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Yes, too old. So you need to give them away to someone younger.

Yeah; Older & smarter.

I don't know how old you are but it looks like you appreciate good guns. Larry

As we get older we better learn what we like. We also care much less about what other people may think about us (the Nothing to Prove syndrome). We also have a tendency to tell people what we think. And yell at people to get off our lawns.........what was I talking about? Oh, yeah, nice guns!

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Even older, even crankier....

I once wanted to see how powerful a gun I could get.

Now I am interested more in lower recoil and better accuracy. With these eyes, the accuracy is a challenge.

I like revolvers more that pistols so my son considers me old fashioned.

When he shot a smaller group with my 624 than he did with his M&P 9, he may understand why old is not so bad after all.

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Well, I'm not sure I'm familiar with your scattergun, but I know what fine guns the Riflemans' Rifle and the Winnie '97 are. I think we would appreciate each others safe contents.

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Don't see anything synthetic in that picture. Just good old wood and steel. To me that doesn't show you are getting old, it shows you have good taste.

It says that you know your guns and too smart to run with the zombie killer/tacticool crowd.

I recognize 2 out 3, what the top one?

That non take down M1897 is rare bird.

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Mine are slightly different and a bit newer. Top would be a Belguin Browning A5 20 gauge 3" mag, center fire would be a pre 64 Win 30-06 with a Uertnel 4X scope, and a Model 12 12 gauge. I bought my dad's guns 5 years ago from my Mom when my dad passed. Bought his headstone. Got several S&W revolvers of his ( 19-1 4" & 36 3" no dash) to add to my stable of S&W guns. Nothing like wood and steel. BTW nice looking "old" guns. You have any young people looking at your old guns with interest?

It's the new old fashion trend. Tacticool is sooo old.

Yep, you are; then again, so am I. Nice guns.

I'm 36 and those guns are like Viagra to me. Especially the Winchester pump.

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bushmaster1313 my answer to your question is no. it just means that you like older guns and their is No shame at all in liking older guns.

There's NOTHING wrong with the guns of your choice that a few flashlights, lasers, 4 (or 5) rails and maybe a couple of scopes wouldn't fix right up.
So - Get the drill out and be just like a kid again

P.S. Finding the *correct* stocks to update these may be a problem.

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Lately I've been trading some of my "newer" stuff for older things.

They all look great to me....fine wood & steel guns are to be treasured and pasted on to ones who can appreciate their quality and functionality.

When I began to develop an interest in firearms, old guns were all I could afford. Nowadays, they are all I really want. I like and enjoy 1911's and S&W revolvers. I positively adore 1903 and 1903-A3 rifles. I am fully in agreement with Geo. Patton on the supreme utility of the M-1 Garand. In fact, when I don't go jogging, I carry one just about every morning while out walking with my dog Molly for exercise.

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It shows you like quality.

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Last night I dreamed in peaceful sleep of shady summertime...Warm wood, blued steel, old dogs, good horses, children and watermelon wine"...

With aplogies to TOM T. HALL....the old folks will understand

Yep, you be old. Old enough to know what works. I really like your Ithica trap gun, always wanted one but never have bought one. Which grade is she?

I enjoy going to the trap range with my straight out of the box Win M-12 and outshooting the crowd with all their newest, latest, greatest target missers. They just look at me with their mouth open......I just smile and tell 'em "it's just practice boys, lots of practice, not the gun".

And my sawed off old M-97 from the Kansas State Pen I bought when they sold 'em off years ago works just fine for my house gun and at cowboy shoots.

Ain't got none of them pre-64 M-70s but got some of the newer ones and they work just fine.

Wood and blue steel is my favorite, stainless just kind of turns me off, but I do like a good nickle plated Colt or S&W now and then.

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Welcome to geezerville bushmaster.

Yure lernin' there Sonny, yure lernin'.

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Grade is "only" a 4E.
Truly, I would not want more engraving.

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4E.........very nice.

At the NRA convention Ithaca had a display and had a Sousa grade there. Originally the company made 11 of them and the new outfit is going to make 11 of them. Too gaudy for me.

And Iggy, I LOVE your "sent from my desktop keyboard" that is funny right there I don't care who ya are!

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KSCowboy,

And Iggy, I LOVE your "sent from my desktop keyboard" that is funny right there I don't care who ya are!

Wall, I was feelin' plumb left behind by all of this new fangled tecknolgy ....

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I'm right there with ya Iggy. I make about 1 phone call a week and never text, facebook, or any of that other stuff.

The cows wouldn't reply if I did! Maybe I should start BeefBook or CowSpace or MyHay?

And don't get me started on that GPS stuff, I got maps and they ain't let me down yet, don't need to replace the batteries or make sure they're charged up, or plugged in or nothin'.

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KSCowboy

I'm 25 and those guns would fit right in with my collection.....I have some modern guns but most are old, with blue and wood.

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Kris
OGCA, NRA LM

Older...and wiser! That single barrel trap is beautiful.

Guns is like wine. Some people know what they have and some don't no matter what the age is

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