Some of you here know me, at least online if not in person.
If so, you know that a little over two years ago my uncle gifted my two brothers an me with 50 acres of wooded bottom land in southern Fountain county.
Today my uncle called me to tell me, among other things, that he feels it's time that he let my brothers and me take care of his firearms, and if he feels the need to use one, he can just "borrow" it from us.
I know a little about his meager collection because I've added to it in the past couple of years.
Two years ago I gave him a S&W M&P in .223 that I won in a FNRA banquet auction.
I also gave him a S&W 22A semi-auto .22lr pistol.
Looks like I'll be getting both back real soon.
I have LONG wanted the gun he has used for deer hunting the last couple of years, and it looks like I'm going to take possession of it too.
It's a 1967-68 Remington 700 bolt gun in .25-06. It is heavily checkered on the stock and has a jeweled bolt. I'm excited.
One of my brothers collects older shotguns.
Uncle says one of his collection is a Winchester model 97 pump 12ga with an exposed hammer.
I have never seen a pump shotgun with an exposed hammer. Uncle swears he thinks it's a collector piece.
That will go to this brother.
My youngest brother is going to get a Remington 700 in .30-06.
Not sure which variation, but it's a nice rifle. That much I do know.
I believe he has a Winchester semi-auto .22lr of some sort, and I believe he has one or two more than are slipping my mind.
The brothers and I discussed this at lunch today, and agree. Although our uncle is 83 years old, he can run circles around many 50 year olds I know.
He's very, VERY fit. He still walks 4 miles EVERY day.
He's tromped around in our woods for the last two years and has not once worn out before I did.
We've guessed he knows he's not getting any younger, and has talked in the past about giving us his guns when he's gone.
I think he just doesn't want to die with those guns still in his house. He wants to know they'll be taken care of, and they will.
I still say I have one of the bestest uncles in the world!
If so, you know that a little over two years ago my uncle gifted my two brothers an me with 50 acres of wooded bottom land in southern Fountain county.
Today my uncle called me to tell me, among other things, that he feels it's time that he let my brothers and me take care of his firearms, and if he feels the need to use one, he can just "borrow" it from us.
I know a little about his meager collection because I've added to it in the past couple of years.
Two years ago I gave him a S&W M&P in .223 that I won in a FNRA banquet auction.
I also gave him a S&W 22A semi-auto .22lr pistol.
Looks like I'll be getting both back real soon.
I have LONG wanted the gun he has used for deer hunting the last couple of years, and it looks like I'm going to take possession of it too.
It's a 1967-68 Remington 700 bolt gun in .25-06. It is heavily checkered on the stock and has a jeweled bolt. I'm excited.
One of my brothers collects older shotguns.
Uncle says one of his collection is a Winchester model 97 pump 12ga with an exposed hammer.
I have never seen a pump shotgun with an exposed hammer. Uncle swears he thinks it's a collector piece.
That will go to this brother.
My youngest brother is going to get a Remington 700 in .30-06.
Not sure which variation, but it's a nice rifle. That much I do know.
I believe he has a Winchester semi-auto .22lr of some sort, and I believe he has one or two more than are slipping my mind.
The brothers and I discussed this at lunch today, and agree. Although our uncle is 83 years old, he can run circles around many 50 year olds I know.
He's very, VERY fit. He still walks 4 miles EVERY day.
He's tromped around in our woods for the last two years and has not once worn out before I did.
We've guessed he knows he's not getting any younger, and has talked in the past about giving us his guns when he's gone.
I think he just doesn't want to die with those guns still in his house. He wants to know they'll be taken care of, and they will.
I still say I have one of the bestest uncles in the world!