Speaking of Redding CA, there used to be a novel/mystery writer in the Whitmore area east of Redding who lived partly off his writing and partly off a .25-20. His name was Courtney Cameron or Owen Cameron but I'm not sure which was his real name or the name he published under. He wrote several mystery novels in the late 1940s and early 1950s. My mother in law knew him some and said he was never without his "pump .25-20". but she couldn't remember if it was hammer (Marlin) or hammerless (Rem). Anybody know more about that guy?
I used to ranch sit for a friend of mine up there in the late 1960s and when I found a .25-20 case in the woods, I'd always think that Cameron had taken a deer there. I often carried a Marlin 1894 .25-20 with a 26" barrel in those days (when I didn't just carry my Bearcat). But you can BET I picked up MY brass!
