mathman,
I can even remember when .22 short/long RF shells were available everywhere, as well as .22 Automatic, .22WRF, .22 Remington Automatic, .32LR & even .41 Short for Deringers were commonly available at local hardware stores.
(I once had my Uncle Jack's circa WWI era Remington Double Derringer in .41RF, that he routinely carried as a "hideout pistol" but it "mysteriously disappeared" from Mother's house when I was OCONUS with the USA in 1971. - At that time PEOPLE'S HARDWARE still carried Remington-Peters cartridges for it at about 5 bucks a box.)
yours, tex
