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    Quote Originally Posted by akaroa1 View Post
    I seriously wonder that some of the currently popular new budget rifles will be like in 40 to 50 years .
    Brought a Tikka T3 .270win when I turned 18, 17 years ago. Still have it, still shoots fantastically after about 1000 rounds. Don't think I'll ever sell it.
    My longest continuously owned rifle but certainly not my oldest rifle.
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    zastava .223 bought with my "give up smoking" money while wife was preggers with our first..she was born in 1998 so guess that means rifle is 25-26 years old now
    my JW15 2lr Ive owned 3 times after selling to mates then buying back..that would be closer to 30 years ago I bought it new
    my pump 12ga must be 10 years old..it left my safe for a year and just found its way back again.
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    Quote Originally Posted by akaroa1 View Post
    My point is that the animals aren't wearing armour and the rifles don't suddenly need to be twice as accurate and powerful to shoot them.
    If you brought wisely when you were in your teens or early 20s you could use it for a lifetime.
    Nice to hear that some guys have worn out barrels on them.

    I seriously wonder that some of the currently popular new budget rifles will be like in 40 to 50 years .
    Totally agree.The same could be said for spendy foo wish scopes.Theres nothing more deader than dead
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    Bought my Gevarm .22 on decimal changeover day for 50 pounds, still have the original police gun certificate. Still have it and occasionally use it. I have kept it as it has a really grained walnut stock; that and its sentimental value - it won be me the shooting cup at school.

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    Bought a Winchester Model 290 Semi auto .22 rifle in Western Australia back in 1977. Still have it , still use it occasionally. And Marlin 336T 30-30 bought in 1978
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    Quote Originally Posted by steveg View Post
    Bought my Gevarm .22... - it won be me the shooting cup at school.
    It's a wonder they let you use your own rifle at school, let alone an auto. I still remember the old shitters they had at school, including the even-worse ammo. Possibly one shot in ten, certainly 20, was squib round. Appallingly bad.

    Having been surprised with someone using their own gun for school comps, realised after I said that that I actually won our school's cup using my own .303, carried to school that day on my back on the motorbike.

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    Had to find that cup first then use a fair bit of Autosol to take the deep tarnish off. Hadn't seen the light of day for years.
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    Quote Originally Posted by 6x47 View Post
    It's a wonder they let you use your own rifle at school, let alone an auto. I still remember the old shitters they had at school, including the even-worse ammo. Possibly one shot in ten, certainly 20, was squib round. Appallingly bad.
    Sounds as good as the Winchester .22lr ammo from the states that's turned up here.

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    BSA Meteor, 57 years ago, has about 6 inches of smooth bore from using saliva covered slugs.
    Also a Chinese bolt action .22 30 yrs old.
    Boom, cough,cough,cough

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    Quote Originally Posted by Maca49 View Post
    BSA Meteor, 57 years ago, has about 6 inches of smooth bore from using saliva covered slugs.
    Also a Chinese bolt action .22 30 yrs old.
    @Maca49 I'm almost scared to ask why the projectiles has saliva on them !
    But it sounds like some weird superstition, so why ?
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    Quote Originally Posted by 6x47 View Post
    It's a wonder they let you use your own rifle at school, let alone an auto. I still remember the old shitters they had at school, including the even-worse ammo. Possibly one shot in ten, certainly 20, was squib round. Appallingly bad.

    Having been surprised with someone using their own gun for school comps, realised after I said that that I actually won our school's cup using my own .303, carried to school that day on my back on the motorbike.

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    Had to find that cup first then use a fair bit of Autosol to take the deep tarnish off. Hadn't seen the light of day for years.
    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

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    Quote Originally Posted by steveg View Post
    Bought my Gevarm .22 on decimal changeover day for 50 pounds, still have the original police gun certificate. Still have it and occasionally use it. I have kept it as it has a really grained walnut stock; that and its sentimental value - it won be me the shooting cup at school.
    A testament perhaps to how well engineered the gevarm was, although the take down models aren't known for the best accuracy they all give every round 2 chances of going off. Mind you getting a dud out without a pocket knife is challenging .
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    Quote Originally Posted by Marty Henry View Post
    A testament perhaps to how well engineered the gevarm was, although the take down models aren't known for the best accuracy they all give every round 2 chances of going off. Mind you getting a dud out without a pocket knife is challenging .
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    Quote Originally Posted by akaroa1 View Post
    @Maca49 I'm almost scared to ask why the projectiles has saliva on them !
    But it sounds like some weird superstition, so why ?
    At one time, in the dim and distant past, small bore target shooters would "kiss the bullet". The idea being that the saliva would soften the wax coating I suppose.
    GPM.
    PS. Perhaps @Maca49 did not have a shirt pocket to put the spare slug in.
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    I just can't compete with you guys
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    Quote Originally Posted by grandpamac View Post
    At one time, in the dim and distant past, small bore target shooters would "kiss the bullet". The idea being that the saliva would soften the wax coating I suppose.
    GPM.
    PS. Perhaps @Maca49 did not have a shirt pocket to put the spare slug in.
    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
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