Oldest gun you have hunted with?

[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.

: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