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grandfather - 12 ga SxS hammer sidelock (not shootable - sits over the fireplace)
father-in-law - Lee enfield No.1 Mk III (museum quality - never shot- walnut stock - was found after WWII - marked "for ceremonial purposes only")
father-in-law - Lee Enfield No. 5 (jungle carbine)
father - Savage 99 (300 Savage).
I have hunted with the Savage 99 and killed a deer & a moose with it. My dad shot 5 moose with it. The 300 Savage is a great cartridge!
Not a Grandfathers gun , more like a Father-in -law gun old Cooey .22 bolt repeater. Needed a lot of cleaning/refinishing but shoots good ! I have since added to my collection so at least my grandkids will be well armed for whatever game they pursue and that includes ammo.
Have a couple that were my grandfathers, an American Gun Co. 12ga SXS with hammers and double triggers and a .22 cooey repeater that was in real bad shape with a cracked stock and bent trigger guard. I put a new stock on it and had it reblued. Then a few years later sent it to my uncle in B.C. as he wanted his grandchildren to learn to shoot with it.
I have one, my grandfathers 20g Cooey. Hes still alive and well, in his 80s. Shot his buck last year on opening day.
We were having dinner a few years ago and he suggested to me I take the Cooey home "to look after it for him". Of course I eagerly accepted. That gun was one of the defining guns of my childhood hunting experience. It was always at the camp and I grabbed it many a morning for a quick walk for birds. Now its mine, and it always goes to the camp with me, just like it did with him.
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Great pic, shotgun looks in great shape.Quote:
Originally Posted by blasted_saber
What makes the SxS unshootable?Quote:
Originally Posted by hollywood
The 300 savage is a good cartridge, the basis for the 7.62 Nato
Thankyou. That's one of my favourite hunting pictures I've taken.Quote:
Originally Posted by Deer Hunter
The gun is in wonderful shape for its age. No real rust or pitting, just years of where that give it that great old gun look.
Nothing from grandad I was too far down the list but got a 93 winchester pump 12 guage from my great uncle that dates back to the glory days of point pelee before it was a provincial park. Shot some ducks with it before I found out about the 2 5/8 chamber, it has sat in the cabinet for the last 40 years and will belong to one of my grandsons eventually.
Call around for Gamebore ammo, they make a 2.5in load :)Quote:
Originally Posted by jlmorgan