Cleaning day for the Mossberg 500 my grandmother used for barn pests.
Posted by meowpinkmuffin@reddit | Firearms | View on Reddit | 9 comments
I’m giving my trusty 12 gauge a deep clean before I store it for the season. I still find it funny that Grandma was the one who kept the shotgun closest to the kitchen. It’s got a few scratches from her using it as a leaning post, but it runs perfectly. What's the oldest working shotgun you still rely on?
REDACTED3560@reddit
Old sporterized Springfield.
Intelligent-Age-3989@reddit
Jesus! That's a badass .12 for granny! I have the 500A and it kicks like a drunk 🫏. You better hang the hell in pulling it's trigger but I got 00 bucks in it and it's for a pistol grip lol. Overkill for defensive in most occasions. But yeah, it'll put a fist size hole in damn near anything
LiberalLamps@reddit
1940's Winchester 1897
bowtie_k@reddit
I won a clay competition with my 1904 Remington autoloading shotgun (pre model 11). It's also been used for pest control on the family farm. I've put a few hundred shells through it and have not once had a jam or failure. The springs are all brand new but everything else is original.
ZRaddue@reddit
That's a beaut.
feelips@reddit
I’ve got a made in 1958 “Belgium” Browning Auto-5 “Light Twelve”
Gunner4201@reddit
Bolt action mossberg 20ga my grandfather left to my dad who later gave it to me. New in the 40's or 50's I think.
Lupine_Ranger@reddit
I've got a U.S. Property stamped 1941 Ithaca M37 I use for shooting clays. Before that, I had a 1906 Winchester 1897 I used for target shooting.
I-burn-metal@reddit
I semi-regularly use an old Springfield SxS to shoot clays. It had it's 110th birthday this year. But I wouldn't say I rely on it. My father's 1970's New Haven 600 (Sears Mossberg I think) has been my deer shotgun since I was 13, it will be my 25th season relying on it this year.