RIMFIRE SINGLE ACTIONS

Having a blast and making memories on a shoestring budget

By WILL DABBS, MD

ITWAS HONESTLY THE BEST TIME OF MY LIFE. We were pretty much broke, and med school kept me sinfully busy. However, the kids were young, and life was pure. The children are all grown now, and I do miss them so. My son was maybe 10, and he had a little money saved up from birthdays and Christmas. I had a Ruger Single Six pistol I could live without. The Single Six was a great shooter, but with its adjustable sights and convertible cylinder it didn’t exactly look the part of the classic Western sixgun. Thusly equipped, my son and I struck out for the local gun show looking for trouble. The Colt Frontier Scout was well-used but equally well-cared for. It sat among dozens of other pre-owned handguns on a table…

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Guns of the Old West (Digital) - 1 Issue, Spring 2022

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