Received a Heart Warming Gift Today

[luvmyberetta]

My parents came in to visit today & surprised me with a gift with immense personal meaning to me. Today my mother gave me my grandfather's Remington 550-1, which he bought brand new in 1956 when she was only 4 yrs old. It's in new condition & he even kept the original hang tag from 1956. As you can see he took extreme care of everything he owned. That's how he lived every day of his life & I had a lot of respect for him. My grandfather was a veteran of WWII & served on the U.S.S. Mellette (APA-156) at Iwo Jima & Okinawa where he drove a landing craft. After the war he drove a truck for nearly 40 years before retiring & was an active member of our local American Legion, VFW, & the Shriner's until his death. He was married to my grandmother for 64 years, who is still active at the age of 95. Sorry to ramble, but he was a good man & it would take a book to describe him & his life. Sadly, he passed away Feb. of 2014 at the age of 89. This was an unexpected gift that will be cherished & eventually passed down to my children. 

Edited October 13, 2016 by luvmyberetta

[Raoul]

Nice.

[TripleGGG]

Beautiful gun.  Glad you have such memories.  

[mikegideon]

I just got my Dad's Remington 1950 512 after he passed away a few weeks ago. First firearm I ever shot. It's the bolt action version of what you have. I plan to shoot it some as soon as I have time. It was a user, and wasn't in great condition. Anyway, I know exactly how you feel.

[Grand Torino]

A wonderful memory of a true hero. Cherish it always.

[Grand Torino]

A wonderful memory of a true hero. Cherish it always.

[Camaro_nut2001]

Awesome!

[hipower]

That, my friend, is treasure. Plain and simple. And you aren't rambling. Just celebrating the life of a very important person. 

[JAB]

Wow.  Great memories and a really nice looking rifle.

[tacops]

The memories and rifle are both treasures.  Cherish them always.  Thanks for sharing your memories. It reminded me of when my Dad gave me his weapons and the words that came with them.  These are memories I like to reminisce about periodically.

[bigun]

Great gun and great man. I know how you feel I have a shotgun that was passed down from my great grand dad. Lots of stories came with it.

[Sam1]

And that is a gun that has been cared for.

[Erik88]

That's awesome. Thanks for sharing the story and pictures with us.

[tercel89]

Awesome ! When you and your children shoot it I'm sure your Grandaddy will be smiling from above  Thanks for posting that treasure .

Edited October 19, 2016 by tercel89
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[sybo]

Something special to be cherished forever! Especially the memories!

[Just2Honor]

Great memories.  We all owe him our gratitude for his service to our country in WW2.  I hope he got to make a Honor Flight before he passed,

Edited October 24, 2016 by Just2Honor

[Parrothead]

I've got my grandfathers 550-1. Great gun. I smile and reflect every time I take it to the range.

[runco]

Heriloom guns are a wonderful way to pass on tradition to our kids.  I have several passed to me, and some I would love to get a hold of, but others in the family have.  I only hope they appreciate them as much as I do.  I plan to pass on my to my own kids. 

What a truly great generation those WWII vets were!  My grandfather passed when I was too young to fully understand what he had done, but I made up for from a great uncle who told many stories about D-Day.  He was a mountain pastor, who had many sermons that he infused his D-Day experience with.  He would weep heavily has he told what he saw and experienced.  He is gone on too, I would love to hear those stories again. 

[willis68]

That is truly Awesome!

Sounds like you Grandfather was one Hell of a man, I would truly cherish that gift! 

Edited November 16, 2016 by willis68

[Fourtyfive]

Spotless ! I want to thank him for his service and I know you will take just as good care of it.