How to hunt with classic firearms while respecting history!

[@janivarsrvaag5137]

i love the 94 big bore tums upp

[@philp411]

Hunting with the classics is why I’m here. Keep up the good work.

[@north61]

Thanks, mate!~

[@simonvillecourt5673]

Very cool collection!!!

[@jims9249]

Great examples.

[@toddschutter6535]

Some of the classics I like to shoot/hunt with: Browning 71 carbine .348 Winchester, 1895 Krag carbine .30-40 Krag, 1903 Springfield .30-06, Winchester 61 .22 Mag, Mauser 98k (S42 stamped) 8x57, Swiss K31 7.5 Swiss, Lee Enfield No.4 (made by Savage) .303 Brit, and a Fox side by side 16ga.

[@Riflechair]

This is a subject close to my heart and I think you covered it well. WELL DONE!

[@north61]

Thanks so much and also thank-you for the wonderful content on your channel!

[@tomlongbeard6071]

Great video!

[@blackie1of4]

I have watched many of your videos... and I appreciate each and every one. Maybe just maybe... you're an old soul like myself. I enjoy odd ball calibers and those older designs are beautiful to me. Carrying one is nostalgic and others appreciate seeing them out and about. Especially at the range! I'm with you... If the value is $$$$... I wouldn't hunt with it.

[@north61]

I just love some designs that just feel right when you pick them up.

[@ziruk-king4466]

The only way to hunt with classic rifles is to get ready for a cardio workout. I still do it but I as well as you do have our lite rifles-- nothing like sitting on a ridge with the walnut rifle leaning against a tree.

[@j.r.1223]

Yeah, I agree with you and have the same feelings toward the classics. I enjoy your videos and love the rifles you have.

[@jasonsimone3523]

I know exactly what you mean. All I hunt with is collector rifles always. But I'm super careful and never damaged one yet. You take a chance but I figure that's what they were originally made for. There is no better feeling than hunting with one to me.

[@north61]

Great!~

[@ashmerch2558]

I love hunting whitetail here in the New England (Vermont) woods with my late Grandfather's 1948 Winchester 94. I thought about putting a low power scope on it but I felt guilty about it. It shoots great with its tang mounted peep. Just the way gramp hunted with it for 40 years before he passed in 1990.

[@north61]

The 94 is great with irons!

[@daneboro6847]

I'm the same way brother, love these classics and you have everyone I want, cheers God bless!

[@north61]

It only took me 40 years but I think I have every firearm my 16 year old self dreamed about! (Except a BAR and a BREN gun but that's not really possible up here)

[@davidwatson4862]

Excellent video, really interesting, all the best from the UK.

[@north61]

The mother country!

[@davidwatson4862]

@@north61 👍😄 I'm originally from the North of Scotland, but now live in London. I hunt deer in the UK, using a .243 Win but we are in lockdown at the moment. Keep the videos coming, they are OUTSTANDING, in both content and presentation !

[@north61]

@@davidwatson4862 Storey is a Border Reiver name so in 1700 we were located in the border country of England /Scotland. Then my ancestors were expelled to Northern Ireland. Eventually we made our way here. My wife is all Scottish. Thanks for your patronage.

[@north61]

@@davidwatson4862 Elementary my dear Watson...sorry couldn't help myself. Thanks for your support!

[@easttexan2933]

what a treasure trove of fine old "hunting" rifles you have. Just beautiful as well as totally perfect for the job. Had to chuckle a little at that sling when you pulled up the 99. Please don't disgrace that fine rifle with such a gawd awful sling lol. As you stated if you were to put another dent in the stock it doesn't matter too much, so go ahead and mount a sling swivel in the buttstock and a sleeve swivel on the barrel, then a nice leather sling to match the wood color. Yeah, it's a pet peeve of mine to see classic firearms with hideous slings on them. Good luck afield this year.

[@north61]

Yup..that sling is something to behold. However, I am such a cheap bugger.

[@michaelhennegan9637]

Use the .401 for the Bison.

[@Aaron-mn8gw]

I'd like to see your bison hunt using the .405 Win!

[@north61]

Ok..loading up some 300TSX bullets at 2200fps with N133.

[@Aaron-mn8gw]

@@north61 If I reloaded for my .405 Win that would be my choice as well! Looking forward to seeing it.

[@aaronwilcox6417]

Ive got the same Steyr rifles in 308 win, an old Winchester 1895 30-40, several pristine Winchester 71's, Winchester 1886's, and some old Savage 99 leverguns. Im a lefty shooter so the leverguns work well for me and i use a lefty Ruger scout rifle and Ruger compact rifle 338RCM. I enjoy your channel very much and many of my arms are similiar or just like yours. Im late 40's in age and am getting to the point where i only enjoy using quality classic arms . My left hand Ruger 77 models and those classic leverguns just work easier for me and handle nicely. Ive got modern high tech light weight mountain rifle but the handling isnt so great and when a man carries an good old Savage 99 or especually an old Winchester 71 the rifle just fits better for fast off hand standing shots. I hate bench shooting and treasure shooting offhand and field position in real conditions. Who knows, maybe we're related as we have the same tastes in arms and historical interests. At lesst in taste we are. Thanks for your nice arms and video.

[@north61]

Great minds......

[@Mark-uq9km]

Thanks, North61. I wondered about you and your moose hunt. I think you showed good discretion in not shooting a moose although I imagine it would have been a rush to have used the .350 Rem Mag . Be safe. Has Covid been bad in your neck of the woods? Safest place to be is out in the woods or on the water these days. My favorite of your classic rifles would be the Savage 99 regardless of caliber. Good luck on your bison hunt.

[@north61]

Covid limited but I went to Watson Lake and they had an outbreak. Self isolated for last two weeks but good now. Son will take the 358 Bison hunting when he comes home at Christmas.

[@Leverguns50]

Looking forward to seeing your bison hunting video, as you know I really enjoyed the classics, even though mine for the most part are reproductions, I really enjoy hunting with them, and the nostalgia that comes with hunting with them

[@north61]

I always look forward to your comments...thanks for your loyal sponsorship!

[@Leverguns50]

north61 I always enjoy your videos, do you have a wonderful collection of fire arms

[@R32R38]

The average Lamborghini owner (who also owns five other vehicles) drives the car about 2,500 miles per year. Which makes me wonder what's the point of owning one. It's sort of the same thing with a classic rifle or shotgun. They're *meant* to be used.

[@reddeercanoe]

I am very happy to see your video! I hadn't seen anything from you in a while and thought perhaps you got hurt while hunting. I look forward to your bison hunt!

[@north61]

Just my computer being a bugger...every one is ok.

[@davidgendron1953]

That is so true!! And man you did a great job on that 9.3x62 stock repair!! It look beautiful!! That is what I like about the Ruger no1, such a classic elegant design!! And I have a BAR Belgium made that I really like!! Far far far from having a collection like yours that is for sure!

[@north61]

i have spent a bit, not always a great thing!

[@danielravenstar4442]

Ahhhhhh An intelligent conversation,, from some 1 in u.s.a. I have a savage 99, 300 Dated 1927 And I add, if you r worried about scratching the wood, or metal Put some camo tape on it, I don't know how short term could hurt...

[@north61]

Good idea!

[@kelleytrentham9230]

348 win all the way!

[@north61]

I'm with you brother

[@twonets]

Great video! Now you have got me wanting a 9.3 and kicking myself for not getting a lefty that came up last year. I have an old model 88 in 358 win that I use all the time as a truck gun. Now that would be a crime if one of the previous owners had not refinished the stock, possibly more than once and now it has no checking as well as a poorly repaired large crack behind the action as well as a home shop version of a muzzle break and zero original bluing. Other than that it shoots great but certainly is not worth the thousands you see some posted for. Good luck on your bison adventure.

[@north61]

These old guns are not getting cheaper!

[@dominickglen8338]

See what I do is I pick up my Chinese sks put big fake beaver teeth in and put take on my eyes to look Chinese