What gun have you had the longest?

[rwsmith]

I started out with a Model 10 snub.......

.....I eventually traded that in for a model 686 so the gun I've had the longest is a Savage 110 30-06 rifle (about 40+years). I finally got around to getting another (old) model 10 with a 4" barrel. The oldest (working) gun I have is a Browning A5 12 gauge from about 1929 that I got from my FIL. The oldest gun of my own is a 1937 Mosin Nagant. I do mostly old S&W revolvers and have few going back to the early 60s.

 

[Racer X]

have I had the longest? My S&W 439, back about 1994.

My family? original Brown Bess. I'm the current caretaker. My step-dad believes he has the bayonet. Was in mom's possession.

 

[hardluk1]

Ether my mossberg 500 12ga pump or my rem 788 in 308 . Both were bought back in '73 when I turned 18 or soon after . I think th 12ga would have been the first one bought .

 

[rosewood]

Marlin Model 60, Christmas present when I was about 14.

Rosewood

 

[Skeptic 9c]

1974, Colt Mk IV Series 70. Still has the finger bushing (NEVER REMOVE FROM BARREL!)
Geoff
Who shot it a lot.

 

[RobzGuns]

I bought my first handgun in 1970. It was a Berretta 70S, but I parted with i in the late 70s. The two firearms I've had the longest are my S&W 19-3 and Nazi Issue P38. I got both in 1975, when I was stationed at Pendleton, but don't remember which I got first.

I still shoot both Annually.

 

[bananaman]

I have transitioned through the last 53 years of shooting. Started with .22's, went into all kinds of shotguns. Shot trap & skeet. Then went to handguns. My longest owned gun is a Model 28 6" from 1960. Bought it used. Don't think that I would ever get rid of it like I did with many others. Bob

 

[AJ]

1974, Colt Mk IV Series 70. Still has the finger bushing (NEVER REMOVE FROM BARREL!)
Geoff
Who shot it a lot.

The big problem was not removing them from the barrel. It was that some were made with the "fingers" made to long. Then hitting on the slide under recoil until they broke. I have a original Series 70 Gold Cup with the collated bushing with at least 10K rounds through it, still works fine.

 

[djohns6]

I took responsibility for my grandfather's Model 12 Winchester shotgun about 50 yrs ago .

 

[DWL]

Remington model 510. I've owned it for about 51 years... and still counting. Purchased used at Andy and Bax, in Portland OR. My money, dad had to do the purchase. I still have the sales receipt.

 

[ImprovedModel56Fan]

Browning Auto-5 Light Twelve Buck Special. Seems to be particularly accurate with Brenneke slugs, of which I have a small stock. I shot skeet with it many years ago, a sport with which I am not particularly familiar. I believe that the choke would generally be reckoned as improved modified.

At the time, I also had a Beretta BL-1, which appealed to my preference for simplicity. However, for a beginner who had some familiarity with a 1911 on a paper-punching range, the A-5 was particularly familiar. Even disregarding experience, the operation of the A-5 was particularly convenient: Enter shooting position with muzzle skyward and bolt locked back. At the appropriate time, load one or two shotgun cartridges as needed. Fire when appropriate. Note that the gun endede up in a safe condition. Repeat as necessary.

 

[Old cop]

Colt Cobra purchased for off-duty in 1968.

 

[heeter3]

A 4 in nickel colt python from 1974.

 

[BC38]

Stevens Model 58 20 gauge bolt action shotgun. Got it 9n 1976 when I was 14.

 

[sipowicz]

Nylon 66 Apache Black. 12th birthday in 1970. On a related note, I now proudlycarry my dad’s Detective Special that he got when I was 11 in 1969.

 

[garddogg56]

My oldest is a Stevens visible loader Grandpa gave me as a kid he bought it in the 1920's..Still 100% function-able.

 

[SnidelyWhiplash]

My first gun and I still have it is my Remington Nylon 66 in Apache Black. Bought it the ‘70s. I don’t believe it’s been fired since the ‘80s.

My first handgun is a S&W Model 19…still have that as well. Bought that not long after the Nylon 66.

 

[Rick Sanborn]

My 4” 629 no dash. I came home on leave around 1980 from CGAS Sitka and bought it at a LGS here in NH. It was my survival gun carried in a Bianchi shoulder holster under my flight suit, also used it boating and hunting in Sitka and later when stationed at CGAS Kodiak. I’ve had many firearms come and go since then but kept this one.

 

[Jeromejr]

Colt 1911. Bullseye made by Jim Clark sr. Made 1964.
Bought 1994. $500.00.

 

[oneoff]

1965, Nickel High-Standard Double-Nine (of slightly older vintage). It could never compete with most of the handguns that I own now, but has more rabbits, squirrels, coon, frogs, opossums, turtles, and even more than a few quail to it's credit than the rest of my handguns combined! And still shoots just fine.

I would also add a Remington 550, and a Hammond Arms .410 that were acquired at the same time, but they were stolen in the late 70's.