Good old days and people. Kitty corne and Albert in a can, haven't heard those in a long time.
Good old days and people. Kitty corne and Albert in a can, haven't heard those in a long time.
Whatever!
Memories of my grandfather came flooding back. My father would put me on the train starting in 1959 with my 22 single shot and my grandfather would pick me up in Kansas City. We would spend a few weeks with him teaching me casting and reloading. He was very patient and let me learn from my mistakes. Then off to his small hard scrabble farm in SE Kansas to work and shoot in spare time. As I got a bit older I would take the bus to Viking Arms on Reno st in OKC and could buy surplus 4895 for a quarter a cup and would take a dollars worth with me to load 06 and 7.7 Jap with surplus bullets. Good memories but had to fight off allergies.
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Thank-you Larry Sir your story is awesome very well done
I started out with nothing and I still have most of it left.
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Ralph Gattis, my mom's second husband, was my old gentleman. He taught me how to mold bullets when I was in my thirties, (I am now 69 years old) and gave me several of his rifles. He also sold me a complete set of reloading equipment that I still have. Ralph was a sergeant in the Army Air Force in WWII, and a master mechanic. He died a few years ago, and I still miss him.
Wayne
What doesn't kill you makes you stronger - or else it gives you a bad rash.
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You are always a good read, Larry. Thanx for sharing.........
I enjoyed this story and the others as well. Thanks men!
I've been teaching my neighbor and his son to reload. I hadn't really thought about his son remembering me long after I'm gone.
HOLLYWOOD Collector Left hawg 405#, right one 315#, had my elderly neighbors granddaughter treed and why I got the call. Both charged, one from 20' and one from 40'. Thanks to the good Lord and Samuel Colt I won. May God bless our Lawmen & Soldiers!
Just a wonderful story. Not sure how to describe my feelings, somewhere between awe and ecstacy with the "Older Gentleman." What a grand gesture. I would wish that I could find a young protégé to mentor.
One of my father's favorite statements: "If I say a chicken dips snuff, look under his wing for the snuffbox" How I was raised, who I am.
One of the best stories I've read in a long time!!! Reminds me of the good ol' days of stories told in Outdoor Life & others that have gone to great length to avoid putting a positive spin on anything relating to shooting. i didn't have any allergy symptoms until I retold the story to my better half.....went back & printed it off so she could read & enjoy it as I had!!! All us ol' coots should aspire to mentor a youth in shooting , reloading or any other worthwhile endeavor!! Thank you , Larry for every one of your postings!!
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Yep, warms the Heart.
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Happiness is a Warm GUN & more ammo to shoot in it.
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Awesome story
I got my start riding a tractor for a local farmer, 90-cents an hour.
That was beautiful thanks for sharing
Great story Larry. Had a old uncle that started me out the same way 60 years ago. Now its me and my grandson. Yep that shoe really fit..
I enjoyed the story, thank you.
That's a great story. Thanks for sharing.
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Thanks Larry.
Unfortunately, my dad wasn't really that interested in firearms. He had a Winchester model 42, that he won in a raffle, during WWII. It was immaculate. My older brother hunted rabbits with it. We picked a lot of shot out of the meat, because he shot them sitting still. Lead poisoning is probably what happened to me. Anyhow, I wasn't allowed to use it until I was 16. I did a lot of cleaning it, prior to that age. I still have it. Along with some of the paper shells, that dad bought back in the 40's.
My "ol' man" was a guy that lived in north Columbus. Merle was a metalurgist at Battelle. I was introduced to him at 17. He had a huge Remington collection. He had a copy of every rifle Remington made, and was missing 3 handguns from their production. I still have a BP rifle he built, and I'm 68. I still miss him. He had some stories, and was just a great guy.
Hopefully, I can leave a legacy, to some of the younger generations.
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BP | Bronze Point | IMR | Improved Military Rifle | PTD | Pointed |
BR | Bench Rest | M | Magnum | RN | Round Nose |
BT | Boat Tail | PL | Power-Lokt | SP | Soft Point |
C | Compressed Charge | PR | Primer | SPCL | Soft Point "Core-Lokt" |
HP | Hollow Point | PSPCL | Pointed Soft Point "Core Lokt" | C.O.L. | Cartridge Overall Length |
PSP | Pointed Soft Point | Spz | Spitzer Point | SBT | Spitzer Boat Tail |
LRN | Lead Round Nose | LWC | Lead Wad Cutter | LSWC | Lead Semi Wad Cutter |
GC | Gas Check |