Firearms history of Conan

So I grew up on a farm as has been established...now the question turns to firearms, something I am familiar with.

It's a long list, but I'm just going to go with the ones that I have used and which I am familiar using. I could spend 4 posts telling you about every firearm I've used in my life, from BB guns (brother shot me in the foot to test the strenght of my boots...bad idea) to autos (buddy at hunting camp brought a MAC-10).

Here is the list of guns I've either been associated with (but owned by my dad), or owned myself.

1. Mossberg .22 bolt action(model unknown). This one had a fold down front upper and used a 10 round detatchible magazine. Brother took it apart and screwed up putting it back together. Result: You have to put it on safe, chamber the round, then put it on safe. When you fire it, you have to put it on safe, chamber it, then unsafe it again. This was my "rat gun" for shooting rats in the barn. Terrible gun.

2. Remington .22 (model unknonwn). Again, bolt action. This was my brother's "rat gun." This had a very awesome downsized Mauser-type action with a tubular magazine and there was none of the safety gymnastics required by the above gun. Superior bolt action gun.

3. Remington 1100 LT Lightweight. Bought when I became of hunting age, this semiauto was purchased by my dad. He intended for me and my younger brother to share this one. A sweet shooter, this 20 G shotty spent a lot of time in my hands. Lots of fancy scrollwork and a blued finish. I think my dad just liked it for himself, really. Ironically, he forced me to use it as a single shot my first season. This was not a bad thing because it took me years to realize that you can over-lubricate an 1100. They need to be kept relatively dry or they will jam.

Now we're getting to the good stuff:

4. 1895 Chilean Mauser Sporter chambered in .30-'06. This was my dad's deer rifle. I hunted with this for a few years in my teens. I have no idea as to the model of the scope. I know it's a Redfield.

6. Remington 1100 LT Parkerized. I loved that 1100, but I wanted to prove to Dad that I didn't need to use his gun (irony alert...he passed away and now it's mine anyway). So I bought this one direct from a store that could or could not be called Wal Mart. Anyway, I downed a few limits with it, fell in love with a psychopathic stripper, and ended up selling it. Shame. Good shotty.

7. Marlin 880 bolt action. Sweet rifle. Sold off to pay some bills. But it had a match barrel, and smooth action. I liked it a lot.

I went gunless for about 5 years, then some things happened. There were a lot of home invasions in my general neighborhood so I decided I needed a shotty. So I decided on a shotty. Actually, an 870.

So I have that.

My father died in 2007, so some of the firearms he bought for my use have obviously been passed to me.

The aformentioned Remington 1100
The aformentioned Mauser

And a very nice Ruger Mk II Pistol in .22 LR

Thing is, you can spend a lifetime looking for guns and there are a ton of good ones right under your nose.