Quote Originally Posted by meltdown
You sound like a interesting fellow. My fridge in the garage is also always filled, I situated it so I could swing in with the rider and grab a cold one and go back to the lawn. I have been building Long Rifles from the French and Indian war, Revolutionary War and Fur Trade era for the better part of 25 years. I built for CenterMark for a few years also. My shop is added on to my garage, and regularlly have people over to shoot the breeze and drink my beer.
When I was a wee boy (13) my father, and neighbor would fire off guns in the field adjacent to our homes. My dad had some .22 and pistols. The neighbor however was a history buff, and concentrated on civil war long guns. I can remember him pouring his own bullets. They were HUGE. About the size of the end of a pinkie finger, must be close to 50 cal.

I can remember them firing it, and the sound was like no other gun. He used black powder, the whole 9 yards. Pretty exciting.

Now I live in a city. Your lucky to fire off a wategun, and not get arrested. Ah the simiple pleasures of country life!