Stories are the reason why I listen to Paul Harrell for hours. If you’re reading this comment, please pray for Paul’s health.
@Bob-bb3ur
8 ай бұрын
We do pray for Paul. What I do if I'm leaving the house for a day. I just put on Paul videos and let them run all day to help him out.
@Paladin1873
8 ай бұрын
Just did last night. I hope everyone joins his channel so he can reach a million subscribers before he crosses the bar.
@paulhare662
8 ай бұрын
Prayers that he will be with us for Thanksgiving.
@BigT27295
8 ай бұрын
Amen brother..
@glennsammon4465
8 ай бұрын
AMEN
@jeffLupo-k9x
8 ай бұрын
In 1967 I was in the Navy stationed on an Aleutian island. Every night laying in my rack I'd thumb through my Herters catalog always stopping at the page with a S&W Mdl.57 .41 mag revolver. Boy, I wanted that gun. About 5 years ago I'm at a local pawnshop talking with the clerk and I look down to the bottom shelf and there it was a beautiful unfired Mdl. 57. Took 50+ years but I'm loving it now !!
@craigbenz4835
8 ай бұрын
I managed to find a 4" model 57 a few years ago, and just love it.
@762x69
8 ай бұрын
Ben's story hit me in the heart, that was remarkable. Thank you for sharing Howard!
@geraldreynolds9650
8 ай бұрын
Yes me too.Keep well Howard.
@raybo34
8 ай бұрын
Thank you for sharing your stories. I was moved by your son's story. I was estranged from my father for almost 10 years before we reconciled. That didn't last long before we were estranged again. He has since passed away. At least I found forgiveness and love in my heart and that is where I left it. No firearms but that is my story.
@johnbissett3653
8 ай бұрын
Love this video. I started in Law Enforcement in 1970 after three years in the Army. I retired in 2017. My first Department you had to buy your duty weapon and holster. Had to be a revolver, 38 or 357. Without going into detail over the years Admiin's changed and duty weapon requirements changed. My first Sheriff's Office, after new Sheriff election went to issue weapons S&W 64 in 38. Then new Sheriff and Glock 19 was issued (I bought my old duty gun). I retired from the SO and bought my duty weapon. I went to work for a Police Department and again had to furnish duty weapon. Went back to my favorite from Army 1911A1. To make a long story short, I still have all my duty sidearms including shotguns and my rifle from SWAT days. My prize gun is my Grandfather;s S&W Police in 32-20 that he carried as town Marshall back in the late 30;s and early 40's. All have memories and with firearms going back to my Great Grandfathers shotguns and my Father;s 22 rifle and pistol. The safe if full. I never felt a need for the newest and best in the gun world, mine have been tested and proved reliable under all circumstances.
@hrfunk
8 ай бұрын
Great story John. I have many of the firearms I used during my career, but I've managed to let one or two get away. I really need to find an early model S&W 4006. Hopefully someday I will.
@charlesmullins3238
8 ай бұрын
@@hrfunk tell me bout it…when those .40s came out everybody wanted em and ny cousin had the tactical get stolen at holiday inn….along with a suppressed mac-10…the real 1
@Paladin1873
8 ай бұрын
@@charlesmullins3238 Stealing a MAC-10 is like stealing a Yugo (the car). That criminal had no taste. 😅
@charlesmullins3238
8 ай бұрын
@@Paladin1873 oh he got off with a little more sophisticated items such as laptops…flux capacitors…and such
@terryhawley202
8 ай бұрын
My favorite firearm is my Ruger Redhawk 7.5" with a blued finish. I believe I purchased it about 1985 from a small FFL dealer along with the form fitted holster. To my knowledge they don't make the revolver anymore. It is topped with a Leupold pistol scope with Ruger scope rings. When you put it in a rest with my favorite load of Winchester 296 ball powder at maximum loads with a Winchester 240 gr hollow point it is capable of keeping 3 shots in a 1 inch group at 100 yards. That handgun is very accurate and I still use it to this day.
@jennifernichols9468
8 ай бұрын
Paul Harrell
@DT-ww4gv
8 ай бұрын
Paul might hit 1 million subscribers today. 🤞
@cavalieroutdoors6036
8 ай бұрын
@DT-ww4gv he's at 999K as I write this. Fingers crossed it won't be long.
@mwalker9401
8 ай бұрын
He's reached 1 million now.
@roykiefer7713
8 ай бұрын
He’s a very good man.
@johnherr3579
8 ай бұрын
Good morning HR. Here's one of my gun stories. Back in the 1970s I was living in Nashua, NH. I picked up a single shot Australian Martini cadet rifle. It was originally chambered in .310 Rook but had been bored out to.357 Magnum. It even had a kangaroo stamp on the top of the receiver. It was very accurate and would handle hot loads. I foolishly sold it to someone who wanted to build a 218 Bee and offered more than I could resist. The next summer across the river in Hudson a kangaroo escaped from a petting zoo and was tearing up local gardens. There was my chance to go kangaroo hunting but I had sold my kangaroo gun.😢
@hrfunk
8 ай бұрын
Ha, ha! Now if you still had it when the 'roo was on the loose, you might have had an even better story!
@Paladin1873
8 ай бұрын
Small world. I lived in Nashua from 86-90. I too missed out on a great opportunity. A local pawnshop dealer tried to sell me a beautiful full-stock Steyr-Mannlicher chambered in 30'06 for a few hundred bucks and I foolishly passed, not realizing at the time what a superb rifle it was. At least no animals escaped during my time there (other than the two-legged variety, but most of them seemed to favor Hudson).
@johnherr3579
8 ай бұрын
@@Paladin1873 I was there 71-75. Started competition shooting at Nashua Fish and Game, service rifle and smallbore pistol. Worked part time at a local gun shop to support my habit. We had a guy come in with a Ruger 44 Blackhawk ( not the super) that he had bought at the PX while stationed in Germany. He had it done with full coverage oak leaf engraving by a German master engraver. He wanted $400 for it but I didn't have the money for it. Always regretted missing that one.
@Paladin1873
8 ай бұрын
@@johnherr3579 I feel your pain.
@rencleavus5213
8 ай бұрын
Would that have been Benson's Wild Animal Farm?
@OhioGunRunner
8 ай бұрын
Great theme. Hard to pick just 1 story, but I’ll tell you about the rifle I took my first deer with a Winchester model 670 chambered in 30.06. I was blessed growing up to have my childhood hero as my father. He was a tough as nails 30 year veteran Baltimore City Police officer that had been there and done that and had the scars to prove it. When I was 16 dad gave me my Winchester 670 for Christmas new in the box. When I opened the box there was a stack of small shot targets in the box confused I asked dad what there and he told the story of how he got the rifle. Dad was a gifted rifle shot and loved his Smith and Wesson 30.06 that he purchased in the early sixties. My first year hunting I watched my father take a buck with his smith when I was 12. Were sitting having lunch midday at the base of Green Ridge Mountain and noticed a buck near the top. Out of range I thought dad did not hesitate and killed that buck with a single shot. Several years later dad tells me those targets were from a shooting competition from years ago that he won with is smith and the prize was my Winchester. He put it aside with the intention of giving it to me when I was ready. The following season I took my first deer with it. I’ve sense passed the Winchester on to my son but dads Smith is a cherished rifle in my collection. I guess this is the rambling story of 2 rifles and my hero, Dad. Dad passed 2 years ago but is always with me. Can’t hunt with either of these rifles as I have settle in Ohio but no matter I always take the old Smith shooting and still feels like dad is beside me.
@OhioGunRunner
8 ай бұрын
Forgot to mention Dads Smith & Wesson rifle was made by Huskvarnia in Sweden and Smith only sold for a few years.
@dougmac9955
8 ай бұрын
My wife and I were married in Escondido California in September of 1972. We were planning to leave for her home in Pennsylvania the next month. We had more cars than we could take with us, so she traded her 1958 German Ford Tanus for a Webley Mk Vl that had been modified to accept 45 acp in half moon clips or 45 AR. I had sold a Triumph Bonneville motorcycle to another young man and he figured since it was a dirt racing bike and didn't need to be registered and I was leaving the state for ever, he didn't have to finish paying for the motorcycle. The Sheriff's office told me if I had the pink slip and it was in my name, then it was my motorcycle and I could repossess it. Which I did one Saturday afternoon when he was not home. The next day he came to our home with a friend and the two of them explained in great detail how much pain they were going to administer to me before they took "his" motorcycle back. I explained what the Sheriff's office had told me and told them that I had another buyer coming the next day at noon with cash to buy the bike and if they wanted it they only had to show up with what they owed before then and the bike would be theirs. They then explaind once again their plan for recovering the motorcycle and started to advance towards me. It was at this point I lifted my shirt and showed them my wife's Webley stuck in my pants. I explaind to them that I had serious problems with their plan and asked them to leave. They immediately got back in their truck and drove away. They were back in about 45 minutes with the balance of the money owed to me, as I remember it was about $500. They left with the motorcycle and I never had to draw the Webley. Two years later we were living in one half of a duplex we had bought in Harrisburg Pennsylvania (our first house) about 3am one Sunday morning our Bassett hound woke us up growling noises we had never heard her make before. It caused the hair on the back of my neck to stand up. I loaded the Webley with Remington Peters 45AR and followed Tippy downstairs and through the house to the back door off the kitchen where someone was attempting to gain entry, they had the storm door open and were trying to force the kitchen door. I threw the door open and pointed the Webley at his face. It was at that time he apparently remembered an important appointment elsewhere, because he turned around and proceeded at a very high rate of speed to the fence at the rear of the property with a very angry Bassett hound in hot pursuit. He cleared the fence just moments before Tippy hit it so hard I thought she might go through it. Since then I have had several carriers including retiring from the Army and have aquired a small collection of firearms. But that Webley will be part of our family forever. We celebrated 51 years of marriage last September and since that night in 1974 I have not been forced to point at or draw on another human being outside the line of duty. My plans are to keep it that way.
@MIKE-se8ye
8 ай бұрын
Well done Sir!
@keysgirl7699
8 ай бұрын
I got into guns late in life. I like all things gun related. Design, history, current trends, etc. I read everything I can get my hands on. I love new pistols, but there’s something about old steel & wood guns. I bought my first used S&W revolver at a show probably 12 or 14 years ago. It was a model 19-4. Still pinned & recessed. That started a long journey into old S&W or anything really. Ruger is another favorite. Most friends, especially younger, just don’t ’get it’. That’s ok. I enjoy talking about the old guns. Some want to learn or listen. I enjoy hunting pawn shops too. I’ve found quite a few great finds over the years. I love putting an accurate group at 25 yards (indoor distance around here) & watching people’s faces. Old guns still shoot!
@billwenzel3765
8 ай бұрын
Chief, great series and love the idea. My favorite duty handgun story is I stopped 2 men in a stolen car. I was alone and no close back up as I work in a rural area. I had a Sig P220 .45 acp they both saw the business end of. Without all the details of taking them into custody once back at my station the driver looks at me and asked, "do you need a lanyard to set that cannon off?" My favorite rife is an old 70's Remington 581 .22 lr caliber. I started hide hunting at night with my dad in 1975 when i was very young well before I was old enough to hunt. I was the official gun, flashlight & spare battery bearer. I still have the rifle and when I pick it up I can hear the hounds treeing and almost feel the cold night air. To this day the most peaceful place I've ever found was being alone in the woods at night listening to the wind in the trees with that rifle across my lap.
@Paladin1873
8 ай бұрын
My younger brother had a similar incident while chasing two guys into DC. All he had on him was his department issued 38. It helped that the car he was pursuing spun out of control and flipped over. When it stopped rotating he ordered the perps to remain inside it until help arrived. They complied.
@HSmith-uk9hl
8 ай бұрын
GREAT video! At my age - 80 - I have a few gun stories and I'll share one here. The year was 1986 and I was a MSgt (E7) stationed at RAF Bentwaters in East Anglia, England. One of my duties was hardened shelter Manager which required me to carry a sidearm. At that time the Air Force issued the Model 15 S&W revolver in .38 Special. It was late November and I was required to qualify at the base range. In the classroom each student was provided a revolver for familiarization and safety training. Mine had a horrible double action trigger which I called to the Instructor's attention. "Sorry, no others available". Thankfully a young Security Officer offered to let me use her revolver to qualify and it had a slick action. At the range there were three Security Officers there to qualify and I overheard them talking about making some easy money - wink, wink - by suggesting that each shooter throw money into a pot; winner take all. They, of course, didn't know that I had been a member of a local English pistol club for over a year and shot my S&W 586 revolver every Sunday at the club and also in competitions around England for the club. When the scores were tallied I had shot the highest qualification score to date in 1986 and likely for the year. I'm still grateful to the Security Police Officer who loaned me her revolver. There was no way I could have shot that well with the first one they gave me.
@Paladin1873
8 ай бұрын
I must have gotten your Model 15 the last time I qualified with a revolver at Lackland in the mid-80s before we switched to the M9. The DA pull was awful. Even the SA was a bit heavy.
@HSmith-uk9hl
8 ай бұрын
@@Paladin1873 Sir, that's quite possible and I wonder why? The K-frame S&W revolvers are generally smooth in DA and crisp in SA. I privately owned a Model 15 for some years and it was very nice. I still have the 586 and it has one of the nicest actions of any revolver I've shot.
@Paladin1873
8 ай бұрын
@@HSmith-uk9hl The Gunsmith Shop at Medina Annex at Lackland AFB was responsible for maintaining all the USAF small arms. I worked with them on occasion but never broached this particular topic with them. I suspect it may have had something to do with the sheer quantity of pistols and rifles they had to work on. It may also have been related to the need for the firearms to function under adverse conditions all the time. Tuning not only takes time, it increases the likelihood of misfires, especially when they are being used and cycled far more than most privately owned guns. Competition pistols and rifles were a whole different matter and did get plenty of TLC.
@HSmith-uk9hl
8 ай бұрын
@@Paladin1873 Completely understand and I'm certain that firearms for training were used and abused far more than those carried by duty personnel. In basic I qualified on the M1 Carbine and many were nearly worn out. Lots of jams. I was fortunate to get a good one and had no problems at all. Later I qualified on the M16 and later the M16A1. My son carried an M16A2 in the Army.
@Paladin1873
8 ай бұрын
@@HSmith-uk9hl A reliably functioning M-1 carbine is a pure joy to own.
@thePrussian
8 ай бұрын
The first handgun I ever fired was when I was in the US Army in about 1988. I was the medic on range while one of our armored company’s officers were qualifying with the M1911a1. The company commander asked if I wanted to try to qualify since they had some extra ammo. I said yes of course and was handed a .45 and mags. I was given a quick lesson on shooting stance (isosceles) and off I went. The rear sight was loose and kept moving and I frequently had to force the slide into battery, but I qualified my first time out. The 1911 .45 will always be my favorite weapon!
@MIKE-se8ye
8 ай бұрын
HR Retired LEO/Instructor here. Taught all the modern stuff. Since retirement I've gone back to primarily wheel guns. My EDC is a 4" 686. Easiest "rounds where they need to be" pistol in my opinion! Grew up shooting running squirrels with revolvers. By the time I went to work carrying a weapon I'd shot many thousands through them. A pie tin thrown in the air was a favorite past time. LEO silhouettes were an EASY transition!!
@dominiclupico8008
8 ай бұрын
With your years of experience these should be great videos. I'm 73 and appreciate the history of shooters & their guns.
@olebluedog6699
8 ай бұрын
I have a Ruger auto pistol that was part of my last pay check from a company that went out of business 40 years ago.I have just about worn it out!
@thomasholohan4090
8 ай бұрын
As a young teen my first target rifle was a Mossberg 144. I later went on to get a Rem 513T. But at boot camp in Great Lakes in December ice and snow we were tested in indoor target shooting with - Mossberg 144's. I shot 300 of 300 and won the Bluejacket's Marksmanship Award. Many years later I was teaching my oldest grandson shooting, and he developed an affection for my S&W 686+. One day we were going to the range and I asked him if he'd rather shoot a semiauto pistol, and he replied "Not unless you believe I've had a serious religious conversion". I was pleased to see that at least some of our younger shooters still appreciate contemporary firearms with an historical provenance.
@richvest7212
8 ай бұрын
Good video I am old and love wood and blued steel
@hrfunk
8 ай бұрын
Thank you!
@craigbenz4835
8 ай бұрын
I have a S&W model 1905 from 1947. Basically a pre-model 10. It has the original stocks which are way too small to be comfortable to me, and sights that can barely be seen. It has the old narrow semi-circular front sight and narrow slot rear sight. I had to take it apart to clean out 70 years of dried oil crud to make it feel right. It at best still has 50% of the finish left. Over the last 6 months I wanted to get a better handle on the accuracy and POI of a handfull of handguns, so I started shooting 50 rounds double-action at B-8 targets at 25 yards. The results have been interesting. To date my best score has been with that old 1905 that I can't hold well and can't see the sights of. It is also the one that shoots closest to POA of all the fixed sight revolvers. I'm losing confidence in the notion that how the grip feels and how the sights look are as important as I thought.
@hrfunk
8 ай бұрын
Wonderful story Craig. Keep shooting that old wheelie!
@timnelson75
8 ай бұрын
Back in my High School days the 1970's, my good friend his dad was a gunsmith and built rifles from Mauser actions. He specialized building custom stocks from scratch. They were absolutely gorgeous. In their living room of their house stood a gun cabinet with assorted long guns. Back in those days wood gun cabinets with glass doors where like furniture a common thing. There was one rifle that his dad built that always caught my eye, it had a beautiful Birds Eye Maple stock. There are a few times I got to handle that rifle, and I was like, wow! Sadly, my good friend's dad passed away from complications during heart surgery. To shorten this story, after his dad's passing, I would help my friend and his mom do things around their house. One day I was helping with repairs on their deck and my friend's mom walks out on the deck caring that Birds Eye Maple stocked rifle. I'm like "oh well you brought out my favorite rifle" She hands it to me and says, "It's now yours to keep". I have that rifle today, and will pass it on to my son, and hopefully grandsons. I haven't mentioned, the rifle is chambered in 7x57. Since then, I have taken a few deer and one black bear with that rifle. Writing this sure brought back some memories. Thank you hrfunk for the inspiration.
@frankhinkle5772
8 ай бұрын
As with many of us, it's not just the gun, it is the relationship to another person that the gun represents to us. Thanks for sharing. Your stories with us.
@hrfunk
8 ай бұрын
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@876mpr
8 ай бұрын
I had a target-sighted Series 80 1911 .45 ACP that I couldn’t shoot well at all. One day at the range he picked it up and fired 3 shots off hand into a 1” cluster in the head of a mini silhouette at 25 yards and put it back down. Gramps is gone, and I traded the Colt to a gent at a Medina gun show for a Smith 25-7, but that’s something I’ll never forget.
@Ryan-pu9yw
8 ай бұрын
When I got in to guns I was 24 years old, broke, making $9/hour at a grocery store. I use ogle at the Taurus 1911s for $499 and couldn't afford it. At the same time American handgunner had printed an article on the new performance center 1911s. Never in my wildest dreams did I think I would ever be able to afford the bobtail. 16 years later I bought it at Cabelas with club points. That pistol makes me feel like I made it every time I carry/shoot it.
@dividualist
8 ай бұрын
My most treasured firearm is my great-grandfather's Smith & Wesson K-22 Masterpiece. It's a pre-Model 17, manufactured circa 1952. My mom tells me he kept it on top of the refrigerator at his house, I guess to keep it out of reach when the grandkids were there. My grandfather inherited it when my great-grandfather passed 20 or so years ago, and my uncle inherited it when my grandfather passed 10 years ago. I went to visit my grandmother with my mom in 2022 and we stopped to visit my aunt and uncle as well. I mentioned having heard about the "fridge gun" and asked if I could take a look at it. He brought it out from his safe along with the old leather flap holster my great-grandfather carried it in. To my shock, after holding and examining it for a few minutes, my uncle tells me I can keep it, without me even asking. He's in his 70s and his health isn't so great, so he doesn't really shoot anymore, and apparently his kids don't care much for guns, so he figured the gun might as well get passed on to someone who cherishes it and the history behind it. Took it out to my grandma's farm later that day and plinked some tin cans. The action was gritty and the single action trigger pull was heavy, but after heading back home and having my neighbor clean the guts and touch up the finish (there was a lot of bare steel near the muzzle, especially), it's buttery smooth now. I still have the original grips and holster, but I installed new Altamont target grips and use a Bianchi holster for range trips. As much fun as I have shooting my other guns, plinking tin cans with a .22LR revolver just can't be beat.
@garyK.45ACP
8 ай бұрын
Gun stories are great, HR! Thanks for sharing yours. I grew up on a ranch in west Texas with a grandfather and father that were hunters and gun collectors. So, firearms were a big part of my life on a daily basis since I was very young. We hunted quail, doves, ducks, deer, turkeys on our own property. Not to mention predators such as fox and coyotes. I inherited dozens of classic rifles and handguns, dating back as far as the late 1800s, from my father and grandfather when they passed away. They are still my favorites. In High School I was on the rifle team and shot Remington Model 75 target rifles, M1 Garand rifles in Service Rifle competition and High Standard Supermatic Citation handguns in pistol competition. Yes, we not only had guns in school, the school GAVE THEM TO US! I was a police officer for 36 years, so of course, firearms were a daily carry thing for me. The first 15 years I carried revolvers, both on duty and off duty (mostly, I had a couple small .380s also). We had to purchase our own firearms from an approved list. I still own all the handguns I carried for 36 years (2 revolvers and 3 semi autos). I still own all but one of the off duty guns I carried over the years and several are still in my CC rotation. The only one I sold was a High Standard double derringer, .22 Magnum. My home defense shotgun is a "retired" police shotgun that I bought in the early 80s when the department was retiring some. The guns were traded with a dealer and we could buy them from the dealer for what he paid the department for them. $35 for a Remington 870 "Police" shotgun! No extra charge for the authentic "battle worn" finish. Works GREAT, looks awful. It lives under my bed, so no one cares. My most cherished guns? For my 50th birthday in 2001 my wife and three sons collaborated to buy me a Kimber Ultra CDPII .45 for off duty carry. It was a gun I had been lusting after for some time. I love 1911s but we were not allowed to carry them for duty. They weren't on "the list". But for off duty, there were few rules. Besides being a great handgun, it's sentimental value is off the charts! In 1934 my father joined the Army and was in the "tank corps", as it was called at the time. He was issued a 1911 (not 1911A1) as his handgun. He carried that handgun through WW2 in North Africa and Europe and kept it after the war when he transferred to Ft. Knox and served the rest of his career as an instructor. When he retired in 1956, he was told that the handgun was considered "obsolete" and he could purchase it for $17. He got the pistol, two magazines (one is a WW1 "two tone") his holster a box for the gun and all the paperwork to prove it was purchased legally (it is "US Property" marked). When he passed away, my mother gave it to me for safe keeping to be handed down to my sons. I still take it for walks sometimes and take it to the range a couple times a year to exercise it.
@hrfunk
8 ай бұрын
I don’t blame you. It’s most certainly a good companion.
@paulhare662
8 ай бұрын
My Great Uncle had a trout pond. Bluegills got in it and he wanted them gone. My Cousin and I spent a full day and three bricks of .22 shooting fish, we got pretty good at it. Rifle was a tube fed bolt action marked Ranger, have no idea who made it. Same Uncle saw my Rockola Carbine at my camp, he closed his eyes, stripped it, reassembed it, opened his eyes and talked about his time in WWII. It was the first time he had spoken about it. Medic, North Africa and he did not have a high opinion of Patton. Cool stories, thanks. The trick is snappy title and lady butt in the thumbnail.
@todsnuffer9874
8 ай бұрын
One of my favorite videos you did was of the 44mag mountain gun. Still have mine and it's treasured. Although it rarely makes it out of the safe.
@MarvinTurner-oc4ml
8 ай бұрын
My favorite revolver is a S&W Model 27 5.5" that I got from my brother in trade for a Remington .22LR bolt action rifle. We made that trade back in 1984, and I quickly replaced the Goncalo Alves stocks with a set of Pachmayer grips and sent the gun off to be Magna-ported. When it came back, a good friend and stellar police officer who worked as the department armorer in our town offered to do a trigger job on it. It has about a 3lb SA pull and around 5lb pull in DA. I treasure that revolver not only for its fantastic accuracy and pleasant shooting but more for the memories of how David and Wendell helped make it what it is.
@Mike-zw7fq
8 ай бұрын
I think this is your Best vidio yet! I've always viewed firearms and some other items as the stories that become associated with them. Often its the Beloved people and Adventures that we have with those firearms that turn them into souvenirs and Precious heirlooms. And yes I heard you loud and clear about the distant Beloved Child. I never would have thought that an HR Funk video would bring a tear to my eye. My Sincerest Best Wishes from Montana! M.H.
@hrfunk
8 ай бұрын
Thank you Mike!
@richardjohnson4238
8 ай бұрын
I'm sorry, but I don't have a "gun" story. I have a sort of "gun people" story. You mentioned Carlos Hathcock. I never knew the man, but I had read the book Marine Sniper so I knew who he was and what he did. Then I had an opportunity to meet, and fish with his son, Carlos III, a couple of times. Fine young man. My wife and I were invited to attend his retirement service from the Marine Corps. I think we were the only people there with no connection to the Corps at all. I consider it to be one of the great honors of my life to spend an evening in the presence of those men and just listen to the stories. Some time later, my wife was in the hospital recovering from a ruptured aneurysm in her brain. Carlos III and his wife were there with me like I had known them all our lives. They even invited me to spend Christmas Eve with them at their home in Northern Virginia, so I didn't have to spend a lonely Christmas Eve by myself just worrying. I will never forget their kindness (as I can't forget Carlos III's mother who was also there. It was a real honor to meet her.) By the way. Great video. I really enjoyed it.
@hrfunk
8 ай бұрын
Thank you! I never met Gunny Hathcock or any members of his family. I always wondered what happened to his son. He would have been in the Corps during the same time as me. It's nice to know he retired after a long career of his own.
@Paladin1873
8 ай бұрын
My 336 is also in 35 Remington. It was made in the early 1950s, so it is well broken in and not the least bit shiny anymore. I installed a Skinner protected peep sight on it and keep it handy for dealing with any bear that shows up without calling first. So far it's worked.
@burnyburnoutze2nd
8 ай бұрын
Oh I've got a good one for this format: This happened about 3 years ago. I was at my local gun shop, and the clerk had a pile of 4 just traded in firearms in cases from the same seller. As I go to see what they are, I start chatting with him as I always do. The one gun I noticed was a 20 gauge bantam Mossberg 500 in VERY good condition. I was looking for a gun like this a smaller training type gun for children and women shooters. As I am continuing to chat with the clerk, I go through my usual safe clearing procedure. Mag tube was empty, and I go ahead and open the action like usual to clear it. Well colour our surprise as a LIVE UNFIRED SHELL comes flying out of the chamber. We both look at each other in concern for a moment. I ask him "were you the one that took these guns in?" "No, that was my boss" We then immediately check the other 3 guns to ensure they were empty. They were empty fortunately. but lots of live rounds were within the various case pockets. After that, the clerk (who is this store's firearms specialist) proceeded to give his boss a stern talking to about this incident. I wound up buying that 20 gauge and took the live shell home with me. I still have that shotgun to this day. It's a mossberg, so it works just fine.
@frank4fun64
8 ай бұрын
True Gun Story..... I have a Browning Sweet 16 slug barrel 4 digit serial number auto loader that was given to me by my Dad when I turned 16. He won that in a poker game years earlier at deer camp and it was to become my new deer gun at the same camp in Western New York. It is 1 of 3 guns that will never be sold but rather passed along. She is a beauty. My first firearm was a Christmas gift years before that, a Ithaca Model 72 lever gun. You are correct, when I shoot that my mind goes back to childhood shooting in the back yard. Another gun that will never be sold.
@Paladin1873
8 ай бұрын
This isn't a gun story, but it is a story about our shooting community. In the past few days KZitem has been recommending videos to me from channels I've never heard of. In fact some of them are not even gun channels, but they all had one goal in common. The folks who ran them were asking everyone to join Paul Harrell's channel so he could get over one million subscribers. Yesterday that goal was achieved and the numbers are still rising. I know this is a purely symbolic gesture that won't stop Paul's cancer, but the fact that so many people have been touched in a positive way by Paul's videos and are willing to show their support for him is a grand use of social media. Sometimes the milk of human kindness comes pouring through in the most unexpected ways.
@hrfunk
8 ай бұрын
Yes it does. I'm happy for Paul. I hope it makes him feel better.
@algoneby
8 ай бұрын
Other than asking for people's hunting stories, I think this is a fantastic topic ! I had thought a suggestion for you, for a video, or series, would be, Grandpa's guns vs "modern" guns. The guns of the past seemed to get the job done, without plastic, and every whizzerooo "enhancement, designed by a computer, to boost sales. My Story is two guns, both arriving in my hands, thanks to my Grandfather. First, a Double barrel Stevens 12 Gauge Shotgun. Second, a Remington Wingmaster 870. The Stevens double barrel, was a gift from my Grandfather, to my Father. It was used first by Grandfather, then my Dad, then finally he gave it to me. It was used on "family pheasant hunts at Great Grandma's farm by my dad. I for lack of better words, shot the crap out of it. I hunted with it all through my teen, and into my twenties. Shot mostly cheapest 12 gauge shot shells I could find, seemed to work. Lots of pheasant, quail, ducks, etc. Shooting steel shot through it. It never failed, except when I missed. My 870 Wing Master, was purchased new by my Grandfather, in or around 1954, somewhere in there. He wasn't a man of means, and it was a prized possession. He hunted with it, and then shot trap with it. He had purchased an additional barrel, reloaded for it. At some point in time he carved a I guess, kind of a Monte Carlo stock for it, he described, carving a little at a time on the comb, and shooting it, then, carving a little more, til it was just right. This gun I also used for hunting, and shot it tons. It has a very High sentimental value. Plus it still works like a well oiled machine.
@hrfunk
8 ай бұрын
Thanks for those great stories!
@N.R.S.412
8 ай бұрын
My most treasured firearm is my S&W mod 66-1 6". My grandmother bought it for my dad in 81' and it was the first handgun I ever shot. Such a trill to shoot .357 mag at 12yrs old. He handed it down to me and it will go to my son when he gets older. Such a great connection between us 3.
@davidkachel
8 ай бұрын
I was living in Davenport, Iowa, going to school in the mid--1970s and took a Xmas roadtrip to the Michigan Peninsula (I think) with my roommate. I took with me a used Model 36 S&W i had just bought and stopped along the way to put a few rounds through it to make sure it worked. After setting up a few cans atop a low dirt ridge, i fired single-handed (didn't know any better in those days), got lucky and kicked a can up into the air. Being a lousy shot in my early 20s, especially with a snubby, and having the trigger control of a gorilla, my second shot, intended for a second can, went so absurdly wild that it kicked the can in the air back down to the ground. I realized what i had just done at the same instant that i heard my roommate loudly exclaim, "WOW"!! Realizing what he must have thought (that I was the Sundance Kid, reincarnate), instead of firing a third shot, i lowered the weapon, loudly exclaimed, "This gun seems to work OK, let's go". To this day, I have never told him.
@hrfunk
8 ай бұрын
I don't see any reason to do so! Great story.
@matthewchiz8488
8 ай бұрын
I think more people tell stories about the classics is because most new guns have little character or soul. I have a story about the 336. When I was a kid I remember my dad co.ing home after a visit to the local sporting goods store with a used 336 in 35 remington mich like yours. I remember he paid something around $50.00 for it in the early 1980s. This rifle became his boat gun that he would keep on his beloved sport fisherman. He never hunted with it, that was the task of his remington 742. I can remember this one time when we were heading back to the marina after a day of fishing. Seagulls followed the boat catching scraps as one of our party cleaned the days catch. I Remer my father coming out of the cabin with the marlin, he took a bead on a seagul and blasted it out of the air. I was impressed by his wing shooting ability with a rifle.
@hrfunk
8 ай бұрын
That was a great shot. If his 336 is as accurate as mine, I know it would be capable, but actually making the shot was all your dad.
@waynebruening794
8 ай бұрын
Mr HR, really enjoyed your first GUN STORIES👍 after reading the comments, I feel like mine won’t compete 🧐 of the 200 firearms I bought, traded for, was gifted, acquired over past 45yrs, THE STORIES on how I got them is worth the Telling. Living in GA for a while, pawn shops & little pop stores were everywhere,,,, don’t think I missed a one! 🤩 “keep up the Grand Job Mr Funk & we’ll keep watching. GOD BLESS AMERICA 🇺🇸
@paulwoodall2377
8 ай бұрын
I'd like to share my story. My very first firearm is a Mossberg 500 12 gauge shotgun with interchangeable barrels. My now late grandfather bought it for me when i was a teenager and at the time i was just getting into hunting, this was early '80s timeframe. Well,,, i had a deer in my sights and went to aim it so when i had a clear shot, i was ready. Well my hand hit the pump and it went clank. Needless to say the deer did a 180 and hi tailed it outta there. I still have it today and will pass it down to my children.
@dbx1233
8 ай бұрын
One thing I noticed about every firearm you showed, is that they all looked like they were brand new. That shows how well you treated them. I enjoyed hearing about the history of the firearms you showed, that's one thing that makes them special.
@hrfunk
8 ай бұрын
Thank you, and thanks for watching.
@kdcowboy9478
8 ай бұрын
This was really one of the best videos you have made! My uncle next door used to stock pheasants and he would release them in the fall I would hunt on Thanksgiving with my father. He had a 20 gauge pump(Ted Williams) I thought was so cool. I was a little lad at 10 or 11 and small for my age. I had a sears roebuck single barrel 410. It meant a lot that he trusted me with this firearm and I have such great memories of him. I miss him and my uncle. All the best!
@hrfunk
8 ай бұрын
Thanks Ken.
@I_LIKE_GUNS_56
8 ай бұрын
I have several: #1- Son #2 and I were going to confirm zero on my Savage 110FP in 308 when we jumped a Coyote about to devour a yellow feral cat. (Should have waited until it completed it’s task! Lol) it ran away from us and did a 90* turn heading east to west. I pulled the rifle up and let loose. Dead coyote, running, offhand at 130 yards. Son #2 says: ‘NO WAY!’ And he still remembers that shot to this day. #2- Taurus PT1911 purchased, walked to the range, shot a PPC match with it and won that night and many other PPC matches with it too over the course of 3-4 years. #3- S&W M586 6” barreled revolver in a PPC match. I used to work with this guy that was a firearms instructor on the side. He bad mouthed me all day long in front of my friends about how he would show up at competition that night and give me a lesson in how to shoot a revolver. I had several courses to fire that night because I had missed one or two nights so, I went onto the range to shoot my second course of fire. Oh, yeah, in the one course we shot against each other prior to this next incident, I spanked him pretty bad. 295ish to 245ish. Anyway, the course of fire for the 7 yard line was 12 shots in 18 seconds. As the range officer said: READY ON THE RIGHT, READY ON THE LEFT, FIRE!, this knucklehead came up behind me and started screaming about my lack of shooting skills. I remember hunkering down and concentrating and shooting one of my best scores ever on that course of fire: 120/12X! He saw it and spun around and walked to the foyer where my 5 year old daughter said: “What you did to my daddy wasn’t very nice!” He didn’t stick around for the 25 yard course to be shot and scored but, I did shoot the best I ever had with a 298/15 or 16X. He was pretty quiet at work the next day and at lunch, my friends at the lunch table asked who beat who the night before. I simply said: “You wanna tell them or should I?” Last I ever heard about how he was going to outshoot me! Lol
@hoffpbass
8 ай бұрын
I think I mentioned mine story before in comments. Mine is the 22LR Mossberg rifle my Dad gave me when I was 10. He had originally bought it new and given the rifle to his Dad (my Grandpa) as a gift when he (My Dad) returned home from the Korean War. I imagine it was a Thank You for making a good childhood home life -- now that I realize what hell is sort of present. So, it's 70 years old now and I still take it out squirrel hunting just like I did 40-some years ago. I'm thinking my daughter will be the 4th generation owner of it someday.
@alsatful
8 ай бұрын
So what if I squeeled like a schoolgirl when I got the notification ?
@125saito
8 ай бұрын
Welcome to the club.
@JaredAF
8 ай бұрын
I have noticed this too and spoke about this phenomenon briefly in my K22 Masterpiece video. I love hearing about people's history with certain models, especially those old .22s. One of my favorites is Mrpete222s video on his Winchester pump action 22 he had as a kid. If you're not familiar with MrPete, he's been making machining/metal shop videos for over a decade on this website and it's a huge wealth of knowledge in that area.
@hrfunk
8 ай бұрын
Thanks Jared. I’m not familiar with him but I’ll take a look.
@JaredAF
8 ай бұрын
Loved the stories HR. That vintage sniper match is a lot of fun to shoot. I shot a 98-4X on the long line at the Talladega 600 VS match with my m41b. In fact that whole event was quite a story considering I had just wrapped up my fishing season on Nov 1st, did a ton of work to put the boat away for the winter as is always the case at the end of the season. Was supposed to fly out of Dutch Harbor on the 3rd and bein Texas by the 5th, which would have given me a night to sleep before driving 12 hrs to Talladega/ a night to sleep before the first match. Well the flight got delayed due to volcanic activity, so I flew out a day later. Travelled all day, had the most uncomfortable red-eye flight that I got 0 sleep on, made it to Texas, slammed a bunch of guns and ammo into the car and left around 5-6Pm. Drove 12 hrs, made it to Talladega at about 6AM just in time for the SAFS class/match and got my introductory 4 EIC points. That was my first time shooting in about 4.5-5 months since I was up fishing. Won the Pistol SAFS the next day too :)
@richvest7212
8 ай бұрын
The S&W model 39 is a keeper
@JJ_SDWR
8 ай бұрын
Great idea HR! Im a younger guy (late 20s) so don't have many good stories. I bought my first rifle (a Ruger AR556) shortly after returning home from Army Military Police OSUT (One Station Unit Training, essentially Basic + MP school in one long session) as i wanted a rifle similar to the M4/M16 platform I had become so familiar with. I also have a bolt-action Marlin-style rifle chambered in 22lr that has Sears & Roebuck on the barrel and no serial number that a long-time family friend of my parents sold to me for around $50. He passed a couple years later suddenly and I still keep that rifle in my safe right where I can see it. Also, I want to thank you for being so open about your relationship with your son. It reminded me of my father and how even though we haven't always been on great terms, I know that he has always loved me and tried his best given his circumstances. I feel a lot differently about it now than when I was 18 and angry. I appreciate you not hiding your emotions, too many of us ball it up...
@PBAB17
7 ай бұрын
First two guns I purchased were a Beretta 92 SB Compact made in Italy in 1982, and from the same person (a Sheriff in New Haven) a S&W model 19, pinned barrel high polish blue. That gun from the factory had the smoothest trigger I have ever seen. I carried the Beretta for about 20 years. Never ever ever once malfunctioned. I eventually learned how to customize guns and I did a lot of work on it. Then I found a model 96 compact stainless Beretta I wanted, sold my absolutely factory mint model 19 to a Smith & Wesson collector to purchase the Beretta 96. The Smith & Wesson collector told me the gun was so perfect, that he actually mounted it in a mahogany case and hung it on the wall, where is it to this day. I have since became a competition steel speed shooter combat shooter, and I build open class Beretta race guns. That's my story with the first two guns I ever bought.
@hrfunk
7 ай бұрын
Great story. Thanks for sharing it.
@Elnu01
7 ай бұрын
I have a model 36 Smith and Wesson 2 inch revolver that neighbor had on his badge as a correction officer many years ago. I always wanted one as all the good cops of the day, Dick Tracy, Joe Friday had. Yes I grew up in the 70's . Proud to have this plain Jane blued 38 special .
@bglk2310
8 ай бұрын
I remember looking at those catalogs as a 70's kid myself. Brings back some great memories. Thanks!
@raybo34
8 ай бұрын
My mom was the only parent in my life growing up and she encouraged my love for firearms. She bought me a Daisy and later a pellet rifle. I passed the Daisy down to my brother when I got the pellet rifle. I literally wore it out. I bought my own Marlin model 60. I later bought a British 303 Enfield for hunting. I sold those when I went into the army. We drilled with 1903 Springfields and shot match grade 22lr, don't know the model, in JROTC. The only firearms I have of any real significance is a FEG GKK 45 from the 1990s and a P229, factory refurbished, LEO turn in. I traced it down to a PD in Tennessee. It was like new when I bought it. I do have a 10/22 stainless with the original boat paddle stock from the 1980s. Those 3, my 365XL EDC and my first AR build will never leave my collection. That's my gun story.
@hrfunk
8 ай бұрын
And it's a great one. Thanks for sharing Ray.
@JTEllis
8 ай бұрын
Old gun stories. Around the ages 12-13 I spent a lot of time on the mountain near my home shooting a Marlin 39A that my cousin loaned me. Love those rifles! In high school I started shooting the Remington 513T and the Winchester Model 52D on the ROTC rifle team. That was in the early 60's, say the word gun in high school these days they call the cops! In 1971 I started in police work as a reserve sheriff's deputy so I could shoot in NRA PPC matches. I used an S&W Model 15 with a rib sight. I still have one of those guns. When working as a reserve I carried an S&W Model 27 with a 3.5" barrel. I was hired by a PD in 1974, my department did not furnish firearms and allowed semi auto pistols. I preferred to carry a 1911 Seecamp Conversion. However they would only furnish 38 special ammo for the academy training. I used a S&W Model 66 no dash during the academy and was the top scorer for my class. I went back to the 1911. A 45 auto collector offered me nice price for that Seecamp which allowed me to buy a custom built 1911 that carried until I retired in 1999. When you speak of guns you've always wanted, during the late 1980's I attended a SIG presentation at a police range for instructors and armorers. They had the latest of their line and all the old standbys to shoot. I spent all my range time shooting a SIG p210. I fell in love with those pistols however they were too pricy for my wallet. When SIG re-introduced the p210 a few years ago, I negotiated a trade and purchased one. It goes on every range trip. Back in the early police days I was in the shop of a police officer gunsmith. I watched as he shortened the barrels on nice FOX BSE 12 gauge complete with a vent rib. This was for his personal use on duty use. Personal long guns in the local PD's weren't regulated then they are today. When he added reblueing and nickle plating to his services, he nickled plated the barrels on that gun. After he retired he opened a gunsmith shop and that shotgun was on display with a not for sale sign. The plating is so nice on it, you might think it was a factory job. He passed away in 2002 and the last of the not for sale guns were auctioned off locally last year. That nickle plated Fox double barrel, now discribed as coach gun, is resting against the wall next my desk as I write this. A tribute to a friend mentor and police officer. Have a great day Harold and keep the videos coming.
@Paladin1873
8 ай бұрын
I too cut my teeth on the 513T and 52D in high school ROTC. I loved the 52D even though I'm a southpaw. I got pretty good at manipulating the bolt with my left thumb and trigger finger.
@hrfunk
8 ай бұрын
Will do. Thanks for sharing.
@Joe3pops
8 ай бұрын
Two Ithaca shotgun stories. Ste Patrick's Day 2008, I took a nice wild boar with a single Brenneke Classic 12 gauge slug 70 yards thru its heart. Using iron sights. Farmer said never seen a shot as such using a smooth bore barrel and irons. Yep I practiced beforehand. Second Ithaca tale: I yearned for a 28 gauge M37 to augment my heavily used 20 gauge. I called Ellwood Epps in Ontario. By pure luck they had a nearly new trade in M37 Ithaca in 28 gsuge. Bought it sight unseen. About two years ago I desired a factory intermediate bead. But in Canada, the Ithaca factory dealer was not obvious. So I called Ithaca in Sandusky Ohio naturally. Was during covide and thier factory almost completely shut down because silly rules truck drivers with 2 jabs needed for American walnut & steel delivery. Bored guy at Ithaca asked me the serial number for voluntary research of its build and history. Turns out it was built first quarter of 2010. Then shipped to FFL dealer in Florence Tennessee. RLC Shooting Supplies, but sadly is closed now. Happens to be, here in Alberta, I have a friend whom.lived 11 years in Tennessee. I asked him if he ever visited Florence. He replied only driving thru. And it's got a bad reputation as a rough and tumble town. So. Sometime from 2010 to 2015 this small bore shotgun made its way from Tennessee to Ontario, finally its new home in Alberta. Just too weird knowing it's half history, so easily and no plan to do so.
@sombra6153
8 ай бұрын
HR, loved how you saved the most meaningful story for last. I have a number of my own gun stories: I have a Generation 1 Glock 17 in the safe. I bought it while on active duty at Fort Benning when Glocks were new to the country and they were hard to sell and priced accordingly. I somewhat regretted buying it afterward cause I started to see more traditional DS/SA pistols getting the nod for police duties. I’m not really a collector but rather a shooter. Anyway, three years later, I jointed the Border Patrol, and after completing probation was allowed to qualify and carry it. That pistol was by my side on a lot of dark trails, some urban distress, “swims” in the Pacific, and a fair amount of competition. When I moved onto another employer, that was the pistol I used to shoot all the numbers to become a firearms instructor. I remember in FI school, one of the instructors asked why I had such an old version of the Glock and I could send it back for a new frame if I wanted to modernize. It told him I sort of liked old familiar things. The gun is a safe queen now, but I like to think it is one of the first 25,000 Glocks imported to the country that helped establish Glock’s reputation.
@hrfunk
8 ай бұрын
That’s another great story. Thanks for sharing.
@TheAmerican1963
8 ай бұрын
I am listening to this as I wait for my first dose of chemo. I'm a former Jarhead and Camp LeJeune wasn't very good to me in the long run. So prayers to Paul as he has taught me much. HR, this is a good idea. Hope you carry on with it. Semper Fi, my Brother.
@hrfunk
8 ай бұрын
Best wishes and Semper Fi.
@stans5270
8 ай бұрын
You almost teared up there HR. Some memories are painful. My first GUN - Late 1960s Our family went on a trip to Atlantic City for a convention for my Dad's union. Saturday Night, around 10:30-11pm we all heard a couple close-by gunshots. Getting up for my morning paper route at 5am I went out to walk our dog at 6am Sunday morning. I walked down an alley and found a 22 snub nose 6[5] shot revolver. Being 11 and not knowing any better, I looked around and saw nobody, so I picked it up and brought it to the motel where we were staying. I showed it to my dad, and he kept it. A few years later, we went to a family farm in NH and tried shooting it. While it shot with no problem, it wouldn't hit anything with any accuracy.
@hrfunk
8 ай бұрын
Hopefully that worked out well for whoever you heard it being fired at! Thanks for sharing.
@joeshirey5448
8 ай бұрын
Sometimes people cry out of deep admiration or gratitude, many times during the movie KING RICHARD about the Williams sisters , I caught myself almost 😢 because of deep admiration as to the hard work in the FACE of all the planet earth's doubters and naysayers its one of the greatest movies of all time . But it's in actuality a FACTUAL DOCUMENTARY. About a Dad thank spent time with his kids . One of my favorite pump shotguns of all time . Also happens to be the best pump shotgun of all time IMHO the Winchester 1300 defender 18" barrel full length magazine tube . I used to shoot it with one hand and because of pushing forward to counter the recoil it would eject the empty hull so I could swing it & centrifugal force would rechaimber a the next round it's a testament to just how slick the 1300 action is & the locking of barrel to breach bolt is literally like a tank 105mm gun . But my other favorite of all time shotgun is the cheap Mossberg Maverick 88 because it's very light & easy to load because of load gate design. And I like location of the safety . I hunted fish years ago with it best fish I ever ate caught a great big nidle nose gar cast some lead weights 15 pellets of 00 , 3" Federal mag shell took him home in bacon grease cornmeal & follower cast-iron fring pan . Best fish ever , & caught him with a triger pull within 5 minutes into hunting fishing trip . Good memories but pumps kick way harder than autos. 870 is good but heavy , Moss 500 & 590 , have safety in the wrong place for me . All other pumps are not as aftermarket friendly from what I tell so I only have two choices as far as light weight pumps go. 1300 win or Mav 88. My Dad died 10 years ago he went fishing with me he like how proficient I was casting lead weights with my mav88 fishing pole . I catch myself almost tearing up telling stories about my dad painting two story commercial buildings in a leg cast his leg broken 3 weeks earlier. So he could pay his child support , D..n that was one h... of a Dad I had . He exist and is with me in my memories. I often times ask my self what would Dad do or feel about this , I often exceed what he would do in a good way , but many times I just say well I ain't as tough as Dad so I'll do it another way or skip it this time. Dad was a world Champion Rodeo Cowboy born 1928 . Won in ORTCA 1978 sadle bronk Las Vegas at age 50 . He road his last bull in the Rodeo at age 75 . At 84 he could still run like a bull was chasing him , u see I almost teared up just now out of deep Admiration !!!
@joeshirey5448
8 ай бұрын
And Gratitude to have had been blessed with having had such a real loving humble & tough guy , Gentleman for a Dad .
@scpatriot5270
8 ай бұрын
Great video truly connected we me im a little young at 49 but also have a life time of great gun memory's with me and my father. In 1997 i bought my first new S&W 629 44mag and next S&W 686+ 357 mag and next S&W 637 38 special all of which i still own bought my first Glock 23 in 1998 . In 1996 i bought a Marlin original golden 39 AS in 22lr and in 2010 bought a Marlin 336 manufacturered in 1972 i love all these great guns👍🇺🇸
@YellowHammer26
8 ай бұрын
👍👍great stories on some really nice firearms. I love all those but the 336 marlin brings back memories for me of my dad who passed away in 2016 and left me his in 30-30. I can’t use it without thinking of him and I will always treasure it.
@nathanhuxtable5758
8 ай бұрын
Its gotta be my great grandads Winchester levergun circa 1920 chambered in. 32wcf Its absolutely lights out on eastern whitetail.
@BLACKRIFLEREVIEWS
7 ай бұрын
Outstanding Howard , I had the mdl 29 .44 Magnum 6" barrel 4" Barrel S&W STAINLESS 629 with a 8 3/8" barrel . KEITH CAST BULLETS
@DanTheWolfman
8 ай бұрын
RIP Groundhog Thanks Howard, I think our livestream went really well! The 1903 story is something to be very proud of..so if there was a situation where you had to make that long range bullseye like in Reacher to get information sounds like you'd get it! For me, I remember my grandfather most with a side by side. I'd like to get one someday or a lever w wood and steel. Seems as we age we all are drawn more to living life by following the Riddle of Wood & Steel (Plastic Micro Wonder 9s are good and all, but I'll be alternating vids with Steel!
@hrfunk
8 ай бұрын
I hope you find that side by side Dan!
@ElainesDomain
8 ай бұрын
During the livestream there were people in the chat that normally don't engage. As the subject changed so did the chat even though it lagged behind. I hadn't seen this happen before on anyone's chat in the gun world. All in all it was fun and very unusual.
@hrfunk
8 ай бұрын
@@ElainesDomain I like to think that's the general description of my channel. Fun and unusual.
@DanTheWolfman
8 ай бұрын
@@ElainesDomain so there was chat lag? Perhaps some entity recording it hmmmm
@ElainesDomain
8 ай бұрын
@@DanTheWolfman No. The chat recorded fine. Us chat people didn't keep up with you and HR.
@vegasab7186
8 ай бұрын
Excellent presentation. I do love the sensory connection people form for metal and wood. Well done.
@sisleymichael
8 ай бұрын
HR you are right. Our stories about our firearms are MORE than about the gun. I am 65 now. My firearms from my father are more than valued. They are a tangible, physical connection with my past and with my Dad. I happen to love and miss my Dad to this day. As I type this I can feel the heat and tears well up in my eyes. It does not matter if some of those firearms were pawn store finds. Not at all. What matters is that my Pop, took time, effort, and money we really did not have to spare, and decided his son needed a particular gun. If that does not move me, they probably need to check me for a pulse! The experiences, the history, in our OWN lives as a gun owner, come flooding back, as real and fresh as when those memories were made. The same is true for a Mitchell 300 spinning reel my Dad got for me at age 14. It is on the original South Bend 6'6" rod. I have no clue how many fish that combo was responsible for bringing home, and the times I had fishing with my Pop. Dad was a WW2 veteran. He served with the Seabees, assigned to the 1st Marine Division in the Pacific. The war changed him. It left mental and physical scars. He attended the Seminary and became a country Baptist preacher. That impacted my life in where we lived and how I got to enjoy the outdoors, firearms, fishing, and trapping and running coon dogs as a kid. HR, those guns that matter, maybe not to others, matter to you, and yes, to the rest of us as well. Why? There is a story with the gun! I remember the 36 caliber cap and ball replica pistol he gave me at age 12! Such an accurate gun! He wanted me to have a decent firearm coon hunting. He also wanted me to stay out of shinnying up huge oaks here in Texas and risk me getting knocked out of a tree by a mean bore coon vs doing the same to the coon. He would load powder puff loads in it, just enough to pop a coon in the head, not break the skin too bad, and the dogs would capture the coon and I could skin out a nice quality hide. Those feelings, those memories, how they linger. I hope they always will. Thanks Pop. You taught me well.
@MENSA.lady2
8 ай бұрын
My favourite gun story was Swedish Air Force fighter pilot who shot himself down. On a training exercise using inert rounds he ran in at high speed to attack a ground target. As he climbed out he was hit by a rebound that took out his engine and caused a crash. This was back in the late 1950 and the aircraft was a Vampire. Personally my best was in the ATC in the UK. We trained with ex WWII Lee Enfield's sleeved to shoot .22LR. At 25 yards the bullseye was 1/2 inch diameter with a 1/4 inch inner circle for tie breaker use. I managed to put a round through the inner bull leaving the line intact all the way round. As the line was not broken the judge wanted to call it a miss. I protested, the judge agreed and I won that day..
@redneckmini14
8 ай бұрын
Most of my stories are me hunting in the woods. Not necessarily any spectacular shots or anything, but I do enjoy being in the woods with my Marlin 336 or my Mossberg MVP trying to get my deer for the year. I also bought a pair of Ruger 10/22s and set them up for me and my fiance to go squirrel hunting together.
@theepicgamerultimate4831
8 ай бұрын
Another very good video. Probably my most storied gun is my first gun ever, that I went through academy with and carried on duty up until the transition to semi-autos. The S&W model 10. Next wood be my Winchester 94 I used on a hog hunt. Last but not least is 2 more that we're Christmas gifts from my wife, a Ruger GP100 and a Rossi Rio Bravo Gold in 22lr.
@hrfunk
8 ай бұрын
Very cool. Thanks for sharing!
@craigbenz4835
8 ай бұрын
I think every shooter owes it to themselves to have a model 10 and a model 94.
@JeepsCafe
8 ай бұрын
This is going to be a fun and interesting topic.
@mikek8089
8 ай бұрын
Great video!👍 I wish we could all get together, sit by a campfire, and share our gun stories. What a time that would be! No doubt we all have firearms in our collections that have stood the test of time and have plenty of stories and fond memories behind them. If only guns could talk! I have many firearms that I could speak of, but two that come to mind are my Grandfather's Remington 742 .308, and my Smith & Wesson M&P.40 that my Son carried while on duty as a LEO in a major city.🇺🇲
@neilhartigan7456
8 ай бұрын
In a late 80s, I bought a Ruger mini 14 for $400. At the time the only AR 15 you could get was colt or. Bushmaster, and they cost twice as much.
@hrfunk
8 ай бұрын
I bought one of those around 1990. Like a fool I eventually traded it for something else. I hope you still have yours.
@neilhartigan7456
8 ай бұрын
@@hrfunkno big mistake it turns out the serial number started with 181- and 556 ammo was very cheap back then. Oh well. 🥲
@johnhughes2043
8 ай бұрын
1972, purchased my first handgun - Colt series 70 in nickel for $238 NIB, have put 1000’s of rounds of hardball down range since, nothing fancy, some Pachmayr neoprene wrap arounds. Soon after a 6” Colt Python, Colt Custom Gunshop “green label” - taught me true trigger control shooting DA. Next up was an AutoMag .44, a Pasadena gun, pretty cool for $300, real unreliable and expensive as hell to shoot. Learned bigger isn’t always better, but still fun. Then a new Browning HiPower $130. another great one but a terrible trigger - the Colt’s had spoiled me! Then in ‘76, bought a Ruger Old Army blackpowder in ss. ($138) Barrel was engraved with “MADE IN THE 200th YEAR OF AMERICAN LIBERTY” was the most fun you could have with your pants on! Really fun to shoot and deadly accurate with the correct bullets and charge weight at 25yds and in. Made a ton of money with it at the outdoor range - friendly wagers of course, maybe a bit of hustling too on my part, go double or nothing and swap guns. Ah, maybe I didn’t load the Ruger “exactly” the same for their round with it! Great times, great memories, to hell with the latest “plastic, fantastic” boom sticks, nothing wrong with them other than too many of the same thing. There’s enough of us around still that can shoot DA wheelguns and get it. My long guns over the years are another whole deal. Thanks HR, great vid.
@hrfunk
8 ай бұрын
You’re welcome. Thanks for the great comment.
@TendoyD
8 ай бұрын
All great stories I think if you are a gun guy you get the special connection we all have with ourfirearms😊
@jeffreyandreas7514
8 ай бұрын
Loved this video HR! Those of us who have had firearms for their entire lives have lots of great gun stories and it’s nice to hear stories from others such as yourself, hopefully there is another video coming with more stories! One of my favorites is the story of my S&W 19-3. It was purchased at one of those roadside shops you spoke of in 1979, the shop was in the owner’s basement. When I saw that 19 I had to have it but I was only 17 at the time and couldn’t buy it. Fortunately my dad stepped in and bought it for me. I still have the revolver along with its original box, wax paper, paperwork and tools and the receipt from when we got it. The revolver was a whopping 198.50! A very special gun that will be with me as long as I’m on this earth!
@kevingriffin8854
8 ай бұрын
I found this channel a couple of years ago. Personally, i like that you show older guns from the 90s and 2000s, and we get your opinion on them from your experience, and you typically give an honest opinion. And you do new guns and give honest reviews, as far as i can tell.
@beetlefang
8 ай бұрын
Nice topic. I have one of the firearms similar to those that you posted with a story... a 686-6...a six shot revolver complete with the Hillary Hole. Me and my father and law and brother in law shot it, after I purchased it new from one of the LGS. My father in law...who could shoot much better than my brother in law and me (although we would never admit that to his face...just for spite...as we joked around)...shot six bulleyes on a shoot n see target at about 15 yards. He handed the gun back to me and said...'never sell that gun.' He has passed on many years ago, but I smile every time I handle and shoot that weapon and think of him and that day.
@robertakerson7186
8 ай бұрын
Mr. Funk- I have had a S&W Model 34 .22 for about 50 years or so. Once while with college friends shooting we had a target on a medium-sized dead tree, and shot up all the .44 Magnum and special ammo that a couple of the guys brought with their revolvers. At that point I loaded my .22 and squeezed off an additional shot at the target, with the result that the dead tree gave out a groan and slowly fell over.
@hrfunk
8 ай бұрын
Ha, ha! Sounds like you hit the last straw.
@roykiefer7713
8 ай бұрын
To begin, I absolutely loved this video, Howard. I cannot thank you enough for posting it, principally because your stories led me to consider several of mine (which follow), which warm my heart and (at 77) just might slightly moisten my eyes. Story #1: When I was an elementary and a junior high school lad, my family would spend a week or more each Summer in the deserted mountains of Vermont, about ten miles south of Woodstock. Now, this was in the 1950’s, and Woodstock absolutely was NOT the very affluent and chic village it has (unfortunately) become. Rather, it largely was a dairy farmers’ county (or “shire,” in Vermont’s lexicon) seat and farming trading post. Our mid-Nineteenth Century farmhouse, in fact, was extremely austere and primitive: (a) very cold - but wonderful - running water from a sunken barrel and some lead pipes that gravity-delivered water from a very small stream on the property, (b) no electricity, (c) an outhouse near the barn, (d) a garbage pit in a ravine hundreds of years from the house, (e) heating from and cooking in a magnificent and large hand-crafted fireplace, (f) a mile-plus transit on an unmaintained dirt road (actually, part of the Appalachian Trail) to the small, paved county road, and (g) bathing in that cold stream. Moreover, we were poor - in the 1950’s an FBI SA and a school teacher didn’t make much - but aged farmhouse belonged to a friend who was happy to have it occupied. Okay, with the house came a Remington “rolling block” .22 rifle (I suspect it was chambered in .22 Short, but I really can’t remember). This rifle likely was 50+ years old, it was (of course) a single shot that operated by rotating a steel breach-block up and down to seal and to open the chamber, and - while it was well used and very primitive - it was also very accurate. We used it for fun and for varmint control (in that order). Unfortunately, that firearm is not in my collection. I suspect I walked a thousand very-early-morning miles with that rifle (and with the dogs), through that area’s abandoned farmsteads and on those endless wooded hillsides, where learned to hunt and shoot - ammunition was expensive, so every round counted. The joys of solitary plinking, in a semi-wilderness, surrounded by nature’s beauty, will forever remain wonderfully cherished memories. Story #2: My father’s FBI-issued revolvers were Smith N Frames (first a .38/44 and then a M27) with 3.5 inch barrels. They were fine weapons, however, obviously they were big, heavy, and clunky. So dad acquired a Browning Colt 1903/1908 “Hammerless” (factually, the hammer is internal) chambered in .380 ACP, which became his “always” off duty and “frequently” on duty sidearm (I’d wager this violated Bureau policy??). It has a 3.75 inch barrel, 6+1 capacity, and minuscule sights . . . but it was made with the outstanding precision and quality we associate with most pre-WWII firearms. He carried it for many thousands of days, after he left the Bureau it was his only firearm, and - shortly before his death - he gave it to me. Words cannot express how much it means to me (and, for that reason, it is a “safe queen”). Story #3: From April, 1970, though October, 1971, I served on Adak Island in the Aleutians. For a very junior officer, professionally this was a wonderful assignment, simply because the island’s CO (Captain Charlie Bolt, God bless his soul) challenged me near-unlimited unusual and sometimes quite difficult responsibilities, from which I learn a LOT of real value. However, while I loved my fellow Sailors and Marines on “the rock” and I understood the critical work we were doing - the Soviet’s major Pacific naval and air bases were a lot closer than was Anchorage, the most proximate Alaskan city - life on Adak absolutely sucked. Adak was a stark, unrefined, barren, cold, always windy island, with much precipitation, with no natural trees and with very few single women. To illustrate this, Adak’s actual nicknames were “the rock,” “the birthplace of the winds,” and a place with “a woman behind every tree.” Accordingly, I was happy to be reassigned to the Navy’s aviation logistics hub in Philadelphia. But O-2’s were poor, Philly was not an inexpensive place to live, and some of its affordable neighborhoods were slightly sketchy. So, I rented a decent place in the city’s large Northeastern section and I decided to reward myself (and to be protected) with a new S&W, five inch barrel, M27, chambered in .357 magnum. This N Frame was still largely hand-fitted and it included a target hammer, trigger and adjustable sights plus a pinned barrel and a cylinder with recessed chambers. In sum, it clearly was - and it is - a damn fine revolver. Well, I’ve owned this firearm for 50+ years, it has never failed to preform superbly, and it remains extremely accurate and always reliable and durable. Story #4: When I was assigned to McDonnell Aircraft in Saint Louis, from 1978 to 1980 during the F/A-18’s nascent developmental years, I started precision, competitive revolver target shooting, generally with local law enforcement and military personnel. I wasn’t very good, but I really enjoyed this. As I prowled the local gun shops, I eventually discovered a six inch barrel, S&W M14, K-38 Target Masterpiece in essentially unused condition. This incredibly accurate .38 Special revolver and I were both born in 1946. During those immediate postwar years, Smith unquestionably produced excellent revolvers, and their master-craftsman-fitted K Frame Target Masterpieces (both in .22 and .38) were among Springfield’s very best. Well, I still shoot this revolver with some frequency and, despite my failing eyesight, the Target Masterpiece’s “glass” trigger, ergonomics and sights still allow a mediocre marksman to pretend he’s a decent one. In addition, I’ve found another use for this revolver; because of its accuracy, it’s a damn fine pest control vehicle. My parents last years were spent on a South Carolina barrier island, which was beautiful but which had an abundance of venomous snakes and rodents. Their home was on a good sized lake (gators were our friends), that attracted water moccasins, eastern diamondbacks, and several varieties of rats. A few times each year in the 1980’s, my K-38 Target Masterpiece and I would clear the property. I hope these anecdotes bring some enjoyment to our community and I look forward to reading everyone else’s
@hrfunk
8 ай бұрын
Thanks Roy, I can't speak for the entire community, but I certainly enjoyed them!
@majorlaff8682
8 ай бұрын
@@hrfunk Me, too. Olden days were golden days.
@doranmaxwell1755
8 ай бұрын
my first centerfire handgun was a K38 Masterpiece. I learned to handload with a Lyman 310 tool for that gun. 20 years old and with a newborn I worked for the city at the wastewater treatment plant. Like dumps and dragstrips etc... WWTP were out in the boonies. When you worked weekends there really was not much to do you were there in case something went wrong. In the break room I would load 38 spl rounds using that 310 tool and a dipper for powder. The roof of one of the labs in the secondary part of the plant was flat with stairs and railings. With that K38 I could hit anything I could see... and with 20/15 vision I could see pretty darn well. Rats were the big problem out in the beds and I could see them very well from the roof of that building. there were so many and so bold that you could hit one and the one 2 feet away would just look around and go back to sniffing the ground again I would say most shots were from 20-50 yards and that K38 rarely missed
@bjdog42
8 ай бұрын
Stories huh? Well, I told you about the 4" 41 mag I found after about a 25 year search. Here's a couple of family stories: I have the 1917 Luger my dad brought back from WWII. Original holster, cleaning kit & matching number mag. He was in the Battle of the Bulge a month before he turned 20. Apparently "Patton" with George C. Scott had a pretty accurate depiction of the battle which inspired him to give one of the few stories he ever told about the war. I also have his model 336 in 30/30 that he bought in the 50's & the airweight chief's special he ordered with a 3"barrel & square butt that he had in Vietnam when I was born. I also have a CMP M1 Garand my brother got in 2003 right after our dad died & the Super Redhawk my brother left with me when he was about to leave for a training assignment(Air Guard) that he didn't return from. The airweight & Super Redhawk shoot really well but I don't get them out very often. I do keep thinking I should take game with the Redhawk in honor of my brother. Maybe I'll tell you more about guns I've bought later but I hope you like these stories for now.
@keithplymale2374
8 ай бұрын
I have a Houge mono pod rose wood grip on my GP-100 like you have on that last revolver you showed and I am very happy with mine. I went into a gun store like you talked about many years ago now and he had a 1903 like yours with the original scope on it He offered to send the scope off to be fixed if I would buy it. I don't remember how much it was but it was more than I could do in a single payment. He was willing to let me pay over time but the shop was just to far from my house to be gong back and forth like that. Always wished I had been able to get it. My dad bought several Marlin 30-30's over the years. I dated two of them and one is from 1957 the other from 1971.
@gregcampwriter
8 ай бұрын
The first firearm that I bought some fifteen years ago now is a Pietta reproduction of the Remington 1858 New Model Army. I was a part of a writers' group in Tennessee at the time, and one of my friends wrote stories about the Reconstruction era of that region. I'm fascinated by technology from the past, and his stories naturally included a number of firearms. I spent a portion of my tax refund that year on the revolver, and after putting I don't know how many thousands of rounds through it since then, I'm a permanent resident of gun culture. And I need to get started on my next western story.
@hrfunk
8 ай бұрын
I think maybe you just did. Let me know when it's finished.
@gregcampwriter
8 ай бұрын
@@hrfunkMy latest, Cut from the Main, is out now, the follow-up to The Willing Spirit.
@the1911dude
8 ай бұрын
Great idea! For me like you I have many stories. A few of mine was I had a neighbor who had a shop in his house, I use to go over there and look at all the inventory. The first centerfire pistol I ever shot was a S&W model 1917 in 45 acp. I remember we took that Smith and shot some cylinder blocks. A bit more, that smith was resemblant to the revolver that the shop owner carried in WWII. His parents were poor and they bought him a smith and sent it to him in the Philippines . He traded it off. Getting back to the 1917 I bought and still own that gun I first shot. The shop owner was a surrogate grandfather to me. We I started as a police officer I wanted a 9mm (like the S&W 5946) and he told me he would not sell me anything but a 45 if I was going to carry this in police duty. So I ended up with a new Ruger p90 in 45 acp. Never liked the gun, but I carried it for 4 years. He was a big fan of 45. Last story when I was in the police academy my friends dad was a State Trooper and he let me barrow his old duty weapon a S&W model 681. With department logo etched on the side plate. What an awesome gun, I loved it so much, and was the top shooter in my class. I would love to have it but he wouldn’t part with it. I been looking for one ever since. I do have a few representatives of guns I carried in my 30+ career in Law Enforcement, sig p226, S&W model 10 & 64 Glock 23 and 19. A few other guns I been collecting a few things I thought was cool like a S&W 5906 as it was something I remember that was really cool that the local Sheriff department carried. I am looking to replace my Ruger P90, hopefully with one that doesn’t have all the seat belt wear that was on my original. Great video hopefully you enjoy my stories.
@hrfunk
8 ай бұрын
I did indeed. Thanks for sharing!
@alans3023
8 ай бұрын
Really like the new content - I suspect Gun Stories is going to be a real success for the channel and look forward to many more 'stories' to come. You may remember that, when you did a presentation on your nickel S&W Model 39 a few years back, I told my own M39 story as that was my first firearm and I used it in UKPSA (IPSC) competitions here in the UK. But I have other M39 stories, and this one parallels the story you just told about your S&W M59. After shooting practical pistol for a few years, a number of friends in my club decided that we wanted to 'lift our game' and we engaged the services of Bob Dunkley, one of the UK's Grand Masters of Practical Pistol Shooting, to run a masterclass for us over a weekend. Bob was a really good teacher and he worked us hard over the two days providing us with insights and techniques that would improve our shooting. It was a brilliant weekend, and Bob decided to finish the event with a short 3-stage competition as a graduation exercise. I think there were about 10 of us attending the training. I was still shooting my M39 at the time and, naturally, I got some gentle ribbing from the rest of the club who were shooting 1911s (because that was the dominant pistol in competitions in those days as it scored 5,4,2 for the 45ACP cartridge rather than 5,3,1 for 9mm). Bob shared this view of the 9mm cartridge, and DA semi-autos in particular, and referred to me (in a good natured way) as the 'crunch tick guy' in reference to the long double action pull of the first shot with an M39 and then the lighter single action pull for successive shots. He immediately suggested that I get a 1911 if I wanted to get serious about shooting UKPSA competitions, but I really liked my S&W and, as we've discussed on this channel before, if you are really familiar with your chosen firearm you can shoot well. And so it proved that day because, when we tallied the scores at the end of the 3-stage graduation match on the Sunday, I won, and with a very respectable score too. Bob said that he had never seen a 'crunch tick' pistol do so well... but still suggested that I get a 1911. 🙂 But I was very happy with my performance that day, and very confident in my pistol.
@hrfunk
8 ай бұрын
That's a great story Alan. It bears out the fact once again that it's the shooter not the pistol. Thanks for sharing.
@ronlangford4678
8 ай бұрын
This video brought huge tears my eyes! My stories are just too 16:00 long, but listening to you brought them all back! Isn’t funny how firearms built so many cherished friendships and memories. Thanks for sharing, it was great.
@hrfunk
8 ай бұрын
You're welcome Ron. Thanks for watching.
@steveww1507
8 ай бұрын
My mother was a gunsmith , she was taught by her farther who died be for I was born Mom passed 5years ago but before that she gave me two guns A.H. Fox in 16 ga that her farther gave her. She used it when she taught me to hunt I take it out every Thanksgiving morning to hunt pheasant the other was a Rifle she was making out of a p17 she carved her own stocks reblued ect. she would make one per. year to sell as she would tell me for extra cash . Well I was born and she gave up gunsmithing to raise a family and it sat unfinished for 52yrs .I would end up finishing it for her . I must say it was emotional to say the least but every time I handle them I think of her . She was one of a kind
@propertypreparedness6846
8 ай бұрын
Great video! My father was not a firearms guy, hope to make some stories for my children some day.
@Bob-bb3ur
8 ай бұрын
I am almost 80 years old, I remember buying Colt pythons for $200.
@Workingman-ww3lw
8 ай бұрын
Now that's a great gun story! The only one I ever owned was a late 70' make. I paid $500. I traded it years later for a big washing machine.
@danoneill2846
8 ай бұрын
@5:15 Mid size N frames are some of the best feeling in the hand ! I like & have shot heavy Dan W & Rugers , as strong & accurate as they are , The N Frames with the light profile are the Sweet spot !
@oldcop18
7 ай бұрын
I’ve been searching for my former service revolver, a Colt DS #689642, that saved my life in a 1974 gunfight w/armed robbery suspects. Mas Ayoob published a 2016 article in American Handgunner, “Out of Ammo”, but I’ve not been able to locate the little Colt. I’m guessing it was traded away for new service revolvers after the case was adjudicated. Like you my 340PD is my most often carried revolver b/c it’s so easy to slip in a pocket as I go out the door. Semper Fi from an old Navy Corpsman.
@MerihemXx
8 ай бұрын
I'll say, a "Classic" is any model that's been around for awhile and is still held in high regard, so it doesn't have to be made of steel and wood to be a classic. That said, I haven't owned firearms for all that long compared to some. I got my first gun in 2012 when I was 17 and it is a Police trade-in, Colt LE6920 AR-15 with a "Military/Law Enforcement Use Only" roll mark on the lower. The trigger was very worn and had to be replaced. Since it's a Colt, it used a proprietary roll pin size, so that complicated things, but once I had that fixed, it proved an amazingly smooth, well made AR-15! I learned my fundamentals on that carbine and I still have it to this day!
@hrfunk
8 ай бұрын
I think the 6920 counts as a classic. Thanks for sharing!
@johnherr3579
8 ай бұрын
Seeing plastic "Mattel specials" and Glocks called classic kind of makes me feel old. Does that make me a "Classic"?😂
@hrfunk
8 ай бұрын
Ha, ha! Yep!
@Sirgromulus
8 ай бұрын
I love hearing personal stories related to firearms. Thanks Howard and God bless.
@bumpercoach
8 ай бұрын
Love it HR ... When I was very young I remember becoming aware that there was a rifle my namesake grandfather intended for me.... But I never got it perhaps because my grandmother objected and hid it so I spent years and years hunting around their house on our annual visits to see if I could find it... At the time I suppose it was a BB gun but recently I figure it was more likely a .22 because my grandpa had in his young adulthood done bounty hunting for mountain lions in the 20s or 30s and that probably with something like a Winchester 94 in 30/30... So my .22 Ithaca 29 and my 1936 Winchester 94 in 30/30 are treasured because of that connection... It may have all been just my imagination but it captivated me for years and has even been in my dreams now finally realized in measure... So I hope my namesake grandson will have wonderful memories as he grows up going shooting with grandpa
@hrfunk
8 ай бұрын
I hope so too. Thanks for sharing.
@stacybrown3714
8 ай бұрын
OK, you asked for it. I share many of the same models you displayed here, to include a 4" 66 no dash. That said I'm going to share the story of my 1951 made 39a. My close friend has an amazing collection of 39a Marlins. He and I started looking for a good bargain on one at gun stores and shows. Although he was married 9 years before me our anniversaries are 1 day apart. My wife and I were together celebrating at the Omaha zoo when I got a call that he had a head injury and was in a comma. Later after coming home he gave me a Ballard rifled 39a with a vintage scope. Money won't buy the meaning behind it.
@alfonso9626
8 ай бұрын
I remember going on SARS as a kid looking at the rifles to shotgun since he had there in the one section on the sporting goods always was telling. My dad how I wanted a 22?
@billfischer9887
8 ай бұрын
Good morning Chief. Please do more like this! Brought back many memories.
@jasonarringotn2501
Ай бұрын
Excellent stories, and a fantastic collection. Love the grips on the 38.
@Keith_1911
8 ай бұрын
One of my favorite videos you have given us. Thanks for sharing these stories. The Fudd guns will always be my favorites !! 👍👍
@jwc00789
8 ай бұрын
Very entertaining Stories and Thankyou for telling them! You don't need to spice up your Videos! The quality content is more than enough. A few decades ago, I rescued my Cat from being eaten by a Racoon, with my then house gun, a surplus Post War Walther P-38. He had wounded the Cat, who was laying helpless and as I approached, the Racoon growled at me. My P-38 growled back and he was dead. I then rushed the Cat to the local Veterinary ER and that Cat lived for a long time thereafter. Back in the early 2000's, I was helping a Farmer with his Tractor Engine out in the field. A pair of Coyotes came wandering through. One of the Coyotes found us interesting, while the other Coyote kept going. He stopped, advanced a few steps and stopped. By then my Tanfoglio .45 was out and pointed at him. He took another couple of steps and stopped. He then decided to catch up with his partner and left. I then re-holstered my Pistol. Next week, I had permission to go Coyote Hunting. Back in the mid-1980's, I was visiting my Girlfriend, and lounging in the bedroom in her apartment, while she was at work. I had recently purchased a used-but-nice Walther PPK/S .380 and had brought it with. I had one Magazine loaded. All of a sudden the door was kicked in and a Burglar/Heroin Addict went to work looting her Entertainment Center. I emerged from the Bedroom, PPK/S in hand and ordered him to his knees. I called the Police and they came and took him away. They were happy to get him as they had been looking for him. Still have a few more adventures, but the aforementioned ones were the most memorable, and I don't want to take up too much space.
@chrischiampo7647
8 ай бұрын
The Last Story and Rifle Was My Favorite Cause I Could See How Much It and Your Son Mean To You HrFunk 😊❤️😀
@cavalieroutdoors6036
8 ай бұрын
Last time I was out hunting several years back was during September goose season. I had my dad's Mossberg Newhaven 600 with me. 12 gauge pump, with the magazine limiter so it would hold 2 rounds instead of 5. I was walking the southern end of the wildlife management area I was hunting, and not seeing a whole lot. The few geese I did see looked to be flying over the North Eastern corner of the property, so around mid day I hopped in the vehicle, rolled all 4 windows down since it was nice out, and drove myself across the property to that corner to see if my luck would improve. It did not. No sooner than I parked, I start hearing a lot of buzzing. I look around and see some European hornets and started counting, I got to about 10 and it dawned on me that I must have riled up a nest! So now I'm in a panic trying to get the windows up as more and more of these 2 inch long hornets are swarming the vehicle! I stopped counting at 20, and there must have been over a hundred trying to sting their way into the SUV. I was lucky none got in before the windows were all the way up. By the way, those things kept up with the vehicle at 30 MPH, and chased it for miles around the wildlife management area (it's over 3 thousand acres of property). I finally lost them once I got to pavement and could do more than 45. It was earlier than I had intended to leave, but I cut my losses and headed home. I had a wedding to attend that day anyway. Which I attended in full Camo with my friend's blessing (his wife to-be was less than thrilled about it at the time).
@hrfunk
8 ай бұрын
Some brides just don't understand that camo is a fashion for all occasions.
@homessiegerson1033
8 ай бұрын
Just wear a black tie. It goes with everything. Some women just don’t understand that what a man chooses to wear is HIS fashion!😆
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