Oldest gun you have hunted with?

[10 ga]

What is #1 The oldest gun you have [U]ever[U] hunted with and #2 The oldest gun you regularly hunt with.(replicas don't count)

I think the guys that cast often use very traditional guns and not the latest whiz-bang.

#1 For me the oldest gun ever hunted with is a 1842 .69 Harpers Ferry musket. Inherited heirloom and every couple of years I'll shoot some starlings or blackbirds for pie, just to keep her in shape. NO not with minnies or RB but with #8 shot.

#2 Oldest gun I regularly hunt with is granddads Winchester 1911 #12 ga. It was first semi auto shotgun, J.M. Browning patent, precourser of Remington 11 and Browning A5. Mfg from 1911 to 1924 and this one has a 32K serial out of 100K+ made.

What you guys carring out there?
Good luck huntin! 10 ga

[Tom-ADC]

Have a Fox Sterlingworth 12 ga SxS serial number puts it at 1913, belonged to my grandfather he shot a lot of birds with it and I've used it with much sucess, little slow for quail but deadly for pheasants. I'd use it tomorrow if needed.
I have shoot some trap with it.

[Shooter]

As a kid I hunted with a 14 Ga. English SB shotgun from about 1850.
I still use rolling blocks from the last quarter of the 19th century.

[Poygan]

1873 Winchester .38-40. Could have posted under "Guns I wish I never Sold" as well....

[Bullshop]

1863 ( I think) Sharps conversion carbine 50/70 and got an elk with it. 60gn Goex FG and the Lyman gubment 450gn shot clean through end to end.

[waksupi]

I had at one time, an original flintlock, probably from the 1840-s era. Completely hand made. Forged and hand rifled barrel, home made lock. Very accurate, but has a soft frizzen. Some squirrels were patient enough to let me drop the hammer a half dozen times, to get it to fire.

[Jack Stanley]

Oldest would be an 1893 Remington outside hammer double in Twelve gauge . It still goes out from time to time .

Oldest I still use is a Kimber model eighty-four that I use to eliminate chucks and feral critters of the 'hood .

Jack

[BoolitBill]

Oldest is a Winchester Model 94 rifle in 30-30 made in 1927. My regular hunting gun is a Savage 99 in .308 with a scope (age is dimming my eyesight). What can I say, I like lever guns.

[oneokie]

#2 Oldest gun I regularly hunt with is granddads Winchester 1911 #12 ga. It was first semi auto shotgun, J.M. Browning patent, precourser of Remington 11 and Browning A5. Mfg from 1911 to 1924 and this one has a 32K serial out of 100K+ made. 10 ga

One of the "widow maker" with the knurling on the barrel?

[pls1911]

Savage 99 of unknown date (mid 50's?), Marlin 36 and 36A from 1946, and a couple Marlin1893s in nice shape and remain tack drivers. All are .30 cal., use Ranch Dog, Lyman, Seaco, and RCBS 160 through 180 grains, heat treated, checked and lubed through a .312 sizer, pushed at about 1900 fps ahead of reloader 7.

[Kskybroom]

>>>#1 Same<<<
#2 Two Weeks ago I shot a doe with my Great Gandfathers
1886 Win 40-65

[Johnch]

I have used a 45/70 Trap door on deer several times

Not sure of the age
But I try to hunt ducks with my Great Great Grandfathers SxS 10 gau cap lock shotgun

Have to be sure and only cock 1 hammer
As it has a nasty habit of dropping the second hammer
From the recoil from the first shot

Sort of takes all the fun out of hunting with a Black and Blue shoulder

John

[MtGun44]

1902 Rem RB 7x57.

Bill

[1Shirt]

An old side by side 12 g. marked G.O.Werthington, and the date on it was in the early 1920's I think. It was an improved and modified, and the darn thing would throw one ounce slugs at 50 yds to within 3" of each other consistantly, as if the bbls. were regulated. Sold it to a Tiawaneese, in the early 60's, and the next time I saw it, it had a big 3" brand on the stock where it had been registered and taxed. Think about that if you have a number of firearms.
1Shirt!:coffee:

[Larry Gibson]

Model 1884 TD 45-70 made in '86. M1891 7.75 Argentine DWM Mauser made in 1896(?).

Larry Gibson

[onceabull]

Rifle: win 94,26"round 30/30,full length mag.tube, serial 25xxx...---------& Shotgun : another of those Win.auto 1911's ....both of these passed to me from maternal G'dad..use is primarily to refresh old memories..also Have Dad's 30 /40 Krag,which could be older but it has been extensively altered and is primarily a range peice nowadays.there is also on hand a Remington-Lee 30/40,but I've not attempted to find DOM,another extensivly altered("sporterized") rifle and a fine boolit thrower

[EMC45]

M91 Mosin Nagant. Not a 91/30 an actual 91 that was reconfigured by the Finns. It is a New England Westinghouse. Date of 1915 on ring. Killed 2 deer with it. First 2 ever. 150gr. Speer Hot-Cor, over 52gr. IMR 4350.

[roverboy]

Youall have got me beat on the age of rifles I've hunted with, but I thought I'd still post mine. The oldest I've ever hunted with is a 1942 Turk 38 Mauser in 8mm. I oughta try my Swiss 1911, it was made in 1918.

[19112TAP]

Oldest gun I shoot was a early 1800's .40 cal flintlock my high school art teacher had.

Oldest gun that I hunt with is a 1899 Winchester 92 in 32w.c.f. I use to squirrel hunt with all the time or around the farm for unwanted feed robbers.

[elk hunter]

Two English, muzzle loading, double barrel, shotguns, Williams 13 bore and a Lancaster 15 bore. Oops, almost forgot my Belgian muzzle loading 16 bore X 11mm rifle side x side combination. Have taken deer and most game birds with them. All are roughly Civil War time period.

[KCSO]

Original Burnside Carbine and A W. Scott M/L shotgun in the past. Currently a 1898 Krag and a Diana 12 bore shotgun.

[dk17hmr]

I have hunted with my 1903 Springfield built in September 1909, still as issued. I havent taken anything with it yet, hopefully and antelope or mule deer will fall to it in the future.

[Thumbcocker]

This is one cool thread.

[TCLouis]

Model 1886 made in 92 with RD's 350 grain boolit.

Unfortunately no one has volunteered to help me test that boolit at 1100 fps.

[home in oz]

My grandfather's Model 12 Winchester 20 gauge.

He bought it new when it first came out.

I am unsure what year that was.

[reloader28]

This year I used my Grandpas 1903 Springfield thats been sporterized. He died when I was about 4, so this gun aint killed anything in about 36 years.

I loaded her up with cast 180gr FN 50/50 boolits and killed a nice doe at about 120 yards. Its been a while since I shot an animal with open sites, but its fun. My first cst boolit kill, but I dont think I'll ever go back to condom bullets again. Whats the point?

I dont have a second oldest gun yet cause everything else was all shot with jacketed and I'm trying to forget that time of my life.
:cbpour:
:takinWiz:jacketed bullets

[RugerFan]

M91 Mosin Nagant. Not a 91/30 an actual 91 that was reconfigured by the Finns. It is a New England Westinghouse. Date of 1915 on ring. Killed 2 deer with it. First 2 ever. 150gr. Speer Hot-Cor, over 52gr. IMR 4350.

OOOOhhh....NICE! I envy you. Love the old MNs.

[bob208]

1899 krag carbine i killed a 8point with using cast bullits. i have used a bsa enfield dated 1918 with the same cast bullit as the krag.

i have also carried my 1871 rollingblock in 50-70 but have not shot anything with it yet.

[webfoot10]

1871 mauser carbine, rechambered in 45/60, (shortened 45/70 Fire formed) hard hitter
with 400 gr boolets and 27 grs 4198.

[Ken77539]

#1 - Oldest gun I ever hunted with: (many, many, many years ago,) an 1891 Argentine Mauser 7.65x53 - not exactly the best choice for East Texas Piney Woods (was like trying to carry a canoe through the woods), but it was all I had at the time.

#2 - Big age difference in what I hunt with now. My 'go-to' guns are: a Marlin 336C in 30-30, bought in 1980 for hunting in heavy brush. For open fields / longer range hunting I reach for my 1997 Remington 700 BDL in 30-06 Springfield.

[GARCIA]

1886 Winchester in 45-90 born on date of 1892. Belonged to my great-grandfather. Still makes meat!!

Tom

[H-Marlin]

Oldest gun is my Marlin model 1893 made in 1895 chambered in .38-55. First shot I took with this gun hit the target dead center at 100 yards.

[shooterchris]

Mauser 98 from the 40's. A youngun to most of the others. Interesting thread!

[Ken77539]

This is one cool thread.

I agree. I sit here reading all these posts and can see all the members enjoying fond memories of treasures handed down over the years. Makes me a bit envious - my grand-dad was gone before I was a twinkle in my daddy's eye, and the only two firearms my dad ever owned (a snub-nosed .38 and a Luger P-08) were stolen in a home burglary when I was very young. Hoping to change all that with my sons though. Thanks for sharing.

Ken

[atr]

a late 30's vintage 30-30 model 94.....I remember I missed my first deer with that rifle, too much bullet drop which I didn't compensate for correctly.

[Glen]

A first year of production S&W Model of 1899 Military and Police, .38 Special. It does a right nice job on vermin and small game on those days that the lighting is good and I can actually SEE those microscopic fine sights.

[starmac]

A model 99 300 savage born in 1932. It was not born a 300 though, I have always assumed it started life as a 30/30, but it has been x'd out. This has the cartridge counter, I always thought it would be real interested if there was a game counter instead.

I have a newer rifle. A win 94 30/30 made in 53, but usually just use it for plinking.

[megafatcat]

Mod 1891 Arg mauser, Made 1892. Sporterzed to a carbine length.
A5 sweet 16 mfg 1949.
Both are my 'go to' guns.

[Freightman]

M1867 Danish rolling block manufactured in 1883. Or my M81 Vetterlli in 41 Swiss converted to CF.

[felix]

Exact same as Larry: Model 1884 TD 45-70 made in '86. Shot at a fox; missed by a mile; went home feeling like an idiot; never shot that thing again at anything living.

Went deer hunting several years in a row with a 760 pump; 300 savage; 30-06. Didn't see anything at all during those times. Never went hunting for anything since high school (1959) because of complete lack of interest.

Now speaking about birds. That is a different story. Rifle shots in spoofing territory, and wondered how and
why I missed. That is when Bench Rest stuff became my thing. Oh, I did find out why over a four year period, and that's when my inability to read conditions became evident. Factual, even today. I need at least one sighter round. ... felix

[NVScouter]

I used to pop coyotes as a kid with my grandfather's 1898 Winchester in 30WCF we ran the SN to right at 1900.

I also regulary hunt with a 1918 Savage 99 in 250-3000.

Both of these are on my NEVER EVER EVER sell list.

[mroliver77]

Oldest gun is my Marlin model 1893 made in 1895 chambered in .38-55. First shot I took with this gun hit the target dead center at 100 yards.
Wow, my gun exactly and first shot in the bull! I hunt with it and also 1902 Rem RB in 45-70, an 03 made in mid 20's sporterised many moons ago.
Jay

[Idaho Sharpshooter]

Krag...

Rich

[AkMike]

A Krag? You poor deprived child..

[luckyjim]

My greatgrandfathers 1899 Savage 30/30....Dated at 1905 to 07 .... and we have to remember they started building model T Fords in 1909... I was just hoping to shoot a deer and I shot a buck of a life time! :cbpour:

[leadman]

1891 Arg. Mauser in 7.65x54. Also a Swedish Mauser 6.5x55 1918.
Plan on using my Rolling Block (1867) or 71 Mauser (1877) soon.

[Tomkitty]

Oldest gun I have hunted with is a 24 ga Belgium double barrel percussion gun. Don't know the exact age but I would guess it was made in the mid-to-late 1800's. I still try to take it grouse hunting once each year.
My grandfather's 12 ga hammer double is still used regularly each year. He bought it used in a St.Louis pawn shop in 1911. Here's a picture of the two guns.

[.357]

took the 99 in 300 savage made in 1949 out after deer this year.

[fatnhappy]

I have hunted with my 1903 Springfield built in September 1909, still as issued. I havent taken anything with it yet, hopefully and antelope or mule deer will fall to it in the future.

My 1903 springfield was built in 1903. I've taken it out a couple times coyote hunting.

[WildShot]

1873 Springfield Trapdoor made in 1878. Took a doe last season.

[nanuk]

1873 trapdoor, marked with the inspectors initials and '90....

took it moose hunting one year, figured if I missed, I'd bayonet the swampdonkey!

[bowhunter]

The oldest a 1899 savage k model made in 1914 250-3000 also my 336 marlins. 30-30 made 1948 and 32 special 1952 i also hunt with newer ones from the 1970s 444 made 1978 and 375 win. From 1980 also 600 rem. In 243 1974 and 660 rem. In 6mm rem. Made in 1969.

[steve in kc]

J Stevens 1909 first run pump 12 ga. My son bought it for $100!!! :) I haven't measured the barrel but it's close to 30". Now, the question was "oldest you've hunted with"...it would be a turkey killing machine if any turk's would come by me in the blind!!

[Ron.D]

My oldest and still one of my favourites is my 71/84 Mauser. Manufactured, Spandau, 1888. Beautifully made gun. 3 yrs. ago I loaded her up with black powder and took a young black bear. Ron.D

[DIRT Farmer]

I have the barrels from my Great Grandfathers shot gun, they are 11 gauge Belgin barrels. I found a Manton that had been refinished and cut down for cow boy shooting, The barrels were fitted to the gun and I have taken small game with it. Also a 16 ga. Belgin with 42 inch barrels, and the 10 ga. James and son English double.

My Great Grandfather loved to eat wild meat and I have heard the story of him loading the gun with sand and shooting sparrows in the garden to eat, one time not seeing his prized rooster behind the bush and killing it to.

[JMtoolman]

The oldest gun that I have taken deer and antelope was a 1825 Purdy percussion rifle. The toolman

[wallenba]

M95 Steyr, 1915

[x101airborne]

Im still hunting my great grandfather's old remington SxS 12 damascus. It has no ejectors, you have to wear a "ring" with a hook on it and when you break the weapon open, the top is cut out to allow the "ring" to hook the shell and extract it. No serial number, no model number. We load special BP rounds in brass hulls for it using #4 shot. Da#$ thing is so tightly patterned though.

[saidnuff]

It was a 1893 7X57 Mauser I got from someone who didn't know what he had... Or maybe he thought he did. I worked on it a little and it now just about drives tacks. I now have to load with some cast boolits