Dads guns he left for me.

[ole farmerbuck]

My Dad passed away Nov 6th last year and left me with his two guns. I remember shooting them when I was very young. The Remington 22 dropped many many jackrabbits years ago. He said he paid $13 for it new. Last year I had it re-blued and the stock done and he never got around to shoot it. I remember having to wait till I was old enough to get to shoot the Browning 3"mag. I'm sure I was shooting it at a younger age than kids get to these days but then it was plenty heavy for me. I have the original Browning book and owners/instruction book for it.
RIP Dad, I miss you.

 

[TurtlePhish]

Is that Remington a Sportmaster 512?

 

[bushmaster1313]

Nice guns.
Nice story.

 

[wyohome]

Nice. I have my Mom and Dad's old guns as well. Great memories...

 

[ole farmerbuck]

Thanks guys. I'd sure trade em back if you know what i mean.

 

[f4t9r]

I am sure those guns have a great history that will always bring fond memories of your dad

 

[ole farmerbuck]

Is that Remington a Sportmaster 512?

I know its a sportsmaster, dont know about the 512. I'll go check.

 

[TurtlePhish]

I think I have that same rifle, it was my great grandpa's... a beautiful treasure.

 

[ole farmerbuck]

I am sure those guns have a great history that will always bring fond memories of your dad

Yes the memories. He could hit a pheasant in the head.....hold it, not suppose to do that!

 

[ole farmerbuck]

Yep it's a 512. I can read all the lettering easily. I had the gunsmith to put a gold color on it.

 

[TurtlePhish]

Ever shoot it off a rest? Deadly accurate... One of my favorite things to shoot.

Gold lettering sounds like it'd look really nice. Cool idea, there.

 

[ole farmerbuck]

Never shot it off a rest. The gun was so rusted from everyone leaving it out over the years that I didnt think I'd ever be able to read anything on it. Every letter stands out now. My new camera should be here in a couple of days and I can post a good pic.

 

[TurtlePhish]

That's unfortunate... does it still function properly? Mine was forgotten on top of a dresser for 20 years and, surprisingly, was none the worse for it. Just REALLY dusty.

Yeah, gold on deep bluing should be a nice thing to see... Can't wait

 

[ole farmerbuck]

Oh yea, it works great. We used to kill cattle when they were too sick to live. I took a cell pic of the words. I'll post it.

 

[ole farmerbuck]

The cell pic does it no justice.

 

[TurtlePhish]

It looks good even with that much blur... The anticipation is building.

 

[Owen Sparks]

I have a Remington .22 that looks exactly like that except it is a single shot. Mine was made back in the late 1940's.

 

[rondog]

Excellent! So sorry for your dad's passing, but those are priceless heirlooms! Don't ever let them get away! I hauled around an old Browning 12 just like that one for many a mile, heavy s.o.b. for a kid, one of my bros has it now. I got the Rem 700 BDL in .30-06.

 

[MedWheeler]

Mine died last December (2010.) We didn't know each other as I was growing up; he and my mom had divorced when I was only two. I saw him over a one-week period when I was ten, and lived with him for two months one year later, in Colorado (my mom raised me in Florida.) We re-established contact when I was around 32 years old, as kind of email "pen-pals", and I visited him in New Mexico in 2004 and again in 2008, the second time when his mother died. He told me he'd had several guns over the years, but was down to two revolvers, both of which were used during a stint as a deputy sheriff in Colorado. His Ruger Service Six, circa 1976, was his home defense gun, and his Charter Arms Undercover, circa 1966, was his Jeep gun. When he died, both came back with me to Florida. They're not much to look at, with heavy holster wear, but they're tight and good shooters.

 

[ole farmerbuck]

MedWheeler,nice story. I'm sorry for your loss.

 

[ole farmerbuck]

My Dad also had an ole Stevens single shot. Made for 2 3/4 but he shot 3" in quite often. What a kicker! Dont know where that thing is now but thats ok.

 

[armoredman]

Very sorry for your loss, sir, been there, done that, don't ever have to do it again. Very nice family heirlooms.

 

[Kingcreek]

yep, I've been there too.
What year mfg is that Browning? I've got some old Browning catalogs.

 

[medalguy]

Nice stories and nice guns. I have a Remington Model 41 Targetmaster my dad left me. He won the gun in an office raffle in 1950 when a guy needed ten dollars to repair his car (imagine that) and sold 40 tickets for 25 cents each. Next day he walked into the office with the rifle and gave it to my dad. I learned to shoot with that rifle, still use it to keep the local tree rats in check, and it's still in great shape.

 

[788Ham]

Very sorry to hear about your Dad, nice relics to remember him by. The .22 looks like it has a nice stock finish on it, nice older weapon. My Pop passed 5 years ago, he'd left me his two Savage '99 rifles, one a .300 and the other is a '99 in .250, both still excellent shooters.

I have an older Remington .22 rifle I'd gotten from my brother, a model #33 single shot, it was in truly sad shape when it followed me home. I cleaned the action, bolt up, removed the action/barrel and refinished the stock, looks like it will make it another 50 years now. It really is a good shooter also, I've gotten 3 tree rats with it since it has resided here.

Thanks for sharing!