Back when high school kids could be trusted with REAL guns

[Darreld Walton]

I'm attending the 50th reunion of my '66 class. Will find out. I used to work for Buntings on Warm Springs
Ave.-----went ground squirrel hunting with my .22 Savage pump, John Tillman was my partner. Used a
7.65 Mauser for Coyotes (Norma Ammo). My hunting grounds are all subdivisions now. I actually went into
a bank with Luger on my belt. No questions asked. Used to be able to "rent" a rifle on Main street by the
Idanha for hunting. Yep, our society has "progressed".

Was put up in the Idanha after my induction physical...... The Doc was a Navy Lt Cmdr. He had us line up, told us to bend over and spread our cheeks. At least two guys grabbed their rosy red dimples and pulled em to their ears....... Honest!

[SemperFi, 0321]

Good old AFEES. Enlisted there in July '72.
I used to spend hours at Purcells Sporting Goods down by the Idanha (probably the same gun rental place), staring at the old guns that were out of my price range, like a G-43 w/scope for $150.
I opened a gun business with an old gunsmith of theirs, and moved it up to Mackay, just north of you in 1988. Went bust in 2 yrs, but what a beautiful place that was around Mt. Borah. Where I live now is very similar to Mackay.

[jaie5070]

Was put up in the Idanha after my induction physical...... The Doc was a Navy Lt Cmdr. He had us line up, told us to bend over and spread our cheeks. At least two guys grabbed their rosy red dimples and pulled em to their ears....... Honest!

Years letter when I went through the physical I remember hearing somewhere down the line: "Son do you know what toilet paper is? Get your clothes on and clean your self up." Boy it was hard not to bust out laughing.

[javierrr]

the world has changes since then, even now its some adults cant be trusted with guns.

[S.A. Boggs]

the world has changes since then, even now its some adults cant be trusted with guns.

Some adults can't be trusted with the truth!
Sam

[rayg]

Many years ago when I was 15 years old, I ordered a 9mm P-38 out of the shotgun news, my older brother signed for it. (paid $19.00 for it), and I brought it to my HS shop class to show it to the teacher. Can you imagine bringing a gun to school today like that. Ray

[RED]

I used to ride my bicycle to school when I was in the 10th grade. I would have my .410 Win. model 37 broken down to 3 pieces and in a duffel bag and would take it to the office for the principal to keep. At 3:30 when school was over, I would pedal my bike about 7 miles to a place to hunt. There was a field grown over by sage grass bordered by walnut and oak trees. I would load with number 8's and usually jump a covey of quail. As I approached the trees and brush, I would reload with #6's and often would jump a cottontail or two. Then there was the oaks and walnut trees and grey squirrels...

Sometimes the principle would load me and the bicycle in his pick up and drive to a further spot and would hunt with me.

Let's make America great again.