84ta406
NES Member
Well Growing up my dad always had firearms, so naturally I was always around them. Two of his favorite rifles were his Mosin and his SKS. Last June(2014) my father was diagnosed with terminal cancer, he was in the hospital for care and in a facility where he could get 24/7 treatment. My father had me constantly checking up on my brother who was still bumming it at his house. One day I decided to check on his rifles in the safe, my brother having his LTC had access to them as well. Well to my surprise his SKS was gone, nothing else missing but the SKS, not even the 100 stripper clips full of ammo. Now dont get me wrong it wasnt a rare rifle or anything, being a preban Norinco, but it still wasnt his to touch. I soon found out he had traded it into a LGS for a measly $125, by the time I was able to get the info from him the rifle was already sold. To which I ended up pummeling my brother one day but thats another story.
After giving the news to my father he was heart broken, never imagined one of his kids would do that to him, especially while he was laid up on a bed fighting for his life. My father passed away on 3/24/15, leaving all his firearms, ammo, cabinets, hunting gear, everything to me. I have my own firearms and been collecting my own stuff but every time I would browse something would draw me back to the SKS. It was that elusive unicorn I just needed to have. Well with the recent influx of Yugos, I decided now is a good a time as any to "complete" the collection. Purchased it through Classic Firearms, and had it transferred by Waynes Weaponry to me. I was giddy as a little school girl when it came in.
Well thats enough banter, here are my beautiful rifles. The first picture is the cosmoline covered Yugo and then a cleaned up picture. The Mosin is a 1986 M91.
After giving the news to my father he was heart broken, never imagined one of his kids would do that to him, especially while he was laid up on a bed fighting for his life. My father passed away on 3/24/15, leaving all his firearms, ammo, cabinets, hunting gear, everything to me. I have my own firearms and been collecting my own stuff but every time I would browse something would draw me back to the SKS. It was that elusive unicorn I just needed to have. Well with the recent influx of Yugos, I decided now is a good a time as any to "complete" the collection. Purchased it through Classic Firearms, and had it transferred by Waynes Weaponry to me. I was giddy as a little school girl when it came in.
Well thats enough banter, here are my beautiful rifles. The first picture is the cosmoline covered Yugo and then a cleaned up picture. The Mosin is a 1986 M91.
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