saguro
New member
Hello! I've been lurking for awhile now and thought it was time I introduce myself. I'm 27, had about a dozen pellet guns growing up, and used to compete in cadets as a kid. For the last 15 years or so I hadn't touched a gun until this summer when I took a motorcycle trip across the country and my brother in Calgary convinced me to go to TSE in Calgary.
Everyone there was very informative and friendly and I had a blast firing pistols all afternoon. I enjoyed it so much I stayed in Calgary for an extra week just to complete the R/PAL course they were offering.
Until about 2 months ago when I was at my mothers house helping her clean up all my dad's stuff (he died last year) we found his firearms buried in the back of the closet (properly locked). My brother and I divvied up the guns -of which there were 4, at which point I remembered that I had not ever mailed off my R/PAL paperwork.
A few weeks later I got all my paperwork in order and I took the opportunity to clean up the guns after reading a few gunsmithing books and watching youtube videos of proper disassembly and reassembly.
Of the four guns, I chose a 1975 Marlin Model 782 .22WMR, and a roughed up Model 84 Cooey in .410 that would have ben my grandfathers before my father inherited it. My brother chose a sportsterized Carl Gustav 6.5x55, and a Bolt action .410 Mossberg with variable choke (I forget the model).
Anyway, here's some pics for those who actually read my post.
I just wanted to say thanks to those who keep a site like this going, there's a great wealth of information!
All that's left is trying to decide where to put my next paycheque. Sig226(neat factor, but closest range looks like it's 1 1/2 hrs away) or a SKS which I could use on our large farm.
Also, since the cooey -as I understand it, has little monetary value, I thought of sanding down the stock and forestock and just give it a nice oil finish. Thoughts, comments?
Cheers!
Everyone there was very informative and friendly and I had a blast firing pistols all afternoon. I enjoyed it so much I stayed in Calgary for an extra week just to complete the R/PAL course they were offering.
Until about 2 months ago when I was at my mothers house helping her clean up all my dad's stuff (he died last year) we found his firearms buried in the back of the closet (properly locked). My brother and I divvied up the guns -of which there were 4, at which point I remembered that I had not ever mailed off my R/PAL paperwork.
A few weeks later I got all my paperwork in order and I took the opportunity to clean up the guns after reading a few gunsmithing books and watching youtube videos of proper disassembly and reassembly.
Of the four guns, I chose a 1975 Marlin Model 782 .22WMR, and a roughed up Model 84 Cooey in .410 that would have ben my grandfathers before my father inherited it. My brother chose a sportsterized Carl Gustav 6.5x55, and a Bolt action .410 Mossberg with variable choke (I forget the model).
Anyway, here's some pics for those who actually read my post.
I just wanted to say thanks to those who keep a site like this going, there's a great wealth of information!
All that's left is trying to decide where to put my next paycheque. Sig226(neat factor, but closest range looks like it's 1 1/2 hrs away) or a SKS which I could use on our large farm.
Also, since the cooey -as I understand it, has little monetary value, I thought of sanding down the stock and forestock and just give it a nice oil finish. Thoughts, comments?
Cheers!
