Jesterhead

That's good to know, thank you . Any suggestions on must haves as far as parts and accessories?

Thanks everyone.I'll never sell it because it belonged to my Grandfather. It has been dry and in a safe for 30 years.it looks and feels like its in great shape.

I was gifted a New Haven (Mossberg) 600AT that was my Grandfathers that he bought in the early 80's and it was never shot.Not knowing much about these things, Should I have it looked at before I try to fire it? Should it be cleaned?. It for all intents and purposes was unboxed and put in a bag and sat there for 30 years.Thanks for any info you may be able to give me.

Some have already heard me talk about how it took me till the age of 32 to appreciate Our Second Amendment and everything that comes with it.Now with my FID on the way. My Father invited me over to have a look at his modest collection. Something its entirely possible that he had been wanting to do since I was old enough to do so. I had a great time listening to the ins and outs of all the firearms and how much he had fun shooting them back in the day. I mentioned to him that maybe we can go shooting together now, I think he is pretty excited about that.He also gifted me my first firearm. Its the Mossberg 600 in the following pictures. It belonged to my Grandfather and he purchased it not long before he died,so its never been shot. Anyway I was excited about the visit, so I took some pictures and wanted to share. Hope you enjoy them as much as I do. Due to my inexperience I don't remember half of what he said about the rifles. I know one is a 30-06 one is a 35 Caliber and one is a 22..The Other Shotgun is a Remington 870. All of these are from the late 70's to early 80's.

Lets go Giants!

This is all invaluable information everyone.Thank you for taking the time to respond.I'm not super clear on how much cash I'm actually laying out so I'm showing up with 70 dollars in various bills and a picked full of change. Lol

It seems that when I hand in the paperwork and pay for the application.I also pay for the finger printing and schedule to be printed,if I'm reading it correctly.

I'll be handing in my FID paperwork this evening to the detective on duty.Is it just handing in paperwork? Will there be any questions. Anything I should know before I walk in there?

Seeing as I do not have any friends to shoot with and try things out through them, I asked my father who shot a lot probably 30 years ago but has since "retired" from the sport. He suggested a Marlin 336c as a goof first rifle. How do you folks feel about that make and model for Deer hunting and learning how to shoot in general?

Done, thank you.

I hope you will forgive my inexperience.I am about as new to the community as one could possibly be.

Noted.and will from now on. I don't perticularly mean it negatively but I guess there are people out there that could possibly take it and run with it I suppose

Provided that everything goes well with my application I'm going to be in the market for a rifle and a shot gun.Being so new to the hobby I wouldn't know where to start and what to look for. The guns would be used for hunting and home defense and probably lots of practice. There seems to be so many options and accessories available that its so much to take in.

Thank you very much for the reply.I'll do just that.I'll comply for the sake of not causing a stir until I get my licence.But I'll replete the references on the application.

Not sure if this topic belongs here, if its not then my apologies. I'm just about ready to turn in my firearm is card application and I'm stuck on one last thing. I have my two references that have filled out their respective sheets but now at the bottom of the actual application its asking for two references... do I put down the same two people? Or do they want two more? Thanks in advance for the help.

The uneasiness is only from filling out the application, I get the feeling its one big mousetrap. I come from a family that are staunch supporters of our Second Amendment. I personally just never showed any interest in owning a firearm until I got married and had two children in this crazy world. Then again, I also want to try some hunting as well.

They did give me two letters, I planned on bring one to each reference this weekend.

That'd be great Old School. Looking forward to spending some money. Gotta get this application in first.Ill probably work on it tomorrow with a clear head.

Greetings from Oak Ridge! I'm finding this site to be a wealth of information. At 32 years of age I am finally getting around to purchasing my first firearm. I've got my application and paperwork in hand and ready to fill out. I've got to be honest, I have the same feeling in the pit of my stomach as i did when i was sitting in front of a really important test back in high school. One wrong move on the application and Ill fail.At least, that's what it feels like.Anyhow, I look forward to getting to know everybody and learning a whole lot. Kind Regards, Dan