The oldest gun you use

[Coldshooter]

What is the oldest gun you commonly shoot or hunt with? For me it is my Dad's old Remington Model 11-48 in 16 ga. followed by my Sweet Sixteen both from the Early or mid fifties. Many rabbits and birds killed by those two.

 

[bloo]

1947 pre 17. Goes with me every trip to the range. Targets or tin cans you can't beat it.


Ted

 

[woodsltc]

Key phrase in the OP is "commonly use".

I have older guns, but I "commonly use" a K-22, pre-18, made in 1952.

I carry it squirrel hunting and use it for really close shots at bushytails in lieu of my .22LR rifle. It also gets shot a lot at the range.

Don

 

[old bear]

My 1972 shipped M-19 and my 1970 shipped M-27. Both of which are a bunch younger and in better shape than I am.

 

[Stu1205]

The oldest guns that I have and shoot are:

1961 E. German Makarov 9x18.
1969 Ruger Single Six. 22 LR. 5-1/2" barrel.
1970 Colt SAA 45 Colt 7-1/2" barrel.
1972 Smith & Wesson 28-2 Highway Patrolman 6" barrel.

All of my other guns are from the mid to late seventies to now.


The 28-2 is my favorite out of all of these.

Stu

 

[mpi]

1907 savage pistol. great little pistols and still chugging along!

 

[MWK1975]

2nd Model 44 Handejector, .44 Special manf 1916-20, I walk it once a month or better. Almost no finish left on it, but tight and shoots like a dream.

 

[feralmerril]

While I have older guns I think probley this octogon barreled winchester model 61 that my dad bought in the late 1930s.

 

[Class III]

1906 Swedish Mauser. Took a nice whitetail with it a couple of years ago.

Class III

Edit: Merril, can you post a close-up of what looks like a butt pad of your Winchester 61? I've never seen a 61 with a butt pad.

 

[Lee Barner]

a remington mod 41 .22 rifle made in late 30s. inherited from my uncle who bought it new before he joined the navy in 39. it has taken a lot of rabbits, squirrels and assorted pests. lee

 

[Marshall 357]

My H&R M-1 Garand,unfortuately my family was never into firearms,so I never had any old cool firearms passed on to me. But Im always Looking for something new old or cool to buy.

 

[GRIZZLYBEAR]

Late 40s vintage Hi Power

 

[kritter]

old stuff

For handgun would have to be an old S&W 1905 (third change) target from 1911

shotgun winchester model 12, 12 gauge from 1925 or for lighter stuff a model 12 in 20 gauge from 1916

on .22's for "plinking"/ squirrels an old winchester 1890 from 1929.
If it's something more "formal" then a winchester "pre" A model 52 from 1932

Guess you could say I like the more "vintage" firearms..Oh, and Winchesters

 

[oldman45]

Hunting: Browning Auto Five shotgun made in Sept, 1953.
Daily carry: S&W 1911 made in 2009.
I shoot a lot of guns that were made in the 50's & 60's for fun.

 

[Dueeast]

My Pheasant hunting gun, a 12 ga. Fox "Sterlingworth" made in 1917.

 

[David LaPell]

The oldest two guns I have right now that I carry around or shoot with are both from the same year. A gun that I carry all the time is this 1950 vintage M & P.

The oldest gun I hunt with is my 1950 vintage Colt Woodsman that was my grandfather's. This little gun has accounted for alot of game in its life. I have taken squirrels, grouse, a couple of beaver and some other game just since I have owned it.

The oldest gun I ever did hunt with though was an 1892 vintage Model 1873 Winchester in .38-40. I wish I still owned that gun. The oldest gun I ever took any game with was my Winchester Model 54 bolt action in .30-30 from 1930. I killed my first deer with that gun.

 

[brucev]

I have a Springfield 1903, serial number 810,xxx which was produced about 1918. It was rebuilt during WWII where a new barrel (Sedgley 44) and a "scant" stock were installed after which it was apparently not heavily used. I bought it second-hand from a fellow who got it through the CMP. Excellent rifle. First range trip I fired 100 rds. of mixed commercial loads through it. Average of all groups fired was under 2 inches. The last five shots fired were 150 gr. Win. Silver-Tips... which went into a nice 1 inch group. Very cool. It is a very fine rifle.

 

[walnutred]

I shoot a 1902 1st on a regular basis. One 22 rifle we shoot a lot is a first year production Winchester 67 my Great Grandfather bought new. the shotgun I hunt with is a Hunter Arms 16ga which is probably 1930s production.

 

[serialsolver]

I have a take down Winchester m55 in 30wcf made in the late twenties that I take deer hunting every year. Also have a third model hand ejector from 1929 that goes too the range with a 329pd. Then there is the Winchester take down m97 made in 1911 that went on special details before I retired.

 

[GatorFarmer]

If I remember correctly, my Krag was made in 1896. It qualifies as a non gun under Federal law by being an antique. .30-40 Krag ammo is a seasonal offering, but is still offered by Remington and Winchester.