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Offline IOWA DON

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A sad story....
« on: March 17, 2011, 03:58:15 PM »
My grandfather had a number of guns and a collection of old cartridges. I couldn't say what they were but a number of them were large rimfire rounds and it seems the bunch filled a cigar box. My dad eneded up getting them and did not seem to put any value on them, not being a hunter or especially interested in guns. Anyway, my older brother and I when we were about 12 and 13 years old pulled the bullets from the cartridges and used the powder to try and make firecrackers. The cases got crushed in a vice and the bullets got mutilated with pliers. Wish I had those now.

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Re: A sad story....
« Reply #1 on: April 05, 2011, 01:43:36 PM »
Sad story indeed!!

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Re: A sad story....
« Reply #2 on: April 05, 2011, 03:01:09 PM »
they might of been some of the 44 henrys?just from what ive seen the larger rimfires are the least seen around here.