The Geraldo vault, but better!

[Callem'In]

Remington 1100 magnum with a 30" fixed full barrel.

 

[Pheasant 54]

Remington 1100 magnum with a 30" fixed full barrel.

I have that exact shotgun , 1968 model

 

[Duckslayer100]

the math ain't mathing for me

you're at least 30, not? (you old coot)

I'll be 42 in a month

 

[johnr]

Dad went and sold his few guns about a decade ago. Never asked me if I was interested.
Not sure what he was thinking, nothing classic or expensive, but still would have likely bought them.

 

[Duckslayer100]

Dad went and sold his few guns about a decade ago. Never asked me if I was interested.
Not sure what he was thinking, nothing classic or expensive, but still would have likely bought them.

When my grandfather died, the uncles promised to split up his guns between the grandkids. I really wanted his Browning Auto .30-06. He used it to shoot a doe while I was hunting with him once, and the memory is burned in my brain (for many reasons, but that's what makes it such a good story).

Never did get that gun -- or any of them. To this day I'm not sure what happened.

I'm still bummed about that.

 

[Obi-Wan]

When my grandfather died, the uncles promised to split up his guns between the grandkids. I really wanted his Browning Auto .30-06. He used it to shoot a doe while I was hunting with him once, and the memory is burned in my brain (for many reasons, but that's what makes it such a good story).

Never did get that gun -- or any of them. To this day I'm not sure what happened.

I'm still bummed about that.

Grandads and grandsons make memories that last forever.
My son has my dad's Winchester model 100 308. The very last hunting trip my dad went on my son was 11 yrs old. My dad was going through cancer treatment at the time so I drove them out to the hunting shack and helped them get in. He shot his last deer, a doe with my son sitting next to him, he tried to get my son to shoot it for him but unknown to me my wife gave my son strict instructions " do not let grandpa talk you into shooting his deer " The 1st doe that came out my dad shot at it and missed, he was real shaky from the chemo he was going through. when the next doe came out he told my son to shoot if for him, which my son declined to do, my dad did end up shooting it. When my son turned 12 and received his 1st doe tag he asked if he could use grandpa's gun and hunt the same stand they were in the season before. So there we are this scrawny little 12yr old armed with a 308 back in the same shack he was the year before with my dad and out comes a doe, which he took down in 1 shot. The deer ended up in nearly the same spot as my dad's ended up the year before. My brother originally was given the 308 by my dad right before he passed but when he was asked by my son if he could use it and why he wanted to my brother said " go ahead it's your gun now"

 

[Duckslayer100]

Grandads and grandsons make memories that last forever.
My son has my dad's Winchester model 100 308. The very last hunting trip my dad went on my son was 11 yrs old. My dad was going through cancer treatment at the time so I drove them out to the hunting shack and helped them get in. He shot his last deer, a doe with my son sitting next to him, he tried to get my son to shoot it for him but unknown to me my wife gave my son strict instructions " do not let grandpa talk you into shooting his deer " The 1st doe that came out my dad shot at it and missed, he was real shaky from the chemo he was going through. when the next doe came out he told my son to shoot if for him, which my son declined to do, my dad did end up shooting it. When my son turned 12 and received his 1st doe tag he asked if he could use grandpa's gun and hunt the same stand they were in the season before. So there we are this scrawny little 12yr old armed with a 308 back in the same shack he was the year before with my dad and out comes a doe, which he took down in 1 shot. The deer ended up in nearly the same spot as my dad's ended up the year before. My brother originally was given the 308 by my dad right before he passed but when he was asked by my son if he could use it and why he wanted to my brother said " go ahead it's your gun now"

Yup. Got a bit misty eyed reading that. Good'un, Obi-Wan.

 

[1lessdog]

Dad went and sold his few guns about a decade ago. Never asked me if I was interested.
Not sure what he was thinking, nothing classic or expensive, but still would have likelwas in y bought them.

About 14 yrs ago, I stopped at my parents house for a visit. My Mom was in the spare room laying down so I went in to talk to her. I noticed my Dads gun cabinet was empty. I asked him where his guns were. He told me he sold them to Gander Mountain. So I stopped there to see if he sold them. I went thru the books and nothing. The only gun I wanted was a 1917 Enfield 30-06. I had cut the stock off and refinished it. Reblued it and jeweled the bolt and bolt release. I was the only Son to shoot a Deer with it other than my Dad. Sure wish I knew who ended up with it. There were about 30 or 40 guns that disappeared. Funny how that stuff happens.

 

[Obi-Wan]

Yup. Got a bit misty eyed reading that. Good'un, Obi-Wan.

On that same trip he also taught my son how to use the window for elevation when shooting a squirl with his 22 while sitting in the back seat of my pickup.

 

[LBrandt]

My so called son asked me when I was going through one of many cancer treatments how many guns I had. I asked him why and said he was going to sell them and go to the casino. Shot himself in the foot on that one. If anyones going to the casino its me. LB

 

[sdtransplant]

12 guage damascus double barrel

 

[measure-it]

waiting to hear about the mystery gun

 

[Duckslayer100]

waiting to hear about the mystery gun

I'll be down in two weeks -- promise to update!

 

[1lessdog]

I'll be down in two weeks -- promise to update!

I found a gun in my closet this past weekend. It's been in there for over 15 yrs. And never missed it. A Remington 700 BDL 270. If I go Bear hunting this spring I will be using it.

 

[measure-it]

nice find!

 

[Duckslayer100]

DRUM ROLL PLEASE!!


It's a JC Higgins / Sears Roebuck Model 20 12 gauge pump with that funky corncob choke.

It's in very good condition. I'm a bit weirded out by the choke, but I think we're going to test it on the patterning board at the range and see how it shoots.

Only has a 2 3/4 receiver, which is A-OK. Pretty heavy, but fits the boy. Plus he has growing to do. I think he'll enjoy it.

Will try to post pics later.

 

[Kurtr]

DRUM ROLL PLEASE!!


It's a JL Higgins / Sears Roebuck Model 20 12 gauge pump with that funky corncob choke.

It's in very good condition. I'm a bit weirded out by the choke, but I think we're going to test it on the patterning board at the range and see how it shoots.

Only has a 2 3/4 receiver, which is A-OK. Pretty heavy, but fits the boy. Plus he has growing to do. I think he'll enjoy it.

Will try to post pics later.

My dad has one of those i used it alot. The choke would work pretty good back in the day i probably should not have shot steel through it but crank it to full to take out wounded birds worked good

 

[NDSportsman]

DRUM ROLL PLEASE!!


It's a JC Higgins / Sears Roebuck Model 20 12 gauge pump with that funky corncob choke.

It's in very good condition. I'm a bit weirded out by the choke, but I think we're going to test it on the patterning board at the range and see how it shoots.

Only has a 2 3/4 receiver, which is A-OK. Pretty heavy, but fits the boy. Plus he has growing to do. I think he'll enjoy it.

Will try to post pics later.

Got the same gun when my uncle passed away. It's a semi-auto, pull the trigger and keep pumping haha. She had a lot of beefed up reloads put thru her back in the day so quite the sloppy action and the stocks cracked. Oh the stories that gun could tell.....

 

[risingsun]

JC. Higgins 12 ga.

Ding ding ding lol I had one also.

 

[Obi-Wan]

Father in law had one he got from his father in law until I ran it over with my pickup. I picked him up one morning to go goose hunting and he leaned the gun up between the cab ( single cab ) and box when putting his things in the pickup and forgot it. He didn't know it was missing until we were down the road a few blocks so we went back to get it. by the tire tracks in the frosty driveway and over the gun it looks like when I backed up and turned out of the drive way the front tires went over the action.