RE INDEXING SCREWS

[TARNATION !!!]

150146 (first I took apart with a lot of issues - all gone now) 1909
This is the gun that got me deeply into PGCA forums
145522 (family gun that is now a very good paper weight) 1907
This is the gun that made me find PGCA
108603 (affectionately known as "second chance gun") 1902
This is the gun with lots of pictures in my albums in bits and pieces

Last two are still in pieces. I suffer from way too many things on the go and next to nothing finalized. My good wife occasionally suggests that one thing should get done. Those are red letter days because I actually finish something. She has not suggested yet that I finish the guns, just things like the garage door not working, all sorts of audio/video hookups that she wants so old stuff can become reborn as digital. She has a grand music collection and I know there cannot be enough time left to hear each track once. And then there's the broken china doll and the list goes on. but I do get some gun time and she feels it is most of the time. I'm sure I'm not the only one here with such a dilemma.

Cheers,
Jack

[Roundsworth]

Jack, don't feel like you are alone. I turned 50 in August and figured I had a few years of working left. Well, my hands finally said 'no more' and I am no longer working. When the legal mess(es) are over with, I will call it my 2nd retirement. I am bored, to say the least, and find myself piddling with projects in my basement shop. I just picked up a Model 1871 Mauser carbine that will be a fun shooter. It was made in 1877, the same as my 12 gauge Lifter. I should be able to keep myself busy with this and that, but I am finding it hard to work up the ambition to attack household stuff when I have a firearm or cartridges that need my attention more! I hope this retirement thing gets better. There are almost 10 months 'til the Ruffed Grouse can be pursued. Cheers!