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Old 06-25-2017, 07:43 PM
montdoug montdoug is offline
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Default My good friend "Varmintator", Al Jennings passed away on the 18th. Fathers Day.

Al was born Jan 23rd 1936 in Miles City and passed on Fathers Day, 6/18/2017. I guess it's fitting he passed on Fathers Day cause he talked about his daughters (whose names are forgotten due my bad memory ) and Son Jeff all the time when we were out and about. Al loved his wife deeply and he and Kathy and Nancy and I had a lotta good times. Kathy proceeded him in passing and it's comforting to know they are together again. He missed her terribly these last few years since she passed.

I will never forget the day many years ago when Al got hooked on small calibers. I knew him pretty well at that time from all the range time but we were a couple benches apart right after I'd finished load development on my .20 Tactical and I started shooting the gongs we have at each berm 100 meters apart out to 500 meters. It was just Al and I at the range so every time I shot at a gong the "WAAANG!" was easily heard and at 4,150FPS I'd shoot and that "WAAANG!" was near instant. Al had a deep curiously about all things gun related and the "Bang.Whaaang" of that .20 Tactical had his interest peaked to say the least. After a bit he couldn't stand it any more and he walked down and asked "What the heck are you shooting?", the hook was set, Al was a small caliber guy from that moment on . .17 Mach IV, .20 Tactical, .204, several .17 HMR's, we had a lotta fun sharing the sport. I wish I had a nickle for every gopher he ever laid waste to, I'd be a very wealthy man.
A few years later I got a .20 VarTarg and had him shoot it on a gopher hunt, Al had one in about 4 months . As with any good hunting buddy of many years there are way to many story's about memorable times we had to share em all here much as I'd like to, suffice it to say he is missed already and will continue to be in the future.
Al was quick with a joke and a patriot through and through. There was always a flag pole with "Old Glory" on it in his front yard, a fine man and good American!
Rest in peace old friend until we see each other again.
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