Would you stop shooting this gun?

found this on a search for the 190:
If you do take this gun apart for cleaning, be prepared to fight the recoil spring. I only shot it across the shop 4 or 5 times! I’ll admit it was exciting to look for it, but after a while it got annoying. Having taken this gun apart now I would rate it as a 5 out of 10 in difficulty. Nothing is that difficult, but you will need some patience, and a special wrench for barrel removal if you decide to go that far, which I don’t recommend.

If you have one of these guns, you might just want to do some routine maintenance until it gets gunky. Then I would advise that you bring it in to your local gunsmith. They are well designed, and should provide a lot of shooting enjoyment.
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if it were mine i would shoot that rifle as often as i could and not worry about, "...this gun could catastrophically fail" i have a .22 single shot that is now over 100 y.o. and i shoot it fairly often, it was given to me when i was 13 y.o. by a Great Aunt who put more squirrel dinners on her table than beef steak.
 
Right now shooting my Marlin M100G from early 60's...

have been shooting my Dad's 1906 that he taught me on. [Just got a spare barrel to get the accuracy back. Got the cleaning rod stuck in the early 60's and there a notice free space, when running the rod through it.]

Shooting my 17 Enfield in JCGarand matches and "Old War horse" matches, too.
 
I have not noticed anything that would make me think that it is going to break. I just was concerned with the round count thru it and that these were relatively cheap rifles.
I break it down and thoroughly clean and inspect after every trip to the range. Actually getting pretty good with re installing the spring.
I may have to put a new scope on it the old weaver scope is almost impossible to see thru. But I will certainly hang on to the original one.
 
Yikes! Next he's gonna want to bench shooters over 50!
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He's only 19 so 50 years seems like the dark ages. lol

He doesn't realize some guys on this board have underwear thats more than 50 years old. :p
 
The Winchester

Shoot it but make sure your son understands the history of the rifle and what it means to you. I am sure your son will appreciate that rifle, that much more.

I have a Marlin 39A that I bought new in 1969 wanted to sell it,my son wanted it, all because of it's history!
 
[I break it down and thoroughly clean and inspect after every trip to the range. Actually getting pretty good with re installing the spring]

Knock that stuff off :p - you're most likely putting more wear on it by breaking it down too often, than if you just shot it & cleaned out the gunk with a spray cleaner every-other couple of sessions or two.

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I have several guns handed down to me that never get shot.
Remington model 11 with the safety inside the trigger guard,
Remington model 11 with cross bolt safety
Remington 760/ 30-06
Remington 35 caliber
Winchester model 70 / 270 ftw
Winchester model 12 duck gun
Some have very little dollar value. To me they are priceless. These will be handed down to my sons in time. There is just to much personal value to shoot them, to many things can happen and they just can not be replaced.
I have many other guns to shoot so shooting these is not an option.
 
wouldu stop shooting this gun

NO, Keep shooting it, and let your son know. the history of the rifle. Your son will appreciate it even more. You will be smiling,your son will be smiling and your grandfather will be also,enjoy,:) Cliff
 
would you stop shooting this gun

NO. Enjoy it,y our grandfather would want you to.,sorry about the double post:) Cliff
 
SHOOT IT
And be close to your grandfather again
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I agree with this one. My grand father passed about 7 years ago. He left me a 357 magnum S&W 686. I did not shoot it for a long time and my dad one day asked me if I liked it... I told him I did but that it was important to me so I did not shoot it.

My father informed me that it is not a collectors gun it is a tool, a tool that is not used it not even a tool. My grandfather obviously shot it and I should too. My grandfather would of wanted me to have fun with it. I now shoot "my" 686 at least once a month in honor of him. Its one of the few things I have left of him and when I shoot it I remember him. My 11 year old son even shoots it (with 38 specials)
 
If you have doubts, have it checked out by a gunsmith. Otherwise shoot it. Your grandfather would like it that both you and your son are still shooting his gun.
 
Over 50..don't shoot?? That statement made my day! I have Ballards that left the factory in the early 1880's, that were rebarreled by the likes of Peterson & Pope in .22 L.R. at the beginning of the 20th century, that I regularly shoot!:D
 
i'd say shoot it, and have fun doing it. my 10/22 is 42 years old and i wouldn't even think of putting it into retirment. as to the guys that nate said have underware thats 50 years old maybe it's time they pick up a couple of fresh pairs!
 
I have a single shot 22 rifle that was made in 1902 and I still shoot it. I would recommend having it checked out by a gun smith for piece of mind.
 
The only reason to NOT shoot it would be if it was found unsafe. Sounds like that isn't the case. Hanging onto something sentimental that you won't use defeats the purpose of having it. It has a history, and still works. So ADD to the history and pass it on when it's your turn to give it up. You and your son will bothhave a higher appreciation for it when it's his turn to get it.
 
You don't want to drop it or break something because you can't replace that thing. Even if you got another one it just wouldn't be the same. Thats what I think anyway.
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I don't know about the OP's 190 but I have an old Savage 1905 that my father shot as a boy and I learned with. Hanging on a wall, to me it is worthless. In the hands of my grandchildren, teaching a new generation to shoot...that is priceless. If, in the course of that duty it is rendered incapable of shooting, THEN it has earned a well deserved place on a wall.
 
Ready on the right, Ready on the left, Ready on the Firing Line! Commence Firing!

My oldest rifle is a M 1895 7mm Chilean Mauser made in 1895. At 117 years old it has passed the 50 year mark and lapped it again and it still shoots just fine. I would enjoy your rifle, bringing back memories for you and creating them for your son. Imagine how wonderful it will be when you are "Grandpa" and pass on the stories along with the rifle and love for shooting.
 
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