Loved my old 1897 until my hunting buddy got his hands on it and promptly blew a crown in the top of my first car. I called it a Crown Victoria from that day, on, except that it was a 1950 Oldsmobile.
Those old guns are not for the inexperienced, IMO.
Even experienced gun handlers need to be extra careful. More ways to mess up with that exposed hammer than with a M-12. At least it seems that way to me.
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