Going old school

[DanGunner]

Dug out my 1947-vintage Remington 521t bolt action target rifle today and gathered some odds and ends boxes of various .22 ammo, including some "longs" that I inherited at least a quarter-century ago, for a trip to the range. It's similar to the rifle with which I learned to shoot about 65 years ago and it was just fun to shoot slowly and deliberately for a change with six-round mags. The old gun and its Lyman peep siight couldn't have worked better and everything, including those old longs and a box of super-slow Aguila calibris, went exactly where I aimed. It made me appreciate old school shooting again.

['ol shooter]

Love old iron and wood, treat us to some pics.

[spurshooter]

That's an oldie. Sometimes it's a lot of fun to shoot the old stuff. I haven't fired my Stevens single shot since I was a kid in the early 60s. Maybe time to get it out.

[DanGunner]

That's an oldie. Sometimes it's a lot of fun to shoot the old stuff. I haven't fired my Stevens single shot since I was a kid in the early 60s. Maybe time to get it out.

[smithrjd]

I love old school target 22's. My latest and will stay around is a BSA MKIII with a Lyman Super Target scope along with the Parker Hale peeps. Just wish I could still shoot peeps well.

[sonofeugene]

If my wife would allow it (she has Alzheimer's and requires constant care), I'd take my father's old single shot to the range for some fun.

[aklon]

A neighbor asked for my help cleaning his rifle: a Winchester Model 63. I went on line a learned how to take it down correctly, cleaned it, and put her back together again.

Now I want one. Clean, simple, elegant.

[foothillman]

That's an oldie. Sometimes it's a lot of fun to shoot the old stuff. I haven't fired my Stevens single shot since I was a kid in the early 60s. Maybe time to get it out.

Love that single shot.
As a younger shooter being able to focus on one shot only.
Makes that moment very powerful.
No longer have but always looking.
Want to buy local so I can hear the story behind it.
Old is just old with no background.

Stevens Marksman #12

['ol shooter]

Nice guns.

[Calif Hunter]

I like old .22 bolt actions. Here is my latest acquisition - a Mossberg 46M(b). I have ordered a new inner mag tube as the one it came with has lost some strength. It shot minute of rabbit head at 50 yards with the peep sight.

[WinchesterBolt]

Those older bolt action 22 rifles are great. Reminds me of learning to shoot at the rifle range as a kid, loading one round at a time, focusing on breath control, waiting with anticipation for the instructor to score the targets . . .

[FeuerFrei]

Dug out my 1947-vintage Remington 521t bolt action target rifle today and gathered some odds and ends boxes of various .22 ammo, including some "longs" that I inherited at least a quarter-century ago, for a trip to the range. It's similar to the rifle with which I learned to shoot about 65 years ago and it was just fun to shoot slowly and deliberately for a change with six-round mags. The old gun and its Lyman peep siight couldn't have worked better and everything, including those old longs and a box of super-slow Aguilasupertargetspot calibris, went exactly where I aimed. It made me appreciate old school shooting again.

Nice old shooter you have there.

I have an old Remington Rangemaster Target model 37 with a Lyman 15x supertargetspot on it and it will shoot holes within holes all day long. I don't shoot it much because of the weight and not wanting to put more mileage on it. They didn't make many of them and this one is damn good.

The hand fitting and quality that went into it is still on par with anything out there now.

[jyo]

My 22 rifles are all semi-auto at this time, the most modern being an early 70s 10-22 pre-warning Deluxe Sporter. a good shooter for what it is... One of my all-time favorites is a quite old Remington Nylon 66---my favorite teaching rifle---anyone who expects me to show them how to shoot and safety basics, first shoots my Nylon 66. My last (truly favorite) is an early 60s Browning 22 Auto---the bottom eject, take-down model made in Belgium with the old wheel sight... Truly a classic, just don't let females shoot it with a open shirt---bottom eject means it will try to send a HOT casing down the front into a rather sensitive area!

[eternoplacer]

Going old School

I like old relics dressed in wood, here is my favorite old rifle.

This rifle is almost as old as my Father, it is a 1935 or 1936 Walther model #1
Carbine in 22lr. with a Zeiss Jena Zielklein scope mounted at the factory.
Bolt action repeater, will also go into semi auto mode or single shot.

The scope is only a 2.25x with a German #1 reticle, hard on my old eyes but very clear for glass that old, shoots really accurate at the things I can see, even at a fuzzy target 100 yards away I was satisfied.

Walther model #1 rifle.jpg

[DanGunner]

Went older school yesterday by taking 1926 vintage Remington Model 12 with octagon barrel to range for a little exercise. I inherited it from my grandfather nearly 60 years ago. He was a farmer and had been a doughboy in WWI. It worked just as it is supposed to work. Also took 1928 vintage Remington Model 24 (Clone of Browning RS) I just acquired but had some feeding problems. A thorough cleaning might help before another try. I have another Model 12 inherited from my father, a 1919 vintage carbine. Both Model 12s have been reblued and look like they just came from the factory. It deserves a trip to the range as well. Shouldn’t neglect them just because they are elderly.