I was at the auction standing there watching . The barrels were cut the metal was loosely called refinished , the wood was refinished , the barrels had been cut , the wood to metal fit was horrible , gun was an 0 frame as well as I can remember the serial number dated it at 1902 or 3 . You missed nothing , if you had purchased it you woulda've had a small fortune in it to make it decent and it would always be not anywhere near the way it left the factory .

Completing my 00 frame 28 gauge custom project, my 0 frame 20 gauge repair and restoration to "age appropriate" condition, begin restoration work on my $150 grade early lifter short 10, and decide what to do with the D grade top lever 10 that needs re-jointing.

And bargain hunting!

My first order of business it to decide what two Parkers to add for my upcoming January quail hunt. I take 6 guns for a three day hunt:eek: and there are 4
that are a must go. The two additions will be 20's maybe a 28 (I'm already taking a hammer gun in 28) something from the dark corners of the tomb, perhaps the Damascus CHE or GHE 20's who knows it's a conundrum for sure :rotf:

The next step is to keep my net worth intact at the Southern:shock:

Ike will get a girlfriend the end of spring or early summer depending on the breeding dates so a month to six weeks in the U.P. with Ike, Molly several Parkers and a couple of English guns is definitely on the calendar.

The thing with goals however is once achieved they no longer motivate so lets all strive to keep achieving:)

Goals achieved quickly get replaced by new goals.

Those sound like the words of a motivational speaker.... and I always thought you made your millions in insurance.





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Tough choices
 

Rich in your personal hunting absence could I borrow the remainder of your Gun inventory for a year??? Dove hunt last Sat was outa site some of the best this year. Cool afternoons which I’ll take over Sept 105 degree weather. Have a good trip

Originally Posted by Rich Anderson: "The thing with goals however is once achieved they no longer motivate so lets all strive to keep achieving."
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[QUOTE=Dean Romig;262301]Those sound like the words of a motivational speaker.... and I always thought you made your millions in insurance.

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“Ah, but a man's reach should exceed his grasp, Or what's a heaven for? “

Robert Browning (1812-1889), early motivational speaker.

30 + years of selling insurance requires all sorts of motivation:whistle:

So the old saying is true, no one can match the endurance of the man who sells insurance. I'm working on 35 years this August, geez !

Made me think about this