I'll try to make a long story short. My favorite person on the planet was my uncle Larry. He worked for the Texas Parks and Wildlife and took me to do all kinds of cool stuff as a kid. The only gun he ever hunted with was a Winchester Pre-64 model 70 .264 win mag featherweight that my grandad bought him for Christmas in 1962 (he was my blood aunt's husband and my Grandad skipped buying all his own kids presents that year to buy this) He had terrible heart genetics and passed 15 years ago then my aunt passed from cancer. My cousin ended up with his gun and her husband and son googled what it was and saw it was worth $$ so I figured I'd never have a chance to own it. A few years ago I mentioned to her I'd love to take it and clean it up good, build some ammo for it and shoot a deer, then I'd give it back with some ammo for them to shoot it. 8 months ago she brought it to me and I told her I'd get it back to her after deer season and she said, "oh no, I want you to have it." Could've knocked me over with a feather. I cleaned it up good, adjusted the trigger, floated the barrel, and put a correct looking for the gun swaro on it and shot it for the firsts time today. Got in the deer stand and 30 minutes later got this deer. I've shot much bigger but none mean as much as this one. The leather sling broke on way back to the truck and I was disappointed. His middle name was Alpheus and that is mine too, so I'm going to get a custom sling made with Alpheus on it. I know this is just stuff and I don't have to have it to have the memories, but I'm sure glad to have it.
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My uncles Model 70
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slikmrc
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Great story, and great rifle!! That is some nice wood on the rifle. Enjoy
Awesome. You're right stuff is just stuff but it is nice to pass along family heirlooms. And to remember them.
My older brother passed away from cancer at the age of 20 when I was 18.
He bought a marlin 782 in 22 mag my ex stole it and her retarded son broke his fishing pole that was a Christmas gift that he used in Idaho when I was 5 or so. I'd sell every one of my firearms and fishing equipment to have those 2 items back.
I've also had a cousin take everything of my grandmother when she passed with out ever asking me or my other brother if we would like some of the family photos. Especially from WW2 in Cologne Germany of my father and such.
My older brother passed away from cancer at the age of 20 when I was 18.
He bought a marlin 782 in 22 mag my ex stole it and her retarded son broke his fishing pole that was a Christmas gift that he used in Idaho when I was 5 or so. I'd sell every one of my firearms and fishing equipment to have those 2 items back.
I've also had a cousin take everything of my grandmother when she passed with out ever asking me or my other brother if we would like some of the family photos. Especially from WW2 in Cologne Germany of my father and such.
Kicks like a mule being a featherweight and the recoil pad being 50+ years old is hard as a rock but I'm gonna tough it out
waspocrew
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Very cool story. Beautiful rifle and buck!
crashlanding
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Very cool story, I have a love affair going on with family guns I'm the caretaker of now.
Hard rock
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Looks like that pre 64 was taken pretty good care of , congrats
