Warden Callaway

Lunkhead Smith

Probably bootleg copies. Paleface. Wild Wemen

Son Chris has become more interested in old guns. He worked on me for months to sell him one of my 10 gauge hammer doubles. He wanted it to hunt pheasant, ducks, etc. Last time he was down, we looked through my collection. Of course, he picked the oldest and best one I had. Remington Whitmore Lifter. Then weaseled me out of 10 brass hulls.

I soon traded it in on something I wanted more. Not considering my time, I made a good return.

I was at a gun show some years back and a guy had a really beat up Hunter Arms Fulton (Hunter arms bought up a lot of brands including Ithaca and LC Smith, etc). He had a $150 on it make offer. I offered him $50. He balked and counted $75. Ok. Barrels bent and dented in about 12 places. I straightened out the barrels and hammered out the dents. The wood was painted with some kind of varnish that was yellowed nearly black and crinkled. I stripped it off to find high grade wood. The receiver had engraving. It was a nice high grade gun in its time. Top gun before.

And the opposite of fast. I hit the first tombstone a couple of times but too low. I should have shot my left gun first at the larger tombstones - saving my right for the small targets. But I got them all down and had one for dump.

I have one in 44WCF. Had to have it. Love it.

Evolved to depriming as soon as I get home. Got a Lee APP Press I use for some. Hand held deprimer for others. In the Frankfort Arsinal wet tumbler. I just spread out on old bath towel and let dry. I'm seldom in a rush to reload so it may be a month or more until I get to it.

Every time I watch Ol' Yeller or Savage Sam, I think of how they would make a movie like that today. Kids left alone with guns, axes, cooking fighting injuns, bobcats, hydrafobe.

Mr. Ragamuffin

Good quality western with Harry Carey directed by John Ford.

Poor Excuse

Seage at Red River.

Oscar Mayer If you're full of b_o_l_o_g_n_a.

Rabble Rouser