Entering the Big Leagues

[rescuerandy2]

Good Morning All,

As I just moved past my 65th year on earth, reflections abound, and I thought back to the day I crossed over into the big leagues and was able to plunk down $1000+ for a military surplus rifle. I only collect such and boy was that a moment. The rifle was a 71/84 Mauser and I still see the box and the USPS carrier asking me if I had gotten “a big one.”

It seems small in the scheme of life, but it was a moment of pride and joy that I was crazy enough to want, be able to afford, and took the plunge on a 140-year-old piece of history that was a blast to fire and hell to clean! I continued to cross over into bigger and bigger leagues and now am the guy at the range with the T-Gewehr.

Do you remember the first time you crossed over into bigger times?

Randy