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1903 Springfield I bought at the Army Store in Knoxville, Tennessee, the Monday after JFK was shot. I paid $30 for it and an additional $5 for 50 rounds of ammo.

a marlin 70hc (22 LR) - magazine fed auto-loader which currently sports a nice little nikon 4x

Remington 788, .243, circa 1981: a Christmas present from Dad. I took a 10 pt. whitetail with it the next Fall, & 2 or 3 others, as well.

It had a nice, shiny 4x Tasco on it. I thought it kicked a lot, but shooting a short barreled rifle with no hearing protection can make a pre-teen believe such things.

It went into the gun cabinet for 20+ years, 'til I got back into hunting. I found it shoots just about as poorly as it ever did. I've a mind to turn a gunsmith loose on it - make the trigger serviceable, bed it, etc. I'd like to think one of my kids might be a good steward of it one day.

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I really like that little 4x ProStaff - it's a sweet setup on a .22lr.

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that's the one! wonderful piece of glass and priced right

I was stationed in west texas in the air force in 1967; my home base was big spring, and abiline; we shot coyotes from helicopters; got $.50 for each ear; I shot a 22-250, 50 gr.;
my buddies shot their m-16's; I shot many more than they did;I made my 'goin to town' money with that remington 788; had a 8-16 tasco with drop compensator rings on it; shot them dogs at 120-130 mph plus out of the chopper with that gun; man, them were the days;

My oldest rifle is my Remington 700 ADL in .270 win.
I cut tobacco at my uncles farm all summer and saved every penny to buy it and a Bushnell 3-9 scope. I remember walking into RPM Gunshop near Charleston SC. I had right at $180.00 cash.
I told the owner what I wanted, and how much money I had.
I remember him telling me it was my lucky day, because he had one left, and it just so happened to be on sale with that exact scope for right at $180.00. He told me to give him a few minutes and he'd mount the scope and bore sight it. Me and my dad browsed around for a bit, and the owner brought out my new rifle
mounted in Leupold rings and a 1 pc base. He also added a military leather sling. He handed me a couple of targets, and a box of Winchester 130 grn power point bullets.
They had a 100 yrd outdoor range behind the shop, and I shot 1.2 the box of bullets sighting the rifle in, and just shooting it for the fun of it. I saved the rest of the bullets for deer season. That was in 1976.
Looking back, I have no idea what the rifle and scope really cost. I'm sure it sold for much more than what Mr. Bob sold it to me for, but it's a memory I'll have to my dying days.

As far as what gun I've had the longest, it's a Iver Johnson Champion .410 single shot that my uncle gave me back in 1963.

Depending on when you were in Odessa, you might remember Strike it Rich dept store. I am pretty sure that is where I bought my Remington Nylon 66 in Apache Black and chrome. Still got that one too. LOL. My mother always knew where to find me if I got seperated from her in a store that sold guns. She never could understand it though.