Hi Dwayne,

Thanks, we're doing well--and we did get a break in the supposed "cold trend" that's been predicted for several days now. When I accompanied Lena the Labrador on our daily afternoon hike it was over 40 Fahrenheit--and even better the wind wasn't blowing!

Thanks for jogging my memory about "cotis."

Nice job on the paint! I did have to rasp out the barrel channel on my 1-8 RAR--but that's more the rule than exception, or at least it was until the stocks were stiffened after a few years production. Have owned two 6.5 Creedmoor Predators that didn't need any rasping.

Good hunting,
John

“Montana seems to me to be what a small boy would think Texas is like from hearing Texans.”
John Steinbeck