After they had my $500 deposit for about 6 years, I finally got a Fletcher-Bidwell "Spencer."
I wrote a review of it for the NCOWS magazine, "The Shootist", but George wouldn't publish it, as he was afraid we would get sued.
The F-B "Spencer" was an unbelieveable piece of junk. The one I got had just about everything wrong with it that a gun could have. The worst part of it was I thought the forearm was loose, and took it off to tighten it. Found out the barrel was loose, it was only held in place with a small set screw!
Never fired it, I was afraid to. Sent it back, and they did give me my money back. Only good thing I can say about the entire affair.
Grizzle Bear