One of my best friends when I was a kid had a Palomino, and I lusted mightily after it. We all had Mossbergs, except for one guy who had a Marlin bolt action, but most were the run-of-the-mill bolt action repeaters. The lever action Palomino was just too cool.


�That rifle on the wall of the labourer's cottage or working class flat is the symbol of democracy. It is our job to see that it stays there.� George Orwell