Ardiemus
08-16-2017, 11:06 PM
Well,
Today started out pretty good. I decided since my two oldest daughters were going to school (started Monday) I would take my 2.5 year old up the mountain to Cloudcroft, NM to fish at a little trout pay pond and catch a few rainbows for dinner. I started the trip by stopping by some public land and shooting a few mags of hand-loaded .45 ACP (loaded with my Lee Handloader no less!) on the way up the mountain. I got to shoot 4 mags, and Liberty got to play the iPad so we were both happy. Fast forward 4 hours, 5 trout, 1 bag of local organic produce, and a tired and asleep child in the back seat I decided to swing by the little LGS passing thru on my way back down. The owner asked me what I was looking for and I told him a .357 lever but I wanted a Marlin or Winchester because my plan was going to add a suppressor later so I wanted a gate loader. He said come look here....he had 6 guns layed up against the wall, not on the shelf...He said there are my personal guns I am taking to the Gun show this weekend to sell.....and I ended up with the Marlin for a fair price. He is the original owner, he bought it in Ft. Wayne Indian way back in 1983 and has been with him ever since. He recommenced the Rossi over the Marlin but I wasn't having that. He said he shot an elk with it last winter and it did great. I told him "Good for you, I'll take the Marlin instead.." So I ran to the ATM and paid cash and the little beauty is in my closet as we speak. Man, is it hard to find an 1894 in .357. I found a .357 All Weather Henry for my buddy who'd been looking for one for 3 months. He picked it up last week. He has hogs to put to the ground in Texas with that! I am including a terrible pic, but I was excited and had to show some one so here it is! My Colt SAA now has a friend....
202046
Today started out pretty good. I decided since my two oldest daughters were going to school (started Monday) I would take my 2.5 year old up the mountain to Cloudcroft, NM to fish at a little trout pay pond and catch a few rainbows for dinner. I started the trip by stopping by some public land and shooting a few mags of hand-loaded .45 ACP (loaded with my Lee Handloader no less!) on the way up the mountain. I got to shoot 4 mags, and Liberty got to play the iPad so we were both happy. Fast forward 4 hours, 5 trout, 1 bag of local organic produce, and a tired and asleep child in the back seat I decided to swing by the little LGS passing thru on my way back down. The owner asked me what I was looking for and I told him a .357 lever but I wanted a Marlin or Winchester because my plan was going to add a suppressor later so I wanted a gate loader. He said come look here....he had 6 guns layed up against the wall, not on the shelf...He said there are my personal guns I am taking to the Gun show this weekend to sell.....and I ended up with the Marlin for a fair price. He is the original owner, he bought it in Ft. Wayne Indian way back in 1983 and has been with him ever since. He recommenced the Rossi over the Marlin but I wasn't having that. He said he shot an elk with it last winter and it did great. I told him "Good for you, I'll take the Marlin instead.." So I ran to the ATM and paid cash and the little beauty is in my closet as we speak. Man, is it hard to find an 1894 in .357. I found a .357 All Weather Henry for my buddy who'd been looking for one for 3 months. He picked it up last week. He has hogs to put to the ground in Texas with that! I am including a terrible pic, but I was excited and had to show some one so here it is! My Colt SAA now has a friend....
202046