It took 58 years

[ditto1958]

When I was growing up, my younger brother and I discovered our dad's .22 rifle. A nice old Springfield 87A, a semi-auto that he bought back in about 1947 when he was 16 years old. Over the years, we admired that gun, but I never did get to shoot it. Until today, that is.

A couple of years ago, before Dad passed away, he Passed the rifle down to my nephew. Recently, my nephew took it out to the range to try it out, and found that it wouldn't run right. I repaired it for him, and took it out for a test drive today. It ran like a champ.

It was kind of strange that it took 58 years to get a chance to shoot Dad's rifle, but I'm glad I finally did. Hopefully, now that it works again, my nephew will get a lot of enjoyment from it over the years. It's a really nice old gun.

[JEBar]

outstanding .... family stories related to it will continue to grow in your family

[Deadwood Dutch]

Thanks, very interesting and glad that you could get to shoot it. I still have my dad's old Springfield .22 single shot, that was made around 1935. Still shoots good.

[Sir Henry]

Glad that you were finally able to make some noise with it.

[DWD445]

"Hand Me Downs", are the best !!
ENJOY !!

[RanchRoper]

Truly great story. Thanks for sharing it.

[White Squirrel]

Nice of you to repair the rifle for your nephew and glad you got a chance to shoot it.