come.
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I've got lots of old guns but this one gives me great pleasure shooting it at the matches or just shooting it. I've only had it for about 5 years but I remember this gun back when I was 18 as it belonged to a buddy of my BIL who never shot it. On seeing this gun back then (1972) I was mesmerized by its size and often thought about it, especially when my BIL's buddy died about 10-12 years ago. Fast forward close to 40 years later I spot this guy walking around with a Colt Lightning serial number 58 walking it around at a gun show trying to sell it. Well, I bought the the Colt and asked him if he had anything else that he was selling. He said "yea, I got this old lever action out in the trunk of the car". When he opened the trunk I about pelosi right there well remembering the gun and I told him, "This gun belongs to Billy M. and how did you get it?" He said he was Billy M's son and I pelosi right there again. By now my pants were a stinkin' mess as I said, "the last time I saw you, you were a baby and your dad showed me this gun". He said, "yea, now I know who you are, my dad used to talk about you".
I've said this before, special guns have a soul and it must have been a ten million to one shot (no pun intended) that it came to me this way. Anyway, This 1881 Marlin first year production has a special order 30" extra heavy buffalo barrel and weighs 12 pounds. The bore is perfect and can hit beer cans at 300 meters. I've since added a no drill and tap 36" MVA scope on it and has since eaten up 1400 rounds. Chambered for the 40-60 Marlin cartridge, accurate, and a super-odds -against-me-getting-it make it my favorite old time gun.-----6
My favorite old sixgun.....An original Colt 1862 Police cap and ball that has a similar but not as cool story. This gun stays loaded above my gun bench and within easy reach. One of the last Colt cap and balls to be made....in 1873. The hook is usually not there
Well, being that I'm half Italian and easily confused it's a toss up between the above Colt and these Colts, especially the Colt single action slip gun that Elmer Keith shot at his ranch back in 1928. The others are a Colt 1902 Phillipine "Alaskan" in 45 Colt and a first gen Colt single action 38-40 with a 7 and 1/2" barrel. All of these guns get shot somewhat regularly and are all excellent shooters......even the slip gun......after all, Elmer shot the 700 yard target with this gun...but it took him 11 shots.
I've said this before, special guns have a soul and it must have been a ten million to one shot (no pun intended) that it came to me this way. Anyway, This 1881 Marlin first year production has a special order 30" extra heavy buffalo barrel and weighs 12 pounds. The bore is perfect and can hit beer cans at 300 meters. I've since added a no drill and tap 36" MVA scope on it and has since eaten up 1400 rounds. Chambered for the 40-60 Marlin cartridge, accurate, and a super-odds -against-me-getting-it make it my favorite old time gun.-----6
My favorite old sixgun.....An original Colt 1862 Police cap and ball that has a similar but not as cool story. This gun stays loaded above my gun bench and within easy reach. One of the last Colt cap and balls to be made....in 1873. The hook is usually not there
Well, being that I'm half Italian and easily confused it's a toss up between the above Colt and these Colts, especially the Colt single action slip gun that Elmer Keith shot at his ranch back in 1928. The others are a Colt 1902 Phillipine "Alaskan" in 45 Colt and a first gen Colt single action 38-40 with a 7 and 1/2" barrel. All of these guns get shot somewhat regularly and are all excellent shooters......even the slip gun......after all, Elmer shot the 700 yard target with this gun...but it took him 11 shots.
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It took no thought on my part , the coolest one I have in my possession is an old circa 1881 W&C Scott 10 gauge my grandfather was given by one of the DuPonts when he returned from WWII . The gun needed some cleaning up etc but he got it function in grand form !
Used the old gun to take the first deer I ever got with buckshot . Handloads I did myself no less .
Used it to take some December dove and of course with my handloads !
I also used it last season to take the first Canadian Goose I ever fired at and again with Bismuth I handloaded .
I suppose the next closest is my little circa 1928 Parker VHE 20 gauge . A gun I've known since I was maybe 7 or 8 and we were able to acquire two years ago !
Used the old gun to take the first deer I ever got with buckshot . Handloads I did myself no less .
Used it to take some December dove and of course with my handloads !
I also used it last season to take the first Canadian Goose I ever fired at and again with Bismuth I handloaded .
I suppose the next closest is my little circa 1928 Parker VHE 20 gauge . A gun I've known since I was maybe 7 or 8 and we were able to acquire two years ago !
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This is my favorite because of the story behind it, and because it is the reason that I have a love affair with lever guns.
My dad bought it in 1929 at an auction for $1.50 or $1.75. (After 5 moves, I cant find the paper I have it written on.) The auctioneer handed it to my dad and said here kid, use it for a crowbar! It is a 40-82, 2nd year production. He never did shoot that rifle because the only ammo he ever saw for it was too expensive to buy. (IIRC it was $15 for a box.) The whole time I was growing up, I would sneak into my dad's closet and work that lever and struggle to hold it up to my shoulder and look through the sights. Before he passed, Dad gave me this rifle and I have been shooting it since 2008. It now has a Marbles tang sight on it which sure helped me to shoot more accurately.
This is the best 100 yard target I have shot with it. 2.5 with the flyer, 1.26 5 shot group without the flyer.
My dad bought it in 1929 at an auction for $1.50 or $1.75. (After 5 moves, I cant find the paper I have it written on.) The auctioneer handed it to my dad and said here kid, use it for a crowbar! It is a 40-82, 2nd year production. He never did shoot that rifle because the only ammo he ever saw for it was too expensive to buy. (IIRC it was $15 for a box.) The whole time I was growing up, I would sneak into my dad's closet and work that lever and struggle to hold it up to my shoulder and look through the sights. Before he passed, Dad gave me this rifle and I have been shooting it since 2008. It now has a Marbles tang sight on it which sure helped me to shoot more accurately.
This is the best 100 yard target I have shot with it. 2.5 with the flyer, 1.26 5 shot group without the flyer.
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OK -- not exactly old -- (Springield M1A- I have no idea how old it is, but its not "vintage" at all)
But I grew up interested in the M-14 due to my dad's service in Vietnam -----
This is not me, but an Army buddy helping me sight it in initially
Was fun for me to get together with a replica of my dad's rifle, -- and my best friend , and wring this thing out
------ He is 100% disabled due to PTSD and a few other things , but he loved to rock this thing down range !
--- my buddy is one of those un-sung heroes who is so capable and so well trained, but evidently saw too much in his tours in Bosnia , that he is vegged out in a lot of ways --- I value this pic ----- He has degraded in the past 12-15 months so bad that I almost don't trust taking him to the range, but for that cold, nasty day we spent behind the trigger, he was on point
But I grew up interested in the M-14 due to my dad's service in Vietnam -----
This is not me, but an Army buddy helping me sight it in initially
Was fun for me to get together with a replica of my dad's rifle, -- and my best friend , and wring this thing out
------ He is 100% disabled due to PTSD and a few other things , but he loved to rock this thing down range !
--- my buddy is one of those un-sung heroes who is so capable and so well trained, but evidently saw too much in his tours in Bosnia , that he is vegged out in a lot of ways --- I value this pic ----- He has degraded in the past 12-15 months so bad that I almost don't trust taking him to the range, but for that cold, nasty day we spent behind the trigger, he was on point
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This old 92 SRC .38wcf is far from my best, but it's just kinda cool and I use it without worry. I was actually paid to take it.
Went to see a guy about 15 years ago to buy a 92 TD and a 73 SRC, both .38's. We hadn't really talked cash yet and he drags out this poor old carbine, "Maybe you'll want this one, too." It's got ZERO finish, some pitting all over, but the bore is nice. I say, "maybe".
As I left, I did the math (slowly, I'm from Maine), and I figger he basically paid me 5-700 bucks to take the old girl after what I paid for the other two. The ugly old thing shoots great and I love to pack it "woods loafing".
I threw in my old .45 cause......well.....I think it's cool. I got it from and old friend who taught me a lot about old guns. He used to let me borrow it every hunting season for years. Then finally sold it to me dirt cheap.
He is one of the best.
Went to see a guy about 15 years ago to buy a 92 TD and a 73 SRC, both .38's. We hadn't really talked cash yet and he drags out this poor old carbine, "Maybe you'll want this one, too." It's got ZERO finish, some pitting all over, but the bore is nice. I say, "maybe".
As I left, I did the math (slowly, I'm from Maine), and I figger he basically paid me 5-700 bucks to take the old girl after what I paid for the other two. The ugly old thing shoots great and I love to pack it "woods loafing".
I threw in my old .45 cause......well.....I think it's cool. I got it from and old friend who taught me a lot about old guns. He used to let me borrow it every hunting season for years. Then finally sold it to me dirt cheap.
He is one of the best.
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Very cool guns up above!
Mine would have to be this Winchester 1885 Single Shot in 22 LR (the original caliber, but it has been relined) with a heavy-profile 1/2-round/octagon barrel and vintage Lyman tang sight.
My late father actually let my twin do the checkering on it after he graduated from GE's Apprentice Program; and he did a pretty darn good job: And here she is on the bench alongside my Low Wall in 17 HMR: Note the bubble-level in place of the original rear sight -- works very well in that position. I've recently added a Lee Shaver Hadley eye cup on the tang sight which I like better than the old one shown. Tight groups!
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Mine would have to be this Winchester 1885 Single Shot in 22 LR (the original caliber, but it has been relined) with a heavy-profile 1/2-round/octagon barrel and vintage Lyman tang sight.
My late father actually let my twin do the checkering on it after he graduated from GE's Apprentice Program; and he did a pretty darn good job: And here she is on the bench alongside my Low Wall in 17 HMR: Note the bubble-level in place of the original rear sight -- works very well in that position. I've recently added a Lee Shaver Hadley eye cup on the tang sight which I like better than the old one shown. Tight groups!
Old No7
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Nice !
I'd still like to get a CPA 44 1/2 in the Pope Schuetzen configuration with barrels in 25-21 Stevens and 28-30 Stevens and of course nice old Unertl's or Lyman Targetspots on top .
Parkers , Mannlicher Schoenauer’s , 6.5mm's and my family in the Philippines !
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In keeping with the guidelines set for this thread; this is one of my favorites! This is a late #3 Ballard in .22RF, with a presentation plaque inlaid into the left buttstock. It reads, "To Lt. Charles Phillips, From the 3rd Regt., 4th Maine Artillery"
This is one of only a few guns I've purchased off an internet auction, and I was very excited when I stumbled across it. Apparently I was the only one excited, as I got it for the seller's opening bid, as nobody else bid on it! Fools!
The original owner of the Ballard was given the gun as a gift on his promotion to Captain, and transfer to another unit. Rare for enlisted men to think enough of an officer to give him any gift, so I was impressed and wanted to learn more about Lt. Charles Phillips. He graduated West Point 13th in his class in 1881, and went on to serve over 40 years in the Army as an artillery officer. Serving during the Spanish American War, and WWI, and after retiring he took a post as a Colonel at a base in the Puget Sound with an Army Reserve unit. Later on his 2nd retirement he was returned to the rank of Brigadier General. By chance; the young Lieutenant's first duty assignment was at the mouth of the Columbia River, about 85 miles from my home! His last assignment was about 150 miles north of me!
As much as I admire the General's long military career, the owner I got the gun from is also very interesting, and modest. She sold the gun through a broker, and I asked for history of how she came by the gun. She said her brother was given the gun in the 1930's by the General, as he was a family friend and liked her brother Heath Hovey. Heath died in a car crash in Death Valley, near their home, and his father put the gun up. At his passing, Marjorie inherited the gun and it stayed in her possession until I bought it.
Her parents owned the first radio station in Death Valley, and Marjorie went on to college, and a career in journalism. She did sports reporting for the San Francisco Chronicle under the name of "Mike" and was the first female sports reporter West of the Mississippi! Once her true identity was discovered, she was already a well read reporter, so the Chronicle simply let her put her true name on her articles. Her omission of her personal history seems overly modest now. I've often wondered how unusual it is for two people with such illustrious careers could end up owning the same gun?
This surely isn't the most expensive, or prettiest gun I own. But it certainly is one of my favorites, and I am happy I was the only person who thought it was worth bidding on!
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cg ... d=73414782&
http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/G ... 2891*.html
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This is one of only a few guns I've purchased off an internet auction, and I was very excited when I stumbled across it. Apparently I was the only one excited, as I got it for the seller's opening bid, as nobody else bid on it! Fools!
The original owner of the Ballard was given the gun as a gift on his promotion to Captain, and transfer to another unit. Rare for enlisted men to think enough of an officer to give him any gift, so I was impressed and wanted to learn more about Lt. Charles Phillips. He graduated West Point 13th in his class in 1881, and went on to serve over 40 years in the Army as an artillery officer. Serving during the Spanish American War, and WWI, and after retiring he took a post as a Colonel at a base in the Puget Sound with an Army Reserve unit. Later on his 2nd retirement he was returned to the rank of Brigadier General. By chance; the young Lieutenant's first duty assignment was at the mouth of the Columbia River, about 85 miles from my home! His last assignment was about 150 miles north of me!
As much as I admire the General's long military career, the owner I got the gun from is also very interesting, and modest. She sold the gun through a broker, and I asked for history of how she came by the gun. She said her brother was given the gun in the 1930's by the General, as he was a family friend and liked her brother Heath Hovey. Heath died in a car crash in Death Valley, near their home, and his father put the gun up. At his passing, Marjorie inherited the gun and it stayed in her possession until I bought it.
Her parents owned the first radio station in Death Valley, and Marjorie went on to college, and a career in journalism. She did sports reporting for the San Francisco Chronicle under the name of "Mike" and was the first female sports reporter West of the Mississippi! Once her true identity was discovered, she was already a well read reporter, so the Chronicle simply let her put her true name on her articles. Her omission of her personal history seems overly modest now. I've often wondered how unusual it is for two people with such illustrious careers could end up owning the same gun?
This surely isn't the most expensive, or prettiest gun I own. But it certainly is one of my favorites, and I am happy I was the only person who thought it was worth bidding on!
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cg ... d=73414782&
http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/G ... 2891*.html
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic ... dSn8OkbXJ8
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Great thread, fellas. Marlinman, thanks for sharing "the rest of the story" on that Ballard. Jdad, that Stevens is a real doozy.
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+1!Bill in Oregon wrote:Great thread, fellas. Marlinman, thanks for sharing "the rest of the story" on that Ballard. Jdad, that Stevens is a real doozy.
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You're surely welcome! So many of the old guns we own probably have a great story behind them. But that little plaque really gave me such a thrill, as I knew it could lead to a much easier person to gather provenance on! The story is really what makes this fairly common Ballard #3.Bill in Oregon wrote:Great thread, fellas. Marlinman, thanks for sharing "the rest of the story" on that Ballard. Jdad, that Stevens is a real doozy.
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Yall guys have some awesome old guns. I have a couple old .22 rifles that belonged to my grandfather and some more that will eventually be passed down to me but my Great Grandfather's guns were stolen by family members while we were at the funeral. In the will he left them to me and my brother but you know how some family members can get when someone passes on. They were stolen before he was in the ground.
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Re: Let's see your coolest old gun
marlinman93 wrote:In keeping with the guidelines set for this thread; this is one of my favorites! This is a late #3 Ballard in .22RF, with a presentation plaque inlaid into the left buttstock. It reads, "To Lt. Charles Phillips, From the 3rd Regt., 4th Maine Artillery"
This is one of only a few guns I've purchased off an internet auction, and I was very excited when I stumbled across it. Apparently I was the only one excited, as I got it for the seller's opening bid, as nobody else bid on it! Fools!
The original owner of the Ballard was given the gun as a gift on his promotion to Captain, and transfer to another unit. Rare for enlisted men to think enough of an officer to give him any gift, so I was impressed and wanted to learn more about Lt. Charles Phillips. He graduated West Point 13th in his class in 1881, and went on to serve over 40 years in the Army as an artillery officer. Serving during the Spanish American War, and WWI, and after retiring he took a post as a Colonel at a base in the Puget Sound with an Army Reserve unit. Later on his 2nd retirement he was returned to the rank of Brigadier General. By chance; the young Lieutenant's first duty assignment was at the mouth of the Columbia River, about 85 miles from my home! His last assignment was about 150 miles north of me!
As much as I admire the General's long military career, the owner I got the gun from is also very interesting, and modest. She sold the gun through a broker, and I asked for history of how she came by the gun. She said her brother was given the gun in the 1930's by the General, as he was a family friend and liked her brother Heath Hovey. Heath died in a car crash in Death Valley, near their home, and his father put the gun up. At his passing, Marjorie inherited the gun and it stayed in her possession until I bought it.
Her parents owned the first radio station in Death Valley, and Marjorie went on to college, and a career in journalism. She did sports reporting for the San Francisco Chronicle under the name of "Mike" and was the first female sports reporter West of the Mississippi! Once her true identity was discovered, she was already a well read reporter, so the Chronicle simply let her put her true name on her articles. Her omission of her personal history seems overly modest now. I've often wondered how unusual it is for two people with such illustrious careers could end up owning the same gun?
This surely isn't the most expensive, or prettiest gun I own. But it certainly is one of my favorites, and I am happy I was the only person who thought it was worth bidding on!
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cg ... d=73414782&
http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/G ... 2891*.html
https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic ... dSn8OkbXJ8
As I'm sure you can imagine, I think that is just awesome!
"Oh bother", said Pooh, as he chambered another round.
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As always, you have the best toys. That little slip gun with the Keith/Croft connection is extraordinary. What a great piece of sixgun history in the hands of Sixgun himself!Sixgun wrote:I've got lots of old guns but this one gives me great pleasure shooting it at the matches or just shooting it. I've only had it for about 5 years but I remember this gun back when I was 18 as it belonged to a buddy of my BIL who never shot it. On seeing this gun back then (1972) I was mesmerized by its size and often thought about it, especially when my BIL's buddy died about 10-12 years ago. Fast forward close to 40 years later I spot this guy walking around with a Colt Lightning serial number 58 walking it around at a gun show trying to sell it. Well, I bought the the Colt and asked him if he had anything else that he was selling. He said "yea, I got this old lever action out in the trunk of the car". When he opened the trunk I about pelosi right there well remembering the gun and I told him, "This gun belongs to Billy M. and how did you get it?" He said he was Billy M's son and I pelosi right there again. By now my pants were a stinkin' mess as I said, "the last time I saw you, you were a baby and your dad showed me this gun". He said, "yea, now I know who you are, my dad used to talk about you".
I've said this before, special guns have a soul and it must have been a ten million to one shot (no pun intended) that it came to me this way. Anyway, This 1881 Marlin first year production has a special order 30" extra heavy buffalo barrel and weighs 12 pounds. The bore is perfect and can hit beer cans at 300 meters. I've since added a no drill and tap 36" MVA scope on it and has since eaten up 1400 rounds. Chambered for the 40-60 Marlin cartridge, accurate, and a super-odds -against-me-getting-it make it my favorite old time gun.-----6
My favorite old sixgun.....An original Colt 1862 Police cap and ball that has a similar but not as cool story. This gun stays loaded above my gun bench and within easy reach. One of the last Colt cap and balls to be made....in 1873. The hook is usually not there
Well, being that I'm half Italian and easily confused it's a toss up between the above Colt and these Colts, especially the Colt single action slip gun that Elmer Keith shot at his ranch back in 1928. The others are a Colt 1902 Phillipine "Alaskan" in 45 Colt and a first gen Colt single action 38-40 with a 7 and 1/2" barrel. All of these guns get shot somewhat regularly and are all excellent shooters......even the slip gun......after all, Elmer shot the 700 yard target with this gun...but it took him 11 shots.
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This is a most interesting thread...keep em coming boys!.......stories make it more interesting.
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This shotgun was made in 1867 and is in fantastic condition. It was one of the earliest center fire guns in existance. People don't realize how innovative this really was to have a center fire outside primed shell at this time in History.
Steven Dodd Hughes wrote a double feature on it for Shooting Sportsman...
On the table...
In the field...
Steven Dodd Hughes wrote a double feature on it for Shooting Sportsman...
On the table...
In the field...
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that is an amazing shotgun! great article, and great use of the gun.
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This is a Remington rolling block in 38 rimfire my grandfather bought on the side of the road in upstate NY back in the 60s.
And this was my great uncles gun he used in the 40S, 50s, and 60s for deer hunting
I wonder if he bought it from the guy named on the forestock
They may not be the coolest old guns......but they are they are 3rd generation family guns!
And this was my great uncles gun he used in the 40S, 50s, and 60s for deer hunting
I wonder if he bought it from the guy named on the forestock
They may not be the coolest old guns......but they are they are 3rd generation family guns!
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I don't have a coolest old gun it is actually a pair and I will do everything in my power to make sure they stay together. In 1959 or 1960, unbeknownst to anyone but my Grandmother, my Dad gave my Grandfather a semi auto 22 rifle with a fixed four power scope on it for Christmas, as a squirrel gun. Well that same year my Grandfather and Grandmother were giving my Dad a 22 semi auto rifle with a fixed four power scope on it for Christmas. They are not the same model but very similar rifles. On Christmas morning my Grandmother apparently was smiling ear to ear as she knew the rest of the story as Mr. HARVEY would say. Guns were with each owner for 40 years or so then when Dad died I inherited his and very shortly before Grandfather died he gave me the other one. Now they set beside each other in one of the gun safes. For sale? Sure but nobody can afford them. Try to take em? Ok but bring friends! Gotta go something in my eye making screen blury.
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those are treasures ! hope you take them each out into the squirrel woods every fall.fordwannabe wrote:I don't have a coolest old gun it is actually a pair and I will do everything in my power to make sure they stay together. In 1959 or 1960, unbeknownst to anyone but my Grandmother, my Dad gave my Grandfather a semi auto 22 rifle with a fixed four power scope on it for Christmas, as a squirrel gun. Well that same year my Grandfather and Grandmother were giving my Dad a 22 semi auto rifle with a fixed four power scope on it for Christmas. They are not the same model but very similar rifles. On Christmas morning my Grandmother apparently was smiling ear to ear as she knew the rest of the story as Mr. HARVEY would say. Guns were with each owner for 40 years or so then when Dad died I inherited his and very shortly before Grandfather died he gave me the other one. Now they set beside each other in one of the gun safes. For sale? Sure but nobody can afford them. Try to take em? Ok but bring friends! Gotta go something in my eye making screen blury.
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That Remington #2 is pretty nice, and rarely seen with that correct curved base tang sight that only fits the #2 Roller!RIHMFIRE wrote:This is a Remington rolling block in 38 rimfire my grandfather bought on the side of the road in upstate NY back in the 60s.
They may not be the coolest old guns......but they are they are 3rd generation family guns!
Pre WWI Marlins and Singleshot rifles!
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Maybe not the coolest, but one of the most interesting I have owned: a Remington-Lee Model 1899 Sporting Rifle. This was a nice refinement on what became the British military Lee-Enfields, with dual forward locking lugs and very slim, trim feel, even with 26-inch barrel. This one is in .30-30, but I fear the bore is shot. I had thought of having it bored to .35 Winchester, one of the original chamberings, but this would require major magazine modifications. So I think I will have it rebored to .35-30, one of our very oldest wildcats.
It's funny. I don't care a bit for modern Remington long guns, but those made prior to the Depression are among my favorites.
It's funny. I don't care a bit for modern Remington long guns, but those made prior to the Depression are among my favorites.
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Very rare, Burgess cutaway shotgun from the 1890's...
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Shrapnel wrote:Very rare, Burgess cutaway shotgun from the 1890's...
holy cow. I have a burgess shotgun , and I know [ you outbid me ] you have two burgess pump rifles.
I am chronically jealous !
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Another extremely rare Burgess folding shotgun and holster from the 1890's...
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Still another extremely rare Burgess gun, this one is a 2 barrel set in 44-40. This is a wrist slide action similar to the shotguns...
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Shrapnel wrote:Another extremely rare Burgess folding shotgun and holster from the 1890's...
that is one I have wanted for years.
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I must say Shrapnel, that folder sure is impressive. So is the cutaway. I can get a Colt AR-15 cutaway but it just don't interest me.
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Francotte martini made in Belgium retailed by j vennables and sons in London at the turn of the century, 22lr cal, 26 inch ovate barrel with full rib on barrel and express sights
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Some other rare guns, Whitney Phoenix in 44-40 and 38 CF. They are a swing open single shot...
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i am going to have to take some pictures.....maybe my 1886 bullard 45/70 lever gun or the 1878 burgess 45/70 lever gun ..........or the baker drilling in 12 x 12 x 44/40...or....
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That's right Doc Cable and just maybe we will enjoy seeing them, thanks.
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This one is another scarce gun, a Sharps shipped to J.G. Dow in Bozeman, Montana territory in 1879. It was used in the last of the northern buffalo hunts in Montana in the 1880's. It is one of 8 known, so marked by A.D. Mcausland from Miles City, Montana Territory...
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Unfortunately here in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania it is deemed ver Boten to use semi auto rifles to hunt. I completely understand NOT!
SEEMS silly to me but here in Pa you are not allowedto try new ideas.....EVER. The state motto should be ...we never did it that way before so no.
SEEMS silly to me but here in Pa you are not allowedto try new ideas.....EVER. The state motto should be ...we never did it that way before so no.
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Ford, how long has that been the case? I was just reading Ken Waters' Pet Loads article on the .30 Remington and he mentioned that the semi-auto Model 8 was very popular in the Adirondacks and in Maine, while in Pennsylvania, the boys seemed to prefer the Remington Model 14 pumps ...
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Some very amazing eye candy in this entire thread! Here is my oldest gun, a Colt SAA made in 1882.
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Kirk do you still carry that Colt and your 1954 94 30-30 on your wilderness canoe trips? It is sure a fine Colt.
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First generation SAA with a few adjustments...
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This is probably a stoopid question, but can that cutaway be fired? Looks well used...Shrapnel wrote:Very rare, Burgess cutaway shotgun from the 1890's...
Have you hugged your rifle today?
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I don't know if that is a stupid question, but I do think it may not be smart to shoot it...claybob86 wrote:This is probably a stoopid question, but can that cutaway be fired? Looks well used...Shrapnel wrote:Very rare, Burgess cutaway shotgun from the 1890's...
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It depends. If I have a heavy pack and a canoe to carry, I'll just strap on the Colt SAA. Otherwise, the 30-30 carbine 'Old Savage' comes with me. It also comes with me in the trunk when I'm travelling by car.JerryB wrote:Kirk do you still carry that Colt and your 1954 94 30-30 on your wilderness canoe trips? It is sure a fine Colt.
Kirk: An old geezer who loves the smell of freshly turned earth, old cedar rail fences, wood smoke, a crackling fireplace on a snowy evening, pristine wilderness lakes, the scent of
cedars and a magnificent Whitetail buck framed in the semi-buckhorn sights of a 120-year old Winchester.
Blog: https://www.kirkdurston.com/
cedars and a magnificent Whitetail buck framed in the semi-buckhorn sights of a 120-year old Winchester.
Blog: https://www.kirkdurston.com/