Collector0311
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- Jan 18, 2011
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My passion for firearms was self made.
My mom and dad never had, or allowed them in our house growing up.
I taught myself to shoot, bought my own weapons, and hunted a bit with friends and their families.
When I joined the Marines, I sold all my guns since they meant nothing to me really.
Moved home to CenTex after 5yrs in, and built my collection back up. Everything I own, I've bought or traded for.
I always wondered what I would hand down.
Last night my wife and I went to dinner at my Dad's parents.
After dinner, my Grampa pulls out an old rifle bag and starts to tell me a story about his grandfather who bought this rifle the day his son was born (my great grandad) in 1906. Since my father and uncle had no interest in it, my Grampa wanted me to have it.
I had never held or seen a rifle like this.
It's a Winchester Model 1905 in .35WSL
The past 24hrs have been nothing but cleaning and research, this rifle seems to have been built in 1906.
I love learning new methods of operation, and this blowback rifle sure gave me hell when it came time for assembly.
I thought I was going to have to give my future kids a gun that I'd bought, which would have been fine.
But inheriting this piece from my grandfather who got it from his dad, who got it from his dad, that's something I never expected.
I have a new favorite rifle, and now I know what I'll be handing down.
My mom and dad never had, or allowed them in our house growing up.
I taught myself to shoot, bought my own weapons, and hunted a bit with friends and their families.
When I joined the Marines, I sold all my guns since they meant nothing to me really.
Moved home to CenTex after 5yrs in, and built my collection back up. Everything I own, I've bought or traded for.
I always wondered what I would hand down.
Last night my wife and I went to dinner at my Dad's parents.
After dinner, my Grampa pulls out an old rifle bag and starts to tell me a story about his grandfather who bought this rifle the day his son was born (my great grandad) in 1906. Since my father and uncle had no interest in it, my Grampa wanted me to have it.
I had never held or seen a rifle like this.
It's a Winchester Model 1905 in .35WSL
The past 24hrs have been nothing but cleaning and research, this rifle seems to have been built in 1906.
I love learning new methods of operation, and this blowback rifle sure gave me hell when it came time for assembly.
I thought I was going to have to give my future kids a gun that I'd bought, which would have been fine.
But inheriting this piece from my grandfather who got it from his dad, who got it from his dad, that's something I never expected.
I have a new favorite rifle, and now I know what I'll be handing down.