A Boy & His* .410

[Victor Wasylyna]

(* when I’m dead.)

-Victor

[CraigThompson]

That’s a two edged sword . On the one hand , lucky to recieve a fine little gun . But on the other hand he won’t recieve it until a close family member is no longer with him . I always admired my grandfathers small accumulation and he always told me when he was gone they were to be mine . And so it was written in his will . But I gotta say based on the way they were acquired I wasn’t very happy when I brought them home . That was almost 14 years ago , not a day goes by I don’t think of him .

[Mills Morrison]

Great story Victor and isn’t that the truth, Craig. My son inherited my father in law’s Silver Pigeon 28 gauge. Fortunately, my father in law is still with us.

[Stan Hillis]

I know firsthand what a .410 double can mean to a boy. My grandfather had a wealthy friend who owned a plantation adjoining grandaddy's land. When I was 8 yrs. old he took me to his weekend home and handed me a J C Higgins, Tenite stocked, .410. Most beautiful figure in those stocks I'd ever seen. :rotf:

He told me I could keep it as long as I kept it cleaned and oiled which I did. He would stop by occasionally and tell me to run get "my" gun, for him to inspect. About 4 yrs. later he did that, and as I handed it to him he said he was taking it back to give to his grandson. I was heartbroken, until he pulled a 20 ga. Rem. Model 11 out of the back seat of his Chrysler Imperial, and handed it to me.

Good on you for dedicating that gun to him, Victor. But, I hope it's a long, long time before it becomes his to own.

[Mills Morrison]

My Uncle Hugh probably did more to get me interested in hunting than anyone early on. He bought 20 gauge 870 Wingmasters for me and my cousin Howard and they shipped to me in Savannah and Howard in Atlanta. Howard said he did not get any homework done the night his arrived.

[Ed Norman]

I am putting a couple of my shotguns "permanently on loan" to any of my grandchildren that shows enough interest. Thats a great idea about keeping the gun clean to keep it too. That smile is priceless!!

[Mills Morrison]

Harry asked if something happened to me . . . do I think Mom would sell the 8 gauge. I told him I hope not.

[CraigThompson]

Harry asked if something happened to me . . . do I think Mom would sell the 8 gauge. I told him I hope not.

He doesn’t beat around the bush does Master Harry :rotf:

[CraigThompson]

Has Master Harry touched one off from the old 8 gauge ?

[Mills Morrison]

No, but he’s shot some with a ten

[Bill Murphy]

When I pass away, the eights will be the first to go. The Lovely Linda shoots a ten pound Krieghoff, but that's her limit.

[John Bastiani]

Love those 410 Parkers and that big smile on the kids face. Reminds me of the smile I had when my father bought me a Winchester model 12-20 gauge for Christmas when I was 10. I still have the picture holding the gun under the tree. I guarantee that this kid will remember this the rest of his life. I can honestly say that some of the best days of my life were in the field with my father and brother hunting quail in southern Ohio with our great winning field trial Brittany Spaniel (Jinx).