A HUGE Surprise Gift
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A HUGE Surprise Gift
One of my best Buddys, and I went on a traipse across the Old Naches Trail forest road from Greenwater to almost Naches, WA. A really nice route on a rugged road/trail.
Anyway, we stopped to pop off a few rounds. I wanted to try the new Springer 9mm 1911. I only put about 30 through it, but it went bang every time, and I'll need to sight it in a little better. It's still not quite on the money.
The surprise was when he got out his Henry Golden Boy .357. I had been wanting to shoot it. After I put a couple dozen thru it, he said "Happy Birthday", and gave it to me....
Anyway, we stopped to pop off a few rounds. I wanted to try the new Springer 9mm 1911. I only put about 30 through it, but it went bang every time, and I'll need to sight it in a little better. It's still not quite on the money.
The surprise was when he got out his Henry Golden Boy .357. I had been wanting to shoot it. After I put a couple dozen thru it, he said "Happy Birthday", and gave it to me....
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That's a pretty good friend.
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Congratulations! That was a very generous gift from your friend!
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It will pair up nicely with my 50th Anniversary Blackhawk .357.....I love that tubular loading....
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That's an Awesome gift my friend, I know cuz my wife out of the blue gave me one!!
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Well, you have an awesome Wife......ollogger wrote:That's an Awesome gift my friend, I know cuz my wife out of the blue gave me one!!
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While somewhat common back in the day, friends like that are hard to come by in today's culture where it seems everyone is out to enrich their own hides.
Now....go buy that dude a Havana cigar, a bottle of Jack and help him drink it.-----6
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Wow ! You are one lucky guy to have a friend like that..
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A friend who had hardly any money managed to save up to buy me a Ruger Redhawk when I graduated from medical school. It was not only a great and thoughtful gift in and of itself, but was kind of a nice contrast to some of the 'medical-school-nurd' atmosphere of the graduation party. A few classmates were impressed, but some were.....shocked....
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Well Blaine reckon you just have good taste in friends, a .357 levergun is a lot of fun.
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+1!!!JerryB wrote:Well Blaine reckon you just have good taste in friends, a .357 levergun is a lot of fun.
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Good for you Blaine!
I'd say it says something about you also. He obviously values your friendship a great deal.
I'd say it says something about you also. He obviously values your friendship a great deal.
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Well in that case, happy birthday !
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Not for another month....but, I probably won't be in town...leaving on a long road trip this thursday....Rusty wrote:Well in that case, happy birthday !
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We DO expect some PICTURES...!!!
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Gobblerforge wrote:Coming to Ohio?
Good question!
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Niiiiice............ nice enough, in fact, that it's well worth a six-pac attached to a thank you note.
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Niiiiice............ nice enough, in fact, that it's well worth a six-pac attached to a thank you note.
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Just for a few days...As usual, Sister, and Mother will have every minute planned out...Gobblerforge wrote:Coming to Ohio?
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Mebbe I'll not post on time, so... Happy Birthday +1!Rusty wrote:Well in that case, happy birthday !
What a great gift.
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I'm headed down to Portland out of BC on Wed... Don't know what time... I'll be leaving for GA on Thursday...
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Heading east out of town to the 25 to the 70 and on home. ...quick trip this time. ...Griff wrote:I'm headed down to Portland out of BC on Wed... Don't know what time... I'll be leaving for GA on Thursday...
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Blaine,
Your birthday.....No exact date...just tell me what month and what part of it...I'm July 5th.
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Your birthday.....No exact date...just tell me what month and what part of it...I'm July 5th.
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No chitSixgun wrote:Blaine,
Your birthday.....No exact date...just tell me what month and what part of it...I'm July 5th.
Two Cancers always go head to head. -----6
13th Born on Friday 13th...
I got my buddy A 1.75 liter Crown Royal he was happy. ..
Btw...I'm good...hope you are too....
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Blaine,
I knew it! Cancers think too much. Crown Royal? Blue bag or gray? There ain't nothing like about 5 or 6 shots of Crown Royal in a short glass half full of crushed ice!
Gotta stop thinking about that stuff.....Pennsylvania has "state stores" and they just opened up this mega store about 3 miles down the road. My wife always tells me, "you better not be making a left out of the driveway". So........I make a right, then two more rights, then a left and I come out about right where I want to be.....right in front of the State Store. ------6
Dang..-almost retired.....something tells me the employees at the State Store are gonna know me by my first name.
I knew it! Cancers think too much. Crown Royal? Blue bag or gray? There ain't nothing like about 5 or 6 shots of Crown Royal in a short glass half full of crushed ice!
Gotta stop thinking about that stuff.....Pennsylvania has "state stores" and they just opened up this mega store about 3 miles down the road. My wife always tells me, "you better not be making a left out of the driveway". So........I make a right, then two more rights, then a left and I come out about right where I want to be.....right in front of the State Store. ------6
Dang..-almost retired.....something tells me the employees at the State Store are gonna know me by my first name.
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Ah Gee, not you too, .....yep, me too, the 13th of October, in 1944. Loooooong time ago! Happy birthday! I'm not on here much in the summer so I might miss it.BlaineG wrote:No chitSixgun wrote:Blaine,
Your birthday.....No exact date...just tell me what month and what part of it...I'm July 5th.
Two Cancers always go head to head. -----6
13th Born on Friday 13th...
I got my buddy A 1.75 liter Crown Royal he was happy. ..
Btw...I'm good...hope you are too....
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Double shot...Only one cube....Sixgun wrote:Blaine,
I knew it! Cancers think too much. Crown Royal? Blue bag or gray? There ain't nothing like about 5 or 6 shots of Crown Royal in a short glass half full of crushed ice!
Gotta stop thinking about that stuff.....Pennsylvania has "state stores" and they just opened up this mega store about 3 miles down the road. My wife always tells me, "you better not be making a left out of the driveway". So........I make a right, then two more rights, then a left and I come out about right where I want to be.....right in front of the State Store. ------6
Dang..-almost retired.....something tells me the employees at the State Store are gonna know me by my first name.
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Couldn't happen to a nicer guy. Congratulations!
One day I hope a friend gifts me one of these Henry 45-70s.
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Awesome Friend!!!
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Happy for you Blaine. Come see me in NE Ok and we'll go fly fishing, or just fishing. Lots of really good lakes around here.
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Be careful, someone raised by the nanny state will tell you how dangerous it is. I can't believe some of the stuff I've read about tube loading being unsafe.BlaineG wrote:It will pair up nicely with my 50th Anniversary Blackhawk .357.....I love that tubular loading....
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Sweet!
Good friend indeed!!!
Happy birthday! My wife's is the 13th as well. My, maybe she'd like a Henry...
Good friend indeed!!!
Happy birthday! My wife's is the 13th as well. My, maybe she'd like a Henry...
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My first wife was very generous...she'd get me everything she ever wanted....Ysabel Kid wrote:Sweet!
Good friend indeed!!!
Happy birthday! My wife's is the 13th as well. My, maybe she'd like a Henry...
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Well maybe Blaine's friend might not be as friendly as we all think!jeepnik wrote:Be careful, someone raised by the nanny state will tell you how dangerous it is. I can't believe some of the stuff I've read about tube loading being unsafe.BlaineG wrote:It will pair up nicely with my 50th Anniversary Blackhawk .357.....I love that tubular loading....
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Friends who shoot with you are usually the best kind. Congratulations Blaine.
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Great story!!!
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