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JJR · June 18, 1999, 06:12 PM

I have to admit that I cringed when I read you worked the action that one time. Then I read the rest of your post.

""I did not buy it for its value to anyone else, it was never an investment. But now I have to consider that someday my children will own it, and they might care.""

I can see no better reason for you and your children to fire it untill the springs get soft and the pins work loose.

Would you spend a thousand dollars cash for a fitting tribute to your brother? I think you would. It's the same thing. The monetary sacrifice is nothing compared to the sacrifice your brother and thousands of others made in that war. I think that that will be the true value of the gun when you pass it to your children, and to their children...

My deepest respects for the sacrifices your family has made for us.

June 18, 1999, 06:12 PM	#9
JJR Senior Member Join Date: June 4, 1999 Location: Idaho Posts: 381	I have to admit that I cringed when I read you worked the action that one time. Then I read the rest of your post. ""I did not buy it for its value to anyone else, it was never an investment. But now I have to consider that someday my children will own it, and they might care."" I can see no better reason for you and your children to fire it untill the springs get soft and the pins work loose. Would you spend a thousand dollars cash for a fitting tribute to your brother? I think you would. It's the same thing. The monetary sacrifice is nothing compared to the sacrifice your brother and thousands of others made in that war. I think that that will be the true value of the gun when you pass it to your children, and to their children... My deepest respects for the sacrifices your family has made for us.