Thread: Longest continuously owned firearms

Originally Posted by Barry the hunter

now that is something to be proud off - a cup - after years of trying I won the DOC shoot at Wanganui and got my name on the old Forest Service trophy - still proud of that

Barry pretty sure I shot that year @ the Upok range in Wanganui.I was holding up the end for the Tararua hunters.We weren't happy someone from the slag heap out shot us.Good hangi but

Originally Posted by bluebaiter222

Barry pretty sure I shot that year @ the Upok range in Wanganui.I was holding up the end for the Tararua hunters.We weren't happy someone from the slag heap out shot us.Good hangi but

yeah it was good fun - were you there when some years before at a range up the Wanganui river for the novelty shoot at end of day they put two old wang computors out about 50 metres away on old tables and said anyone who hated these now your revenge - well about 30 lined up with .222 .223 thru to 45-70 -50 cal musket 12 gauge buckshot - AR15,s semi auto .22 you name it and fire - first salvo both computers got blown of table and then got blown down range twisting and screaming - good fun

Crack up Barry,I missed that shoot.But attended a couple of FS Annual Conservancy shoots @ Poh Base & Kawatau Base before Doc came along.Whoze got the 0ol mug do u know?Peter Cook would have been engraved many times,he made it look easy with his trebly.Christ I better hang up the phone ,2 ol hunters reminiscing off thread

Originally Posted by Barry the hunter

yeah don't remember that at small bore but we used a little pottle of never Nickle at full bore with our 303 little grey alloy container (still have one ) dip bullet in sorry just the projectile in - the container had a felt washer at the top so it was just a smear on projectile and fire

Started my fullbore shooting 57 years ago at the Upok range. I remember some of the "old " guys using never nickel. Was it a Parker Hale product?
Those "old" guys were in actual fact younger than I am now.

ruger american 22 that ive owned about 8 years, in my defense I'm only 18, first gun that I ever got and bought it with my own money

First firearm was an AYA SxS 12g shotgun......Got it on my 11th birthday. Cost 34 Pound. Used it for Upland game and waterfowl. Put tens of 1000's of shells through it shooting birds in the family vineyard. My old man made me take all my money out of my 'Postbank' account which came to 21 pound....he then loaned me 13 Pounds and in return I had to work for him to pay it off..took me 3 years working most weekends! Retired it in about 1988 and sent it to a gunsmith who restored it back to almost new by rebluing, tightening the action and restoring the wood stock including the checkering. Havent fired it since but have fondled it on a regular basis. Soon as I pick it up and break the action, I am transported back to happy times.....
My own 12g, our English setter, vineyards full of birds and pheasants ( during game season) and the smell of freshly fired CAC paper cartridges.

Life was simple in those days.....sigh.....

still have my 1st and 2nd rifles just over 50 years . . .22 Stirling and .308 Brno
lots have come and gone but theyre keepers

If I break the rules slightly, I was gifted a Maverick 88 when I was a teen. So about 17 years.

With my own hard earned it would be a tie between my 10/22 and my Mosin (got them at the same time). Swapped a buggered M305 back to reloaders supplies for them. Would be 12 years.

Don't shoot any of them anymore tbh.

1971 Steyr Mannlicher .243 still my favorite in the cabinet

@akaroa1 I've only ever bought 3 rifles brand new, I still own 2 of them.....does that count
I'm glad I've inspired you anyway, some realky cool stuff coming out of the woodwork in this thread

Originally Posted by dannyb

@akaroa1 I've only ever bought 3 rifles brand new, I still own 2 of them.....does that count
I'm glad I've inspired you anyway, some realky cool stuff coming out of the woodwork in this thread

Take it Danny the two were purchased this side of Xmas?

Originally Posted by dannyb

@akaroa1 I've only ever bought 3 rifles brand new, I still own 2 of them.....does that count
I'm glad I've inspired you anyway, some realky cool stuff coming out of the woodwork in this thread

@dannyb I've only brought 3 rifles brand new myself and only have one of them now.

Would love to have been the first owner of some of my vintage rifles that I know were in India
I'm not sure though after the last few weeks I've had how it would be living to 170 years old

@Brian will have a Mauser 8/06 or similar he's had since The 60's.

Originally Posted by tetawa

Take it Danny the two were purchased this side of Xmas?

1 either side you cheeky hua

Originally Posted by nor-west

@Brian will have a Mauser 8/06 or similar he's had since The 60's.

Which if I'm not mistaken I had the chance of buying about 18 months ago
Have a Boito SxS shotty I bought back in 85 when i was 15 and a mate looked after it for me until I got my license, a Stirling 14P 22 I bought in late 87 maybe early 88.
Browning A5 I got 87- 88ish, winchester M70 lightweight 243 brand new later half of 1990.