Title says it all. We're getting ready to redo our kitchen and we're looking for someone who can cast an appraising eye and come up with some great designs. The only caveat is that I'll be doing most of the work myself, using the existing cabinet carcasses and making new doors / resizing to fit...
The Family and I spent the day at my Mom's house today. I decide to look in the safe and see what was in there that was mine. Before he died, The Old Man would call me up and say, "Hey, you comin' over today? Pick me up a few packs of smokes......... and bring me your (insert gun here) to...
From the back of the safe. Sadly, the original box is long gone, but the pistol itself is in pretty great shape. This example was made somewhere in the mid- to late-40's. She and her ilk held their own in bullseye matches all across country and she'll still perform today provided I do my part...
The Remington Model 51 in .380ACP.
This particular gun was a gift. It was given to me when I was 20-ish by an old family friend of my high-school sweetheart. The original owner, who bought the gun in 1919, was moving out of his house and into my sweetie's Godmother's house a few miles away...
A study in 1943 Tula SVT-40. I bought this monster back in 1999 or so, when I had my 03FFL. I had always wanted one and the price was right. As my interests changed and I started focusing on US military long-arms, the SVT got stuck in a box and hidden away. I, literally, forgot all about it...
Not crowded at all. They had numerous sight-in stations set up, but the place was definitely NOT a zoo like in the past. Also, the range officers were on the job helping out and spotting for folks - keeping it moving.
My son and I got a bench down at #5 and pretty much stayed there from...