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I just got an eMail back from Feinwerkbau concerning the ages of some older guns I purchased this year.

The two 150's are 57 and 58 years old and the 602 is 30 years old

It is amazing the rather pristine condition of some of these old guns, and how well previous owners took care of them.
I have some firearms over 100 years old that I can say the same thing about.
 
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jkingrph said:
I just got an eMail back from Feinwerkbau concerning the ages of some older guns I purchased this year.

The two 150's are 57 and 58 years old and the 602 is 30 years old

It is amazing the rather pristine condition of some of these old guns, and how well previous owners took care of them.
I have some firearms over 100 years old that I can say the same thing about.
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I like the old stuff best. I have an 1893 Marlin that was built in 1900 I still hunt with 😁
 
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Interesting. I’ll have to check mine. Thanks for posting
I was never into guns 6-7 years ago. Life was a blur. But the last 6-7 years I’ve been immersed in guns.
I am just blown away how pristine some rifles have been kept. The Craftsmanship is unbelievable especially FWB.
I have one a rim fire I bought last summer, a 1927 Vickers falling block with Diopter sights. Mint. A beautiful gun I shoot at my buddies.
I use all my rifles no safe queens here. Crow
 
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Interesting. I’ll have to check mine. Thanks for posting
I was never into guns 6-7 years ago. Life was a blur. But the last 6-7 years I’ve been immersed in guns.
I am just blown away how pristine some rifles have been kept. The Craftsmanship is unbelievable especially FWB.
I have one a rim fire I bought last summer, a 1927 Vickers falling block with Diopter sights. Mint. A beautiful gun I shoot at my buddies.
I use all my rifles no safe queens here. Crow
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Your collection of rifles is very impressive to me and so is your range 😁 1927 Vickers falling block. I see why you like my 1885. You have the love for a vintage single shot rifle and appreciate them for the work of art they are. A single shot rifle… they are the epitome of a rifle. Very easy and appropriate to apply that love for our air rifles…especially the vintage ones.
 
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That Vickers sounds interesting. My Browning BPCR is a falling block and I have several Ruger #1 rifles, from .22 Hornet to .458 Win Magnum, Never can tell when you might have elephants in the garden here in E Texas. Just joking, but it's a hoot to shoot. My Favorite is a Little Ruger 1a, what they call a light rifle, in 7x57 Mauser, aka 257 Rigby. It has a short slim barrel, beautiful stock and is I guess what some of the old British called a stalking rifle.
 
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That Vickers sounds interesting. My Browning BPCR is a falling block and I have several Ruger #1 rifles, from .22 Hornet to .458 Win Magnum, Never can tell when you might have elephants in the garden here in E Texas. Just joking, but it's a hoot to shoot. My Favorite is a Little Ruger 1a, what they call a light rifle, in 7x57 Mauser, aka 257 Rigby. It has a short slim barrel, beautiful stock and is I guess what some of the old British called a stalking rifle.
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You sir also appreciate the beauty of the single shot. The 458… in my youth I wanted to shoot one badly just for the experience… now… I don’t need that A$$ whopping 😁
 
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You sir also appreciate the beauty of the single shot. The 458… in my youth I wanted to shoot one badly just for the experience… now… I don’t need that A$$ whopping 😁
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I actually have the same model, the Ruger #1 Tropical in a .375 H&H. Something about it the .375 recoils faster and harder than the .458. Maybe it is the bottleneck case? I have a big CZ 550 Safari American, .375 H&H and it sir is a pussycat. Recoils less than my old Winchester model 70 30-06 A lot of it has to do with weight and fit of the gun. That CZ has a wide, thick factory installed recoil pad.
 
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I like the old stuff best. I have an 1893 Marlin that was built in 1900 I still hunt with 😁
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Yes. I have a model 1896 Swedish Mauser made in 1900, this one was made by Mauser Obendorf in Germany for the Swedes under a special production run, It has a two digit serial number with all numbered parts matching. Stock shows age and dings but otherwise in perfect conditon. I also have a Swedish Husqvarna model 46 sporter in 9.3x57 that was made about 1927. If we really want to get old there is the 1869 Swiss Vetterli It is a tubular fed bolt action using a 10.4mm bottleneck cartridge, rimfire. Ammo is no longer available but there is an easy conversion to centerfire, and you can make cartridge cases from either .348 Winchester or 8mm Lebel brass, cut it off and expand and then fireform. A bullet for a .44 Mag or .44 Special works quite well. The Swiss in designing this rifle copied the lifter system from the American Henry/Winchester rifles. I bought this one off ebay about 20 years ago and was surprised at the condition. Perfect bore, more shine and brighter than any of the higher quality rifles I have seen, amazing for a gun that was 150 years old and a black powder gun at that.
 
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I bought this .22 because my buddy that got me into springers. Is now into .22‘s and shot guns. I like my springers.
I helped build his range, and he has a beauty. I shoot this only at his range. Must of been a safe Queen. I posted this when I got it.
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Nice gun. But would rather shoot the springers. Crow
 
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