Hamish
05-13-2012, 10:27 AM
Yesterday, because of a baby shower, a good friend came up from Paducah with his wife. I've been trying to get them up for awhile, but they're quite the homebodies.
I'd like to introduce you to Tom. He's 92, in very good health except for knee problems, and one of the most remarkable individuals I've ever met. He was a highway engineer for the state, plays the organ, loves his dogs, and still tills his garden up. He does all the mechanical maintenance on his vehicles and equipmentm and works on selected neighbors mowers and things.
He reminds me of several here, he's sharp as a razor and analytical to the point of scary. He see's behind things.
And he is a D-Day veteran.
The stories the man can sit and tell, not just about the war, but growing up.
His property is about 40 yards wide and 175 yards deep, and when he bought it about 50 years ago, there was no development downrange of him, so he built a berm and shot from the downstairs for decades before it got built up. He *could* legally still shoot, but does'nt want to stir the neighbors up. So, it's been quite some time since he was to the range, and that was for he and the wife to get their CCW.
So, I spent the night before and loaded up and cased up enough stuff for a small army, and yesterday I took him to the range.
Betweem the MN, 98k, AR, 1911, .22, Contender(rifle and pistol), a good time was had. Let me tell you something fella's, he's 92 years old, and is still quite a shot. At 50 yards he with my old remington single shot 22 rifle with iron sights, he was shooting inch and a half groups. At 200 yards with an AR, he was busting an 8" gong with ease.
I'm just glad I got to take him.
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I'd like to introduce you to Tom. He's 92, in very good health except for knee problems, and one of the most remarkable individuals I've ever met. He was a highway engineer for the state, plays the organ, loves his dogs, and still tills his garden up. He does all the mechanical maintenance on his vehicles and equipmentm and works on selected neighbors mowers and things.
He reminds me of several here, he's sharp as a razor and analytical to the point of scary. He see's behind things.
And he is a D-Day veteran.
The stories the man can sit and tell, not just about the war, but growing up.
His property is about 40 yards wide and 175 yards deep, and when he bought it about 50 years ago, there was no development downrange of him, so he built a berm and shot from the downstairs for decades before it got built up. He *could* legally still shoot, but does'nt want to stir the neighbors up. So, it's been quite some time since he was to the range, and that was for he and the wife to get their CCW.
So, I spent the night before and loaded up and cased up enough stuff for a small army, and yesterday I took him to the range.
Betweem the MN, 98k, AR, 1911, .22, Contender(rifle and pistol), a good time was had. Let me tell you something fella's, he's 92 years old, and is still quite a shot. At 50 yards he with my old remington single shot 22 rifle with iron sights, he was shooting inch and a half groups. At 200 yards with an AR, he was busting an 8" gong with ease.
I'm just glad I got to take him.
http://castboolits.gunloads.com/imagehosting/thum_170694fafc4c5c03a6.jpg (http://castboolits.gunloads.com/vbimghost.php?do=displayimg&imgid=5190)