"Old Rifles"

[TSnave]

I'm gonna resurrect this thread instead of starting a new one. I prefer old guns. There, I said it!
In the stable right now I have:

• 1948 Remington 722 in 257 Roberts. This is a new acquisition and I'm fixing the broken stock, but have high hopes for it.
• 1934 Remington model 11 in 16 gauge. My uncle's old shotgun. I chase pheasant with this at least once a year.
• 1965 Remington 700, 7mm Rem Mag. Dad's rifle, it's probably my "do everything" gun.
• Savage 99 in 358 Winchester.
• A post-war FN Mauser custom 22-250.
• I also have a number of newer rifles, but the old ones are the ones I prefer. They'll do anything any "new" rifle will do.

 

[Ozarkansas]

I’ve killed a couple of deer with an 1895 in 45/70 (but that’s a new spin on an old design), and a pig with an un-sporterized 1894 Swedish mauser. Owning that mauser had made me a 6.5x55 fanboy for life. in my family we also do all of our squirrel hunting with vintage .22s, my preferred gun is a mossberg 151k from the 50s, it’s beautifully made and dead reliable.

 

[eLightfoot]

I’m a connoisseur of cool old rifles. The more odd the better. Among the collection

336 sc .219 zipper
336 sc 35 rem 1950 waffle top
336 375 win
1894cl 25-20

Weatherby varmintmaster 224wby mag west German
Browning BBR never fired 30-06
M39 Sako mosin nagant
S&W Pre 29 44mag

Looking to add Sako VL-63 Finnwolf

 

[S-3 ranch]

I still use a Remington 788 .308
and a win M70 .270

i really don’t know how they could make rifles better now days

 

[49ereric]

I'm gonna resurrect this thread instead of starting a new one. I prefer old guns. There, I said it!
In the stable right now I have:

• 1948 Remington 722 in 257 Roberts. This is a new acquisition and I'm fixing the broken stock, but have high hopes for it.
• 1934 Remington model 11 in 16 gauge. My uncle's old shotgun. I chase pheasant with this at least once a year.
• 1965 Remington 700, 7mm Rem Mag. Dad's rifle, it's probably my "do everything" gun.
• Savage 99 in 358 Winchester.
• A post-war FN Mauser custom 22-250.
• I also have a number of newer rifles, but the old ones are the ones I prefer. They'll do anything any "new" rifle will do.

That 722 should be a real shooter!

 

[wyogoat]

My usual elk rifle is a Savage 99 in .300 Savage. I love packing the old lever gun in the dark timber.

 

[brucemt]

My late great uncles model 54 .270 that his wife bought him brand new in 1937. Never been modified in any way. Through the years he shot 37 elk and 13 grizzly bears with it. They didn’t keep track of deer and antelope. I want to shoot a whitetail buck with it next season.

 

[left hunter]

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My late great uncles model 54 .270 that his wife bought him brand new in 1937. Never been modified in any way. Through the years he shot 37 elk and 13 grizzly bears with it. They didn’t keep track of deer and antelope. I want to shoot a whitetail buck with it next season.

That is spectacular! You definitely have to hunt with that one

 

[Formidilosus]

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My late great uncles model 54 .270 that his wife bought him brand new in 1937. Never been modified in any way. Through the years he shot 37 elk and 13 grizzly bears with it. They didn’t keep track of deer and antelope. I want to shoot a whitetail buck with it next season.

Every person that says they don’t want to scratch their pretty wood rifle, so they don’t hunt with it should read this.

 

[brucemt]

When I do get out with it, it’s going to feel like I am hunting with my late great uncle Jess.

 

[fshaw]

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My late great uncles model 54 .270 that his wife bought him brand new in 1937. Never been modified in any way. Through the years he shot 37 elk and 13 grizzly bears with it. They didn’t keep track of deer and antelope. I want to shoot a whitetail buck with it next season.

Cool rifle. Have fun with it.

 

[Weldor]

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My late great uncles model 54 .270 that his wife bought him brand new in 1937. Never been modified in any way. Through the years he shot 37 elk and 13 grizzly bears with it. They didn’t keep track of deer and antelope. I want to shoot a whitetail buck with it next season.

Wow, That's outstanding!

 

[3325]

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My late great uncles model 54 .270 that his wife bought him brand new in 1937. Never been modified in any way. Through the years he shot 37 elk and 13 grizzly bears with it. They didn’t keep track of deer and antelope. I want to shoot a whitetail buck with it next season.

And probably just shot something like a 130 Silvertip for everything.

 

[TaperPin]

This darn 1960 Remington 725 has really grown on me and is officially my new do everything Lego rifle. Multiple stocks, multiple bolts, multiple barrels, multiple old fixed scopes, a few types of iron sights. This year I want to do themes of one sort or another other than basic mountain rifle: Old m24/m40, octagon barreled old cartridge, retro Palma, AK bear gun, African safari, silhouette rifle, chassis rifle with dialable scope and can, JAWS-style harpoon gun, f class, prs, elr, smokeless muzzleloader, heck maybe a .22 lr conversion, or a vampire hunter with silver cross inlays and cast silver bullets. Lol

I never expected to have to get so many different types of stocks.

 

[Happy Antelope]

This darn 1960 Remington 725 has really grown on me and is officially my new do everything Lego rifle. Multiple stocks, multiple bolts, multiple barrels, multiple old fixed scopes, a few types of iron sights. This year I want to do themes of one sort or another other than basic mountain rifle: Old m24/m40, octagon barreled old cartridge, retro Palma, AK bear gun, African safari, silhouette rifle, chassis rifle with dialable scope and can, JAWS-style harpoon gun, f class, prs, elr, smokeless muzzleloader, heck maybe a .22 lr conversion, or a vampire hunter with silver cross inlays and cast silver bullets. Lol

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Love this!!!!

 

[Decker9]

A few months back I received a heirloom piece.

Grandad bought this model 70 in 1956 chambered in .375 h&h, but a few years later he re chambered it to 375-338 and built it a new stock. When he passed in 1998, the rifle went to a far away family member, but has now made its way home. Many moose and bear have been had as well as a couple of Africa trips. I’m excited to sling this one over my shoulder next moose season.






It now sits with my grandmothers 1957 model 70 .375 H&h

 

[49ereric]

Apparently the Tasco scope can take the recoil

 

[TaperPin]

Even girls were tough back then! Love the story and the rifles.

 

[Choupique]

Next level coolness there. Granny toting around a .375 !!!

 

[Decker9]

Cheers fellas, she was a pretty incredible markswoman Iv been told, unfortunately I didn’t get a chance to meet her in this life.