What’s next?

[metalfarm]

Falling in love with older guns. I’ve got a 1955 Model 70 30-06 in damn near new condition that I love. Just picked up a Marlin 336 30-30.

What’s my next rifle to obsess over and what years are best for said rifle? Thanks!

 

[sirhrmechanic]

These Remington Models 721 and 725 are both beautiful...

And everyone needs to own a Savage 99 perch belly with brass counter eventually.

Model 73? Pre 64 of course.

Sharps rifle in at least 45/90?

Ross Sporter?

Anything stamped Rigby?

Just some thoughts...

Sirhr

 

[MK20]

Martini Henry
Martini Enfield
Long Lee Metford
Lebel 1886
definitely a Sharps
Finnish M39
JM stamped Marlin 1895 Cowboy

We can spend your money in many ways

 

[MK20]

Of course you need one of these

But then you have to make sure it has some of this too

 

[steve123]

My favorite affordable old rifle is my Swiss K31. The quality is very high and it's different, I like things that are oddballs.

I used to hate Mosin's, mine shot 4-5" groups with milsurp ammo and at the time I was wishing I had bought something else. A few years went by and I bought dies, brass, and .311 174gr SMK's. Now it's a sub 2" rifle with me and the old irons. It functions perfectly, the bolt is pretty smooth, it balances well, so I changed my mind and find myself using it more than some of my other old rifles.

I don't own one but I'd like to get a Krag, IMO the smoothest old turn bolt around.