Re: Who's shooting the oldest rifle......
Posted: Fri Apr 03, 2020 9:37 pm
Pic way too big!
Keep the oldies coming chaps.......
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Who's shooting the oldest rifle......
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Re: Who's shooting the oldest rifle......
Posted: Fri Apr 03, 2020 9:48 pm
Very nice collection you have there Sim
Keep the oldies coming chaps.......
Keep the oldies coming chaps.......
Re: Who's shooting the oldest rifle......
Posted: Fri Apr 03, 2020 10:20 pm
My oldest is a 1952 No4 Mk2.. I'm not even close..
Some beautiful bits of craftmanship and history in this thread though.
Some beautiful bits of craftmanship and history in this thread though.
Re: Who's shooting the oldest rifle......
Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2020 5:57 am
Every body else is showing breech loaders so heres one of mine; Mauser 71/84 dated 1888.
Fred
Fred
Re: Who's shooting the oldest rifle......
Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2020 9:17 am
Snider Enfield dated 1867
Photos are all on my other laptop.
My oldest file is an Enfield Pattern 1853 dated 1862 but it's not on ticket.
Photos are all on my other laptop.
My oldest file is an Enfield Pattern 1853 dated 1862 but it's not on ticket.
Re: Who's shooting the oldest rifle......
Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2020 9:21 am
I regularly shoot my pattern 1853 enfield also have a 1809 Baker and a Brunswick rifles both shootable, they are all in storage due to a house move. once the Corvid-19 lockdown allowed me to move i hope to get them to the range.
Not the oldest as a its a replica but i have a Rifle Shoppe kit of a 1770's Ferguson Rifle i hope to build when i move.
Not the oldest as a its a replica but i have a Rifle Shoppe kit of a 1770's Ferguson Rifle i hope to build when i move.
Re: Who's shooting the oldest rifle......
Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2020 12:21 pm
used to shoot an Enfield P53 made in 1855, until I sold it
Re: Who's shooting the oldest rifle......
Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2020 1:22 pm
I'm converting the 50/70 brass now and the boolit mould is on order from the USAsnayperskaya wrote:Very nice ukrifleman, you're in the lead so far as dodgyrog isn't shooting his Remington.....yet
1892 is the date to beat......Anyone got a 1891-dated Mosin???
Not long to wait BUT nowhere to shoot at the moment!
Re: Who's shooting the oldest rifle......
Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2020 3:58 pm
Anyone shooting a .43 Berdan/10.75x58R Berdan II rifle???
Re: Who's shooting the oldest rifle......
Posted: Sat Apr 04, 2020 4:28 pm
We have a Danish Model 1848 dated 1861 Snider (Rimfire) here that I have machined dummy 'Brass' for, now I need to do the same with primers to start testing the rifle with. Again, a suitable range I can lawfully shoot on would help right now. Maybe something to finish over the next few weeks.