Gun you've had the longest

Gene L

For me it's a Remington 582 .22 bolt action tube feed.  I've had it since the mid 70s, traded a Remington Speedmaster .BDL for it and got some boot.  It's taken a LOT of pigeons and other varmints.  I haven't cleaned it in years.

So what is yours?  Not the oldest, just the one you've held on to the longest. The actual gun you can lay hands on.

JunkCollector

The family guns.
Ones I shot as a kid.

22's  shotguns and an old high standard.

Still have the first two I bought in the early 80's  as well.

300 Weatherby mark V and an anschutz 1418

A few years ago I found another 1418 and we'll now I have two.
I'm weak like that.

earlyagain

My S&W model 19-6.. Bought NIB sometime in the early 1990's.

gunner81

an old Remington .300 Savage my dad got from his dad built in the 30s as far as i can find I started deer hunting with it around 75 or so and used it for a long time its now retired or more like I haven't hunted with it for a long time but I fire it and clean it every year

Wambli Ska

I have no freaking idea…. I’e owned guns since my teens but I really didn’t start “collecting” guns until I was in my 30s and never really went full force until shortly before joining this site a while back.  Since then, a lot of water has gone under my bridge…

Most of the guns I had decades ago have been sold/traded as part of my ongoing effort to upgrade and refine the collection.

I think my Kimber 84 is probably the one gun I’m sure I’ll never sell.  It was a gift from my wife and my first really nice rifle and it has taken a LOT of deer in my life.  It might just be the gun I’ve held on to the longest.

Ernie Bishop

Single-Shot 22lr rifle, and a Ithaca Model 37 20 Gauge shotgun, since 1967.

Freezer

Up until 6 years ago I had my childhood guns. When I moved cross country I gave my boys their inheritance guns except one, a 37a Winchester that I always hated, all from the early 70s.

I kept a Mossberg 5500 MkII and that's my oldest. I bought it in the late 80s while Christmas shopping in October at K Mart. Rossie O'Donnell had convinced K Mart that guns were bad and everything they had was half off. I had a 20% off coupon and still had to put it on lay a way. It cost me $238 out the door. It has gone through a few changes through the years including a commo synthetic stock. I have a side mount scope bracket, rifled slug barrel, three different length smooth barrels and all the chokes I need. The best shotgun in the world, no!   Its light, versatile fits well and has never failed me not even in the wet muddy brackish duck swamps.

Bill2

Belgium Browning Sweet 16 in 1975 for my 16th birthday. It’s not going anywhere!

Rafterman

My birthday gift from the parents in 1971. Glenfield / Marlin 25

rberglof

Winchester 94 in 1968 that is still in my gun safe and next one was the Colt Frontier scout that is my avatar 1969 also in the gun safe.

RugerFan

I can’t remember if it’s the Marlin 60(actually it’s a Glenfield) or the Ithaca M37 my dad passed down when he won a shotgun at a raffle. Both were around 1975. Still have both. 

bullsi1911

Remington 760 Gamemaster pump action 30-06.  Inherited when I was 12 years old and my uncle passed away

Any wonder that I like goofy guns and big boomers?  I “plinked” with that for a long time before I bought a .22LR

Some_Mook

Winchester model 59 12ga, had it since 1965.

Elk creek

I have a savage 72 falling block chambered in 22lr. It’s  a copy of a Stevens Favorite. I received it as a Christmas present in 1982. 

jaywapti

The one i've had the longest is my 1955 Win M-70 FTW .358 caliber bought it new in 1960, Prior to that was a Win M-1894 .32 Win. Spc. bought used about 1951 - 52 stolen in 58, and a unknown brand single shot .22 S,L, LR got it about 48 -49 from Sykes hardware , 

JAY

Wambli Ska

Rafterman said:

My birthday gift from the parents in 1971. Glenfield / Marlin 25

That was my first gun too!  I sold it a long time ago when I got “better” .22s and a few years back I was lucky enough to find EXACTLY the same gun again so I bought it to correct my mistake.

Zee

Either my Ruger Single Six or my Weatherby Vanguard VGX in .30-06 Springfield. 

sakodude

Winchester model 94XTR in 30-30 bought sometime in 1979 I believe. Bought before I was old enough for a handgun so it saw many miles as my backpack gun trekking through the Bitterroots of Montana.

sakodude

knitepoet said:

Glenfield Model 60 
Christmas gift in 1977

That was actually my first firearm as well. I unfortunately don't still have it and my brother won't give it back

JunkCollector

some brother 
I just dont think youve tried hard enough.
he seemed alright to me

NN

Remington 12 ga 11-48 got it in 1953

bobbyrlf3

I still have the first gun I ever bought:  Winchester Model 70 Sporter LT in 7mm Rem Mag.  I bought it to go hunting with a new friend I made back in 1998 or so. 

Wambli Ska

For what it’s worth I own a lot of other folks first guns 

Elk creek

Wambli Ska said:

For what it’s worth I own a lot of other folks first guns 

For what it’s worth I’m a unicorn wrangler……🤣

Wambli Ska

Elk creek said:

Wambli Ska said:

For what it’s worth I own a lot of other folks first guns 

For what it’s worth I’m a unicorn wrangler……🤣

A WORLD CLASS Unicorn Wrangler… 🥂🍾

Linefinder

A mag fed 22 bolt action given to me by my brother in 1967. It was ancient then. It hasn't been fired (or cleaned, really) since '74. I really need to do both before long.

Mike

CHIRO1989

Linefinder said:

A mag fed 22 bolt action given to me by my brother in 1967. It was ancient then. It hasn't been fired (or cleaned, really) since '74. I really need to do both before long.

Mike

That might be worth a try on a Pdog trip.