Small world, I inherited a 1953 EG (that looks unfired). When I picked it up I ask the man's widow if I could get a few boxes of shells as I figured that ammo would be uncommon. I shamelessly grabbed three boxes from his rather substantial stash (I think he'd understand). Two were antique, one was a box of more modern reloads. I even managed to get a box of the appropriate pills for it on-line (90-grain?), but still haven't found any additional brass. If I'd of been smart, I'd have chosen one that already had glass on it (he had a dozen-plus 99s & I had my pick of several guns) so I could perhaps use it someday on deer. There were several "grey-rats" that were likely ready to go hunting, but I (of-course) was attracted to this one. He had told me several times over the years that one had my name on it, and the one I remember looking at with him was an unscoped-version in .250 with the more-bulbous forend. We never found that gun, and this '53 EG was the only unscoped .250 I could find in his pile. The rest of his collection will go to a favored niece when his bride passes (& she knows nothing of guns). God only knows where they'll go after that.
Last edited by Lloyd3; 04/13/23 09:47 AM.
