A 100 years or more?

[lobo9er]

Glocks will at last us but 2400's?? ha I wish I was there to see it. errr will be there, or what ever.

 

[Acera]

I've got a .22 7-shot single action pocket revolver made between 1861-1869 that is mechanically sound, but missing just about all it's original finish that I fire on occasion. I keep it clean and protected with a light coat of oil. I have no reason to believe that if kept in the same condition that it will not be good to go for another 150+ years.

 

[mnrivrat]

How about my 1850's vintage shootable W.W. Marston . I'm not likely to put many rounds through the old girl anymore but it is not worn out just yet.

 

[Nickel Plated]

I guess you would also have to ask what the definition of "last" is. If some small part like an extractor or sear breaks. Anything that's just a cheap drop-in fix. Does the gun still count as having lasted 100 years. I mean when you're talking about a century, having to replace a couple minor bits is hardly a big deal.

So does failure constitute ANY breakages or is it good as long as the whole frame doesn't just straight-up snap in half?

 

[Sam1911]

True. We have another current thread where the OP is asking how long an AR-15 will last.

After being told that every part is replaceable, pretty cheap and easy, and that the lower itself would probably still be running strong after 100,000 - 200,000 rds... he's decided that for his purposes the rifle will be "worn out," and he'll sell it or dispose of it, after 10,000 because he feels that replacing a bolt carrier or barrel is just too much hassle.

 

[highpower]

True. We have another current thread where the OP is asking how long an AR-15 will last.

fter being told that every part is replaceable, pretty cheap and easy, and that the lower itself would probably still be running strong after 100,000 - 200,000 rds... he's decided that for his purposes the rifle will be "worn out," and he'll sell it or dispose of it, after 10,000 because he feels that replacing a bolt carrier or barrel is just too much hassle.

I guess he is never going to clean his AR because you need to remove the bolt carrier to clean it. And of course, it is a TON of work to pull the front pin out and remove the upper.

 

[k_dawg]

I have several bolt action rifles over 100 years old which see regular service. The oldest is a Swedish model 1894 carbine, manufactured in '95.

 

[ElToro]

an 1870s revolver, say a new-for-then Colt SAA, seeing lead bullets which were only available then and cared for should be running quite well today. thousands of 1st gen SAA are still running. Our multi generation family 1892 Win in 32-20 still runs like a top.

 

[beag_nut]

I go with what Sam1911 said about plastics: who knows how they will last? Certainly NOT the designers. Anybody see some original Bakelite from the 1920's? If not stored in some protective wrapper the stuff bulged, warped, and deteriorated. And back then it was called a "wonder material". I have a Mossberg .22 rifle made in 1932 which has a severly distorted Bakelite trigger guard (which I have replaced with metal). The same goes for some more recent plastics/rubber materials which rapidly break down in the presence of various atmospheric environments. I have some salesmen display cases lined with what used to be a foam rubber, which has turned to powder, after less than 20 years.
Me, I would stick with objects (guns) made of metal and wood.

 

[aarondhgraham]

1898 8mm French lebel revolver,,,

Mine was made in 1906,,,
So I guess she (Margeaux) is 106 years old.



This one isn't mine,,,
Mine is actually in better shape.

Right around my birthday in November,,,
I took her dancing with 24 rounds of Fiocchi brand ammo.

It's a cliche but the only enemies a gun has are,,,
Rust and politicians.

Oil fixes one problem and keeps the firearm working,,,
The functioning firearm can then do duty for the politicians.

Aarond

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[content]

hello friends and neighbors // Don't keep it in a foam lined case.

Wrapped in gun paper and lightly oiled they keep well.
Glow rod in the safe is a plus.
As said a dry area is the best place to start.

This has been wiped with a cloth soaked in Barricade.
Seems to work fine at stopping rust from forming, even on guns I display a lot.
1866 Stevens pocket rifle .44sw

 

[rswartsell]

OK, I have a S&W Model of 1905 Target circa 1910, see Saxon Pig's post above. A French 1892 MAS St. Etennes 8mm Lebel similar to the one aarondhgraham posted AND an 1892 Safety Hammerless Smith, all still in working order and looking pretty good.

Those are just the ones over 100. Some others heading that way fast and I'm pretty sure they'll make it.

 

[rcmodel]

It seems the OP guy who ask the question went MIA 37 posts ago.

Hope he is O.K.!

Maybe all those 100+ year old guns that still work gave him the vapors or something.

rc

 

[76shuvlinoff]

can't claim 100

but this P38 is 68, one of my 39As is 56, both older than I am.

Hell my main motorcycle will be 37 when the snow melts next spring.