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Woke up this morning on the eve of my 50th birthday feeling a bit depressed over the slow pace of funding for our "Bullet Button" documentary and the fact that over the past few weeks I've been reflecting over, well, my life. Things are great, wonderful family, enjoy my work, but just the fact I'm now eligible for membership in AARP is just unreal to me.
So, my son came over around noon and took me the range. Shot about 100 rounds of 7.62 and had a great time smacking short pieces of I-beam that we painted orange placed at 250, 400 and 500 yards. We just love to hear the steel echoes of acknowledgment of a hit.
Afterwards, we headed to the local gun shop and drinking hole call the Tackle Box. Yes, the gun store is adjacent to the bar/restaurant - yeah, perfect, huh! Before we headed into the bar to join my wife and daughter, we made a quick survey of the gun racks.
There leaning in the racks all dusty and unwanted was a 1939 R E Terni Carcano with SA stamp. Not knowing enough about the history or value of the rife, I took a couple of photos and noted to the clerk I might return another day to look again at the rifle as we headed for our cold beers.
While enjoy my family and brews, my son and I surfed the web to learn more about the 7.35. More beers and food followed when my son said he wanted more fries and went to place an order. Great fake - he went back to the gun shop to jail the rifle for me! My family had all chip in on the QT to buy the rifle for me - right there under my nose!
Here are the photos of the rifle. I need a bayonet and front sight, otherwise, all the numbers match - I didn't see any import marks either.
Any info on this type of rifle is appreciated and heads up where I can find parts is welcomed.
So, my son came over around noon and took me the range. Shot about 100 rounds of 7.62 and had a great time smacking short pieces of I-beam that we painted orange placed at 250, 400 and 500 yards. We just love to hear the steel echoes of acknowledgment of a hit.
Afterwards, we headed to the local gun shop and drinking hole call the Tackle Box. Yes, the gun store is adjacent to the bar/restaurant - yeah, perfect, huh! Before we headed into the bar to join my wife and daughter, we made a quick survey of the gun racks.
There leaning in the racks all dusty and unwanted was a 1939 R E Terni Carcano with SA stamp. Not knowing enough about the history or value of the rife, I took a couple of photos and noted to the clerk I might return another day to look again at the rifle as we headed for our cold beers.
While enjoy my family and brews, my son and I surfed the web to learn more about the 7.35. More beers and food followed when my son said he wanted more fries and went to place an order. Great fake - he went back to the gun shop to jail the rifle for me! My family had all chip in on the QT to buy the rifle for me - right there under my nose!
Here are the photos of the rifle. I need a bayonet and front sight, otherwise, all the numbers match - I didn't see any import marks either.
Any info on this type of rifle is appreciated and heads up where I can find parts is welcomed.
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