Old school rifles

[Dave DeLaurant]

Now this is OLD school. The oldest rifle I own. A bit rough, with a cobby bore but it still shoots OK. Gander mountain had it as a #4 boys rifle. NOT! The action alone is worth more than I paid for it.

Nice, and still in .32 RF!

 

[GunnyUSMC]

The giveaway was that sling hanger on the back. That was a Finn thing, mostly. I didn't see an SA marking on it.

I have four M91 Dragoons in my collection. I think they are all Finns. I need to pull them out for a group photo.

 

[ford8nr]

Winchester 75 with 8x Liechert scope

 

[tark]

• 1912 BSA SMLE. I like all of my guns, but this is the one I have an actual affection for. Difficult to explain.
  
  
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Looks easy to explain to me . That thing is gorgeous!! That's the nicest wood I've ever seen of an Enfield!

 

[tark]

Nice, and still in .32 RF!

Thanks Dave. Wish I could shoot it more but the chamber is oversized and every other case, or so, splits and gives you a face full of gas. I have considered having it converted to 32-20 centerfire. The bore isn't the best looking but it does shoot accurately enough with the rim fire ammo.

 

[czhen]

Stunning!

Yeap

 

[Offfhand]

Old (Really old) School Marlin M-39 with original hang tag and Marlin scope. Serial No .under 2000 and possibly unfired.

 

[ford8nr]

Old (Really old) School Marlin M-39 with original hang tag and Marlin scope.

BEAUTIFUL !

 

[SC45-70]

Here is my old school rifle.
Reproduction Ferguson Sporting Rifle.





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[Shanghai McCoy]

STILL waiting to click on that "LUST" button guys...

 

[Trey Veston]

My first hunting rifle... Winchester XTR Featherweight in .257 Roberts, bought new in 1982.



Winchester Model 70 pre-`64 action with a .308 XTR Featherweight barrel re-chambered in .30-06 Ackley Improved, and Al Biesen fiddle wood stock...

 

[Trey Veston]

Really old school would be my Uberti reproduction of an 1885 Winchester high wall rifle in .45-70 Govt. It has a 31" Badger barrel and reproduction 6x scope, which is approved for competition in the matches I used to shoot in down in Arizona.

 

[P5 Guy]

dot 44 Czeck made k98

 

[ford8nr]

All this wood...

 

[SC45-70]

My reproduction J. P. Gemmer trapdoor Springfield take down 45-70.





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[Speedo66]

Old (Really old) School Marlin M-39 with original hang tag and Marlin scope. Serial No .under 2000 and possibly unfired.View attachment 1060115 View attachment 1060116 View attachment 1060118

Beautiful case coloring, probably nicest I've ever seen.

Reminds me of Van Gogh's "Starry Night".

 

[Bigdog357]

Wiping up the drool from seeing that Beautiful case colored Marlin

How bout some old Mossbergs

 

[Offfhand]

Old School rifle plus Old School gunsmithing: it began back in the '20's when a group of woodchuck hunters who worked at Springfield Armory had extra time on their hands. The War to End Wars had ended and Springfield's hunters with time to spare included officers Townsend Whelen and G.L. Wotkyns. Utilizing the armory's unlimited machining capacity and skilled craftsmen to do their bidding the woodchuck hunters, who were also avid ballistic experimenters, busied themselves by converting Springfield's M2 rimfire to centerfire and rechambering to the old blackpowder .22 WCF. By loading smokeless powder under a lightweight jacketed bullet they boosted the .22 WCF's by 1000 FPS or more. Wow! their creation was a chuck hunter's dream: velocity, flat trajectory and accuracy all rolled into one, and it stung like a Hornet. Soon other gunsmiths were also converting M2 Springfields to the sensational Hornet, among them the NYC firm of Griffin & Howe, who created rifles like this by adding a functioning magazine and dolling up their work with classic styled stocks of French walnut, and adding attractions like M-70 type safety, reshaping and checkering bolt handle.

 

[Dave DeLaurant]

Soon other gunsmiths were converting M2 Springfields to the sensational Hornet, among them the NYC firm of Griffin & Howe, who created this rifle by added a magazine and dolled up their work with classic styled stocks of French walnut, and added attractions like M-70 type safety, reshaped and checkered bolt handle.

Magnificent -- I am unworthy!

 

[Shanghai McCoy]

Wow.
Just... Wow.

 

[Bigdog357]

I'll second that Wow, just beautiful

 

[1976B.L.Johns.]

Old School rifle plus Old School gunsmithing

Nice rifle and equally a nice write-up!

 

[Jeff olson]

Old School rifle plus Old School gunsmithing: it began back in the '20's when a group of woodchuck hunters who worked at Springfield Armory had extra time on their hands. The War to End Wars had ended and Springfield's hunters with time to spare included officers Townsend Whelen and G.L. Wotkyns. Utilizing the armory's unlimited machining capacity and skilled craftsmen to do their bidding the woodchuck hunters, who were also avid ballistic experimenters, busied themselves by converting Springfield's M2 rimfire to centerfire and rechambering to the old blackpowder .22 WCF. By loading smokeless powder under a lightweight jacketed bullet they boosted the .22 WCF's by 1000 FPS or more. Wow! their creation was a chuck hunter's dream: velocity, flat trajectory and accuracy all rolled into one, and it stung like a Hornet. Soon other gunsmiths were also converting M2 Springfields to the sensational Hornet, among them the NYC firm of Griffin & Howe, who created rifles like this by adding a functioning magazine and dolling up their work with classic styled stocks of French walnut, and adding attractions like M-70 type safety, reshaping and checkering bolt handle.View attachment 1061113 View attachment 1061114 View attachment 1061115 View attachment 1061116

You sir, have some of the finest rifles anyone could hope to own.

 

[Howland937]

New to me Winchester 52B, born in 1939 and also new to me Remington 513T. The 513T is now wearing an old Redfield 3-9x Wideview. Sort of period correct, but the only rings I had in my stash are $10 cheapies. I'll get some older rings to make it more presentable.

 

[Howland937]

Here's the ugly chick that followed me home yesterday. Stevens 416 that may not be a bad rifle but it's kinda rough. I only bought it thinking I could maybe use the Lyman sight on the model 52. No such luck.