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I'm originally from Bark River family wise and hunt there. BRK is good - Mike used to own a good sporting clays course south Bark River. Loved shooting there when he was running things. Came so damned close on winning Marble's swag at the Poly-Choke shoots. Damned Lewis - had I missed one more bird, gold engraved Marble's Ruger #1, only 10 made to the winner.

My great Grandfather was knife shop foreman for Marbles for a long time and his son-in-law, my great uncle took that over from him. Lived in Rapid River but he's gone now too. When my father passes, I'll get my great-grandfathers M1999 Savage, 30-30 with an old steel Weaver 4x post reticle on top. Used it on my first deer hunt.

Great Grandfather, 2nd from right



Him, years later, running a lathe.



Great uncle Bob - far right at Great Grandfathers deer camp on Stonington Peninsula.




Me, shooting said Poly-Choke at Orchard Hills Sporting Clays - Bark River, Mike was running Marbles at the time, hadn't started BRKT. So this had to be like 1999/2000 - can't remember.