Wondering around a local farm sale a few weeks back, and there on an old kitchen table amidst the bric-a-brac is a looooonnnng goofy looking bolt action rifle. Looking at the sale bill they handed me, I see "Old bolt action rifle" Well yeah.
Bore is dirty, but sharp rifling, bet it cleans up good.
I want it.
But its got to go really cheap. Hmmmmm, how to do it?
I know! I'll get a coke, hang around the table, and speak the truth:
"Its a Vetterli"
"That's an old Italian Rifle"
"Terni, thems the same folks that made the Carcano"
"10.35 by 47 rimmed"
"Yeah, that's metric"
"Oh no, ya can't buy them, ya gotta MAKE 'em"
"Black powder only"
"8mm Lebel case . . . well the Lebel was an old French rifle . . ."
Hah! Now I gotta load for the thing. That's the next post.