GREETINGS from New Orleans,
Drummer Boy here, with a dream.
The worst whipping I ever got was when I was seven. Dad had taken us to Sears and turned us loose while he looked for some bolts. After me and little brothers got run off from sitting on the saddles, so I went over to the guns! The sales guy was right in the middle of showing me the finer points of that JC Higgins 30-30 when Dad walked up…now Dad had been in the middle of the Marche Hotton line during that December in 1944 and probably had some of that undiagnosed PTSD…he was Safety Crazy!! Well, the resulting corporal punishment only cemented my love of Lever Guns!!
At this point I’ve managed to get ahold of two Cimarron carbines in 45-60 and 50-95, and just now TWO 28” BARRELS on 40-60 and 45-75…I got the barrels because I want all four calibers (curses on you and your book, Duke Venturino!!) but guns in 40-60 and 45-75 seem to have dried up. I need a plan for this….also I have this compulsion to learn all about using those hand loading pliers…like that campfire scene in Blazing Saddles, but loading ammo instead of breaking wind….just thought I’d let y’all know where I’m at in case anybody has some advice!
Semper Fi
Fred