John,
I enjoyed the article. In 1968, I signed on with Savage Arms as a factory salesman. Part of the job involved making stops at every LGS in my territory to drop off advertising, counter mats and other such goodies. We also brought in the latest new guns for the store staff and customers to handle. In those days, Savage gad a “deluxe” 110 and a similar 99 in the line, and they were real beauties.
I got to visit maybe 100 LGSs in my less than a year with them, including Doug Turnbull’s dad’s place, Creekside Gun Shop. What I remember best were the warm welcomes, the impromptu shooting matches (everyone wanted to try the 1413 Anschutz ) and the occasional invites home for dinner. Since then, I’ve been in shops from Moscow to Praetoria. Oh yes, in 1968, all the shops had wooden floors.
Cedarhill
