An old one of mine

[Watauga]

I begin to get the distinct impression that I'd better not let the gun out of my sight....

I hate to say it but as chief guru around here if she ever does go to a new home I have first dibbs! she would look real nice next to Patience.....


   

Perhaps Monsieur Mongrel has a nice fusil de chasse for you Monsieur Badger Rouge  

[Watauga]

 Mongrel .38 would be a Coyotes worst nightmare
Varmints had better be careful after you finish Her 

[mongrel]

Well, so much for good(?) intentions.... The rifle is gone again. A 17-year-old kid with an immaculate CVA flint Mountain Rifle and a moderate sum of his own money persuaded me to trade during the Friendship Shoots, two weeks ago.

I didn't really want the CVA. I fetched a nice price for it the day after the trade and money-wise came out fine on the deal, but none of that much mattered to me. What persuaded me was the condition of the kid's rifle and the way he looked at the Lancaster. I knew he'd care for the gun and that it would have been years, probably, before he could have afforded to have something like that built. He's a deer hunter and getting into 18th-century events, both of which the Lancaster will be perfect for. In short, he needed the gun way worse than I ever did or will. Because, as we know, whatever I want -- I'll just build.

With this mess I made of my hand and getting behind on orders as a result, deer hunting would probably have been wishful thinking this year, anyway, so I have plenty of time to finish my Christian's Spring pre-Lancaster. The kid needed the gun worse than me and will probably over the years put it to better use than I could.

[pilgrim]

    Thers is no denying the fact, You area very special person.  You apparently are always there to help out a young bp shooter.  I sort of reason, that if the 17 year old only had a pop gun to trade, he would  still have walked away with that Lancaster rifle.  This world needs more people like you.  We could all take lessons from you.        

[Watauga]

  "This world needs more people like you.  We could all take lessons from you."


                                              Yep! Pilgrim is Right!

[Black Swattie]

Like the rifle.

[Red Badger]

Thre cheers for our own Acid drooling Mutt!

Hart of GOLD behind an acidic bite......

Mike you and the others here corrupt my view of Humanity..... Your Great People!

[mongrel]

Like I said, the kid's rifle was obviously used but very well-cared-for. So was the Traditions Kentucky (also a flinter) that his younger brother was carrying. And their dad stood back and smiled while he let the boy work his own deal with me. I know the rifle will be treasured and probably cared for better than I would have cared for it myself. If any of that hadn't been so -- things probably would have been different. As it was they worked out as obviously they were meant to, and our future is just a tiny bit more secure. For that the rifle was a small price to pay.

[Dogshirt]

Well done, and well said!

[bmcret]

Mike your one of the beutiful people and we are all better for knowing you

[larry74]

will learn lesson ,nice rifle