re: Your favorite grandpa/daddy hunting story

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hey found him squatted next to a tree with his Remington Sportsman 58 laid across his lap. I have this gun today and would never find myself selling it

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My dad never brought me hunting much but I started with some buddies as soon as we were old enough to drive(15).I still hunt and fish with 3 of them 50 years later.I had an JC Higgins 12 gauge that was a POS.One day my Dad came home from work (he was an Asst. District Attorney)and told me he got me a gun.I was excited until he produced it.It was a murder weapon with no stock and it was rusted. He saw my reaction and said he was gonna get it fixed up for me.

I didn't expect much but when he brought it from the gunsmith it was a beautiful Sportsman 58 with intricate engraving on the side.I shot it for years at ducks and squirrels but it was a 30" full choke so I hung it up when steel came in. It is one of my prized possessions.