by daleamn on Wed Jul 26, 2023 5:03 am
"Life of a Gun"
After reading the Star Tribune piece I have been thinking about doing an interview with my Ruger Mark II.
A fun-loving target .22 that started life in 1985 at the Ruger plant in xxx. The Mark II had a jolly early life at the factory surrounded by thousands of its siblings, many were the care-free, short-barreled guns with fixed sights and seemingly no ambitions, others, with target sights and bull barrels seemed more serious and dedicated. My Mark II had the long barrel with target sights and wanted nothing more than to accompany me on long walks in the woods or perhaps meet with other guns for some good-natured target practice or competitions. My Mark II seemed to enjoy that most of all---trash talking with Colt Woodsmen and High Standards and knowing that, win or lose, a good time would be had by all except, perhaps, for the Browning Buckmarks and Smith and Wesson Model 41's that almost always took themselves too seriously....
I'm CERTAIN after the initial story the Star Tribune did they would feel compelled to print mine after I get it finished.