What gun have you had the longest?

[BKLooney]

I pulled all of the long guns out of one of the safes a couple of days ago to oil and wipe down, when I got to my old Winchester model 190 it dawned on me that I have had that rifle for a little over 50 years now...my Granddad gave me that gun in '72 or '73.

The old rifle has been shot many thousands of times but is still in very respectable shape and pretty much mechanically spot on!

What have you held onto the longest?

 

[lihpster]

Remington 512 .22LR. 42 years and counting.

 

[THE PILGRIM]

This 20 Gauge.
Bought it at the Memphis Sears about 1953.

 

[pawncop]

My Remington model 582, bolt action .22 rifle. Christmas 1966. My first firearm. 57 years.

 

[DUSTYDOGDAN]

In my family you get a 10/22 when you turn 8 years old.
I was given my Ruger in 1974!
It still functions great and my guess it has 50,000 rounds easy.

 

[jjrr]

I have a s&w 32 long hand ejector I believe is about 53 vintage that I bought from a friend back in 63 that was my main defensive weapon for years. In those days where I live there wasn’t really much need to have a gun and sadly those days are gone.

 

[arjay]

My Remington 582 22 that I bought about 48 yrs ago for rabbit hunting.

 

[glenwolde]

Oldest: S&W Model 15 nickel, bought new at Circle Pawn in Houston in 1979. I bought it because all I owned was an 8 3/8 Model 17 and a resident of my apartment complex was not just murdered, but beheaded. Felt like I needed a bigger gun.

Honorable mention and a close second: S&W Model 63, bought at Triangle Gun Shop, Bellaire TX in 1980. Bought it for my girlfriend so she could shoot with me. We married in '81. We're still together. She's shot it about 5 times over the last 42 years.

 

[Baltimoreed11754]

Probably my 572 Remington Fieldmaster pump. Bought new in 1976 in Baltimore when I was engaged to my gal.

 

[Echo40]

That would be my Walther PPK/S-22.

Since all the way back in 2015, no less! Oh, but the firearm itself is obviously of a considerably older vintage, having been manufactured in 2013, thus making it a whole 10 years old!

 

[BAM-BAM]

The single shot, .22lr, take down, late 1890s Stevens Favorite my Dad gave me in 1963.

Followed by my Remington 511-x Scoremaster Dad gave me for Christmas in 1964

 

[mk70ss]

Remington single shot, bolt action .22 that my uncle gave in 1974 when I was 10.

 

[WardenRoss]

I have my granddad's A5 that he bought new in 1919. I'm not sure what year I got it but he died in 1965.

He was a professional bird hunting guide. It's seen some extensive field use, like 40 seasons.

Sorry for the quick pic.

 

[sekiarcdr]

Remington model 4 in .22 LR.

My granddad purchased this rifle in about 1917 here in Bentonville, AR for my dad, and dad gave it to me about 75 years ago. It's still in great shape today.

 

[Doug M.]

M58. My first service weapon, too. Roughly 45 years ago.

 

[ruger 22]

My BHP bought new in 1968 and carried for over 40 years backed up by a Model 36..My son has his Model 63 that he got at his 14th birthday in 1971 along with a Ruger 10/22 and Remington 1100.

 

[robertrwalsh]

Dirty Harry Special. Got it around 1971-72. Paid straight retail for it too. Good timing and good luck.

 

[Baxter6551]

Mossberg “New Haven” (model 600) pump with rifle sights. Bought because police dept required you to carry your own shotgun but by the time I got out of the academy they decided to issue 870s. Paid $60 as I recall. Then when I wanted to try skeet shooting drove to Mossberg factory and bought a 28 inch barrel for $15.

 

[ABNRGR]

What gun have I had the longest?

RIFLE: Browning Belgian Safari Grade Mauser 30.06, with spectacular fiddleback stock, on my birthday August, 1973.

HANDGUN: S&W Model 19-3, .357 Mag, October, 1973.

SHOTGUN: Ruger Red Label, 20 gauge, blued receiver, fixed chokes IC/M, 28" tubes, very pretty wood, light weight, swings like it's a part of you, deadly on pheasants. Purchased in 1977 when it was first introduced.

 

[jdlii]

This 20 Gauge.
Bought it at the Memphis Sears about 1953.

At the downtown store or the one on Poplar? You bought it two years prior to me being born, in Memphis!