Made me grin.I got a Daisy BB gun for Xmas when I was 6-7. By the time I was 9 I was allowed to prowl Grandma's 160 acres by myself with her Stevens 22 auto. Dove hunted with a single shot 410 for years. In the evening we (brother and I) would load up in Grandmas '54 Chevy and drive the "block" shooting all the jackrabbits we could. Got where I could spot them by their ears. Once it got dark:30 we would go fox hunting. Headlights (not car) and homemade fox calls made from cow horn. Drive around that end of the county and just pull over on the side of the road and call. Dad knew all the good calling spot. Everyone knew everyone and no-one cared. Out in West Texas, where else. Coleman Co
Born & raised in Coleman Co but did most of my road hunting in the far west (non-Bluecat) end of the county.I got a Daisy BB gun for Xmas when I was 6-7. By the time I was 9 I was allowed to prowl Grandma's 160 acres by myself with her Stevens 22 auto. Dove hunted with a single shot 410 for years. In the evening we (brother and I) would load up in Grandmas '54 Chevy and drive the "block" shooting all the jackrabbits we could. Got where I could spot them by their ears. Once it got dark:30 we would go fox hunting. Headlights (not car) and homemade fox calls made from cow horn. Drive around that end of the county and just pull over on the side of the road and call. Dad knew all the good calling spot. Everyone knew everyone and no-one cared. Out in West Texas, where else. Coleman Co
When I was about 13 my grandfather gave me his shotgun.
An Iver Johnson Champion
single shot 12ga w/ a 32 full choke barrel.
Paw.
My guess would be a Mossberg Model 141
not with a hinged forearm it's not!Marlins model 60 .22lr.
A shotgun is NOT a rifle. He was referring to the lower photo.Who here knows the make of this old rifle?
That’s cool though. I already have a cva hunter 20 gauge ready for my sonTo All,
As I've said elsewhere here, MY first "real gun" was the RIVER CITY ARMS 12 gauge "long-tom" single barrel that my beloved grandfather gave me when I was a "wet behind the ears kid", "- - - - so that he can hunt with the men."
I probably couldn't sell it for 20 bucks but to me alone it's PRICELESS.
yours, satx