It has been a year since I asked, but I finally was able to drop the Lightening off with Lassiter, in Ohio. We were going to Harrisburg, PA for the Great American Outdoor Show, so I called him the morning we were going through Dayton to ask if I could bring it by. He is very busy, but I’m not in a hurry. He was also very gracious to let me stop by and drop off the rifle. He was able to point out a couple of things he saw wrong immediately, like a frozen firing pin. He also showed me his original Colt Lightening in 38-40, that is his competition rifle right now. Wow, was that a smooth runner. Also showed me a customer’s Taurus Lightening that he rebarreled to 44 Special. I gotta love that. I’m very thankful for the time he took and information he shared with me.