Vintage Gun Display & Shoot @ AHEIA Calgary Firearms Centre

Have to agree BB with the 50 designator had to go through mine to see which were not 50 and they are in a huge minority. Looks like a great day Spank and there were a few guys that were not vintage ?
 
tiriaq said:
Just like the CFP rules - just accept them, don't challenge things.
That rule bars a host of vintage British doubles - some of the very finest sporting guns ever made - from participation.
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They can bring them and participate in the display part of the event and be voted on for gun of the year. The club just isn't allowed to use black powder guns.
 
Looks like a great day guys!
I’ve enjoyed the SxS Classic event hosted in ON, it’s a fun time (if something doesn’t come together this year over our way I’m sure there will be for next).

Good job organizing, people really appreciate it 👍
Add lots of pics!

Btw I’m 49 1/2 yrs old, and just about Vintage!
 
Stating that Vintage guns had to be at least 50 years old was an arbitrary decision. Making it say 75 yrs of age would have eliminated a lot of shooters/collectors.
For some of us time flies quickly and 50 yrs is a long time for some and a short time for others. I have 2 Perazzi's that are over 50 yrs old---hard to believe for me. A lot of BT99's are over 50 as well. Lots of Belgian Brownings are over 50 as well.
In retrospect the 50 yr rule was a good one but we will review this criteria before next years show.
Thanks to all that participated and volunteered. The AHEIA club gave us outstanding support. And, the CGN community have given us great support as well. The inspiration for this event comes from the folks in the Toronto/Oshawa area who have had a similar event for a number of years.
 
What a fantastic way to spend a few hours with a great group of guys (and ladies!). As others have already mentioned, the AHEIA club couldn’t have been better. Thanks to Cow Town Bill and team for organizing and also for those that made the drive to join in…..Frank (the spank). So nice to finally meet him in person.

If this country wasn’t so big, it would be a heck of a day if we could get the West and East groups together.

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At the conclusion of our shoot I gave my guns a good wipe down, put them in their cases and headed home. Once home I removed them from their cases, assembled them, gave them another wipe down and put them in the safe.

Yesterday afternoon with some spare time on my hands I decided I'd break the guns down and give them a thorough cleaning to remove all powder residue etc., relube them, put a protective coat of oil on the metal then put them back in the safe.

I was down to the last one, my MINT 1957 4E Knick to clean and when I started to clean the receiver after breaking the gun apart the emotions that went through me when I saw a chip out of the stock at the rear of the tang I cannot describe but after the initial shock my heart sank looking at the damage. 🥺

I'd be surprised if this gun has seen 4 -5 flats fired in it's lifetime and I shoot it sparingly with nothing but AA extra-lite 7.5's for a combination of softer recoil and brass based hulls to save the receiver getting the pounding they do from steel based hulls.

Thankfully we have access to a world class gunsmith only a few hours drive away who should be able to repair this to where it would never be known it was damaged.

I know 70 year old wood is getting old and brittle and these are the risks with shooting these old guns. I am thinking maybe I should drop off all my vintage guns to have the heads of the stocks glass bedded?

I am not one to collect safe queens. I enjoy shooting my old guns far too much to let them sit unused so maybe glass bedding will be the way to go to lessen the chance of future issues.

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