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KillerFord1977

KillerFord1977

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Is there a firearm that just brings back memories or cherished times from long ago ?

Family firearm ?
Work or duty weapon ?
Military service ?
Outdoor adventure ?

For me, its my Weatherby Mark V Deluxe .270 Mag .
Shot my first deer with it when I was young. It was dads rifle he bought new in 1971 and used sparingly. I use it still for deer season and it reminds me of times out with my dad afield. Dad is still alive and I love taking this gun out for season.

Got my son a Wby Vanguard .270 to keep tradition 🙂
Have the matching Mark V Deluxe in .300 Mag as well
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I have my dad's BAR in 30-06, but really I wish his old Rem 700 was around. That's the one I remember him with. Also his Fox side by side. I haven't gotten around to taking pictures of them.

My Mossberg 500 is the first "Non sporting" shotgun I ever bought. I was about 21 when I bought it. There's enough pictures of that around here though. In a few different incarnations.
 
Probably my very first gun, an old 22 bolt. i bought at a pawn shop when i was about 12 or 13. my mother actually bought it with my money i made from a paper route. i gave it to my son and just the other day i told him when i croak you can sell any of the guns you inherit, but there are two you better keep or i will roll over in my grave. one is the bolt gun and the other is a smith model 10. think i told the story on that one here a few days ago.
 
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Growing up I was a big fan of James Arness as Matt Dillon on Gunsmoke. I have owned a couple of different Old Model Ruger Vaqueros over the years. When the new model Vaquero came out and I was able to handle one I dreamed of the day that I'd be able to get one. I didn't have to wait too long...:)

This fine firearm sits mostly in my gun safe, but it gets shot once in a while(45 Colt). It has a good balance to it. And the new model Vaquero frame fits my hand so much better than the old model Vaqueros.

Almost every time I pick it up I think about watching Gunsmoke on tv with my dad after a long day of working on cars at his mechanic shop...:)
 

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1914 Mauser 32 ACP
1967 Remington 870
!968 Remington 700

All still in working order, but only shoot the Mauser 3-4 times a year, usually a mag or two, due to age and parts availability. My Dad brought it home from WW2, carried it for several years, and it was my introduction to pistol shooting. Hence, the sentimental value. Shotgun and rifle still get frequent workouts. Oldies but goodies!
 
The ones that succumbed to Chicago’s very first promoted firearms turn-in program, circa 1968-70‘s.
My uncle came home from WWll (Pacific) with a Japanese rifle and what I can remember visually would have been his own handgun, a shiny blued 6” SW revolver of the same or later era. I was only briefly shown these guns when I was about 10 yrs old or so.

He passed away before I was born, and I was named in his honor. I never heard about his tour of service or exactly where. Not a word was spoken about The War. I was to inherit these guns when I came of age 18. Unfortunately my aunt turned over these years before then when there was a big push for gun registration in the wake of the riots of 1968.

It would have been nice to have these heirlooms for me to eventually pass on. I can still remember the day being shown these two guns, but then my interests were more about catching fireflies and riding my Schwinn with a balloon tied into the spokes of the from tire than knowing the make and models of those relics.
 
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The ones that succumbed to Chicago’s very first promoted firearms turn-in program, circa 1968-70‘s.
My uncle came home from WWll (Pacific) with a Japanese rifle and what I can remember visually would have been his own handgun, a shiny blued 6” SW revolver of the same or later era. I was only briefly shown these guns when I was about 10 yrs old or so.

He passed away before I was born, and I was named in his honor. I never heard about his tour of service or exactly where. Not a word was spoken about The War. I was to inherit these guns when I came of age 18. Unfortunately my aunt turned over these years before then when there was a big push for gun registration in the wake of the riots of 1968.

It would have been nice to have these heirlooms for me to eventually pass on. I can still remember the day being shown these two guns, but then my interests were more about catching fireflies and riding my Schwinn with a balloon tied into the spokes of the from tire than knowing the make and models of those relics.
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The rifle was probably an Arisaka Type 99 in 7.7mm or the older Type 38. As the war dragged on, materials were scarce and quality suffered dramatically, leading to the some later 99's coming with only a rear peep sight and the issuance of the old 38's. Neither were considered good rifles but you can still find them for about $350-$500. Not that anyone except collectors would want one. Pretty much the same story for the Nambu 8mm pistols which are similar in appearance to the Luger. BTW, I used baseball cards that I had doubles or triples of in the spokes of my Schwinn Tiger. Wish I still had that bike!
 
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