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10/4 on that. Kinda like letting someone else take the depreciation.

Here is an ol' custom Mauser 98 I happened on one day.







I rarely go to gunshows, but a bud of mine had a booth and I told him I'd drop by. I think I had $10 or $20 bucks in my pocket so I could get in but not buy anything. I was walking down the aisle to my bud's booth when I spied this jewel. The guy that had smithed it had a shop down the street from where I worked in the late 70's. He was a custom smith of some renown in the Houston area by the name of Wayne Barnett. Fast forward to 2008 and here was one of his rifles. I told the seller that if he would hold my DL until I got back in an hour, I'd pay his asking price. My bud vouched for me and I picked up some cash and got back lickity-split.




its a shooter



and a thumper.


Best,

GWB