Ruger #3, hot smokeless hand-loads, 45-70. Crescent butt plate.
That was a snotty little dude.
Cut your shoulder, and the lever whacked your right hand.
Utterly un-shootable.


Democracy is not freedom. Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to eat for lunch. Freedom comes from the recognition of certain rights which may not be taken, not even by a 99% vote.
*Marvin Simkin* L.A. Times (1992)