Grandpas ol' hand me down.

[JohnP]

Get a little sentimental this time of year during rifle season.  Although I never had the pleasure of getting to hunt with my grandfather in person I know hes with me in spirit.  After his funeral years ago my father called me back to grandpas bedroom and handed me a old faux leather hard case said said my grandfather wanted me to have it.  I opened the case and inside was his hunting rifle, a J.C. Higgins Model 50 30-.06 bolt action rifle with the original Weaver 3x9 scope.  Attached to the side was and still is his name that he made with a label maker and will remain as long as I have the gun in my possession.  Although I havent killed many deer with it, dad said grandpa has killed 50 plus white tails and at least 2 elk from California to Colorado with it, I'm still using it and so far everything I have shot with it has dropped since I've owned it, 4 whitetails, 4 coyotes, and 2 bobcats.  Nothing pretty to look at and may not be a tack driver but reliable and goes bang everytime I pull trigger (when loaded).

[fishinwrench]

Now that's cool !   👍🙂

[Johnsfolly]

JohnP - great story. I have my dad's old Mossberg 22 and hope to pass that one down to a child or grandchild when the time comes. I hope that they will have the kind of memories that you have with your grandfather's gun

[laker67]

That model 50 sells for a pretty penny on gunbroker. Nice gun.

[BilletHead]

                That is so cool John!

  I know that feeling and it is special. Our sons will feel it too when it is time. I have my grandpa's 30/30 and a colt peacemaker that belonged to him. Thanks for sharing,

  BilletHead

[JohnP]

51 minutes ago, laker67 said:

That model 50 sells for a pretty penny on gunbroker. Nice gun.

It will never sell as long as I have it and now that my son is expecting their first child theres hope that the tradition will continue ;).

[JohnP]

1 hour ago, Johnsfolly said:

JohnP - great story. I have my dad's old Mossberg 22 and hope to pass that one down to a child or grandchild when the time comes. I hope that they will have the kind of memories that you have with your grandfather's gun

I've already passed down a M1 carbine that my dad gave me as a wedding present to my first wedded son as a wedding present to him.  This rifle is already ear marked for a grandchild ;).

[Terrierman]

That is way cool.  Love the name label!  Great story of the way families can work.

[snagged in outlet 3]

That's very cool.

I'm getting ready to start going through all the fly rods my dad left me.  I haven't looked at them at all and he died 6 years ago. 

[fishinwrench]

Can you still buy those label makers and rolls of stuff ?  

I haven't seen one of those in ages.