GeezerwithGuns
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No, it's not new, but it is a gun. A special gun. It happens to be the very first rifle that I bought in 1957 at a local hardware store, paid for with my paper route money and my Dad's permission. It is a Winchester model 67a single shot .22. Inexpensive and pretty simple by today's standards, but it represented an important rite of passage for me on my way to manhood.
It has been in my parent's crawl space since 1963 when I replaced the trusty single shot with the first of many repeaters. It's just been sitting forgotten since then. My family went to spend Christmas with my parents, both in their late 80's now and I happened to ask if any of my old guns were still around. Imagine my surprise when I opened the case and found the gun in the same shape that it was stored 43 years ago - almost perfect. I was sure that I'd find not much more than a pile of rust. I really lucked out.
I boxed it and sent it home and it now resides in my gun safe. I'm looking forward to shooting it again. It will bring back some fond memories.
Thank heavens I didn't notch the stock for every bunny and squirrel that it claimed.
Here are a couple of pictures:
It has been in my parent's crawl space since 1963 when I replaced the trusty single shot with the first of many repeaters. It's just been sitting forgotten since then. My family went to spend Christmas with my parents, both in their late 80's now and I happened to ask if any of my old guns were still around. Imagine my surprise when I opened the case and found the gun in the same shape that it was stored 43 years ago - almost perfect. I was sure that I'd find not much more than a pile of rust. I really lucked out.
I boxed it and sent it home and it now resides in my gun safe. I'm looking forward to shooting it again. It will bring back some fond memories.
Thank heavens I didn't notch the stock for every bunny and squirrel that it claimed.
Here are a couple of pictures:
