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Originally Posted by Iowanian
I bought a Mauser from a guy a couple of months ago for about half price.
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Those damned Germans could build fine guns!! Damn fine guns, as well.
I remember when Dad bought those - they were a mess. He probably put about 100 hours into each rifle. Worked on them for month upon month. Completely refinished the wood, had the barrel re-aligned, hell, EVERYTHING was "re-done".
Mom was madder than a wet hen - when you bought those rifles at Kmart - you had better have had gloves with you. He got cosmoline all over the back seat of the car when they came out of the paper.
Today - all these years later, my Brother is gone, my Mom is gone and my Father is gone. Each time I pick that rifle up, it's like going back in time. Damned fine memories of deer hunting, target shooting…good times! Now? I can pass that on to my Grandson!
