[Black92LX]

Well today i had class from 8:30-10:30. (Ethics and math) Then it was off to pickup grandpa. Today was the day that we were going to go shooting. So i load up the truck with the proper arsenal for the day. and it's off to lunch (Arby's)

Then on the way to the range i got to here some great stories about when he was a kid. Man they didn't have much. (He got his first bike when he was 17) yet he didn't have a care in the world. they just played in the woods all day. He told me stories about bring in the army and having to go over to Korea.

So we arrive at the range and start shooting.
http://www.mustangmods.com/data/3194/gramps.jpg
he hasn't shot in a while so he wanted to start with the .22 This particular
.22 was the first gift my grandma ever bought him. Not too long after they were married.

http://www.mustangmods.com/data/3194/gramps_2.jpg
Then on to the .38 revolver he bought for 65 dollars brand new. quite a few years ago he still has the original sales recipt.

http://www.mustangmods.com/data/3194/me.jpg
http://www.mustangmods.com/data/3194/me_2.jpg
just a couple of shots of myself.

Today was just great. to see my grandpa get so excited was just awesome. he wanted to run out and check the targets after every six shots. yet we had binoculors which shoed us how we were doing. Today was a great break from my normal class routine.

If just today was this awesome, the weekend is going to amazing. we are going down to our property in the stick of kentucky and he is going to show me the property lines of the land he is giving me. I can't wait for the stories that it sparks.

And to top things off he gave me a Remington 30 .06 because he says it kicks to much for him now a days and i would make better use of it.

To those who have grandparents cherish the moments. And too those that have had theirs pass on i sure hope you all got to share special moments with them, like i have been fortunate enough to.

[P95Carry]

Great range session Black ... and good to hear that not only did you and Gramps enjoy but .... that you put some store by these things.

I am not quite Gramps status but pretty damn close ... and i know that my own kids (now 26 son and 28 daughter) have fondly remembered my early introduction for them at ranges, way back. Son shoots when he can and .. daughter when she visits here .... may even have seen a pic I posted of her shooting back in August.

There is IMO a special affinity between all of us shooting folk but when it is also in, or within, a family .. then it just gets better. :)

Indeed . treasure these times .... get all the stories you can ... make notes .... even record the odd tape or two ...... this is heritage stuff.

Thx for sharing the day.

[Chipperman]

Gotta love that old yellow Winchester "X" cartridge box!! I still have a few of those from when I was a kid. :)

Too bad neither of my Gramps were shooters. I did have some good times with them, though. Great that you got some pictures of the outing. Cherish these memories.

OK, I gotta stop... Getting all misty :o

[Bowlcut]

Man what would I give to go shooting one more time with my Grandpa. Thanksgiving usualy was atleast the 2 of us walking around in our field "hunting". We were "hunting" rabbit. Yea right. It was just us walking around enjoying the outside and each other. Just so happen to be with the very Ithica Model 37 Featherlight Dad just gave me. Why that gun means so much to me. He loved that gun, it was his pride and joy. He was so proud of that fine piece. And that it was the first thing other than a .22 that I ever shot. Id give anything to be able to walk around in the field again with him "hunting".

[4v50 Gary]

That's a great photo of your grampa. When I saw that old pump action 22 in his hands I thought, I'd betcha that thing is probably 2 decades or so younger than him. He must have had it for a long time. Yep. :D Good for you to go shooting with him.

[cool45auto]

Yeah, that story and those pics will be really special to you for years to come. Wish I could have more good times with my grandpa.:(

[Chipperman]

.22 Pump Action?

[BluesBear]

Great day Black92LX.

Good to see you carryig on the heritage.
Treasure your family because they won't always be there but the memories will.

Was that a Remington 550 semi-auto .22? Or is it a bolt action? My Grandfather had a 550 but no one knows what happend to it.

Let us know about your Kentucky trip.

[Black92LX]

wanna talk about an old gun.
http://www.mustangmods.com/data/3194/essex.jpg
http://www.mustangmods.com/data/3194/essesx_2.jpg

It's an Essex Single Shot 12 gauge.

I doubt it's safe to shoot, but it's a keeper. It was my great grandfathers from when he was a kid. we aren't sure how he came across it so we aren't sure how old it might be. but i would guess late 1800's to early 1900's

The .22 is a Remington tubefed semiauto 550-1. Pre 1968 considering the absence of a serial number. so there is really no telling how old it is. but it fires just as good as my marlin made in 1983.

[Chipperman]

Get Thee to a Gunsmith My Son.

[Black92LX]

i was talking about that with my grandmother today. as a surprise for my gramps. about how much would i be looking at to get that thing back to the way it was? or at least try.

[BluesBear]

550's are SWEET. ".22 short, long and long rifle, interchangeably and without adjustment". :D


That Essex is VERY old... heck, it looks like it's pre-duct tape.

IIRC Essex was a "Hardware Store" brand made by H&R or a predicessor

[Okiecruffler]

Thanks for the smile you bought me with that one. Too late now to call my grandfather, but I promise to first thing in the morning. What the heck, he's only 45 minutes away and I'm off tomorrow night. I'll just drop by and see how he's doing.

[243_shooter]

To those who have grandparents cherish the moments

Amen to that.. Some of the best times of my youth were spent shooting with my fathers father.. Even when his eyesight was failing he could still shoot circles around me ;)

Both my mothers parents are still alive, having been married for just short of 65 years they have some interesting stories to tell. It's pretty amazing to talk with folks who can vividly recall the first time they saw a car in town, or a radio, folks who actually spent a good portion of their youth without electricity..

It's amazing how far we've come (or how much things have gone downhill, depending on your prespective) in the last 85 years or so.

The stories about how things were during the depression are real eye-openers.. I don't think there are many folks alive today with the intenstinal fortitude to live through what many of these folks did.

Leo

[Black92LX]

or how much things have gone downhill, depending on your prespective

as i spent the time hearing stories my grandpa told i really started to think about this. he grew up in a house with no electricity, played in the woods all night with no flashlight. eventually the carbide lamp came around. (which are actually really neat. if you get a chance check one out. Just don't get the carbide wet near an open flame :what: )

yet life didn't seem to have the daily stress and struggle i find myself having. granted mine is nothing compared to that of many. but the carefree attitude everyone took back then had to be great.

[Obiwan]

On the lighter side

Took my parents...who are my kids grandparent shooting when they visited last week.

My Mom looks at my AR and said.."Now why do you need that"

An hour later we asked her if we could please shoot it????

She didn't want to give it back.

That and My P-7 PSP