This may bore some of you death, I hope it doesn't. If anyone of you folks have kept up with me, you will know some of this story!! If you don't , here it is, I am 52 years old, worked hard manual labor jobs most my like. In 2002 I got hurt on the job, I tore L3,L4,L5 disc in my low back, I worked up untill Dec 18 2006, I have played with working on guns all my adult life, I have reloaded for over 30 years, big game hunted in west here at home and in the yukon. Since Dec.2006 I have spent most of that time in bed! When the weather warms up, I will be able to get out in my shop and tinker, as long as I am sitting, and some times, I cannot sit to long. A few months ago on some of the forums, i posted that I bought old broken guns, mainly SXS, I was sold a couple, and to my belief I was given a couple!! Here where I live, greed is the only thing that is on 98% of the peoples mind, allways wanting to out do the next guy!! I hate greed
I couldn't believe out of the blue, 2 people sent me free parts guns, and other free stuff to help me get everthing I needed for CAS! You can only do so much work on guns in my wife's house (if you know what I mean) they are shop projects!! Last year I started selling off stuff that I wasn't able to use anymore, and started buying my CAS guns, I had went and watched a shoot in sept. last year and it looked fun, and laid back! So I got to thinking, there wasn't a lot of standing involved in this sport! Winter set in and my (jail sel) bedroom was closeing in on me, allways thought i would like leather work, so I got on the leaTHER BOARD HERE and found out the same as i have on some of the other forums, SUPER NICE FOLKS
So I would ask a question and couldn't believe it, I would get answers and a lot of help! No matter what the dumbest question I would ask I would get a solid answer instead a hard time like on some other forums.
I have bought me a few tools, and some scrap leather and away I went, If I needed help, I got a lot of help, and let me tell you that means a lot when you are lying in bed and there isn't anyone else to talk to!
The other day, i got a email from a person that I talked to on another forum, and it was a forum that I didn't use a handle.
The guy ask me if Ace Lungger was me, and I said yes! He told me, that a friend had brung him over some leather scraps and that he would never ever use it up, and wanted to know if I wanted some, and i said YUP!!
I sent him my name and addy and told him to let me know how much shipping was and I would send him the money! He emailed me back, and told me he didn't want any money for shipping. Now that is what I call living right!!
Today when the UPS truck pulled up and unloaded the box of leather I was
I couldn't believe what was in there, the box was 44lbs!!!!!!!!! Even though my back is killing me, I AM LIVING RIGHT! It won't belong before I will haave more goodies to show you all!!
I HAVE NEVER FOUND A NICER GROUP OF PEOPLE IN MY LIFE AS THE CAS FOLKS!!! So for the last 10 years I thought it was all over, but you folks have saved me from GLOOM AND DOOM, there are still people like myself, I will help anyone I can, if I can, and for the last 10 years I have not seen that!
But now I have a new family and friends!!
God bless each and every one of you, you folks are helping me in my biggest time of need , and I will never be able to re pay you folks!
I thank you so much for letting me into your family
ACE