personal preferance-old vs new

whats your preferance

  • black-semi automatic rifles

    Votes: 106 42.1%

  • old stuff-bolt actions, single shot

    Votes: 146 57.9%
  • Total voters
    252
I have to vote for the old stuff. I love my Lakefield rimfires because I was born and raised in the Lakefield area. The first rifle I ever fired was a Lakefield and so they make me feel all warm and fuzzy inside. I'm fast developing a fondness for old combat rifles too.

In general I think I've always preferred the colours and lines of a more classically styled firearm. Bolt action first choice. Break-open second.
 
Craftsmanship, flawless function, style, balance, made of solid wood and steel, with no compromises. I have rid myself of all the cheap guns made for mass markets, and concentrate on classic quality sporting arms. Beautiful wood and tasteful engraving is a great bonus to me.
I own a bunch of European bolt action rifles, some fine side by side and o/u shotguns, a couple of classic lever action rifles, and a few solid pump action shotguns. Not one semi auto nor any plastic stocks in the lot.
 
I bought 2 more .22's this year -one was a Marlin 795 semi automatic with a plastic stock,and the other was an old Mossberg 342K with a nice walnut stock.I know the Marlin is supposed to be very accurate and it will probably get its share of grouse,but somehow next to the Mossberg,it feels sort of hollow whereas the Mossberg has nice wood and has a very solid feel to it.funny-I bought the Marlin months ago-but haven't shot it yet and I picked up the Mossberg a couple of weeks ago-and already had it out.So-I guess holding a nice wood stocked rifle somehow feels nicer than a hollow plastic stocked rifle -even if it is probably more durable.
 
I voted for Older stuff, my oldest is 122 years old.
My favorite is my Winchester P-14.
That being said, I also like the black ones as well.
I bought my Colt Match HBar back when they were non-restricted, and they were made restricted(still pissed about that)
If there was a third option: ie for both I would have voted that way.
 
I have to say I like wood & metal on firearms better then plastics.
But it's really on a firearm to firearm basis.
Wouldn't mind an AR, an old Winnie 94(or savage 99), and one of those new manufactured Sharps rifles. 1911s will never go out of style either.

Another vote for both.
 
Longwalker said:
Craftsmanship, flawless function, style, balance, made of solid wood and steel, with no compromises. I have rid myself of all the cheap guns made for mass markets, and concentrate on classic quality sporting arms. Beautiful wood and tasteful engraving is a great bonus to me.
I own a bunch of European bolt action rifles, some fine side by side and o/u shotguns, a couple of classic lever action rifles, and a few solid pump action shotguns. Not one semi auto nor any plastic stocks in the lot.
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Welcome brother, glad to hear from you!
I don't think any arrangement of classically worked steel and wood ever came together better, than on an old Belgium made Super Posed.
Or, the smooth sliding bolt on my small numbered Sako L61R.
I remember when they first came out with stainless steel barrels. They didn't think people would buy a rifle with a shiny barrel, so they tried a concoction to blue them. I never thought I would see the day where shooters would take them by prference!
I have never even fired a single shot from any gun with a plastic stock, and don't intend to. I absolutely can not stand the sight of a plastic stock on a real firearm.
OK, guys, fire away at me. Tell me what a great improvement are stainless steel barrels and plastic stocks.
Tell me how the old blue and wood are just no good for hunting. (I guess that's why you never see an old, well worn wood and blue gun. They have all disolved in a rain.)
 
H4831 said:
Tell me how the old blue and wood are just no good for hunting. (I guess that's why you never see an old, well worn wood and blue gun. They have all disolved in a rain.)
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How anyone possibly hunts with anything wood/blued is beyond me...they would just rust away and the wood would swell up as soon as the least bit of moisture gathered in the air! ;)
 
H4831 said:
Welcome brother, glad to hear from you!
I don't think any arrangement of classically worked steel and wood ever came together better, than on an old Belgium made Super Posed.
Or, the smooth sliding bolt on my small numbered Sako L61R.
I remember when they first came out with stainless steel barrels. They didn't think people would buy a rifle with a shiny barrel, so they tried a concoction to blue them. I never thought I would see the day where shooters would take them by prference!
I have never even fired a single shot from any gun with a plastic stock, and don't intend to. I absolutely can not stand the sight of a plastic stock on a real firearm.
OK, guys, fire away at me. Tell me what a great improvement are stainless steel barrels and plastic stocks.
Tell me how the old blue and wood are just no good for hunting. (I guess that's why you never see an old, well worn wood and blue gun. They have all disolved in a rain.)
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:rockOn:X2 Bruce & Longwalker. ;)I think it's an indication of our age showing through. I agree with your take on a super posed, but my preference or example would be a quality English SxS. For a smooth rifle action, I'd pick my model 71 as a lever action and the Schultz & Larsen in a bolt. :redface:I must admit, I do have one plastic stock stainless steel item. A Ruger 10/22 I picked up for gophers.
Hard to surpass the look of quality in any firearm, exemplified by a good blue job and nicely figured wood:)
 
I'd hunt with an AR and used to do groundhogs with mine when they were non-restricted.

but now that my senior years are fast approaching (I mean kind of have arrived;)), plowing through the deadfall with a 40 inch long 10 pound rifle is starting to lose its appeal. So light and compact while still being accurate is becoming more appealing - so now it's a Ruger stainlless/laminate bolt with 16.5 inch Barrel, Guide gun, Winchester Trapper but with an Eotech or Aimpoint M4 as a primary optic, with the ability to quickly substitute a glass scope should a long shot present itself.

This has nothing to do with Fuddery - still support any and all types of shooting.
 
all of the above :D

I have everything from a MH 577-450 to an AR15 I don't think there needs to be a reason to choose one or the other.

wood - synthetic, bolt - lever - pump - semi, they all have a place in my vault.
 
H4831 said:
I absolutely can not stand the sight of a plastic stock on a real firearm.
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I picked up another gun safe, to cut down on some of the recent 'crowding'. Just took a quick peek inside the new unit and I see I have a combination, even worse than stainless and plastic. :redface:Stainless and rubber, my 500 S&W. Not available in another configuration.

I did go out of my way to purchase one gun, purposefully in stainless. My Marlin 1895GS. I thought with the possibility of being a 'hood ornament' on the front of my quad, stainless may be a good idea. No 'plastic' though, the stock is wood:).
 
Yes, Johnn, I certainly could have included the Shultz and Larsen with the smooth bolt actions. I bought my Sako at the time I was shooting and handling the Schultz and Larsen, and there was little to choose between the two. I found a way to make the L61R look better. Open the magazine, to free any pressure from the bolt, then raise the bolt handle up. Now, raise the barrel slowly and and at a certain degree, the bolt will smoothly slide to the rear. This method beat the S & L by a bit! That is, the front of the Sako didn't have to be raised quite as much. No other rifle we had around could even come close.
 
Your poll is broken. What about OLD semi-automatics? My favourites (fi they made new) would be M1A and garands. The greatest rifles every made.

Only then does my taste split into the two you speak of. I only voted black and modern because that is the next to go if we don't manage to kick the liberals in the balls in the next elections, until they know that Gun control is an unwinable topic.
 
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