I had a drinking buddy who was a high school rifle team member,,,
She was a hell of a shot with a Mossberg 340-KC .22 rifle,,,
But she didn't know much about guns and values.
When her Father passed away she asked for my help in inventorying his collection,,,
So I bought the newest edition of the Blue Book of Gun Values,,,
We then spent two weekends cleaning and researching.
She asked me if I wanted first bid on any of the guns ,,,
I selected 4 revolvers that I liked quite a bit,,,
Trouble was I was very poor at the time.
She asked if I could come up with $500,,,
I had to dip way into my savings account but I did.
Any one of the revolvers was worth that amount.
When we finished the inventory she drove me back to my apartment,,,
As I was getting out she reached under the seat and brought out a blue S&W box,,,
"Thanks for your help. This was my Dad's very favorite handgun and I want you to have it."
It was a 6" S&W Model 629 no dash.
Jackie was my drinking buddy but was also my range buddy,,,
She loved showing me up with that old Mossberg of hers,,,
She always brought a Nickel Model 34 to shoot as well.
That 34 was her 11th or12th birthday present from her Dad,,,
He took her to a gun store and told her to pick any .22 she wanted.
I once commented on her good taste in firearms and asked her why she chose that one,,,
Her answer was, "It was shiny."
Sadly my friend passed away three years ago,,,
Her only relative was her Brother who lives in California,,,
I stored her guns (about 25 of them) while he arranged for transfer.
When he drove out to collect them I expresses my desire to own two of them,,,
I offered fair market value for the Model 34 and the Mossie,,,
I really wanted to own them for the memories.
He just handed them to me and said,,,
"Jackie would have wanted you to have them."
So yeah,,,
I've been the recipient of some heavy duty gun generosity.
Aarond
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