Went to the Pawn Shop today. He owner is going to accept a rifle for me from one of the members here. It was an interesting visit. He had a sportenized Norwegian Krag in 6.5X55. It was in really nice shape, asking about 675. He apparently had his own small collection of Krags,, I think he said 6 from various countries. This Krag was in very good shape. If I had had the money, I would have gotten it. He showed me several others off the shelf, all in the 575-675 range. I was sorely tempted. BUT, I have taxes due, and homeowners insurance renewal due, so, this next month is gonna be a bit tight, especially since I'm no longer working. As I was sitting in the chair gazing at the gun shelve, I noticed one that had the spoon shaped trigger guard. I asked if it was a muzzle loader. He said, almost, and handed me an 1884 Trapdoor Springfield. I'm not sure if it is in military configuration, or not. The bore doesn't look too bad, minor pitting. Nice walnut stock. The breachblock seemed tight. I handed it back, and told him that after paying my taxes and HOI, I would come back and make a down payment on it, if he still had it. Now, what do I need another gun for? It just tickled my fancy, I guess. So, now I have that to buy dies and sizers and etc, for. Same for the Carcano I will be getting. How many guns do I have? More than I need, but not as many as I want. Any body else troubled by this affliction? It was a nice visit. Now I need to fix supper. mikey