tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-697841611561648399.post5398839733838505025..comments2023-05-30T04:41:22.725-05:00Comments on Between Two Rivers: The Choicestrandediniowahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08069932615393852640noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-697841611561648399.post-3912953098590902562009-09-07T22:55:26.538-05:002009-09-07T22:55:26.538-05:00That is a very good story, dubber. You are very fo...That is a very good story, dubber. You are very fortunate and the history can now be passed on to the next generation. Everyone, past, present and future, can share in that connection.<br /><br />When my father passed away a couple years ago he had three guns and I tried like hell for my oldest brother to get them. <br /><br />There was too much fighting amongst siblings, but I ended up with my dad's Win 97 12ga. My brother shot his first duck with that gun, so I hid it in his car that day. <br /><br />My brother then passed it on to his son earlier this year. He gave both of his sons an opportunity to choose also.<br /><br />To me, the stories are just as important as the gun itself. <br /><br />Thanks for stopping by and sharing.strandediniowahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08069932615393852640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-697841611561648399.post-84208960606868009332009-09-07T21:58:58.079-05:002009-09-07T21:58:58.079-05:00Great story, dubber!
Your family is truly blessed....Great story, dubber!<br />Your family is truly blessed.<br />Jimdrjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-697841611561648399.post-81852852871156932782009-09-07T21:55:07.567-05:002009-09-07T21:55:07.567-05:00Your post just brought some powerful memories to t...Your post just brought some powerful memories to the surface. My dad had a Marlin 1893 in .30-30. His grandfather passed it to him on his eighth birthday. Long octagon barrel, eight round magazine, metal crescent buttplate, and scarred and scratched from over a hundred years of use, she is still a beauty. Dad killed his first deer with that rifle. I killed my first deer with that rifle. My dad passed away a couple of years ago and willed it to my then fifteen year old son. My son killed his first deer with that rifle (and my handloads). It now sports a brass plate on the buttstock "From my granpa to me to my grandson...pass it on".dubber308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-697841611561648399.post-97663214982321472009-09-06T21:12:14.060-05:002009-09-06T21:12:14.060-05:00Thanks again for stopping by, drjim.
I had a newe...Thanks again for stopping by, drjim.<br /><br />I had a newer Win 94 in 30-30 but I just didn't like how it ejected upwards. Just a preference, tho. It was traded in a few weeks ago.<br /><br />The Marlin is 30-30 as well and it just fit me better. I paid under $300 for it. <br /><br />I found another older sister a couple weeks ago for a good deal - I think #2 will be getting it someday.strandediniowahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08069932615393852640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-697841611561648399.post-66662777135394829372009-09-06T20:03:01.591-05:002009-09-06T20:03:01.591-05:00I made one mistake when I bought my 1894, and that...I made one mistake when I bought my 1894, and that was getting an 1894CB instead of an 1894C. The "CB" is the Cowboy Action Shooting version, with a slightly longer octagonal barrel, and no checkering on the wood. it's a really nice rifle, BUT, I can't find any off-the-shelf scope mounts for it. Everything I've found has been for the round barrel versions, and right now I'm stuck with a set I bought that won't fit the gun!<br />The upside is I asked at my local range if anybody might be interested in a "CB" version, and three people said "How much?".drjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-697841611561648399.post-69385178936612906382009-09-06T19:23:07.488-05:002009-09-06T19:23:07.488-05:00Thanks.
I found the Marlin at a DNR auction a whi...Thanks.<br /><br />I found the Marlin at a DNR auction a while back. The state (for now, at least) sells confiscated guns. <br /><br />I wouldn't mind having one in 357 though, matching up with a revolver can be a good thing.strandediniowahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08069932615393852640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-697841611561648399.post-33149230414898192272009-09-06T18:12:03.694-05:002009-09-06T18:12:03.694-05:00I've got an 1894 in 357, and it's one of t...I've got an 1894 in 357, and it's one of the sweetest little rifles I've ever hard the pleasure of using.<br />I commend his choice!drjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.com