Thread: Gadgetman

Wee tale of gadget .Wanted to sight some rifles in so gave him a bell .
yep see you at handloaders tuesday night .
I duly turn up with 7.62x39 and Gadget carefully coaches me through it -grouping not remarkable but sufficient .
Seeing im left handed Gadge produces his daughter(TimeRiders) Left handed 7mm mag,hands me three rounds and in that inimitable quiet voice "have a go "

Hes busy next door workin of his homebuilt .243 as i snuggle down behind this luvly example of gunsmiths product .

Ok relax crosshairs of target "boom" from next door and me startled feels the 7mmag punch me .!!!

Righto repeat exercise -this time Isettle in then quietly tap the trigger -feel that shot was spot on .

third time repeat again Ok but nowt marvellous

Bugger me-Gadge and i stroll up to 100m target - his grouping looks typically expert"still a bit of room to improve though"is the quiet comment

Over to mine and its a cracker cloverleaf just above the aiming point

I was bloody incredulous as id never used such a fine weapon before and never in this calibre .

my initial thought was Gadget had slid one onto my target to make me feel good but it wasnt the case .

last week I was buggerisaing round in my mancava and what did i find -that very target from that night .

so In honour of Brian Angus read "Gadgetman" it will be kept as a living memento

he also had a fine line of wee chinese torches ,which i was given a few of .working nightshift in a psych hospital ya gotta be on ya toes and frankly the employers torches were shit .I sold a few to other nurses and supervisors too never had a complaint .
Ive still got three two will be mounted on my .22 and shotty .

long may his memory shine.