Hunting With The Old Ones

[Ed Wagner]

OK, some of this should probably be in shotguns, but, how many hunt with older rifles/ milsurp? Personally I use:
91/30 MN groundhog / deer (where legal)(1938 Tula)
M44 MN Groundhog / deer ( where legal)(1944 IZZY)
Rem. M 10 Pheasant/Deer / Rabbit(Ohio)(Bought in 1921)
Diamond Arms 410 Squirrel/Rabbit (New in 1906)
Revelation M 120 ( Marlin M 60 Bought in 1960) Squirrel

I appoligise to the moderators if this is too much of a mixed post, just thought it would be nice to know who still uses the older firearms for hunting.
Thanks . Ed

 

[oneshooter]

Taken several deer with Grandpaws 1911 built 92 Win. in 38WCF. A lot of tree rats and bunnies with my Rm. Nylon bolt gun (1960).

Oneshooter
Livin in Texas

 

[ImARugerFan]

I have hunted a lot with my pre 1939 browning sweet 16. Shot a big buck with it, and use it for grouse.

 

[brasskeeper]

I used to hunt with my savage 1899 in 300 savage (1922) that I got from my grandparents, but now the finish on the stock is in bad shape and the blueing is getting worn. I plan on refinishing the stock myself and I need to decide what how to refinsh the metal. If I can get this done over the winter I may get to hunt with it next fall.

 

[TIMC]

Last December - hog taken with 1943 91/30 Mosin Nagant. Head shot at 100 yards.
Gotta love them old warhorses.

 

[Gustav]

Milsurps were designed for some of the toughest use imaginable and have been proven across many types of terrain under all conditions, taking them hunting for them is a walk in the park it gives the owner a chance to enjoy a little history while hunting not a bad deal IMO.

As for older hunting rifles and shotguns they speak of an age when life was simpler in many ways and things were not so rushed or in a hurry.
Fit finish and workmanship even on rack grade firearms would put many modern guns to shame.

Back when the old time sporting firearms were built two lane blacktops crossed the land you did not have fast food as prolific as today and usually went to eat at a family run diner one would sit down and order a meal while chatting with locals and fellow travelers when your meal arrived it was served on a tablecloth with real silverware often on a hot plate.
Service stations did just that and allot more.
Hunting was what many people did much more than today even school kids in rural areas who often had a .22 or small shotgun with them so they could bag a rabbit or squirrel or two on the way home.

Yes I use the old ones and when I do so I think of all the men and women both in peace and war who might have carried each one of my old time classics.
I wonder what kind of life did they live and what role did the firearm I am using play in their life.

In our accelerated pace of daily living allot of the good from the past is being lost.

The old ones are worth getting to know without them we would not have what we do today.

 

[woof]

My grandfather's Savage 99 from late 20s in .250-3000. In a few more years it will be my grandson's.

 

[sacp81170a]

Oops, sorry! I thought this a thread about hunting for Cthulhu. BTW, what caliber for giant, vampiric squid?

 

[Cosmoline]

LOL I was thinking the same thing. The old ones were, the old ones are, the old ones shall be. Where you shoot now, they have shot, and will shoot again provided they don't get too rusty.

 

[Hypnogator]

My favorite deer rifle is still my 1896 Krag carbine!

 

[jimmyraythomason]

An old one

I've used this 98 Mauser made in 1899 at Oberndorf,Germany to take a couple of whitetails. Still in original 8x57 cal.

 

[countryrebel]

Mosin M44 7.62x54R

 

[doc2rn]

Taking my Arisaka out this season. Maybe next year it will be the Mosin's turn to get a deer. It's hard to beat the classics.

 

[Blackfork]

Shootin Doe tags

Last season I shot eight deer with seven different rifles.

M1 Garand with LC1969 FMJ.

M1 Carbine (Standard Products) with Remington Express Rifle softpoints.

Swedish M38 6.5X55. (two does)

Swiss K31 with Swiss GP11.

Arisaka T44 Carbine 6.5X50

Argentine 1909 Carbine in 7.65 with handloads, (Doe + Hog)

Ruger #1 in 7X57 with handloads.

This year the order of carry is:

1903A3 Springfield.

K98 Mauser 8 mm

P17 Enfield

Krag 1898 (cut to carbine length)

All Mil-rifles are in military configuration. All the shots last year were one-shot kills.

 

[Blackfork]

Last years buck

Here is the deer I shot last year with my Ruger. He was the only buck in the bunch, the rest were doe tags. I didn't really mean to take him but I bumped into him late in the season while following some other deer and I got too excited.

 

[wnycollector]

my two deer rifles are 1932 M/N 91/30 and 1937 K98, both iron sights! with commercial soft point ammo (wolf gold) both are overkill for the short distances I hunt on the NY/PA border.

 

[KI.W.]

Doc2nr, taking Arisaka out! I have two Arisakas sporterized and rebarreled .308TWin and 9,3x57Mauser. They are better than Mausers and much better than Mosin Nagants.

 

[Gewehr98]

I'm using my vintage Remington autoloader this fall.

I'll be using this early-production (no external magazine spring guides - around 1906 or so) Remington Model 8 in .32 Remington. Take a shot at the deer, look for the ejected brass in the leaves, etc.

 

[BsChoy]

I went all milsurp this year acutally...I have a garand and a swede M38 lined up and ready to go for my hunting..

 

[jrfoxx]

I'd REALLY like to try my Prussian Mauser 71/84 in 11.15x60R on black bear or elk (I think 370gr LRN is a bit overkill for blacktails, but should still be doable for the fun of it.Dont think it'd be TOO bad.) I try it out today for the first time.Bore looks pretty good, so as long as its accurate enough at 100yds, I'll definitely have to try it next year (or maybe even this year yet for bear).I think hunting with a 120+ year old black powder cartridge rifle would be a hoot.

 

[Vaarok]

I got my deer last year with a 1905 DWM Gew98. I'm thinking of taking the 1890 Spandau Gew88 out this year.