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Inherited a gun from my Grandfather
Posted on 11/30/10 at 6:35 pm
Posted on 11/30/10 at 6:35 pm
Small story to tell.. some may appreciate this...
Went visit my grandfather (88 year old WWII vet)this past Sunday and over the years he has given me a few guns but i always loved a certain Browning A-5 16 gauge he had. I am sitting at the table and he tells me, "Hey you need to bring that 16 gauge home". Not knowing what hes talking about i respond something like, i don't have your 16 gauge. He said, " I know, its in my closet and i want you to have it and take it home." I am one of many grandchildren mostly boys, and he has 2 sons left. This was one of his last guns that he still has. My dad was another son, but passed away last year. He went on to tell me he bought this gun at some small town when he stepped off the bus from the war in '45 because he knew he needed something to provide food for his family. He handed it to me and said, "take this, your lil boy will want to shoot this one day".
Went visit my grandfather (88 year old WWII vet)this past Sunday and over the years he has given me a few guns but i always loved a certain Browning A-5 16 gauge he had. I am sitting at the table and he tells me, "Hey you need to bring that 16 gauge home". Not knowing what hes talking about i respond something like, i don't have your 16 gauge. He said, " I know, its in my closet and i want you to have it and take it home." I am one of many grandchildren mostly boys, and he has 2 sons left. This was one of his last guns that he still has. My dad was another son, but passed away last year. He went on to tell me he bought this gun at some small town when he stepped off the bus from the war in '45 because he knew he needed something to provide food for his family. He handed it to me and said, "take this, your lil boy will want to shoot this one day".
This post was edited on 12/2/10 at 8:40 am
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Posted on 11/30/10 at 6:39 pm to chadg
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"take this, your lil boy will want to shoot this one day".
Write into Hallmark. You could probably get a movie made out of this. Great story though and I would keep that Browning close. That will be something you are gonna want to pass onto your own kid one day. Keep it going down the line.
Posted on 11/30/10 at 6:44 pm to chadg
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Small story to tell.. some may appreciate this...
Very much appreciate the story.....
I have my grandfather's Remington 870 16 gauge....
Posted on 11/30/10 at 7:07 pm to chadg
Damn fine gun, damn fine story.
Posted on 11/30/10 at 7:11 pm to chadg
awesome man!
PS: The Family Guy in your Avatar is on now
PS: The Family Guy in your Avatar is on now
Posted on 11/30/10 at 7:16 pm to chadg
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but i always loved a certain Browning A-5 16 gauge he had
Very nice. I inherited two 16 gauge Parkers from my uncle back in 2005. Best guns I have ever shot. In his honor they are the only guns I hunt turkeys with. He was my godfather and a former Chairman of the NWTF and its first Gold Sponsor.
Posted on 11/30/10 at 7:27 pm to chadg
Good story. I can remember the Christmas my uncle (my mother's only brother) came in the door with a Marlin Model 60 .22...it was my mother's father's rifle. He walked across and said, "Here this was PawPaw's...it's yours now." I remember looking at my dad, because up until that point, I'd never had a gun of my own....Dad said, "You better take it."
I still have it 20 some odd years later..and it still fires true. Damn fine squirrel gun too.
I still have it 20 some odd years later..and it still fires true. Damn fine squirrel gun too.
Posted on 12/1/10 at 6:01 am to chadg
quote:Very Nice...
chadg
And the fact that it's a "Sweet Sixteen" is just a bonus..
Posted on 12/1/10 at 6:39 am to chadg
Damn man, that story hit home.
Posted on 12/1/10 at 7:39 am to chadg
Cool story man.
I have my "Big Daddy's" Winchester 1400
I have my "Big Daddy's" Winchester 1400
Posted on 12/1/10 at 8:50 am to chadg
My grandfather, also a WWII vet, had 7 children and all had 4 or 5 children of their own. I am the youngest of 30 or so grandchildren. Right before my grandfather passed he gave me his Winchester Model 59.
He had some other guns, but of all his grandkids he had one POS who routinely stole from him. fricker is in jail now where he belongs. He stole some guns from my Dad too.
This thread reminds me of this song... LINK
He had some other guns, but of all his grandkids he had one POS who routinely stole from him. fricker is in jail now where he belongs. He stole some guns from my Dad too.
This thread reminds me of this song... LINK
Posted on 12/1/10 at 6:30 pm to chadg
Great story
I was born after both grandfathers had passed so I never got to experience this bonding. Thats a nice shotgun with more sentimental value than anyone could imagine.
I was born after both grandfathers had passed so I never got to experience this bonding. Thats a nice shotgun with more sentimental value than anyone could imagine.
Posted on 12/2/10 at 8:08 am to chadg
Neat. My similar story is that when my grandpa (mom's side) died, I got his bow--an old Browning Accelerator. After a few years I found out the backstory on the bow. My dad owned the bow and sold it to my grandpa. But before selling it, dad killed his first bow buck with it-which, despite being smaller than his other mounts, is still hanging in his living room. My parents divorced when I was young, long before any of this transpired, so dad didn't realize that I had the bow. And, he doesn't know that I'm in the process of taking all the camo tape off (the bow is pristine underneath). I'll restore it to new condition and give it back to my dad to hang above that deer.
Also, my dad sold my grandpa the accelerator because he bought a browning drake flightmaster that he used for several years and then passed down to me. I used it to get my first bow kill when I was 19-a small six. I still have it.
Also, my dad sold my grandpa the accelerator because he bought a browning drake flightmaster that he used for several years and then passed down to me. I used it to get my first bow kill when I was 19-a small six. I still have it.
Posted on 12/2/10 at 8:34 am to chadg
When I read the topic I automatically thought about my g-pa giving me his 16 gauge double barrel. Nice story man. And I def will be passing the 16 he gave me to my boy
Posted on 12/2/10 at 12:13 pm to chadg
Awesome. Any pictures?
Posted on 12/2/10 at 1:03 pm to chadg
My favorite thing in the world is a 1930's era .22 remington target master rife that belonged to my grandfather. I found it about 10 years after he died forgotten in the attic of my grandmothers house. Sharp shootin little gun
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