Anybody else get a Thanksgiving present? (gun porn inside)

[mkm]

I do have some great memories with him for sure... but I'm in no hurry to get them.

No need to be in a hurry.  I'm pretty young (especially for this site  ), but I have already lost both my grandfathers and 2 out of 3 uncles. 

All of my inherited firearms come from one side of the family.  One of my granddads gave my brother and I a lever action 22 several years before he died. It's fun to shoot but doesn't get brought out much.  His son (my uncle) died when I was 8 or so.  I can only imagine what kind of guns I would have now if he was still alive.  Before he died, he gave my brother a single shot .410 (we've never shot it) and me a BB gun.  My aunt planned to give my brother and I each a handgun but, as fate would have it, didn't actually get around to doing it until the Christmas my grandad (his father) died several years ago.  We've shot both of them.


I pretty much wore out the BB gun, but it's still around.  The others, I don't see going anywhere for a long long time.

[kmitch200]

There are a few that I just can't bring myself to formally take possession of until he's gone. I remember the stories about the Luger and Beretta he brought back from WWII, both taken off of dead officers. For years the Luger was in a box that also contained a partially burnt nazi flag and a blood stained SS arm band. There are quite a few things along those lines he put up for me. Some day I plan to build a nice display case for all the war trophies but I'm in no hurry to get them.

That. Is. Cool.

As for the Ruger, I'd shoot it and remember Grandpa with every trigger pull.