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nothing wrong with ''black rifles''but they're just not my thing.Even semi's don't rate a lot of my interest-but show me a 100 year old husky rolling block , falling block savage , or tilting block Martini and I've got to hold one in my hands.Old Mossbergs are nice too...don't know-probably something to do with being old enough to collect my OAP.Don't want to do anything fast now,I enjoy life in the slow lane -and shooting.I'm not a collector looking for high priced stuff-I shoot my guns and a nice old .22 can be had for under $300.I like refurbishing them too,restoring them to look like their former days-there's just something nice about an oiled and rubbed walnut stock
 
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I really like the older guns as well. Maybe not quite the vintage you mentioned but the older Winchesters and Marlins really interest me. I just wish I could afford one! One of my favorite guns right now is a 1956 Ruger Single Six 22 revolver. TC
 
Get a BSA Martini .22 rifle and a case of ammo. You will enjoy your outing because you shoot it one shot at a time. You can take a Gevarm .22 along to change to semi-automatic fire if one feel's a need for it.
 
luv em and have em all ;) from your 1st semi rimfire Savage, to your hamiltons to your rolling blocks than the mossys!!!! than you get into the nylons and the early pumps and recent levers and bolts. lame rhyme but you get where i'm going, way to many choices to say no too. Gotta have em all
 
Love them all too. Unless something new really tickles me, I'd rather spend cash on something that's been around for 80 or so years. What better way of judging quality! I picked up an old double 'humpback' Stevens 520 just because of the age. Haven't even fired it yet. Got it months ago and took it ALL apart and marvelled at the engineering. (spent the next 4 hours getting it back together!). Same with my mod. 37 Ithaca (steel, not featherweight).
 
Nicely matured is good.
I am of the opinion that the word Tactical should be banned.
Right up there with.........uhm uhm like like .................
 
I just acquired a BSA Martini #6 .22 and am refinishing the wood-the metal work looks excellent.Its set up for a scope-which is fine by me-open sights are a challange now.I think I will put a Nikon Prostaff on it-make a nice plinking package.

What really impresses me is the quality of workmanship on some of these fine old rifles-my 1867 Husqvarna rolling blocks are absolutely supurb-Not sure of the year the Martini was manufactured,but I don't think they've made the #6 for a long time
 
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About three weeks ago, i picked up a Remington 514 Youth model single shot .22 at the Brandon Gun Show. It was equipped with Lyman target sights, and when I got around to firing it on the 25 yard range, even though the stock was about an inch short, it still made one 10 shot ragged hole in the target. Back in the 1960s, the rifle alone was a $20 rifle, but it still had a good looking Walnut stock and it was assembled with care.

When i want to go play, I sometimes take my Remington 513 S (Sporter) out with me, to the detriment of the local Gophers. Accuracy and craftsmanship are on a level with the more expensive .22 rifles we buy today.

There is still the same gap between the lower priced models and the higher priced models today as there was in the older days. However, the Gun Makers have learned a few things, and the quality of the average rifle today is probably a bit higher between the two extremes.
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I'm currently rebuilding a Hopkins and Allen falling block. Had a new barrel fitted, Green Mountain tapered octagon, had it turned half-round, cut to 26". Installed a vernier tang sight and it will have a reproduction Beech combination front sight. Making new wood that would make a beaver horny, and probably having Oscar Kobb colour case-harden the receiver for me. Should be a treat!
 
Agreed, some of my favorite rimfires include:
TOZ-8
Mauser ES 350B
BSA Martini Model 13
Hammerli single shot 22 LR pistol

This subject closely relates somewhat to my recent BP affliction!
Browning Mountain Rifle, Indian flintlock blunderbuss, howdah pistol, ROA.
^Yes, it sure looks like old stuff! :)

Edit: I do own some semi auto's btw.
 
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I like older guns as well. I just picked up a Winchester 72 (pre-WWII) and I will likely be picking up some sort of Cooey sometime soon as well. I also want a lever action tube fed rifle but who knows if I will ever find one at a reasonable price.
 
I can't do metal work,so my efforts are limited to refinishing stocks,and if you come up with a nice walnut stock,the time and effort put into it well worth the while-they come up beautifully.Even beech will take a nice stain.Since mine aren't ''collectors'' I have no qualms about restoring them,and besides,I just like to spend some time making something beat up and dinged look nice again
 
Now this thread needs some pics.
Here's the Mossy I picked up recently. Should be a fun project.
Still has the original dust:
Mossy01.jpg
 
I Love the " Old Stuff " as well , All Kinds, North American, European --- so much better, steel , materials and craftmanship went into them, not Mass produced Etc; --- Love the look, feel and restoring of walnut and oil . Have newer firearms as well , But always go back to the Old Guys , Really Like Them !! ~~~ :))
 
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