Well, spring is not here yet. We had more snow last night and today, probably about 2 inches instead of the forecast of 6 - 8 inches. Yuckkkkkkk.
So I went to the basement to clean our deer rifles, that I am ashamed to say, I didn't do the week after deer season. Maybe because deer season left me feeling kind of sad.
We didn't see hardly any deer and we had wolves howling right in camp on two consecutive weekends. Add that to the fact that someone shot the mother of our twin fawns and it just put me in a real crappy mood.
We can't figure out why we have so few deer on the property any more. I expect it has to do with our neighbors huge food plots to the north of us, WOLVES, and the after-effects of violent windstorms that have changed the entire property by knocking down many, many trees.
But, I getting off target here. Normally, I really enjoy cleaning our rifles. I love guns, always have.
When I was little, my Dad had a bunch of gun catalogs because he was going to be a gunsmith. I don't know why he never became one but I sure loved those books.
I look at a gun the way some people look in awe at a Picasso or a Da Vinci. To me a gun is a beautiful work of art. I especially love rifles because of the wooden stocks, there is just something really beautiful about the wood and metal together.
Arlene thinks I am nuts, of course. She just doesn't get it. To her a gun is a tool, just like a hammer or a screwdriver. It is an implement used to kill game to put food on the table, period. She doesn't understand when I go babbling on and on about the newest Taurus line of handguns or about the latest gun that Dan, her son-in-law is customizing. Frankly, she thinks we are both nuts! Sigh.
I decided to clean my Ruger 10/22 while I was at it. I had forgotten what a beautiful little rifle it is, so I took some photos of it.
The checkering on the stock is especially beautiful and the photos really don't do it justice.
Our local Chippewa County Shooter's Association Gun Show is this weekend and since it is supposed to snow, again, I may have to sneak off to take a look.
4 comments:
Oh my! That is absolutely breathtaking.
Beautiful piece of woodworking.
(My old Belgium Browning deer gun is hiding in shame in the closet.)
Ah, tools can be beautiful! You really have an appreciation of that -- I'm thinking of all of your grandfather's tools that you have, too.
Thanks, it is a really beautiful little .22 and I love it lots.
I think guns can be very beautiful. My Dad has a few that are works of art. I love the pictures you have here. They are beautiful and I'm glad you realize it and take care of the gun accordingly.
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