Lovely fella John was, I bought my second MFR from him and enjoyed several chats about shooting and fishing with him, deepest sympathy to his family, RIP John, atvb Richard
Lovely fella John was, I bought my second MFR from him and enjoyed several chats about shooting and fishing with him, deepest sympathy to his family, RIP John, atvb Richard
Hi,
I'm John's other niece, (June's sister) and I would just like to say thank you all very much for the kind words. We all know wot a cantankerous old sod he could be but he will be sadly missed by us all.
sorry to here the bad news, i didnt no john but i will always think of him cos my ripley as his name on the side of it, he first owned the gun, R.I.P,
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I only only had the pleasure of knowing John for a couple of years, and it was down to him that I got back into shooting. I bought my first PCP off him, a Steyr. And from then on we used to shoot together on a regular basis up at Anston.
It was a great shock when June rang me Saturday morning with the sad news. We were to shoot together at Codnor on Sunday, and I felt it only right to carry on and take part.
John shot for the pure pleasure of shooting and using airguns, he'd had more guns than most of us have had hot dinners!! I don't think he had a standard gun...ever!. I think he got as much pleasure from owning and modifying guns as from actually shooting them.
Gone but never forgotten.
Andy.
Daystate MK4 S.
BSA Ultra Tactical .20 Tench reg. NV setup
too true he was a top bloke
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steyr 110 still in one piece . for now ???
Well said Andy!
There was never a dull moment when John was at the club.
He took great pleasure in pulling my leg by calling me Bob and I always smoked twice as many fags when he was there with his never ending supply of roll ups and endless chat.
He was a generous bloke with a heart of gold that would do anyone a favour if he could and that is how I will always remember him.
You will be truly missed buddy.
Dave & Ryan.
AA TX MK3/Self tuned/ Mamba Lite
AA TX MK2/VMach tuned/MambaLite
Hollins Green HFTC
RIP buddy, he was a great bloke, such a shame
-wOoD-sNaKe-sTeR-
Daystate MK4
Just wanted to say thank you everyone for the kind words about my Dad and thanks to those who came to the funeral and sent cards.
Thankyou for the opportunity to pay our respects.
"Improvise, adapt and overcome."
I can count to potato.
RIP John. Such sad news. He was a real character.
Yes - John was a good bloke - always had a grin on his face - Good Bloke
RIP John
Westy