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08-21-2009, 12:37 PM
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fabs yer dead on I just had to throw a ration of crapola out there to all the owners of the high dollar guns. I just couldn't help myself. I don't own one because I can't afford one, and if I could it would be a waste of money for me because it would never leave the house. Thats why I don't buy very expensive purties. Not that they aren't worth it, but that they aren't worth it to me.
I was given my H&R model 88 at age 6 by my grandparents and have been hunting with it ever since. That old gun has had hundreds of thousands of rounds fired through it in the last 28 years and it still locks up tight, shoots better than I do, and looks good. The only thing I have EVER considered replacing on it was the plastic trigger guard with a brass one. I think the old girl deserves the upgrade. But then again she really likes what she already has. GoodOlBoy
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(Moderator - Gear & Gadgets, Cowboy Action, SouthWest Regional, Small Game) GoodOlBoy@huntchat.com For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. - John 3:16 KJV Then I commended mirth, because a man hath no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry: for that shall abide with him of his labour the days of his life, which God giveth him under the sun. - Ecclesiastes 8:15 KJV "The gun has been called the great equalizer, meaning that a small person with a gun is equal to a large person, but it is a great equalizer in another way, too. It insures that the people are the equal of their government whenever that government forgets that it is servant and not master of the governed." - 40th President of the United States Ronald Reagan 1911-2004 
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08-22-2009, 09:02 AM
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GOB,
I was talking the other day to a cycling buddy of mine about guns. We both race together, and used to race against one another 20 years ago. Anyway, he just got into shooting clays and knew I am a gun guy, so he called me to talk to me about buying a gun. He had no clue that I actually shoot a lot of clays along with hunting. He doesn't have a lot of money and was looking at an used Remington o/u for $450. He was talking to me about the expensive guns that other people have at the range. Actually, the same range where Skeet had his Beretta stolen from his truck, PG County Trap & Skeet. Anyway, we got to talking and we both agreed that it is all about the person behind the gun or on the bike. Me, I finally have money to buy expensive bikes and guns. However, I have less time to ride and shoot. On the other hand, my buddy has been tearing it up on the racing scene this year. He has a single road bike while I have 5, but he rides that road bike like crazy. Ultimately, it is all about the person. Plus, it is all about the memories. I still have my 24 year old Mino Denti bike from when my buddy and I used to race 20+ years ago. He had the same bike back then. When he came over and saw it, it brought back a lot of memories for him. That is the reason why I will not sell that bike or any of my guns. Use what you have, use it well, and have fun while you are doing it. Plus, be happy with what you have and live within your means. If everybody did this, we wouldn't be in a recession right now and a lot of people would be a lot happier.
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