Bret4207
At the casting bench in the sky. RIP Bret.
No Bill, I've never seen one in the flesh, just pics in mags that show no over runs, no wavy metal finish, sharp edges that were meant to be sharp and radiused edges where they belonged. I was always the guy that could spot every checkering mistake in the gun porn photos in "Rifle" or those glossy gun rags, or that picked up on the scratch that never got buffed out. Not that I could ever do work of Turnbulls stature, but I could pick out the flaws in others work pretty well. It's a curse since I do that same thing with everything I do. (I still stand in our bathtub on my tip toes and look out the sky light at the "jog" in our shingles where the reveal got screwed up!) That little Marlin 22 deserves to be restored. Maybe someday after I get houses payed for and kids on their feet and some other stuff paid off. But, do I fix the Marlin or get the 50's Dodge Power Wagon I lust after? Do I fix the Marlin or put the addition on my garage/shop I not only want but really need? Always comes down to choices, eh?
