Ready on the Right--Ready on the Left--Ready on the firing line
Neat!
Would be interesting to know the total made considering Victory Models, post war Regulation Military and Police and Model 10's. Must be in the millions.
Yes, Denise, guns often speak to us from their condition which says they've been somewhere. The most interesting gun I ever saw (wish I'd bought it, but I was penniless college student then), was a Civil War Sharps Cavalry Carbine in poor condition. The reasons for the condition included a deep inward bend worn in the forend from Lord only knows how many thousands of miles resting across the pommel of a saddle and the wrist of the stock rotted on one side from Lord only knows how many thousands of miles in a saddle scabbard against the neck of a sweaty horse!
You can have your pristine guns with Sam Colt's fingerprints still on it, I'll take a gun with a story to tell.
Hmmm, I wasn't refering to you personally Denise when I said "you can have", I was refering to the collecting world in genral.
When I was a kid and too young to own guns I satisified my interest by buying several coffee table type books on antique guns which gave the impression that you're not a true collector unless you own several engraved, gold-inlaid cased pairs of Patterson Colts.
I define a collector as anyone who owns two or more guns and the reason he/she chose those particular guns has nothing to do with wanting to shoot them. Lots of people think I'm a bit soft on the head for saying that. They say you have to own a number of guns which are related to each other in some way.
The .32-20 is a fine little cartridge. Its a bit small for personal defense, but a whole lot better than a .22.
Its easy to reload too, but you have to watch out because the case mouth is paper thin.
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