new guy here... what old "junk" do you like to shoot ?

[Magnum Wheel Man]

so I have a good balance of assorted toys / tools... as a younger guy I used to enjoy blasting away rounds, as fast as I could pull the trigger...

... lately though I seem to have switched gears... I think the TC Contenders are to blame for slowing me down ???

lately I purchased 2 "junkers"... one a fairly "loose" old Martini tropical action, chambered in 50 - 70 Gov.... it's a blast to shoot, with my wifes cousins, that are into reinactments...

the other is a nice tight Martini tropical action, rebarreled with a 45 win mag barrel, rechambered for 45-70... the rifling of this light weight hex 45 win mag barrel, carry's enough twist to effectively stabilize the heavier bullets... mated to the hex barrel, is a 3 leaf safari sight, mounted on a custom front barrel band, which helps support a glass bedded front wood... this gun is exceptionally fun to shoot, & I hoestly love my to old Martini's, more than most of my semi autos I started out buying years ago...

so what old "junk" do you guys enjoy shooting ???

 

[MudPuppy]

K-31 and Savage enfield. I love my new plastic guns, but they sure don't make 'em like they used to.

 

[iamkris]

Well, I have plenty of tactical this and that but here's what I really like shooting

Enfield 2A1
Mosin-Nagant 91/30
Swedish M96 Mauser
Swiss K31
Finnish M39
Mauser 98K Nazi
M1917 Eddystone Enfield
Lee-Enfield No 4 Mk 1/2
Springfield 1903A3
Sharps 1874 Billy Dixon
Mosin-Nagant 91/30
Springfield Armory M1 Garand
Mosin-Nagant M44
Mossberg 46M(a)
Mannlicher-Berthier Mle92-27
Springfield 1873 Trapdoor

 

[jd46561]

I have no "junk" , but here is what I shoot... Swiss k31, k11 , 96/11 ,Mosin 91/30, Mosin m38. Mosin M44, Turk mausers, German K98 Mauser , Yugo Mauser(k98), Yugo 24/47, Yugo sks, VZ24, VZ98/22, Swede m94, British Enfield ,French Mas36. Love -em all. I recommend any of these. Swiss #1 though.

 

[Dave R]

I find myself shooting my milsurps a lot, too.

And I share your affection for Martini's. My favorite varmit rifle is a Martini Cadet, rebarreled, shooting a .17/.357mag wildcat. Its the size and weight of a BB gun, but shoots a little farther.

 

[ArmedBear]

Nobody else has a Steyr M1895?

 

[.45Guy]

Nobody else has a Steyr M1895?

Got two left But I really want to find one in 8x50R

 

[Magnum Wheel Man]

Had a Swedish Mauser, that I traded off to a buddy of mine... along with a case of new remington ammo for it... ( at the time... he like the old "junk" better than I did )... now that he has retired & gotten old enough that he's starting to sell off his collection, & I've now gotten more into the old straight bolts & the like... I may have to get that one back...

BTW... I think he still has a 8X50R... but am not totally sure on the make / model...

& BTW #2... I don't really consider anything listed here junk... just my way of talking about the older moldy ones...

 

[porterdog]

Marlin 39a .22LR lever gun, purchased new in 1940 by my grandmother as a wedding present to my grandfather, may they both rest in peace.

Talk about a family hierloom!

 

[armoredman]

FTR, 1943 Longbranch No4 Mk1*, all numbers mismatched, will print 1" groups at 100 yards with a few handloads. Darn little recoil, great rifle! Still have the Mosin M38 hidden away, don't shoot it as much, whilst playing with 303 handloads.

 

[Magnum Wheel Man]

ARMORE... that is a beautyfull rifle... & just what I was refering to when I say "old junk"...

I don't personally care if numbers match, if they look nice, shoot nice, or bring back fond memory's... it's well worth owning... your's is a piece I'd be proud to own...

BTW... I've got an old M-1 National Match ( parts gun )... it's tons uglier than your MK-1... but it was assembled buy an old tool & die buddy of mine, & it shoots way better than I'm capable of... but if you look at it... it would fall into most collectors "junk" catagory... but it's one I'll never sell...

 

[Pat McCoy]

Original 1873 Springfield trapdoor 45-70 with black powder loads.

 

[MrTwigg]

Gotta love them Mosin's ! That is one sweet refinishing job on that stock !

 

[KINGMAX]

Nice Mosin in the pic armoredman

I have four old Mosin's in my collection. The last time my Father visited he indicated that the Mosin-Nagant was one of the weapons that he taught to the Special Forces. It is such a small world.

 

[critter]

1903 springfield (1918), 1903A3 (1942) by Remington, M1 Garand by H&R (1954), M98 Mausers-for a start.

 

[U.S.SFC_RET]

I don't regard any of my weapons to be junk guns but here is a few that I shoot.
Springfield 1903A3, Remington 514 22LR, Mossberg 22Mag bolt action.

 

[Cpl Punishment]

My only old rifles are a couple dozen Mosin Nagants -- mix of M38, M44, and M91/30, and two No4 Enfields.

As for old designes, I love me a good levergun.

 

[lawson]

my favorite piece of "old junk" is a Stevens Favorite takedown carbine in .25 Stevens Long. fun to shoot, when i can find ammo for it.