I've been plodding along trying to get a rather neat southern mountain rifle finished. John and I made a stock pattern,
Mark Weader did the shaping in curly ash. I remember talking to Brad Emig at Dixon's....he had a finished, carved gun
done in curly ash. He said, never again. Now I know why. I am doing this gun in a real light swamped barrel, 43" long,
36 cal., one of Jim's Late Ketland lock, Davis double set triggers. It has taken far too long to get it done. I have to get
the barrel and some of the other parts browned/blackened, then put it all back together. And, guess what, it's a freevie
for a Friends of the NRA banquet coming up in march. Number 92 for me. For Fred Lehto, you said you were 80, that's
great, but I know what you mean about slowing up, will be 79 in May. It's great to get here but the hill is getting steeper ...........Don