Growing up in the Depression he wasn’t so much a “gun guy” but more a hunter, small game, quail, ducks and doves.
When I was little, I remember he had a Colt Police Positive 38 S&W, a Rem Sportsman 58 12 gauge, a Winchester 74 and a Mossberg 20 gauge bolt action. As my two brothers and I got older three 1100’s came around along with some more 22’s. The first centerfire rifle in the house was my 700, 243 that I bought with lawn mowing money. That was when the deer herd started making a comeback and deer hunting started to become more popular.
Lots of good hunts with him and later with him and my brothers when they got old enough. I got checked out of school several times for some good dove shoots. 😊 I still have a partial box of the Peters, paper shot shells with the flying mallard on the front. Can’t forget how the fired ones smelled. 😁
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