TheLastBoyScout
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I was doing an ammo inventory today when I came across the .22LR my grampa used to teach me to shoot (Marlin 880)... I haven't shot it for at least 3 years.
Grampa moved into a nursing home a few years ago, and all his rifles (he was a big .22 fan) ended up in our basement. He still gets to the range fairly often, weather permitting, but he always takes his Remington 597 when he goes.
I decided to handle my/his old rifle, just for the hell of it... it still fit me well enough, and after heavy barrel semis for the past few years, it felt light as a feather. I saw that the barrel was still dirty from God knows when, so I cleaned the rifle and gave the metal some CLP.
That rifle really helps me identify with the Japanese attitude toward sword care; "Your sword can exist for a thousand years, if you do your part; You are only its caretaker, not its owner."
Grampa moved into a nursing home a few years ago, and all his rifles (he was a big .22 fan) ended up in our basement. He still gets to the range fairly often, weather permitting, but he always takes his Remington 597 when he goes.
I decided to handle my/his old rifle, just for the hell of it... it still fit me well enough, and after heavy barrel semis for the past few years, it felt light as a feather. I saw that the barrel was still dirty from God knows when, so I cleaned the rifle and gave the metal some CLP.
That rifle really helps me identify with the Japanese attitude toward sword care; "Your sword can exist for a thousand years, if you do your part; You are only its caretaker, not its owner."