More of my hob knobbing. Have my Dad's .22lr he purchased as a young teen. Dad is 6 years gone, the 1939-42 Winchester Mod 72 is in perfect condition. Was going to pass it to a recently married nephew in the near future but my wife showed me the errors??? in my thinking so I wait. She feels it should go to our youngest son.
More info...the nephew knew my Dad but the nephew is unpleasant, if I'm being kind. On his plus side, the nephew does hunt and is an outdoorsman.
My son cherishes his memories of my Dad. Son fishes but is not really an outdoorsman. If I didn't sneak over yearly to oil the couple inherited firearms in his inherited gun cabinet, it wouldn't get done. He has two sons that have no interest in hunting/fishing at this time.
I'm not dead yet so there is room for decision making. I've let the old 72 "speak" only about 50 rounds during the past 4 decades myself.
What say you?
In reading this I see where I need to grow. If I present this rifle to my son, I need to educate him on the importance of properly caring for it.
More info...the nephew knew my Dad but the nephew is unpleasant, if I'm being kind. On his plus side, the nephew does hunt and is an outdoorsman.
My son cherishes his memories of my Dad. Son fishes but is not really an outdoorsman. If I didn't sneak over yearly to oil the couple inherited firearms in his inherited gun cabinet, it wouldn't get done. He has two sons that have no interest in hunting/fishing at this time.
I'm not dead yet so there is room for decision making. I've let the old 72 "speak" only about 50 rounds during the past 4 decades myself.
What say you?
In reading this I see where I need to grow. If I present this rifle to my son, I need to educate him on the importance of properly caring for it.