Russian-Contract Winchester 1895

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@Western_Hemlock 10 ай бұрын

Feeding a stripper clip into a lever action gun is a whole new level of cool

@Shaun_Jones 10 ай бұрын

It also has a bayonet lug, for even more cool factor.

@lespectator4962 10 ай бұрын

I wish a company make reproductions. I don't like maintaining magazines!

@jaredtijerina6017 10 ай бұрын

@@Shaun_Jones😮loo

@rioyr6210 10 ай бұрын

That was the Russian import ones only though

@jaredelizardo201 10 ай бұрын

fun fact there is a 30/06 version for us Americans

@crowmeat 10 ай бұрын

It's so sad that there are no modern reproductions of these

@dominicbadura 10 ай бұрын

not these musket-style 7.62x54R ones, but there's absolutely modern repros of the original style 1895's

@crowmeat 10 ай бұрын

@@dominicbadura Yeah... Unfortunately, it's the Russian contract version that I'm talking about

@theonyxknightknightmaster3792 10 ай бұрын

So true.

@L0stEngineer 10 ай бұрын

The originals are ghastly expensive, but you can pick up reproduction 1894 Winchester muskets right now. 30-30 isn't nearly the same cartridge as the Russian but it does have that cool long wood vibe.

@7hart2 10 ай бұрын

@@L0stEngineerIt isn't the same without the stripper clip guide, full wood and bayonet mount. Besides, 7.62x54r is probably cheaper than 30-30: whether newly manufactured S&B or PPU, or those with access to steel-cased Chinese surplus. Cheers!

@TheTrainMaster15 10 ай бұрын

I’m finally finding out why it’s called the Russian 1895 in BF1

@TheMrNomadus 8 ай бұрын

true

@ZamPolit07 4 ай бұрын

@@OkScaleModels 1986 Mosin rifle without optics.

@infiry300 4 ай бұрын

i think the reason why is also in the description in bf1, it’s nearly identical txt to what he says

@TheTrainMaster15 4 ай бұрын

@@infiry300 probably because Ian was a consultant for BF1. Pretty sure he wrote the weapon indexes

@MioAyaka-nr4im 4 ай бұрын

true

@philip4193 5 ай бұрын

I worked in a gunshop some years ago and saw a very few of these pass through; quite heavy rifles for their size but the actions were as smooth as butter.

@willtherealrustyschacklefo3812 4 ай бұрын

many rifles like this are intentionally heavy to cut down on recoil, or atleast on the gun moving around from it. like a .303 Enfield. short and still easy to maneuver but heavy enough to have very little recoil(and even still in use today under extreme conditions where other rifles would fail much more reliably)

@esomethingoranother3718 4 ай бұрын

That most of been a really cool job

@NoobsofFredo 10 ай бұрын

I legitimately want one of these so bad. My dream gun, for sure.

@pinkdude3883 10 ай бұрын

Same here! I have my mosin and it's a really fun round to fire. Unfortunately I can only find ammo at gun shows mainly.

@Dime_time333 10 ай бұрын

That's awesome dude. My buddy has an SKS. The ammo for that can be found damn near anywhere. We shoot it every other weekend.

@NoobsofFredo 10 ай бұрын

@@Dime_time333 Aye, I've got a good one of those. Really fun to shoot, for sure. Same ammo as my AK, so I can order in bulk more easily for the pair of them, and stupid easy to maintain. Still, I'd trade the pair of them for one of these 1895s if I could find one.

@MattyB7 10 ай бұрын

@@pinkdude3883look online

@Cemi_Mhikku 10 ай бұрын

@@NoobsofFredo If you ever decide you don't really need the provenance, I highly suggest looking into the Savage 1899. IMO it's better looking anyway, but I'm also biased just because it's so unusual.

@mylastaccountgotdeletedtha6936 10 ай бұрын

Can’t tell you how many times I got sniped with someone using this thing in BF1.

@swedishwildlife916 10 ай бұрын

I gues over a hundred times?

@russetwolf13 10 ай бұрын

I prefer the trench version, close range cowboy time.

@MB-nn3jw 10 ай бұрын

Which is kinda funny, since the 1895 military rifle wasn’t very accurate, or reliable.

@jakebrooks7481 10 ай бұрын

Yeah

@sniffyhercules1831 10 ай бұрын

Nahhh the m1903 was better better velocity

@esomethingoranother3718 4 ай бұрын

WW1, Spanish Civil War, Winter War, and back home. That rifle has seen alot of history and traveled the world, and its still as beautiful as the day it was made.

@user-pr7uj6ue3n 4 ай бұрын

Интересно а Сапата или Че тоже с такими вели в бой своих барбудос. На фото у них в основном пп УЗИ. Это то же много зарядное оружие, думаю зимой оно вообще в тему. Перчатки только надо тонкие офицерские.

@manender1020 21 күн бұрын

@@user-pr7uj6ue3nза что русский язык так

@MrFlathead45 10 ай бұрын

I have an 1895 in 30.06... it really is one of the coolest rifles I've ever owned.

@azmanabdula 9 ай бұрын

Rarely can i say I am jealous or envious of someone But you my friend Earned my envy!

@imaginecheating9307 9 ай бұрын

How much is it tho? I really want to own one

@azmanabdula 9 ай бұрын

@@imaginecheating9307 Good luck buddy

@user-wj1xp8uo8e 8 ай бұрын

😂was made in 3040 krag caliber also I've always known it as the flatside

@Pysiaczkek 10 ай бұрын

Crytek, Hunt Showdown developers right now: 'Noted'

@robotko_ruslan 10 ай бұрын

imagine using it with levering trait

@pasza_dem 10 ай бұрын

I bet they know about it for a long time... Just waiting for the perfect moment to introduce.

@fatcat9390 10 ай бұрын

That would be the day I buy Hunt

@shoelessbandit1581 10 ай бұрын

They wouldn't be able to add the Russian contract because it's anochronastic of the time period. Though they added the trench gun into the game so it may still happen

@pasza_dem 10 ай бұрын

@@shoelessbandit1581 game is set in 1895 so with the different caliber those are pretty possible in this setting, although not 7.62x54R

@smackarel7 10 ай бұрын

May not be the best military rifle but dang it if it's not cool as heck.

@Gameprojordan 10 ай бұрын

Dont think it was ever meant to be one. It was a compromise of an old cheap design while having the ability to be clip fed like a modern (at the time) bolt action rifle

@hannesromhild8532 10 ай бұрын

@@Gameprojordan Cheap? I doubt a LA is cheaper to make then a simple bolt action.

@isaacorr3180 10 ай бұрын

@@hannesromhild8532the only reason Russia bought them was because they there , any lever action is going to be more complex than any bolt action

@hannesromhild8532 10 ай бұрын

@@isaacorr3180 Thats pretty much what i said.

@isaacorr3180 10 ай бұрын

@@hannesromhild8532 yeah fair sorry

@PoPcheesemo 9 ай бұрын

I got to shoot one not too long ago and it felt great! Over 100 years old and still shoots like a dream. I can totally see why cavalry folk wanted it.

@KALASH_MnE_V_LaVASh 9 ай бұрын

История этой винтовки просто поражает, её жизнь была в 100 раз интереснее, чем моя

@BrettBaker-uk4te 10 ай бұрын

Winchester needs to make SEVERAL runs of these!

@connordemareo6757 10 ай бұрын

I have a strong feeling they won’t make another specific one of this version, but they do pump out a batch every year in .30-06 and .405

@cf8979 9 ай бұрын

@@connordemareo6757just the standard rifle or a stripper clip version?

@connordemareo6757 9 ай бұрын

@@cf8979 standard rifle version. They have been making .30-06 and .405 caliber rifles without stripper clips every year, as well as .270 caliber rifles a couple years back. I picked up a .30-06 two years ago. All of these models are standard rifles that are loaded one cartridge at a time.

@twistedyogert 9 ай бұрын

@@connordemareo6757 Seems kinda scary to have the point of each bullet resting on the primer of the cartridge in front of it.

@connordemareo6757 9 ай бұрын

@@twistedyogert that’s the cool part with the design of this rifle, it has an internal magazine like a regular bolt action rifle so it can use spitzer rounds. No tube magazine.

@kekene719 10 ай бұрын

If I had to pick any gun to own (not including machine guns) it would be one of these. Such a cool piece

@Benjamin-dy7uz 9 ай бұрын

You're forgetting the mauser or the mas36...............

@Indylimburg 10 ай бұрын

Once again John Browning owning the world. I knew the Russians used the 1895, but I didn't know that was a Browning design.

@elliott7531 9 ай бұрын

It's crazy to think that John Browning's designs were so good that militaries around the world are still using and manufacturing them today

@DreddPirateRoberts 4 ай бұрын

@@elliott7531They're timeless. The man was an absolute genius of firearms design.

@ZamPolit07 4 ай бұрын

Oh yes, the weapons of that era were very interesting and ingenious to some extent. The Mosin 1986 is still used in regular armies, albeit with optics.

@user-hq7br2nh3r 4 ай бұрын

There are 4 firing designs. Browning Designed 3 of them. Get the book John Browning, A Man And His Guns. Browning Museum in Utah !!!

@Indylimburg 4 ай бұрын

@@user-hq7br2nh3r Yes, the Browning Museum in Ogden is really cool. Been a long time since I last went, but the collection is outstanding. It being co-located with the railroad museum makes for a good day.

@superjesse645 10 ай бұрын

Tell me, who wouldn't want a lever action fed with stripper clips? Truly iconic.

@oolooo 10 ай бұрын

Only acceptable to pair with a Smith and Wesson Model 3 They need to bring these babies back

@edwalmsley1401 10 ай бұрын

Surely a S&W .44 russian model would be more appropriate

@oolooo 10 ай бұрын

@@edwalmsley1401 Literally what I mentioned

@edwalmsley1401 10 ай бұрын

@@oolooo they are actually a little different, the spur trigger guard being the most noticeable visual difference, both based on the same frame though

@oolooo 10 ай бұрын

@@edwalmsley1401 That is a form of the Model 3 , bro

@edwalmsley1401 10 ай бұрын

Yeah,based on the same frame,not the same gun though

@camoandplaid 10 ай бұрын

Love the .30-06 version of these. A great little carbine.

@cojoproductions203 10 ай бұрын

This bad boy tore mfs up in bf1

@EvilXelaaa 9 ай бұрын

No cap

@agypsychild 10 ай бұрын

7.62 lever action dreams do come true.

@Finlandiaperkele 10 ай бұрын

Also known in Finland as "ryssän winsu" as in "russian winchester"

@normanmccollum6082 10 ай бұрын

That is very cool, thank you for sharing that. You mention Finland in your message and you have Finland in your username... I'm inclined to think that either you're from there or you're a VEEEEERY big fan of Finland lmao I read 'Year of the Hare' in college, pretty sure that's a Finnish novel, not going to attempt to remember the name. Anno something, I dunno, you people have weird names. But yeah, AMAZING book, and I like how you dealt with those pesky commies in... what was it, 'The Continuation War?' I can't remember, but Simo Hayha is an inspiration to me. Unbelievably based man, truly a legend, he put many a commie into the dirt

@angryeliteultragree6329 10 ай бұрын

Hehehe

@sheriflipponen1465 10 ай бұрын

"ruskie Winnie"*

@trizzo343 9 ай бұрын

@@normanmccollum6082Actually the continuation war went horribly for Finns. it was the war before that, the Winter War in which russia suffered heavy casualties compared to the finns. Finns had casualties of around 26k and russia around 126k, the number could be even higher according to different estimates.

@m7ray 9 ай бұрын

"ryssan winsu" sounds like japanese for me lol

@no-replies 10 ай бұрын

You're going to dominate with shorts like this

@tabaflip 10 ай бұрын

Not if he doesn't work the mechanisms. I wanted to see the thing working with the dummy rounds.

@azmanabdula 9 ай бұрын

@@tabaflip I want to see the reloading mechanisms in action How does it look when open/extended

@Drekromancer 9 ай бұрын

I wanted to see it fire too

@gatorman5547 10 ай бұрын

I went to the Korean War Museum when I was stationed in South Korea in 2017. The saddest thing I saw was one of these in an obrez pistol format. The Soviets gave a bunch of unused surplus weapons to the North Koreans forces. Some poor guy was issued a wrist breaker and it’s now on display for the world to see.

@hughquigley5337 4 ай бұрын

Praying for the unfortunate soul who had to use that. Wow that sounds uncomfortable lol

@garrettgoss2691 4 күн бұрын

Probably needed to cut it down to the average communist's size

@danerdog 10 ай бұрын

Ian, you need to use your influence to have Winchester or one of the Italian companies produce an 1895 Russian musket version like you show here…the originals are almost impossible to find and too expensive to buy. Great vid!

@rob1129 10 ай бұрын

This makes me want to look back & watch Othias go into detail about Russian contract Winchester's again !

@Alfiy_Wolf 10 ай бұрын

This makes my tummy tingle

@leniobarcelos1770 9 ай бұрын

Sort of the same for me. But it's not my tummy.

@Agrivation 4 ай бұрын

My grandpa collected Winchester guns and he had like 15-19 model 95s in all different calibers. He has a few of those Russian modified ones

@Ninjat126 9 ай бұрын

Congratulations, I've gone from not knowing these existed to wanting one in my hands.

@IMASAURUS1996 10 ай бұрын

Beautiful piece

@muhammadnursyahmi9440 10 ай бұрын

There's a saying about the rifles in WW1. The Brits bring battle rifles, The Americans bring target rifles, The Germans bring hunting rifles, and The Russian bring a rifle

@andredulac4456 10 ай бұрын

and the french a light machine gun :D

@jimmyrustler8983 10 ай бұрын

@@andredulac4456And a baguette for good measure. 🤣

@Combine.Soldier 4 ай бұрын

Русские и американцы братья на века, ваша помощь русским воинам не забыта.

@wingwangtingtang 4 ай бұрын

Ever since i saw Ian's video on it ive been absolutely in love with these ones, kever guns are already cool and they aomehow made ones that are just aboslutley 100x cooler. Wish this would see more representation in media, from whatbi understand thwres loads of them in finland rhat have been sporterized so its relitvely feasible to find one in the wild

@DB.KOOPER 10 ай бұрын

I want one of these so badly. Such a cool rifle.

@chrismayo4902 10 ай бұрын

Very cool and versatile rifle for sure’ it’s a shame that no one is making decent copies of these today’ would make for one fine hunting rifle for sure

@JacobE-23 9 ай бұрын

My thoughts exactly. Would be a great hunting rifle.

@cassidybronson6891 9 ай бұрын

Man, this need to be put back into production.

@DoormanDan88 10 ай бұрын

Man that is one cool rifle

@Guntaku_Gaijin 10 ай бұрын

Love shooting mine. But I'd still take a m91 over the 1895 Winchester if I were in war . Super cool rifles. Prone or rested shooting and loading is rough.

@USSEnterpriseA1701 10 ай бұрын

I've got to say, I still can't believe I somehow managed to snag one of these. I had long resigned to the idea that it would always just be a dream, but then I got lucky. I still haven't shot it yet, as it needs some stabilization work done on the stock. It would split at the receiver tangs if I shot it right now, but even just having it is far better than I thought I'd do. At least I have a repro .30-40 saddle ring carbine that I can shoot without worrying until I get the old musket fixed up.

@Runner-fz5qg 9 ай бұрын

Ah Finland we love you, you absolutely ravenous warriors.

@exposingproxystalkingorgan4164 9 ай бұрын

This is some fascinating gun history here.

@patrickmcnamara8025 10 ай бұрын

There’s also a sunk ship with a few hundred/ thousand or so more outside Murmansk

@DelinkventeN 6 ай бұрын

Murmansk is going to have some increased diver tourism

@hughquigley5337 4 ай бұрын

How deep is the shipwreck? Asking for a friend

@XtreeM_FaiL 27 күн бұрын

@@hughquigley5337 All the way down the bottom.

@hughquigley5337 27 күн бұрын

@@XtreeM_FaiL bruh

@topsykrets2438 10 ай бұрын

Would absolutely love one of these. Also really wish they would make a modernized version, I bet they would sell really well

@WALTERBROADDUS 10 ай бұрын

Not really. Commemorative versions in the catalog. But it's never been a really big seller.

@richardelliott9511 9 ай бұрын

Why modernized? I would like one just like this example. It was designed and made at the perfect point in time, any modernization would totally change its flavor!

@WALTERBROADDUS 9 ай бұрын

@@richardelliott9511 Well, The Browning BLR is a better modern solution.

@richardelliott9511 9 ай бұрын

@WALTERBROADDUS The BLR and its clone from Henry are a perfect example of what I meant as a modernized design that totally lost the feal and flavor of the previous design. I'm not going to get into a debate over which is the better design because the '95 and the BLR are two very different guns designed at different periods in time for very different markets. I find it interesting that the historically interested crowd of Winchester lovers vertually ignore these two guns, with the exception of the Russian '95, which unti a very few years ago none of us were aware of. I believe this attitude is because both guns kind of missed the mark of what they could have been. The 95 by not featuring stripper clip loading and the BLR with its limited magazine capacity ( it should have been a minimum of 5 plus one, with 10 plus one available). Plus, both guns have nessicaraly left behind the super slick actions of the '66s and '73s by miles. This may be the downfall of the Bond arms levergun, too. It has finally paired the lever with an adequately sized removable box mag, but in doing so, it appears that the lever throw has gotten even worse. I'm saying that with having only observed videos of other people shooting them as I haven't handled one yet, so I may have that wrong, but I don't think so....cheers

@WALTERBROADDUS 9 ай бұрын

@@richardelliott9511 there's nothing wrong with the magazine size of the BLR. It's a hunting rifle. And many states have restrictions on magazine size in a hunting situation. You are not doing magazine dumps on Bambi.🦌 the trade-off is Superior ballistic performance. I suppose you have a negative view of the Savage 99 as well?

@able34bravo37 6 ай бұрын

I have never wanted a non-automatic weapon more in my life.

@eviljoe9548 9 ай бұрын

I just bought a mosin. That cartridge is way louder then i anticipated 3 foot muzzle flash when you shoot it at dusk and you can feel it in your feet when someone else shoots it. Having that in a level action is insane lol

@binalith4898 10 ай бұрын

someone needs to do a repro of these right now.

@wikfirearmsreview693 10 ай бұрын

My dream rifle!

@Luthooo 9 ай бұрын

me too

@mr.turtle2589 3 ай бұрын

man firearms back in the day looked so cool especially during the wild west era when you could have fancy engravings on your revolvers

@BlueBeetle1939 9 ай бұрын

This is actually freaking awesome

@dyl_matic93 10 ай бұрын

This is so bad ass. I need one for my collection of russian arms

@Tarik360 10 ай бұрын

If rifles had pretty privilege...

@mr.glabalabadubeestuthemex3845 3 ай бұрын

So much history in this firearm... fought in many conflicts

@Lando-jh7jr 9 ай бұрын

Older guns can be so cool.

@irrationalreasoning6368 9 ай бұрын

Absolutely one of my favourite weapons to use in Battlefield 1. This made me nostalgic.

@Bodacious-T 10 ай бұрын

Bucket list gun right there

@miguelfagan8537 9 ай бұрын

Its so beautiful!!!!!

@TC-re7nv 9 ай бұрын

I found Ian back in 2015-16 I think. Been here since man. Thank for you all of the information, please accept our support for the long haul, man.

@ericpettyfishing 10 ай бұрын

Holy cow, this thing is awesome

@tmplblck 9 ай бұрын

Looking forward to unlocking this in Hunt: Showdown eventually.

@Vlad0_SvK 10 ай бұрын

Good to see you branching out into short form content! Keep it up!

@TheMandaloreFett 9 ай бұрын

I just want 1-2 of every gun ever made. One for rec, one to just have.❤

@Grimmxiv 9 ай бұрын

Hunt showdown breathing intensifies 😂

@1337EpicSauce 10 ай бұрын

This gun is straight from a video game… thanks so much for enriching youtube shorts with your contributions, just another reason to continue using this platform. Thanks!

@parchedgoat11 23 күн бұрын

I never would have thought an old lever rifle could handle that much chamber pressure.

@thomasauger6777 9 ай бұрын

I was wondering why in the game "enlisted" the Russians have that rifle, thanks for teaching me the reason

@gavinlamp5426 Ай бұрын

Lever Actions are just super cool. I wish Marlins weren't so expensive, and I can't find a lever shotgun for under $800.

@kevinconant6279 24 күн бұрын

A real live Unicorn, .Thank you John Browning.

@user-bh4ge1pm2t 2 ай бұрын

I first read about this in the early 80's. Still say it's one of the coolest long guns ever. A clip fed lever action with a bayonet lug. It's like a cowboy battle rifle.

@weilin3183 10 ай бұрын

literally one of my favorite winchesters

@Schregger 9 ай бұрын

This is one of my grail guns. I fell in love with this thing when I first saw it in BO4, just the idea of loading with a stripper clip. So different from a typical lever-action.

@mattvargashasyourback 4 ай бұрын

Dexterous and intuitive, what a beautiful firearm. I guarantee there was one guy in a frontline trench somewhere who was a gun nut who’d have told you all about how stripper clipped lever action was actually the most ergo setup you can run for your kit

@a.g.m8790 9 ай бұрын

Complex solutions to simple problems. That’s why old stuff is so cool and interesting

@rafiadilahsuad8227 9 ай бұрын

When you find a half mosin and another a half Winchester

@averageboxingenjoyer968 Күн бұрын

People who said lever-action rifle isn't made for military, clearly never see this beauty.

@dvns1987 6 ай бұрын

How’d I not know about this beaut is beyond words.. new dream gun

@henrysavage9753 9 ай бұрын

An actual piece of history, I’d love to shoot that, shooting older rifles always gives me a sense of appreciation, because a man might’ve stood behind the same barrel you’re looking down and probably died for a cause they thought was worthy of their life. Truly art

@deadpancrickets6881 9 ай бұрын

Literally every time I see these videos I get the unintentional urge to research these guns man. Such cool content I swear.

@Taolan8472 4 ай бұрын

Not only the coolest version of the 1895, this is easily one of the coolest lever action rifles *ever*

@Viljop 9 ай бұрын

So glad to see finland getting a free shout out i thank you for this great video

@cherrypoptart2001 5 ай бұрын

The infantry version of this gun in BF1 was soo underrated. It had a very good close range sweet spot and the rate of fire was soo fast for a sniper

@schizoproductions5612 3 ай бұрын

A crossover of my two favorite eras

@paulwetzel9049 10 ай бұрын

Ottomans bought 50,000 1866 rifles and carbines that they used against the Russians in the Russo-Turkic war in 1870-1871

@RobK13 9 ай бұрын

That's a beautiful weapon.

@spartan-1210 4 ай бұрын

This thing got me through so many matches of battlefield 1

@ChristianHernandez-yt 9 ай бұрын

What an interesting gun. So much history behind it.

@BusterKeaton48 4 ай бұрын

I absolutely fell in love with this thing the first time i saw one a few years ago, been desperately looking since but they don't come by canada very often

@Mr.Banana988 4 ай бұрын

WE MAKIN IT OUT WW1 WITH THIS ONE 🔥🔥🔥🔥🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🔥🔥

@Pathetique. 10 ай бұрын

Such magnificent piece!

@user-un5dy9nx3c 17 күн бұрын

Да, это наша общая история, не всегда друг друга врагами считали!!!

@GS8641. Ай бұрын

-so... do you want a Winchester or a Mosin-Nagant? -*YES.*

@Lomfly 8 күн бұрын

Everybody named Perry better be changing their names after she got that tattoo.

@marchernandezzz817 4 ай бұрын

This is really a work of art

@4mdt21 9 ай бұрын

Educational. Video pace gives time for information absorption. Not presented in a five-year-old format. Thank you for making quality content.

@Zer0fuks 9 ай бұрын

If I remember right, these things performed very well in the field too.

@tablemanofthetable161 9 ай бұрын

In the game Enlisted you can actually use this rifle for the engineer class and all I can say it’s a really good rifle

@allanbador7316 10 ай бұрын

That is the coolest Eff’n lever action. I want one

@ratshave4748 5 ай бұрын

Beautiful piece of history right there. To think that gun grabbers would and probably have scrapped guns like this is beyond maddening

@irekodzioba4819 9 ай бұрын

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@danmcdermott4283 4 ай бұрын

I Inherited my grandfather's good condition US lever action Winchester Model 1895 306 with a peep sight and that steel 'sport butt'. My grandfather made a meager living off Coyote Bounties in Midwest, Wyoming during the great depression. My dad, who cherished the rifle, wisely warned me to avoid getting gouged by the steel crescent butt, by holding it snug against my shoulder when I braved taking a couple good kicks. I had just graduated from high school then, and 40 years later, it brings tears to my eyes remembering my father and his high reverence for fine firearms.