. He's been gone 15 years now but I can still hear his deep voice in my head ...Telling me about the virtues of the 30-06, Tom Laundry's Dallas Cowboys ,a honest days work , Open wheel racing , and Hoppes gun cleaner ....On his rare day off work he would always seem to have an old gun in his lap rubbing the stock down with Truoil, or polishing the worn metal of a gun long since it's prime . . To the best of my knowledge Dad never owned a brand new gun , and don't think he ever really wanted to...
Instead He bought his guns from old school gun shops , and beer drinking buddies hard up to pay bills and needing a little help to make it till payday ... He had a smell all his own made up of a mix of Tennessee whiskey , motor oil , and when possible good ol Hoppes number 9, and of course TruOil....
He would probably think it silly the price I pay for some of my Airguns , but would be proud I still use Truoil and sanding blocks on the stocks instead of one of the new miracle finishes or power tools .. .
..And if its quiet i can still hear him in my ear, and feel him over my shoulder watching to make sure his help was there if I needed it . I know cleaning airguns like I do isn't necessary, but I'll struggle thru the ocassinal tears to stay close to Dad . As I get older little things make memories come flooding back ..Hoppes #9 and its unique smell is Dad ...H to his family
So when no one else is around and i need to clear my head I listen for his voice and polish on the cold metal and wood and I think of the man I miss most in the world , and wonder how he would feel about the man I've become .
Instead He bought his guns from old school gun shops , and beer drinking buddies hard up to pay bills and needing a little help to make it till payday ... He had a smell all his own made up of a mix of Tennessee whiskey , motor oil , and when possible good ol Hoppes number 9, and of course TruOil....
He would probably think it silly the price I pay for some of my Airguns , but would be proud I still use Truoil and sanding blocks on the stocks instead of one of the new miracle finishes or power tools .. .
..And if its quiet i can still hear him in my ear, and feel him over my shoulder watching to make sure his help was there if I needed it . I know cleaning airguns like I do isn't necessary, but I'll struggle thru the ocassinal tears to stay close to Dad . As I get older little things make memories come flooding back ..Hoppes #9 and its unique smell is Dad ...H to his family
So when no one else is around and i need to clear my head I listen for his voice and polish on the cold metal and wood and I think of the man I miss most in the world , and wonder how he would feel about the man I've become .