It is hard to be restraint when the local pushers call you at home and say"just got in something you might be interested in seeing " Then says it has all papers and box.
It is hard to be restraint when the local pushers call you at home and say"just got in something you might be interested in seeing " Then says it has all papers and box.
I find at My age (78) that 'reason' does actually exist. However with My current financial situation 'itch' wins. My only problem is lack of heirs.
Not to mention the 12" of flame to cook what you are shooting.
Fast forward to the present. Most of my hunting and competition days now in the rear view mirror, the collection has settled into what collectibles, curiosities, family heirlooms and practical 'carry' type and self defense utensils that I cling to. Mostly conversation pieces and range toys, otherwise. And the internet opened the doors to finding what I used to only could see in catalogs and magazines.
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I find at My age (78) that 'reason' does actually exist. However with My current financial situation 'itch' wins. My only problem is lack of heirs.
A friend gave me a single round of .45-70.
I bought a Marlin 1895 so that I could shoot it!
I find at My age (78) that 'reason' does actually exist. However with My current financial situation 'itch' wins. My only problem is lack of heirs.
I'm doomed. 86 is right around the corner and I'm still buying. I'm presently lusting for a Shield in .45. (I've got one in 9mm.)
Fred, curious as to what part of West Virginia you're referring to as "back water". My wife and I are currently trying to buy property in Greenbrier Co outside of Lewisburg. The whole state is beautiful but that's the area I'm most familiar with , as my parents are both from there.
Live in the southern part of the state near the VA border but worked in the south-eastern and western coal fields my entire career. In the 60's before interstate 77 was constructed compared to many areas of the country I would characterize a lot of these locations as 'back waters', just as many like adjacent areas in Kentucky and Tennessee. Not exactly 'cut off' from civilization, but enough so many who grew up in other parts of the country would consider it so, especially in winter weather.
For example, when I was kid traveling to the state fair in Lewisburg pre-I-77/I-64 was not a convenient trip for us. Around the time the interstates came through US 460 was rebuilt and mostly four laned, so access to many areas such as Roanoke and Bristol in VA and TN became much more convenient. One of those 'good old days' memories that makes the intervening progress not so bad.