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Elton Bingham's Rifle

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Great story, I really enjoyed reading it!  Thank you for posting it!  Awesome gun and even better gun history.

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I’m sure he’s proud of you and sharing some of the same memories. My grand dads both hunted but my dad didn’t and I started later in life. I always feel connected to them when I’m chasing elk in the aspens or deer in the desert. Neat story and I’m glad it ended with since a nice deer. Congrats!

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Fantastic story and memories! Looking forward to the next chapter when your grandkid writes about their deer with that rifle! Thanks for sharing.

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Grew up in Wisconsin and hunted whitetail in the balsom swamps for 12 years before moving to Arizona. Great write up. I harvested a cow elk this fall with a Remington 1903A3 that was made in 1942 and carried through Europe during WWII.

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Elton Bingham was my grandfather, too, so the man who first posted this is my cousin.  (Hey, Cuz.) I came across this website while doing some family research and thought I'd add that another of Elton Bingham's longguns is still in use and is in excellent condition.  

I inherited his varmint gun:  It's a J. STEVENS Model 59A .410.  It's tube fed and shoots both 2.5 and 3 inch shotshells.  I saw my grandfather pick off "rabbits on the run" several times with it. 

The .410 was heading toward extinction,  but it's regained some popularity as a weapon of self defense.  At close range and loaded with Winchester's Defender shotshells, it's as devastating as a .357 magnum. But its energy is quickly expended and the pattern is tight, so collateral damage to the walls and the house next door is minimized. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Singleshot, thanks for the stroll down memory lane . I carry my grandfathers model 14 in 32 rem every year back in the catskills ( I refer to it as 'I'm going to take Grandpa for a walk'. ) and it always brings back memories of the times I had with him. We are  lucky men.

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