Growing up as a kid, I had access to to pair of Ruger Single Six .22LR's. One of them belonged to my father, and the other had been my grandfather's.
I had always preferred shooting my dad's, as he had put more miles on his, giving it more holster-wear and a smoother action. I had a quickdraw rig, and taught myself to twirl the pistols like I was a Wild West gunfighter. My dad's was a staple to bring with us on every camping trip, or trip to the range.
Somewhere along the way, my dad's pistol got stolen from my mother's home, where I kept most of my guns while I was in college and living with roommates. I'm pretty certain it was stolen by someone that she had doing work at her house at some point, but regardless, I was really upset about losing that pistol. Luckily, I still had my grandfather's, but the set had been broken. Add to the fact that my old man and I had a strained relationship for about 10 or 15 years. I had toyed with the idea of replacing the pistol during that period, but for some reason, it just never felt right.
Well, in the past year or so, my dad and I have mended some fences and talk to each other almost daily. Yesterday, I found myself at Jim's Firearms, answering some questions about gun trusts, and I noticed in their used gun case, a great looking, 3-screw Single Six. Honestly, I'd never really noticed an old one for sale anywhere, until that moment. They pulled it out of the case, and I guess the rest is history, as they say....
The one on the right is my grandfather's, and the other is the new (old) addition. We may have skipped a generation, but I'll be guarding this pair to hand down to my kids.
Sorry if I got too sappy!
I had always preferred shooting my dad's, as he had put more miles on his, giving it more holster-wear and a smoother action. I had a quickdraw rig, and taught myself to twirl the pistols like I was a Wild West gunfighter. My dad's was a staple to bring with us on every camping trip, or trip to the range.
Somewhere along the way, my dad's pistol got stolen from my mother's home, where I kept most of my guns while I was in college and living with roommates. I'm pretty certain it was stolen by someone that she had doing work at her house at some point, but regardless, I was really upset about losing that pistol. Luckily, I still had my grandfather's, but the set had been broken. Add to the fact that my old man and I had a strained relationship for about 10 or 15 years. I had toyed with the idea of replacing the pistol during that period, but for some reason, it just never felt right.
Well, in the past year or so, my dad and I have mended some fences and talk to each other almost daily. Yesterday, I found myself at Jim's Firearms, answering some questions about gun trusts, and I noticed in their used gun case, a great looking, 3-screw Single Six. Honestly, I'd never really noticed an old one for sale anywhere, until that moment. They pulled it out of the case, and I guess the rest is history, as they say....
The one on the right is my grandfather's, and the other is the new (old) addition. We may have skipped a generation, but I'll be guarding this pair to hand down to my kids.
Sorry if I got too sappy!
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