A friend bought a Model 70 H&H Winchester with an online auction. He offered it to me a really bargain basement price. He has one, himself and wanted me to get the same rifle and I could go hunting with him. He has a ranch with some elk and other critters.
BUT! The auction got totally screwed up and we "lost" the auction. Very sad and frustrating saga. Not worth while going into. But I got really excited and began looking for another one.
Short background on me. All my life my wife and me have been penny pinchers in the extreme. But we wisely invested.
Two dear friends died, another friend's wife died. All the plans they had hoped to do, "someday" were over, too late!
It was earth-shattering to us. They died wealthy but never enjoyed the fruits of their labor.
At 80 years of age, I got a big-time wakeup call! Wife and I are in great health, but truthfully there are less years ahead as much as are behind. So have made good investments and decided to buy things that we always wanted!
So that's what we are doing. You may see some of our guns, cars, and others.
So the Model 70 at a really good price was gone. SO I got looking again! These guns are becoming expensive, especially Pre-64 and 300 H&H magnums! Also hard to find.
I saw one on GunsInternational (it was 3x the price of the auction we lost), I called the seller and was asking for a better price. He laughed and said he had sold it the first day he listed and had a "lot of people" still wanting it.
So I kept looking and was ready to pounce! Wife agreed. This one popped up and I saw it immediately, called the seller and agreed to his price, no questions asked! Gave him my credit card immediately, and it was mine.
It was substantially more than the others, but one of the most beautiful guns I have ever seen! Engraved, carved, checked all the right boxes. But I thought about my deceased friends who had passed on and never bought the things they ever wanted.
Well, I wanted to do some hunting and target practice. BUT I can't take this gun into the woods, it is too perfect, maybe unfired or just 2 or 3. But some target shooting should be just fine. So I am loading a few rounds and pop some paper.
Here are pictures, sharing my joy, and if you have been waiting and telling your wife, "Someday I'll", do something fun before it is too late.
BUT! The auction got totally screwed up and we "lost" the auction. Very sad and frustrating saga. Not worth while going into. But I got really excited and began looking for another one.
Short background on me. All my life my wife and me have been penny pinchers in the extreme. But we wisely invested.
Two dear friends died, another friend's wife died. All the plans they had hoped to do, "someday" were over, too late!
It was earth-shattering to us. They died wealthy but never enjoyed the fruits of their labor.
At 80 years of age, I got a big-time wakeup call! Wife and I are in great health, but truthfully there are less years ahead as much as are behind. So have made good investments and decided to buy things that we always wanted!
So that's what we are doing. You may see some of our guns, cars, and others.
So the Model 70 at a really good price was gone. SO I got looking again! These guns are becoming expensive, especially Pre-64 and 300 H&H magnums! Also hard to find.
I saw one on GunsInternational (it was 3x the price of the auction we lost), I called the seller and was asking for a better price. He laughed and said he had sold it the first day he listed and had a "lot of people" still wanting it.
So I kept looking and was ready to pounce! Wife agreed. This one popped up and I saw it immediately, called the seller and agreed to his price, no questions asked! Gave him my credit card immediately, and it was mine.
It was substantially more than the others, but one of the most beautiful guns I have ever seen! Engraved, carved, checked all the right boxes. But I thought about my deceased friends who had passed on and never bought the things they ever wanted.
Well, I wanted to do some hunting and target practice. BUT I can't take this gun into the woods, it is too perfect, maybe unfired or just 2 or 3. But some target shooting should be just fine. So I am loading a few rounds and pop some paper.
Here are pictures, sharing my joy, and if you have been waiting and telling your wife, "Someday I'll", do something fun before it is too late.
