Big Browns Report post Posted November 5, 2018 Great story, I really enjoyed reading it! Thank you for posting it! Awesome gun and even better gun history. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cohntr6 Report post Posted November 6, 2018 Pretty darn cool! Congrats, you'll make the 'old' man proud. Jeff Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Born2hunt Report post Posted November 6, 2018 I’m sure he’s proud of you and sharing some of the same memories. My grand dads both hunted but my dad didn’t and I started later in life. I always feel connected to them when I’m chasing elk in the aspens or deer in the desert. Neat story and I’m glad it ended with since a nice deer. Congrats! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mocha1545 Report post Posted November 6, 2018 Fantastic story and memories! Looking forward to the next chapter when your grandkid writes about their deer with that rifle! Thanks for sharing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
POk3s Report post Posted November 7, 2018 Now THAT was awesome. A fine write up sir. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JakeUSMC Report post Posted November 21, 2018 Grew up in Wisconsin and hunted whitetail in the balsom swamps for 12 years before moving to Arizona. Great write up. I harvested a cow elk this fall with a Remington 1903A3 that was made in 1942 and carried through Europe during WWII. 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Doctaro Report post Posted September 24, 2019 Elton Bingham was my grandfather, too, so the man who first posted this is my cousin. (Hey, Cuz.) I came across this website while doing some family research and thought I'd add that another of Elton Bingham's longguns is still in use and is in excellent condition. I inherited his varmint gun: It's a J. STEVENS Model 59A .410. It's tube fed and shoots both 2.5 and 3 inch shotshells. I saw my grandfather pick off "rabbits on the run" several times with it. The .410 was heading toward extinction, but it's regained some popularity as a weapon of self defense. At close range and loaded with Winchester's Defender shotshells, it's as devastating as a .357 magnum. But its energy is quickly expended and the pattern is tight, so collateral damage to the walls and the house next door is minimized. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
singleshot Report post Posted September 25, 2019 Get your money back from “23 and me”. Never was a .410 shotgun in the house. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NYAZHunter Report post Posted September 25, 2019 Singleshot, thanks for the stroll down memory lane . I carry my grandfathers model 14 in 32 rem every year back in the catskills ( I refer to it as 'I'm going to take Grandpa for a walk'. ) and it always brings back memories of the times I had with him. We are lucky men. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
