Let’s see your Vintage Classic Rifles

[Decker9]

This one is extra special. Built for me when I was 7, with plans of my first goat hunt the following year. 8 years old, wrong side of the mountain huddled under a balsam tree for the night with my dad, cooking goat on a stick. This one lobbed the 160gr round nose nicely into the boiler room.

Mauser 96 chambered in 6.5x55ai.



It’s matching .22, built for my dad in 1952. This 22 has passed through every kid’s hands in the family, now owned by my 9 year old daughter. I wonder how many grouse it’s taken in its lifetime.

 

[BLJ]

Military Mauser 98 action. Sporter barrel chambered for 257 Roberts. Leupold 3-9x40 Vari-X II. No idea on actual age. Dad bought it used about 40 years ago. 87 grain Hornady SP over IMR 4350. I wouldn’t have any idea how many deer this rifle has killed. More than a lot.

 

[Oregonmuley]

Not nearly as vintage as some already posted but its from 1970 so 50+ years and it's a classic to me. This was one of my dad's rifles, his favorite the last years he hunted. Sako Forester in .308

 

[sherbert409]

Hey, sometimes a gun with a story makes it more valuable to the one who carries it than any value book might suggest.


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[Decker9]

I worked in our family sawmill as a kid after schools, until I saved up enough money to buy a Brno .22 2e (everyone in the family owns a Brno 22). The rifle isn’t quite vintage, but the wood sure is.

This blank was left by my grandad, it was intended for the mannlicher I posted earlier, but I found a different plan for it. You could say it had some time to dry lol.

I’m a left hand shooter, so tailored it to fit me perfectly. A year in the making this is what I ended up with. This was my first stock from a raw blank.

 

[2five7]

Found this one last year, traded a VX6 for it.

1950 M70, ".300 Magnum" Good condition, but not so good that I can't hunt with it.

 

[handwerk]

All my BG rifles are pre 64 Model 70's of some sort, either in their factory stocks or customized.
Here is my mid 50's .270 Fwt. that makes it to the Mn. deer woods every fall.

 

[Formidilosus]

I have a soft spot in my heart for Old Winchesters.

So do I. Since I was a teenager, I have wanted a Pre 64 M70 in 270 WCF. I wanted to use JOC’s load with 130gr Nosler Partitions and put together the most capable western rifle from that period, I.E.- if I went back to the 1950’s or early 60’s what would I use? And then kill a sheep with it.

I would not be ok with a 0-300 or 400 yard rifle. It needed to be a 600+ yard system. The rifle and ammo was easy, the issue was always the optic. The scopes then, by and large, weren’t exactly meant for longer ranges. The Unertl was to large and fragile, with too small a FOV.
The WWII sniper optics weren’t really suitable either. The Enfield No. 4 Mk1. scope could be dialed, but it would require finding a good example and modifying the rifle, as well the reticle is sub par. Some of the German optics were better, however would require modifying the rifle as well. The same is with all the WWII scopes.

Years went by and every few years I would start researching again on the optics. What seemed to make sense was a 4x or 6x Weaver or Bear Cub with turrets- that seemed possible. Eventually I discovered that such a scope was built, and it was excellent- the Stith-Kollmorgan 4x off of the USMC MC-1 sniper rifle made in the late 50’s. The problem is very few were made, and are very hard to find. I looked for several years and couldn’t find one.
A few years ago, my SO bought a Pre 64 M70 in 270 for me, which meant I had to get a scope. Eventually I stumbled on a company taking vintage steel tubes Weavers and adding correct turrets- basically recreating the MC-1 scope in function. I called and they had one left, so here were are.






The collectors didn’t want it due to the modifications done to it; compass in the stock, (which I think is awesome), drilled for a peep sight on the receiver, etc.





Not sure what animals the notches are for, but I’m adding my own.




Except the recoil pad I guess, everything is Pre ‘64- mounts, rings, bases, scope, load, etc.

 

[sherbert409]

So do I. Since I was a teenager, I have wanted a Pre 64 M70 in 270 WCF. I wanted to use JOC’s load with 130gr Nosler Partitions and put together the most capable western rifle from that period, I.E.- if I went back to the 1950’s or early 60’s what would I use? And then kill a sheep with it.

I would not be ok with a 0-300 or 400 yard rifle. It needed to be a 600+ yard system. The rifle and ammo was easy, the issue was always the optic. The scopes then, by and large, weren’t exactly meant for longer ranges. The Unertl was to large and fragile, with too small a FOV.
The WWII sniper optics weren’t really suitable either. The Enfield No. 4 Mk1. scope could be dialed, but it would require finding a good example and modifying the rifle, as well the reticle is sub par. Some of the German optics were better, however would require modifying the rifle as well. The same is with all the WWII scopes.

Years went by and every few years I would start researching again on the optics. What seemed to make sense was a 4x or 6x Weaver or Bear Cub with turrets- that seemed possible. Eventually I discovered that such a scope was built, and it was excellent- the Stith-Kollmorgan 4x off of the USMC MC-1 sniper rifle made in the late 50’s. The problem is very few were made, and are very hard to find. I looked for several years and couldn’t find one.
A few years ago, my SO bought a Pre 64 M70 in 270 for me, which meant I had to get a scope. Eventually I stumbled on a company taking vintage steel tubes Weavers and adding correct turrets- basically recreating the MC-1 scope in function. I called and they had one left, so here were are.

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The collectors didn’t want it due to the modifications done to it; compass in the stock, (which I think is awesome), drilled for a peep sight on the receiver, etc.
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Not sure what animals the notches are for, but I’m adding my own.
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Except the recoil pad I guess, everything is Pre ‘64- mounts, rings, bases, scope, load, etc.

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A lot of character, and history on this one. I know the feeling of trying to find obscure parts and pieces for older guns. You usually search for months/years and pay through the nose once you find the right thing.

 

[Formidilosus]

A lot of character, and history on this one. I know the feeling of trying to find obscure parts and pieces for older guns. You usually search for months/years and pay through the nose once you find the right thing.

Indeed. Fortunately for me, I’m not really interested in owning rifles I won’t shoot a bunch, even if I really appreciate and like them. This one was enough of a pain to get put together, and while I am not generally attached or sentimental with guns- this one joins the few that I am. The only other one I want is a Vietnam Hathcock 30/06 version.

 

[Wilderlife]

Here's my 9.3x62 that was built on an FN '98 action.

 

[carsonkeys]

I don't own this, but had the privilege of shooting it. In addition to toting this rifle around on safari in Africa famous American author, Ernest Hemingway, used this .577 nitro express to (unsuccessfully) hunt German U-Boats off the coast of Cuba during WWII.

 

[prm]

My grandfather’s old 30-06 on the left. He hand carved the stock. My guess is it was done in the early 60s. My uncle brought it elk hunting a few years ago.

 

[robtattoo]

Mid '70s Sears Model 52, done up at great expense to look like an M70 Supergrade in 6.5x55


1898 manufactured Mauser (literally a first year gun) converted to 9x57 sometime between 1918 & 1922.

 

[Roman Nose]

Here’s a few, not quite as old as some. But wanted to share.

1964 Anschutz .222 rem

1964 Sako Forrester .243

This is my favorite rifle. Kind of ruined the classic look with a rebarrel but I enjoy it. It’s a late 60’s Browning Safari Grade chambered in 250 Ackley Improved.


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[bigmoose]

This is my pre 64 M70 in 300 ICL Grizzly. Originally it was a 300 H&H. It has been my "go to" rifle for deer, elk' and sheep. It's been a great shooting rifle It came with a Griffen & Howe side mount that I didn't care for. I replaced it with a Redfield Widefield 3X9 with Redfield Jr base and rings back in the 70's. Later I upgraded the stock to a Pacific Research stock and a Leupold V3 3 to 8. The rig is a little heavy, but it is a confidence gun for me. The one time I didn't hunt with it, I missed the biggest buck of my life. It still haunts my dreams.

 

[Thinkingman]

This is my new favorite thread.
Keep them coming.

 

[Catahoula]

My grandfathers 1952 Remington 721 30-06 that I inherited long ago. Very sentimental.

 

[EastHumboldt]

Hmm posting from my phone. How do I make the pic normal size?

There’s a small text line that pops up at the bottom of your pic that says “actual size Xx mb”. click on it and you will get other size options. Or Try editing the size of the pic on your phone before posting.

 

[LIWolverine]

1924 German Drilling rifle. Double 16ga over 8mm Mauser.

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