thebuns1 4,323 Posted June 24, 2015 Report Share Posted June 24, 2015 (edited) Well I inherited a few guns from my papaw that died a few years back. He had an extensive collection of guns to say the least. I was fortunate enough to get three of them. Most of them went to other family members, but here's what I was left. I must say that I'm pretty grateful to be given anything.These will be passed down once I'm gone.The bolt gun came from Wards, and is a Sako l57 in .308, and we know what the "evil" looking gun is, and the pump is a Remington 870 special field. I look forward to sending some rounds down range next weekend. Edited June 24, 2015 by Captain Hero 10 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
thebuns1 4,323 Posted June 24, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2015 This thing is pretty, and will take a hog in the near future. 7 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sjgusmc21 850 Posted June 24, 2015 Report Share Posted June 24, 2015 Partial to the wood PTR. Looks like mine, but I don't have the metal lower. The others are sweet as well. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sim_Player 1,939 Posted June 24, 2015 Report Share Posted June 24, 2015 (edited) Nice guns! I recently discovered what might be a crack in my Cetme .308 (>300 rnds). I'll have to strip the paint off, to check. Watch the welds! Edited June 24, 2015 by Sim_Player 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sccritterkiller 473 Posted June 24, 2015 Report Share Posted June 24, 2015 Very nice...my family hand downs are my favorites out of my collection. I like taking something to field that my dad or grandpa used for the same thing. Enjoy! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JDeko 792 Posted June 24, 2015 Report Share Posted June 24, 2015 That PTR is truly beautiful. I'm insanely jelly of that. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
thebuns1 4,323 Posted June 24, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2015 Thanks. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Garys4598 1,065 Posted June 24, 2015 Report Share Posted June 24, 2015 image.jpg Very, VERY nice. CONRATS! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
thebuns1 4,323 Posted June 24, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2015 Thanks Gary! I'm dying to shoot it! The coolest thing I got though was two boxes of his own reloads! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mancat 2,368 Posted June 24, 2015 Report Share Posted June 24, 2015 Nice recovery. My dad had a very good friend that died of cancer about 10 years back. He had an extensive collection of misurp, mostly WWII arms - a whole table full of Lugers and P38s, multiple K43s, Garands, Enfields, Mausers, etc. Whole room full. I saw his collection once, it was huge. He wanted my dad to have all of it, even the safe. Problem was he was a weird guy and didn't "believe" in wills, and so he left his girlfriend to handle things as he passed. Come time to go down to his house to collect the guns he wanted my dad to have, my dad drove 4 hours from his house to Oregon with his trailer in tow, expecting to take the safe and all of the guns. He showed up and found they had all been sold by the girlfriend, even the safe. Some FFL that knew what he had swooped in and gave her a lowball offer, she took it and he had several guys haul everything away. My dad said something to the effect of, it was the closest he ever came to punching a woman. His friend had warned him about her but he didn't quite get what he was saying at the time. All that was left was a Norinco Tokarev that she had forgotten to sell. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
thebuns1 4,323 Posted June 24, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 24, 2015 That blows mancat. I'm a firm believer in a will. I prolly would have wanted to punched her. My papaw had a small room full. I suspect most of them went to my uncle. Hard to say. As long as they stay in the family I don't care at all. It's when people start selling them off adapt that pisses me off! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
storm6490 2,768 Posted June 24, 2015 Report Share Posted June 24, 2015 wow! nice man guns! sorry about your dad. he was obviously a kick ass guy. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JDeko 792 Posted June 24, 2015 Report Share Posted June 24, 2015 He had great taste in guns too. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
thebuns1 4,323 Posted June 25, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2015 Put it this way, I wish I could have picked 3! He had some very collectable weapons. it's all good. He'll still live through the barrels of these with his reloads! Well only some. I'm saving most of them for the right time. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
saltydecimator 482 Posted June 25, 2015 Report Share Posted June 25, 2015 bluing on that sako is tits!! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DLT 1,646 Posted June 25, 2015 Report Share Posted June 25, 2015 (edited) Your story almost made me cry Mancat. There is a WWII survivor here in town that has a very similar collection to what you described. Brought back most of it himself from what I understand. The one time I was allowed in "the room" I remember feeling like I was in the round weapons room from Highlander. Thank God his family is smart enough to realize what he has. Edited June 25, 2015 by DLT 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
BigChongus 765 Posted June 26, 2015 Report Share Posted June 26, 2015 Wow. They're all gorgeous. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
G O B 3,516 Posted June 26, 2015 Report Share Posted June 26, 2015 Some years ago, I was in Tellico Plains TN. The town museum has an incredible collection of mainly WWII guns that was donated by a local collector. I have never seen that many Johnsons in one collection! This seems to be the best way to share a fabulos collection, put it in a museum in your home town for everyone to enjoy. The down side is that they no longer get shot. Maybe leave a stipulation in your will that family get to shoot some of them on certain specified occasions? 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
thebuns1 4,323 Posted June 27, 2015 Author Report Share Posted June 27, 2015 I've been there GOB. I know the man that runs it. They still function. Great guns from a great collection. They got them from a very generous local cat. Put it this way, there's enough MP40s to arm an entire Waffen SS unit. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
G O B 3,516 Posted June 29, 2015 Report Share Posted June 29, 2015 Love that little town, great people and breath taking scenery! Drove over Star Mtn. in the Grand Cherokee- THAT'S what Jeeps are for! Nearly moved there, but priorities change. Driving the Tail of the Dragon and seeing that museum should be on everyone's bucket list! 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
VR762Shooter 838 Posted July 1, 2015 Report Share Posted July 1, 2015 Glad you got to receive some family heirlooms. Loving the wood on the PTR. You'll have to get us some pics of the hog you take with the Sako, too 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HB of CJ 1,263 Posted July 7, 2015 Report Share Posted July 7, 2015 Caption Hero: I love your moving picture thing of the young lady. Thank you. HB 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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