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Originally Posted by Nyles
Actually I haven't worked for Cabela's in about 8 months, I quit to go to Afghanistan with the army. Hey, it seemed like a good idea at the time.
I actually have a very nice Westley-Richards double I inherited from my uncle, who got it from his father. And screwed it right up by cutting down and then extending the butt and firing 2 3/4" shells through a 2 1/2" gun, so it's only worth about $1200, but it's still functional and in beautiful shape. I actually knew his dad before he died as well, so it does remind me of my great uncle's war stories.
I also have a C/96, which I spent about $1000 on, and that's a good price even here, so the deals are out there. Just a question of finding them.
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I looked at the photos of your collection a couple hours ago. Very nice. And yes I noticed the Westley Richards and the C96. It's amazing the things that people will do to firearms isn't it? I think that if I somehow got hold of a Westley Richards, Purdey, Greener or some other fine British shotgun I would be tempted to put Snap Caps in it and just gloat over it. Of course I would take it to the range, but I'm not sure how often I would shoot it.
Yeah we had some officers deploy to Afghanistan and Iraq over the past few years. They were in the NAtional Guard or the Army Reserve. They all made it back.
I spent fourteen years in the United States Army (1986-2000) until I recieved a medical pension due to a back injury. Never saw combat. However in the past nine years of law enforcement I've seen some action. Go figure.