Your first firearm

[Grantham Forester]

Originally Posted by Angel Cruz

I got my first gun from my Uncle Sam back in Sept. of 75 in a place call Paris Island. The cheap bastard took it back..

Creo que se escribe "Parris" Island, no es verdad, amigo??

[George Lander]

Originally Posted by Grantham Forester

Creo que se escribe "Parris" Island, no es verdad, amigo??

"Ther's gators in them swamps all around PI private and they'll eat ya if'n you try to escape"

[OLD GEEZER]

Cateye Marbles single shot. Gary my hunting buddy brother and myself cut the handle off a push lawn mower and whittled a handle out of wood. I would hold the gun upright at a angle and Gary would light a black cat fire cracker, drop it down the tube and then the cateye marble. The first time we did it we didn't see were the marble went so on the next firing I pointed it at the garage and blew a nice hole right through the side. I never did tell our dad how that got there. Thomas

[Angel Cruz Ortiz]

Originally Posted by Grantham Forester

Creo que se escribe "Parris" Island, no es verdad, amigo??

Asi se escribe "Parris" Island. Que bruto!!

[Jim DiSpagno]

My first gun was a Stevens Springfield mod.84, too big so quickly followed a Marlin mod.100. The 84 was cut down for my sister who quickly lost interest. It now resides all redone with Chris Dawes' kids. The Marlin was given to a friends son who ironically is the great nephew of the man who gave the gun to my father for me. The first acquired in 1958. First shotgun was a J.C. Higgins .410 SS bolt, probably made by Marlin in 1959 and the first double was a Savage Fox mod. BSE in 1961. That gun resides with, a then boy who my father took under his wing at age 12 and is still my good friend today.
So I know where they are and am damn proud of their places in life. They represent a long history of family and friends.

[Grantham Forester]

Originally Posted by Angel Cruz

Asi se escribe "Parris" Island. Que bruto!!

Lo siento- Yo no soy un Marine, pero uno "Swabie"- Que lastima- estatione de Roosevelt Caminoes en Puerto Rico. Y San Juan, casadador de muchas putas, si???

[George Lander]

Originally Posted by Grantham Forester

Lo siento- Yo no soy un Marine, pero uno "Swabie"- Que lastima- estatione de Roosevelt Caminoes en Puerto Rico. Y San Juan, casadador de muchas putas, si???

NO HABLA: But, yes, I did matriculate thru Roosevelt Roads when doing 5" 38 bombardment of Vieques & Culebra and the putas in Old San Juan were memorable to say the least. We tied up in Charagumus (sic) where we did battle with the Jarhead contingent from the EM Club back to the ship.

Best Regards, George

[Grantham Forester]

Originally Posted by George Lander

NO HABLA: But, yes, I did matriculate thru Roosevelt Roads when doing 5" 38 bombardment of Vieques & Culebra and the putas in Old San Juan were memorable to say the least. We tied up in Charagumus (sic) where we did battle with the Jarhead contingent from the EM Club back to the ship.

Best Regards, George

At the base "Acey-Deucey" NCO club, every Thursday night was Bacardi night at Rosie Roads-all you paid for was your set-up- I liked Bacardi white with club soda, ice and a big slice of lime-- Back then, when I was a machinist mate first class, we were rebuilding from the original installation of the WW2 era-We were working with some Sea-Bees on Vieqas Island , which was used for both gunnery and EOD practice, and it was outstanding and easy duty- we secured at 1500 each day, had 1 & 1/2 hours noon break, and the week-end started at 1200 on Fridays, and were were off duty until 0730 hrs. on Monday.

You could charter a boat all day for $25, the deep sea fishing was super, a case of Red Stripe in a iced up big cooler, plus sandwiches and apples and cold water was $10- so four of us would split that- beautiful clear diamond blue waters, clear cloudless skies, I'd go back in a heartbeat if I could--

[George Lander]

Originally Posted by Grantham Forester

At the base "Acey-Deucey" NCO club, every Thursday night was Bacardi night at Rosie Roads-all you paid for was your set-up- I liked Bacardi white with club soda, ice and a big slice of lime-- Back then, when I was a machinist mate first class, we were rebuilding from the original installation of the WW2 era-We were working with some Sea-Bees on Vieqas Island , which was used for both gunnery and EOD practice, and it was outstanding and easy duty- we secured at 1500 each day, had 1 & 1/2 hours noon break, and the week-end started at 1200 on Fridays, and were were off duty until 0730 hrs. on Monday.

You could charter a boat all day for $25, the deep sea fishing was super, a case of Red Stripe in a iced up big cooler, plus sandwiches and apples and cold water was $10- so four of us would split that- beautiful clear diamond blue waters, clear cloudless skies, I'd go back in a heartbeat if I could--

Grantham: Another interesting aside was when our ship arrived in San Juan waiting for on the pier was none other than Louis Armstrong and his band. He did a full concert for us and our sister ship, the Gearing DD-710. Singing with Satchmo was Bessie Smith who, i understand, passed away shortly thereafter.

Best Regards, George

[Paul P.]

One day my father brought home a Winchester model 67 22. I thought i owned the world that day. Dad didn't hunt or fish so him getting me a gun was the best thing ever.