. . . . . Hello from "Desperate Hot Springs"
an infamous town just a bit north of the
famous town of Palm Springs California.
I'm actually located in a desert area in
between the two and just far enough out of
town to keep from being hit with a wild
shot. During the winters I'm here and am a
volunteer at an animal sanctuary. I have a
home on the family property in Ohio that I
built in the early '70. Retired a few years
ago when I realized that working too hard
and too much wasn't really getting me what
I wanted in life. And now concentrate on
having fun. I learned to shoot when I was
very young, got a Ithaca "Saddle Gun" for
my 16th birthday and proceeded to spend
all my allowance on .22s ! In the early '70s I
started shooting big bore, reloading my
own, and generally being a "gunaholic".
Then got involved in career, working for a
living, etc. . . . Didn't shoot for years. I had
always loved old Webleys and bought
myself a couple when I was located in San
Diego. Didn't even shoot one of them for 10
years ! That is a sacrilege for sure. A few
years back I picked up a gun magazine in a
super market and there was an insert in it
about "Cowboy Action Shooting". I found
out that the wonderful western era guns
that I'd loved years ago but couldn't afford
to have were being replicated and were
affordable. WoW. I started reading "Guns
of the Old West". Soon joined SASS. I
looked around for a inexpensive way to try
single action and black powder shooting.
Saw a Pietta '58 Remington on GunBroker.
Bought it and was HOOKED with the first
shot. I having been having a lot of FUN.
Here are a few pages about my guns and
other fun stuff.
I converted into
a workshop a
couple of years
ago and the
loading bench.
home in Ohio.
and the black dog.
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