THIS OLD GIRL ENDED HER LIFE ON MARCH 15, 2002. COULD HAVE KILLED MY BUDDY WHEN SHE FAILED. I SHOT THIS RIFLE ALL MORNING AND LET MY GOOD FRIEND SHOOT THE NEXT 5. AT ROUND NO. 4, BOOM! THE RIFLE CAME APART IN 2 PIECES. THE 5TH ROUND WAS? I WAS LOOKING OVER HIS SHOULDER AT THE TIME, A PIECE OF THE STOCK STRUCK ME IN THE HEAD, KNOCKING MY CAP OFF AND I WENT TO MY KNEES, ALMOST KNOCKED ME OUT! SUPER "GOOSE EGG". MY FRIENDS FACE WAS ALL BLOODY, AND I FEARED THE WORST. I GOT HIM TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM ASAP, ABOUT A HALF HOUR AWAY. GOOD NEWS, HE TURNED OUT FINE BUT HAVE THOSE OLD RIFLES CHECKED FOR HEAT TREAT CRACKS, I KNOW I WILL. THANKS, LOUIE. VIETNAM COMBAT VET. NO FFL REQUIRED FOR THIS ONE. (OBVIOUSLY, FOR CALIFORNIA PEOPLE, "LIKE DUH!") THIS HAS GENERATED MORE TRAFFIC AT MY GUN SHOW TABLES THAN ANYTHING. THIS IS A PIECE OF HISTORY, NOT JUST A 'JUNK' RIFLE. WOULD MAKE A COOL WALL OR COUNTER DISPLAY. THANKS AGAIN, LOUIE.

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