<VV> Re: Amish Hunter

[Rick & Janet Norris]

I thought they used wooden bullets??

The Lone Haranguer


> I would have had all that close to done, along with the 2 oil changes, but 
> my
> neighbor stopped by... he's retired, and was talking about his latest
> adventure... an Amish friend of his has an 11 year old son (the oldest of 
> 8 kids) who
> is taking the "Hunter's Safety Course" and he doesn't have a shot gun of 
> his
> own... my neighbor Bill has a Stevens Model 58A .410 bolt action with a
> magazine that belonged to his late son... it hadn't been shot in years and 
> he loaded
> the clip, pulled the bolt back, and chambered a shell... he said soon as 
> he
> did that it shot a hole into his bedroom wall.... I told him to bring it 
> up and
> I'd look at it... It was in dire need of a cleaning, so I disassembled it 
> and
> began oiling and cleaning it while he talked.... 3 hours and 10 shells 
> later
> it is working almost like new... it needed a major oiling and cleaning... 
> and
> the magazine had been spread open a bit too far, causing it to jam on the
> first shell... he tried to pay me, and I told him to just stop by and take 
> me out
> for lunch the next time he plans on hitting the Chinese joint... I really
> enjoy his company... he is sooo full of stories, and as down to earth as 
> anyone
> I've ever met... it a lot of ways he reminds me of my Dad... I told Bill 
> to pick
> up a shotgun cleaning kit the next time he's in Wally World, just so that
> Amish boy will have the means to keep his firearm in safe, working 
> order...
> All in all a very productive day...
> I still haven't torn into that door... I might wait until the rain passes 
> on
> thursday...
> Later,
> Lonzo